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This PSA brought to you by several would-be assassins who tried to wave me in front of speeding cars in the last month and who will have to try harder next time.
"Don't be polite, be predictable" words to live by on any road tbh
People don't want nice, they want consistent.
-Jim Davis.
Driving is about predictability. You don't do that bullshit in the first place. Same way with "slowing down for people getting on the highway." It's their responsibility to speed up to highway speeds. If they aren't going fast enough by the time they need to enter, they yield, not you.
If they aren't going fast enough by the time they need to enter, they ~~yield, not you~~ cut across the stripes, nearly hit the impact attenuator, and run the car behind you into the next lane.
For what it’s worth, I agree with you. Safe driving is about being predictable. But defensive driving is about predicting what others are likely to do. And oftentimes, the answer to “what is this driver near me about to do” is “attempt negligent vehicular manslaughter.”
This intersection looks fucking horrible. Is this how American streets are built?
Lots of American roads are like this. Generally you are better off making a right turn and then a U turn at a traffic light. I don’t bother turning left at an intersection like this unless there is no traffic.
Am American, the intersection design itself didn't register to me at all. They're like this pretty often yeah
I'm so used to roundabouts and red lights. They're annoying for the lone driver, but add a bit of traffic and they move everything along so much smoother.
Round abouts are showing up in US cities. Unfortunately we’re too dumb to know how to drive in a circle, so they just end up causing confusion.
I just don't turn left at these places. They feel dangerous because they are.
The correct answer is right, right, right - shit I'm back where I started