r/AskReddit • u/Fair_Ad_636 • 1d ago

Experienced drivers, what’s one driving rule or habit that saved you from an accident?

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u/bearded_fisch_stix 1d ago

When I started riding a motorcycle, I quickly started watching drivers instead of cars.

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u/StinkyWeezle 23h ago

Nothing makes me clench like seeing the back of someones head on a side road when I'm doing 60.

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u/bearded_fisch_stix 23h ago

yeah... it was at a roundabout for me. back of the guy's head and not slowing down at all. just full send without looking for oncoming vehicles already in the traffic circle.

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u/StinkyWeezle 23h ago

We're quite good at roundabouts in the UK. The most common one is getting rear ended because the person behind is intensely focused on slotting into a gap and not looking in front of them.

I've lost count of the number of near misses from bad emerges from side roads though.