Comment on You guys need to stop

Random_user@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Cars are about running down pedestrians, taking up space, eating hot chip and lie

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  • Da_Boom@iusearchlinux.fyi ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    What was the pedestrian points system again?

    10 points for every child 20 for every adult 30 for a pram 50 for a pushbike

    Were there any others?

    Go hit and run and rack up those points now!

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    • LemmysMum@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      We played by slightly different sore system but the ranking seems the same, we also included Old People, and Wheel Chairs / Mobility Scooters, which with your scoring system would be 75 and 100 respectively. We also had bonus points for pedestrians caught off a cross-walk.

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    • Dagwood222@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      youtu.be/F2GEKV1dOgY

      For the uninformed.

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  • BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    why no banana? fukc you

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    • ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Fuck you banana dealer

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• StephniBefni@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I actually quite enjoy driving, especially at night, really helps me relax and get rid of anxiety. I would love to do a track day, but shits expensive.

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  • ByteWizard@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    See if there are any autocross groups in your area. Cheaper and safer than a track day with 95% of the thrill.

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    • StephniBefni@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      There is an event in April in thinking about signing up for, it’s only about 200 bucks to enter and there are other events in the club later if I like it, also just in time for my birthday!

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      • ByteWizard@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Do it! If nothing else you should go to see how they are run. Bring a helmet if you have one, ride-alongs are super fun.

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  • RIP_Cheems@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    On the one hand, I agree, but on the other hand, it’s one of the most dangerous times to drive

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    • PolarisFx@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I’ve been working nights for a good chunk of my life and I can’t understand why people say this. I prefer to drive at night, maybe if I didn’t live in a big city I might think differently. But, I’ve never had an accident, I rarely sit in traffic, cops generally have bigger shit to deal with at night so I don’t need to worry about speed traps or anything. I can’t think of any downside to night driving

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      • n0m4n@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        1:30 to 3:30 is prime drunk driver time, in my area. This was when I was getting off work (11am to 3am shift). I hated that drive home. I drove a manual until the automatics’ fuel efficiency outweighed the cost of the automatics. I am an A-> B driver.

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      • RIP_Cheems@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        At least for my area, the danger is deer. A few years back, a deer rammed into the side of her car just a few yards from the driveway, not to mention how skidish they are with vehicles in general.

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      • AtmaJnana@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        …nsc.org/…/crashes-by-time-of-day-and-day-of-week…

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    • StephniBefni@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Idk, I mean it’s darker, but there are also a lot less cars on the road. I do what I can for accident prevention, I have a dash cam as well, but nothing is 100% risk free and I’m gonna attempt to enjoy what life I have left, and driving is something I wnjoy.

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• Zehzin@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Cars are about getting from point A to point B.

  We had a tool for that it was called public transportation

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• Woht24@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Trolling or sad child?

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  • RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    99% of people want just that. a -> b with a level of safety, fuel efficiency, comfort and a cell phone to distract them. Nobody wants to be constantly pumping the clutch in slow traffic on a daily commute. I have an automatic, and it’s perfect for DD. We also have a small, 6-cyl with a standard, and that car is a ton of fun for evenings out and weekends. I wouldn’t want to make myself or the car suffer in a metro area traffic jam moving at a snail’s pace.

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    • michaelmrose@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Short of actual full self driving which doesn’t presently exist why do you think your cell phone is part of your commute?

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      • RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        That was just a sarcastic addition based on people not caring about or paying attention to driving.

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      • AtmaJnana@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Because the ideal commute doesn’t involve driving, it involves me reading Lemmy on my phone while the car drives me to work.

        Or, ideally, just me riding my bicycle, but that’s unrealistic where I live.

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• StuffYouFear@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  A life time of stop and go traffic on i-35 had me get a auto when my last car died.

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  • Bazoogle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I miss my manual transmission sometimes. Though after having an AirBNB in the mountains, I did not miss it. I never want to stop on a hill that steep in a manual.

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