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Blue On Blue posted:cruise control is this weird thing in my mind, maybe its toxic masculinity but i've always avoided using it because it felt 'lazy' and like I wasn't in control of the vehicle I don't know how you get to lazy and lack of control from cruise control. You literally control the speed your car will consistently go and it will keep it at that speed far better than a human can. How much more controlling can you get?
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^^^^E: well every time a man is in control of something, vehicle or otherwise its a result of toxic masculinity.Grey Cat posted:I had a manual '98 carolla 5spd with cruise control... so lol. The goon in question may have driven manual cars without CC but my 97 Mazda had both manual trans and cruise, and a number of other people I knew with older manual cars had it. I could use it in any gear I wanted as long as I was above ~40 kmh, and below ~180kmh or so. It was pretty fuckin sweet. My current '09 Corolla and '21 Tacoma are both manual and both have cruise and same deal, can be used in all gears above certain speed. wesleywillis fucked around with this message at 06:03 on Dec 27, 2023 |
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Dec 27, 2023 06:01
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Drivers that go at the speed limit but slow down when approaching the fixed radar cameras should get rear ended.
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I'm amazed how many drivers on the highway start slowing down pretty far before their exit. Like they need 2 miles to down speed safely.
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Jan 3, 2024 17:55
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If you see a cop on the side of the road, it is a good idea to slow down to the speed limit or <5 above it. It is not a good idea to slow down to 10-15 below the speed limit. Especially if you were flying 30 second ago - bro he already got you.
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Jan 3, 2024 17:59
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I rarely see cops enforcing traffic since 2020. I remember highway speed traps. Haven't seen one since.
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Jan 5, 2024 05:14
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redshirt posted:I'm amazed how many drivers on the highway start slowing down pretty far before their exit. Like they need 2 miles to down speed safely. no lie. I always move into the lane, then slow down about 4 miles before I need to exit
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Jan 5, 2024 05:20
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gently caress you know when a cop is on the freeway because every paranoid jerk suddenly hits their loving brakes for no goddamn reason. Cops doing 80 don't care if you're doing 70 in a 65 jfc
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Jan 5, 2024 05:20
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Mumpy Puffinz posted:no lie. I always move into the lane, then slow down about 4 miles before I need to exit Hmm, so you're one of them. Why? Just chilling? In no rush? Super safety conscious?
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Jan 5, 2024 05:21
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redshirt posted:Hmm, so you're one of them. Why? Just chilling? In no rush? Super safety conscious? as I have said a few times before, I flipped a soft top convertible once. It is not something i would like to do again
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Jan 5, 2024 05:23
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Mumpy Puffinz posted:as I have said a few times before, I flipped a soft top convertible once. It is not something i would like to do again Ah yes. I get it. Good luck out there, but don't drive scared. It can be as dangerous as other poor driving behaviors.
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Jan 5, 2024 05:24
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I do the speed limit in the lane, until the exit happens
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redshirt posted:Ah yes. I get it. Good luck out there, but don't drive scared. It can be as dangerous as other poor driving behaviors. it's kinda terrifying. Doesn't stop me from doing 75. That's the loving speed limit.
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Jan 5, 2024 05:28
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Mumpy Puffinz posted:it's kinda terrifying. Doesn't stop me from doing 75. That's the loving speed limit. Have you heard the phrase "target fixation" in reference to driving?
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Jan 5, 2024 05:32
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I can't imagine slowing down for an exit 6km away.
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redshirt posted:Have you heard the phrase "target fixation" in reference to driving? no. and I was wrong 70 is the new poo poo that no one does
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Jan 5, 2024 05:34
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Space Kablooey posted:I can't imagine slowing down for an exit 6km away. I may or may not slow down, usually not, but I get over about 4 miles
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Mumpy Puffinz posted:no. and I was wrong 70 is the new poo poo that no one does Target fixation can apply to many things, but as it comes to driving, it refers to how your direction of travel or motion will often follow where you are focused on. Such, that when driving, you should always be looking where you want to go, and all those permutations. Not the side rail, not the big truck you're passing, not the big iPad in the console.
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redshirt posted:Target fixation can apply to many things, but as it comes to driving, it refers to how your direction of travel or motion will often follow where you are focused on. Such, that when driving, you should always be looking where you want to go, and all those permutations. Not the side rail, not the big truck you're passing, not the big iPad in the console. I usually only drive to go to work or get some banging food
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the issue with driving is people don't see other cars as other people in their subconscious, they are the Enemy and are autonomously driven. it is human nature.
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Costco Meatballs posted:the issue with driving is people don't see other cars as other people in their subconscious, they are the Enemy and are autonomously driven. it is human nature. I think this explains a LOT of behavior. My own included (even though this thread is about OTHER people).
