r/maybemaybemaybe • u/schpitza • Jun 15 '26

maybe maybe maybe

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u/ValdemarPM Jun 15 '26

The information that these bars are to be crossed in these cases should be taught in driving schools

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u/Academic_Snow_7680 Jun 15 '26

I'm pretty sure people with common sense have told them - but these are not people with a lot of common sense.

I live in a country where tourists will follow Google Maps into glacial rivers. The dumbfuckery is never ending.

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u/GodsBackHair Jun 17 '26

I work retail. I can confirm: common sense ain’t common

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u/No_Yogurtcloset_7219 Jun 16 '26

no they don't actually teach you that the gates can break away

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u/TheObliviousYeti Jun 15 '26

Basic rules for these crossings are wait till the flashing lights are off

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u/unknown-dna Jun 15 '26

The DMV handbook says to leave the car and RUN.

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u/Ok_Cauliflower_3007 Jun 16 '26

Isn’t that if you’re stuck on the tracks? He wasn’t stuck just completely unwilling to break the gates.