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[โ€“] capt_wolf@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh it's constant here, and they all act like you're the problem. So many fatal accidents every year, pedestrians killed, at least one fatality due to people racing. Constant hit and runs. It's like driving in GTA.

I just took a client to the mall a couple hours ago. On our way, we watched someone honk at the person next to me/in front of them at an intersection, they then tailgated them until the other person changed lanes, threw their drink, and screamed out the window. The driver's crime, as far as I can tell, was because they didn't move in the millisecond between when the light turned green and the psycho behind them lost their mind.

We're in the off season now, too. Don't even get me started when the tourists come!

[โ€“] hyperhearse@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

plenty of hit and runs where I'm at also, especially for pedestrians. the amount of accidents even in just a week is scary. exactly! it's almost like driving the speed limit is the crime now. there's ppl who will pass on a non passing road just to get ahead of me bc I'm apparently driving too slowly. just the other day I got honked at bc the left turn light had just turned green, but the person in front of me hadn't even started turning yet. no one has a speck of patience on the road. I just want to know why lmao

ffs, seriously? that's such an extreme response. and it's truly so mind blowing to me that there's ppl who view pedestrian life as secondary to getting where they need to be. I've seen drivers swerve past pedestrians as they're crossing and honk at them and everything. it's wild out here.