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[–] Not_mikey@slrpnk.net 0 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

but there's crazy people on the subway

You don't think there's crazy people on the highway? And on the highway they're controlling a 2 ton killing machine in a sometimes stressful situation.

I'll take the crazy guy yelling in the corner of the subway then see what he's like behind the wheel of one of those huge pickup trucks during traffic.

[–] mao@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah like what the fuck? Every time I drive on a highway I encounter at least one potential life-ending moment, where if I hit the breaks one second too late I'll die. This is absolutely a trillion times worse than the slim chance of getting a subway car lit on fire lol

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Then you are not giving the proper distance. If you experience this every time you drive you are probably the problem.

[–] LaserRunRaccoon@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

If you can't conceive of a situation where you need to slam the brakes due to external factors despite following the recommended 2-second following distance, you're ignorant of the depths of bad driving. Have you really never been cut off before?

I would go so far as to say that if you're not noticing at least a single example of dangerous driving nearly every time you leave the house, you're probably not aware enough to be a safe driver.

[–] slackassassin@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Every time? No. If it happens every time, you're the problem. This shit is outta pocket. Or you live in thunderdome.

[–] LaserRunRaccoon@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Just a fairly normal North American city, actually. So yeah - thunderdome.

[–] slackassassin@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Dear diary,

I met mad max today, great driver, very aggressive.

[–] LaserRunRaccoon@lemmy.ca -1 points 1 week ago

Sometimes it's "just" a dead girl hit by a speeding SUV a couple blocks away from their school. Even something as simple as a bit of extra speed has a remarkable influence on life or death. Both in avoiding and mitigating harm.

Not as exciting as Max Max, but nice movie reference.

[–] Emerald@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I would go so far as to say that if you’re not noticing at least a single example of dangerous driving nearly every time you leave the house

Dangerous driving, not slam the brakes every time lol

[–] Ziglin@lemmy.world -1 points 1 week ago

I'm with you but driver's licenses are meant to help weed those out. I think they are likely rarer but not uncommon.