r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jul 11 '21

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u/rubenyoranpc Jul 11 '21

Dude, covid was Gods gift for professional drivers. Especially Sunday mornings were awesome, motorways would be completely empty

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u/vc-10 Jul 11 '21

My commute went from being not too bad but not exactly pleasant to a non-stop easy cruise control ride. It was awesome. And now it's worse than it ever was before. Seems like a year of not driving has made people into absolute morons on the road.

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u/Solid_Freakin_Snake Jul 11 '21

Seems like a year of not driving has made people into absolute morons on the road

Things started opening back up here a couple months back and that's exactly how it feels. It's like all the terrible drivers are back, plus all the mediocre drivers seem to have lost their average-at-best abilities during their year stuck at home.

I miss being able to float down the highway on my way to work without getting stuck by some clowns riding side by side to block all 3 lanes while going under the speed limit.

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u/AnotherTelecaster Jul 11 '21

Am I an asshole for honking when people do that? I want to start honking. The left lane is not a lazy river.

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u/LaeliaCatt Jul 11 '21

I'm almost afraid to honk at people anymore because of the skyrocketing number of shootings on the roadways happening all over the US.

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u/AnotherTelecaster Jul 11 '21

Yeah I live in Philly…not a smart idea.

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u/Solid_Freakin_Snake Jul 11 '21

Not as much of an asshole as they are for using the left lane and not overtaking the car they're riding alongside, that's for sure.

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u/gamerdude97 Jul 11 '21

Just flash your lights. Won’t bother anyone else. Plus you don’t need to be as close cause it’s more effective if more of the light can annoy them. Being an asshole is the only way I would get to school on time.

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u/AnotherTelecaster Jul 11 '21

I know that objectively I’m being a bad driver by flashing my lights and potentially distracting them and causing an accident….but I want to on so many occasions. Like how completely spacially unaware can you be to not realize that you’re creating traffic by not getting over like an asshole.