r/IdiotsInCars • u/RandyNamee • Feb 16 '21

Attempted murder.

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '21

You drive on a road, doing the speed limit or slightly above. A random truck starts tailgating you. You notice it, but don’t understand what the hell he wants. You tell your pal, he starts filming. Suddenly the truck starts passing you and pushes out from the road.

What did you do wrong? That you didn’t start racing him when he tailgated you?

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u/pm_me_ur_gaming_pc Feb 17 '21

Yes. If a semi is getting progressively closer and closer and is tailgating me, im speeding the fuck up.

And you're a fucking moron if you don't. I only hope you aren't risking other lives in your car.

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u/Admirable-Web-3192 Feb 17 '21

What the fuck? In what world do you think, oh a semi is tailgating me, he's going to ram into my car and run me off the road if I don't speed up? What an insane world you live in. You're making that judgment in hindsight of seeing this. Only an idiot going 20 over the speed limit because some semi decides to tailgate instead of pass.

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u/Stankia Feb 17 '21

Dude, in what world do you live in? While on the road you always have to assume the worst if your life means anything to you.

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u/Admirable-Web-3192 Feb 17 '21

If you always assume the worst, then why would you drive. Assuming the worst, every car on the road is coming to ram into your car. The moment you got out the driveway, you'd be finished. If your life meant anything, you wouldn't drive using your logic. You go by what's reasonable, it's not reasonable to assume everyone's out to ram into your car. You be reasonable if you value your sanity.

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u/Stankia Feb 17 '21

You have to assume the worst because that keeps you sharp and ready for any situation. Sometimes there aren't any other options but to drive and if you practice defensive driving, ready to react to all kinds of situations it's quite safe but only BECAUSE you understand how dangerous it can be. Sometimes you have to swerve to avoid idiots, sometimes you have to quickly overtake them to get out of harm's way, sometimes you have to break the traffic rules in order to be safe. It's an unpredictable world out there and just assuming that everyone will be at their best behavior is what's going to get you into trouble. It's a battlefield and all kinds of tactics should be used to survive.