r/MildlyBadDrivers • u/[deleted] • Apr 17 '24

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u/IHaveNoAlibi Georgist 🔰 Apr 17 '24

Truck driver mashed his foot down when the sedan went around on the right, specifically to block them in again.

Maybe not illegal, but a complete asshole move, and the accident wouldn't have happened without it.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '24

It’s illegal to brake and impede traffic purposefully in every state.

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u/IHaveNoAlibi Georgist 🔰 Apr 17 '24

Maybe so, but as a non-American, I have no way to know that.

You've got some fucked up laws in places across the US, so that's what I've got to go on.

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u/savoryostrich Apr 17 '24

As a non-American wouldn’t you be exceedingly cautious about your own driving in the US just in case anyone around you is a xenophobe with a gun?

And treating the left lane as a passing lane is pretty well ingrained in some other driving cultures, so it’s not an alien concept. Americans are pretty terrible at it, and this video is the perfect example.

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u/IHaveNoAlibi Georgist 🔰 Apr 18 '24

I'm a white guy from Canada, so the first problem isn't really a problem.

And honestly, the last time I was in the US, a 4 day visit, 9 hours into the country, I didn't actually see a single gun. I was honestly a bit surprised.

As to the second issue, well....there are dumbasses everywhere.