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I have often heard dangerous drivers justify it because “I have never crashed”.
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Submitted 7 months ago by hmx15@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 7 months ago
echodot@feddit.uk 7 months ago
What I don’t get about these people is they never seem to anticipate the possibility that a, they are wrong, and b, even if they’re right, someone else might crash into them.
Although in my experience people who claim it to be the best drivers are usually the people you never want to take a lift with. The ones that go around take curves at 45 and expose everyone to 6Gs of acceleration.
D_C@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
The bolt ons I can ,sort of ,almost, probably ,understand that some people can find them attractive. They are big, they are round. Not my cup of tea, but I get it.
But that fucking face? It’s damned comedic.How can anyone find that attractive?
Hair, nice.
Forehead, nice.
Eyes, two of. Nice.
Nose, nice-ish.
Lips, ARGH. They are a duck bill shaped pair of slugs fighting each other for dominance. Fucks sake.echodot@feddit.uk 7 months ago
And she smokes. That’s always an instant turn off for me. As is the fact that she clearly has a grand total of four brain cells rattling around in there.
Out of my four grandparents one died at 93, one died 101, one died at 94, and one died at 63. Which one do you think smoked?
lowleekun@ani.social 7 months ago
She has bodyd-dysmorphia. There are other people having that. Those mostly match.
devilish666@lemmy.world 7 months ago
At least she has airbags built-in her body
heyWhatsay@slrpnk.net 7 months ago
Wow, she really got mangled in that car wreck, I have never seen lips and chest so swollen. Hopefully one day she’ll look normal again.
Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 7 months ago
I’m pretty surprised nobody has commented on how she’s holding the steering wheel like she’s gently pulling a tissue out of a fucking tissue box. Good luck having any kind of reaction in an emergency
mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
too bad she wasn’t injured enough to prevent her from ever driving again. seeing as that’s the only thing that would actually stop her
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
You are an unfit mother. Your children will be remanded into the custody of Carl’s Jr.
Carl’s Jr.: Fuck you, I’m eating!
Bennyboybumberchums@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Do we have any pictures of what she looked like before the crash… ?
Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
I developed asthma as a 16 year old. I blame it 100% on my mother smoking around me all the fucking time. This woman is such trash as a parent when it comes to her smoking habits.
NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 7 months ago
When I was a kid, I started developing breathing issues. My dad immediately stopped smoking in the house and around me in general. I wish he’d stop smoking entirely, but I do love him for recognizing the harm he was doing to me and making changes to be a better father.
outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
It’s very hard to be a good person and smoke tobacco.
mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 7 months ago
yup. long car trips all through the midwest winters, sorry kids, can’t roll down the windows, it’s snowing outside… you fucking asshole we live in Minnesota it’s always snowing but your 7 year old is getting migraines from being nicotine hotboxed for 3 hours…
JackbyDev@programming.dev 7 months ago
If seatbelts were uncomfortable to me maybe my opinion would be different (impossible to really know) but I just automatically put them on as soon as I sit down. While my wife and I were dating I would get so frustrated at her mother because she’d often forget to do it or refuse to do it until getting to the main road instead of the neighborhood. It’s just a habit. I have to consciously think not to do it.
Smokeless7048@lemmy.world 7 months ago
They are not uncomfortable because you are used to them
Bet if you spent your life as a nudist, and someone asked you to wear jeans, you would find them super uncomfortable!
Long story short: wear a seat belt (not you, the theoretical “them”)
insaneinthemembrane@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Seatbelts are uncomfortable for me. Most of then don’t adjust for height so I am always having to move it away from my neck. I still always wear a seatbelt but legit uncomfortable.
Hupf@feddit.org 7 months ago
They are not uncomfortable because you are used to them
Same with children and passive smoking in their rooms.
MummysLittleBloodSlut@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 months ago
I’ve spent my life wearing pants and I still hate them
JackbyDev@programming.dev 7 months ago
Just trying to acknowledge they legitimately do bother some body types, but yeah, I think I’d prefer to be a little uncomfortable than permanently injured after a drink driver hits me.
DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Came in for the airbag jokes, was disappointed.
morphballganon@mtgzone.com 7 months ago
How do you think she survived?
callouscomic@lemmy.zip 7 months ago
Turns out they moved brain cells from the head to fill those lips and airbags.
EtAl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
Remember that of those surveyed, 80-93% say they are better than average drivers. This high percentage is a well-documented phenomenon known as “illusory superiority” or the “above-average effect,” where most individuals overestimate their own abilities compared to others. This is why I don’t drive unless I have to.
mfed1122@discuss.tchncs.de 7 months ago
I am always very proud to say I am a bad driver for this very reason. I am a very bad driver. But I am a better than average bias-recognizer
mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
in testing, the worst drivers overestimate their ability, and after completing the test even increase their self ranking
the best drivers underestimate their ability, and rate themselves even lower after completing the test
SpongyAneurysm@feddit.org 7 months ago
Dunning-Kruger-effect strikes again?
Bennyboybumberchums@lemmy.world 7 months ago
What if Ive been driving for 30 years, never had an accident? You know, because I dont ride other peoples bumpers, I leave a 2 car gap. Someone drops an anchor in front of me, and Ive got loads of time to stop. Id say THIS alone, make me better than 99% of drivers on the road right now.
Beebabe@lemmy.world 7 months ago
If you leave that much space in Connecticut, two cars will fill the gap. I try though. I’ve been run off the highway by street racers also. My only comfort is dash cams so maybe it’ll be on video.
Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
I really wish people had to go to a driving test every 10 years and then get graded on how poor/good their driving skills are.
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 7 months ago
A driving test isn’t necessarily a test of skill, it’s a test of checking boxes that gets thrown out the window for many people as they continue driving. You can be a complete moron while driving but still parallel park and use a turn signal properly for a test. If you want to weed out more bad drivers you need harder testing and greater enforcement, just getting a retest of the same shitty test isn’t gonna work. Source: me. I had an incredibly stubborn aged parent who absolutely should not have had a license for multiple reasons but continued to drive. They were re-tested a couple of times because of incidents and still passed. It took letters from family and a physician to have the RMV suspend their license, and even then they didn’t want to.
Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Airbags and grill guards call it good
Ganbat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
I just hope this shit head’s kid wasn’t in the car when all the fucking around finally led to her finding out.
sober_monk@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Is that an unsecured glass ashtray next to her in the car? Goddamn, at least get a proper one with a lid you fucking ratchet, they cost like 30 bucks.
Linkalee@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
Turns out this story is fake, and the ashtray was edited in. Here’s the original picture.
asparagapple@lemmy.world 7 months ago
The post should be reported then if it’s re-appropriating another person’s picture.
Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 7 months ago
One can only hope the hot cigarette butts did their job during the sudden deceleration.
JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 7 months ago
Right? Like I had a cupholder one that had a little hole for the ashes and butt to go down. Was way better, imo, than most factory ash trays, when cars still had ash trays.
But better question…who the fuck smokes cigarettes in 2025? Especially someone so superficial.
vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
I outright keep my eyes out for old preferably vintage (60s-80s) cupholder ashtrays because they are just really useful. If it’s good for ash it’s good for screws for example.
Geodad@lemmy.world 7 months ago
What are the odds that this wakes her up and she changes her behavior?
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 7 months ago
SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 7 months ago
burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 7 months ago
Dude, that is one hell of a reply!
fartographer@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Just in case this post doesn’t already deter people enough: the excerpt only says that she was partially ejected, but it doesn’t say in how many pieces.
SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Roll over and partially ejected. Good chance she lost an arm.
BunScientist@lemmy.zip 7 months ago
It does say they are expected to survive their injuries.
Lumisal@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Frida Kahlo survived her injuries. So did Phineas Gage.
aeronmelon@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I am Jack’s complete lack of surprise.
pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
I am happy
astutemural@midwest.social 7 months ago
https://lemmy.world/c/fuckcars
70% of US drivers think they’re in the top 20% of drivers. You can see why this is a problem. Get rid of them, they ain’t nothing but trouble.
makeshiftreaper@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I think the US infrastructure leads to a confirmation bias. There probably aren’t that many people who are actually “bad” drivers out there. The majority of people aren’t getting tickets, damaging their car, or hurting people most of the time when they drive. Our culture being so car centric however means that the actually bad drivers don’t have a choice but to be on the road. Bad driving also calls a lot of attention to itself because it’s dangerous. So when you drive you frequently see bad driving when realistically most people are just fine drivers, leading to you thinking more people are bad, and thus you must be better
That and American exceptionalism probably
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 7 months ago
That lends credence to my theory that 50% of people are incompetent idiots in general.
fartographer@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Your problem has an obvious solution: supersaturation.
Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 7 months ago
I’m from a different generation, I guess. I just don’t find the bolt-on titties and filler duck-pout look at all attractive.
Furbag@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Same. I actually find it quite repulsive.
sobchak@programming.dev 7 months ago
The obvious body work and Bentley are both status symbols. The body work needs to be comically obvious to be an effective symbol.
tomi000@lemmy.world 7 months ago
This is the part of the post you focused on?
JigglySackles@lemmy.world 7 months ago
It’s one of several things available to comment on. Maybe not a polite company conversation, but it’s the internet. Polite company is a rarity here.
protist@mander.xyz 7 months ago
What you’re seeing here is a significant case of body dysmorphia. The kind of man who’s attracted to this kind of woman understands this vulnerability
JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 7 months ago
Oh man I can’t realize I never made that connection but it makes 1000% sense.
saimen@feddit.org 7 months ago
Wait, I thought the pictures were AI generated.
ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Exactly this. The kind of men that are attracted to this type of personal is someone who is manipulative and/or controlling. They can control her with comments about her body and know that she is easy to convince against her own self-interest.
MarriedCavelady50@lemmy.ml 7 months ago
It’s not a generation thing. But I’d rather clown on her for the smoking and seatbelts than her body choice.
fartographer@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Dysmorphia is a hell of a motivator
FerretyFever0@fedia.io 7 months ago
Holy back pain, she looks like shit. Also, wear your goddamn seat belt.
possumparty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 months ago
That’s an extremely rough 35.
zqwzzle@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
Unless you’re driving in the middle of nowhere, other drivers can be stupid and get you.
Harvey656@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Not so sure about that, I lived in the hills most of my life and trust me, roads with no people still have deer. Just ask my step mom, her car alone has thinned out the deer population by double digits…
CaptPretentious@lemmy.world 7 months ago
In the Midwest where there is vast amounts of nothing when you would leave someone’s house its very common to be told ‘watch out for deer’. Those bastards will come out of nowhere.
sfxrlz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
the first picture has the perfect Simpsons Profile
SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 7 months ago
Wow that’s a rough looking thirty-five.
Deflated0ne@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Well. Darwin issued her a warning.
Be it on her own head to take the hint or not.
demizerone@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I imagine the only thing that saved her were those balloons.