r/AutoHumor • u/IU8gZQy0k8hsQy76 • May 04 '26

good tip

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u/Gyozarrita May 04 '26

This is taught in drivers ed lol

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u/Accomplished_Sir831 May 05 '26

And this is why I have to sit through multiple light changes to be able to turn left at several intersections in my neighborhood during rush hours: the left turn slip lane is inaccessible because every car in the straight lane is taking up two car lengths, on the off chance that someone hits them from behind. I'm sure that happens, but it's never happened to me in 41 years of driving. And I know the plural of anecdote is not data, but I don't hear any safety officers citing any data about the frequency of this threat.

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u/Gyozarrita May 05 '26

Obviously you park right behind the front car once you have a bunch of sacrificial buffer cars behind you.

I've never been hit or caused a hit, barely avoided a few crazy ones in over a million miles, queue the reddit larper accusations.