Welcome to petty lane

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• IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  All fun and games until you get someone willing to escalate 😁

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• herrvogel@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The only reason I accept to not let these people pass is if it forces you do something unsafe, like throwing yourself over to the next lane and slamming on the brakes to match speed with the other cars. Otherwise just give them the lane and let them be a reckless ass somewhere else away from you. Safer that way. It’s not your job to enforce traffic rules.

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  • forkDestroyer@infosec.pub ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Exactly. You have no clue why they’re speeding either. Sure it could be some a-hole, but it could also be someone with a medical situation, or someone that’s about to poop their pants.

    When I was younger I used to stay in the lane. Now I move over if it’s safe, and let them pass. Not worth the chance of accidentally upsetting a psycho.

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    • Lemzlez@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I agree it’s safer to let them pass, but a medical (or personal) emergency does not give you the right to endanger other people on the road by driving fast and/or recklessly. That’s why they paint priority vehicles in bright colours and put flashing lights on them - to make it safer for everyone.

      If you have a medical emergency, you call an ambulance. Yes, they will have to drive to you first, but care starts when they arrive. If the emergency isn’t big enough to get an ambulance, there’s no reason to drive fast either.

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• Vorticity@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  You know, I get it, they’re probably just an asshole. Maybe they’re having an emergency, though. How about just letting them get around in case there is a good reason for driving recklessly? Or maybe just in case they’re nuts enough to make things violent?

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  • Maalus@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Going 20 is the definition of “letting them pass”. Or should she have ran off the road so the tailgating ahole could continue on going 90 in a 50 zone?

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    • IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Move out of the posting lane generally is the simple and legal thing to do.

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  • TheBeege@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    This.

    Lived in Korea for awhile, and they generally seem to not have this kind of vindictiveness or self-righteousness. They’re usually like, “I dunno. Either they got a reason, or it’s not worth the effort for me to do something about it.”

    That said, social pressure is much more effective here, so the vast majority of people fall in line. See COVID

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