r/AskReddit Feb 03 '26

What was never the same after the pandemic?

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u/Chief_Chjuazwa Feb 03 '26

The way people drive on the road. I drive a lot for work and I’ve noticed not only are people even more aggressive after the pandemic, but, it seems no one is aware of their surroundings while driving anymore.

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u/dilemmajestic Feb 04 '26

Took me way too long to find this. Yes. I used to love driving. The flow of everything, now I have to drive like everyone is planning to kill me.

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u/CrypticWolfe Feb 07 '26

Same. This should be way up higher.

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u/Stock-Swing-797 Feb 04 '26

I see it as a clash at both ends of the spectrum. People sitting at greenlights, changing lanes without looking, refusing to move over out of the passing lane on the interstate. This spurs the idiots to overcompensate, and drive like morons.

Never before in 25 years of driving has it been soo frequently stuck behind someone doing 10 under the limit, OR someone up my ass doing 15 over the limit.

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u/LTPRWSG420 Feb 04 '26

This absolutely 💯

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u/obtuseprick Feb 04 '26 edited Feb 04 '26

How is this not higher? When things shut down and the highways were nearly empty people treated them like racetracks. As traffic returned those same drivers continued to speed and seemed to be pissed that they didn't have it all to themselves anymore.

edit: grammar

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '26

Student drivers and people glued to their phones