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Animal-Mother posted:Beating a very dead horse by now, but the worst is the electric scooter riders who apparently believe no type of traffic law applies to them. Sidewalk? Bike lane? Street? The scooter rider believes he is a sovereign citizen, society's rules do not apply to him. The small city e-scooters are just the worst, they don't replace car journeys really, they replace walking and regular bikes. So they are arguable a negative for the environment and peoples health.
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Tea Party Crasher posted:I understand the practicality and utility of trucks for a wide array of vocations. The issue for me is that where I live, you will see practical mummies driving a gleaming Ford F-150s that obscure the horizon and blots out the Sun. In parking lots I'm watching octogenarians step out of these Abram tank sized vehicles, which are so tall it's necessitated them to install a steel bar beneath the door as a step to help them on the 6 ft journey from seat to ground. Well, he's virtue signaling right?
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Costco Meatballs posted:the issue with driving is people don't see other cars as other people in their subconscious, they are the Enemy and are autonomously driven. it is human nature. It's the way people would treat other people if they felt confident there would be no social consequences ever.
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What if they painted faces on cars
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Costco Meatballs posted:the issue with driving is people don't see other cars as other people in their subconscious, they are the Enemy and are autonomously driven. it is human nature.
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Animal-Mother posted:Beating a very dead horse by now, but the worst is the electric scooter riders who apparently believe no type of traffic law applies to them. Sidewalk? Bike lane? Street? The scooter rider believes he is a sovereign citizen, society's rules do not apply to him. The only escooter drivers i ran across were teenagers so this tracks
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His Divine Shadow posted:The small city e-scooters are just the worst, they don't replace car journeys really, they replace walking and regular bikes. So they are arguable a negative for the environment and peoples health. I got into an argument with some local dickhead about this. He claimed that poor people use the scooters to commute to their service sector jobs. However, I bike on that trail to commute to work and see people wearing their Burger King or grocery store uniforms walking down the trail. The people using the Lime scooters are yuppies and bored teenagers.
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Costco Meatballs posted:the issue with driving is people don't see other cars as other people in their subconscious, they are the Enemy and are autonomously driven. it is human nature. This also tracks lol
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So if someone is going under the speed limit in the passing lane, and you pass them on the right, without actually breaking the speed limit, legally are you both in the wrong? I feel like if a cop saw it they'd pull over the passer most of the time, not the one using the lane improperly.
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Civilized societies would give both cars a ticket, yes. In the US it's going to depend on local laws since it's not illegal everywhere to pass on the right or park in the fast lane. If they both happen to be illegal, well, what are the races of the drivers?
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There is an intersection near where I live which I'm 95% sure will be where I die. EVERYONE rolls through the stop sign, not enough to get hit by oncoming traffic themselves, but enough that if I am not paying attention while riding my bike I will for sure get hit. It's not even a fault of the drivers, the township made it so that someone in a vehicle literally can not see UNLESS they roll through it. The thing is, though, at least come to a full stop at the sign itself. Maybe turn your head and see if there are bike riders and/or pedestrians. I wonder if it's illegal to pre-emptively put up a memorial for myself on the corner.
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Snow Cone Capone posted:So if someone is going under the speed limit in the passing lane, and you pass them on the right, without actually breaking the speed limit, legally are you both in the wrong? I feel like if a cop saw it they'd pull over the passer most of the time, not the one using the lane improperly. Yep. That's what the traffic law states in my neck of the woods. A cop will be really needing to meet their quota to actually enforce it though.
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I figured both drivers would be in the wrong but that's also dumb as hell (and probably a uniquely American problem)
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I have never even heard of anyone known to anyone I know who has ever been pulled over for passing on the right or for staying in the theoretical passing lane. In the US no one actually gives a poo poo about safety and traffic law enforcement is about generating revenue. See also: traffic light cameras and the magically shortening yellow light
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Eric the Mauve posted:I have never even heard of anyone known to anyone I know who has ever been pulled over for passing on the right or for staying in the theoretical passing lane. I've seen people pulled over for passing on the right but not for going too slow in the passing lane. I've also seen cops pass people on the right with no signal and nearly cut them off swerving back into the fast lane, so who knows lol
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It's always kind of darkly humorous when you see a cop SUV doing 80 in a 55 without its lights on and everyone doing 60 is freaking out and slowing down
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Snow Cone Capone posted:So if someone is going under the speed limit in the passing lane, and you pass them on the right, without actually breaking the speed limit, legally are you both in the wrong? I feel like if a cop saw it they'd pull over the passer most of the time, not the one using the lane improperly. Though both are in the wrong in most jurisdictions, arguably the driver passing on the right is engaging in the behavior that is less likely to be anticipated by other drivers, IMO.
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The Mighty Moltres posted:
Do it. Put up a cross (Cause JESUS) and a sign that says something like "RIP to the bike rider who will inevitably get killed here because this intersection is unsafe and drivers don't pay attention"
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