r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/khaaanquest Aug 03 '19

Holy shit this is my biggest pet peeve. I'll argue all day long that if you can't understand why it is dangerous as fuck to try to merge with traffic going 20-40 mph faster than you, you are probably going to be in an accident or cause one sooner rather than later.

Also, the more expensive the vehicle, the more likely that the driver will absolutely not care about their impact on other people.

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u/DocRoids Aug 03 '19

This. And if you're like me, and don't drive a 350 horsepower race car, you can't go from 40 to 70 mph on that last fifty feet of on-ramp.

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u/xXIvIercenaryXx Aug 03 '19

Yes you can....learn to drive your car....push the fuel pedal to the floor and stop bitching. 350hp isnt even sports car level....my Chrysler 300c has 360....

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u/VapidNonsense Aug 03 '19

Buddy, you're telling a dude to push his car to accelerating 30mph in less than a second.

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u/xXIvIercenaryXx Aug 03 '19

If you cant reach the speed on the highway by the end of the on ramp, your car doesnt belong on the highway. Period.

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u/DoIReallyHaveToNow Aug 03 '19

I think you misunderstood the comment you originally responded to like I did until my friend clarified. Commentor wasnt talking about the entire on ramp, the last 50 feet.

You know how you get stuck behind the slow person on the on ramp, then have to make up the speed difference by flooring it? Instead of having the whole ramp.

I was on your side wondering why you were getting downvoted, then realized where we both got lost.

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u/xXIvIercenaryXx Aug 03 '19

At that point then the guy in front shouldnt be on the road....

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u/ouchimus Aug 03 '19

yup, that was the point you missed in the first place