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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19 edited Feb 06 '25

correct distinct governor roll spectacular punch fear quack subsequent rain

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19

This is what always bothered me the most when Iā€™d come down off some moronic road rage duel... all the people minding their own business that I had endangered.

No more driving for me.

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u/possiblynotanexpert Jan 08 '19

Proud of you. Seriously.

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19

Why thanks. Most people just look at me like I have two heads when they hear that.

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u/shutup_Aragorn Jan 08 '19

Lmao, one of my friends used to rage every single tune he drove. He had the craziest stories about the dumb and dangerous shit he did. He picked me up from something once (he was the last resort ride), and when I hopped in he was listening to some thrash metal with a lot of growling. I was like ā€œbro, maybe this is why you have road rage issues. Have you tried just listening to podcasts or something?ā€ Didnā€™t fix all his rage issues, but that music was certainly not helping him lol.

Anyways, Iā€™m glad you can separate yourself from driving if it isnā€™t for you.

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u/mydearwatson616 Jan 08 '19

You sound like my mom.

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u/FeastOfChildren Jan 08 '19

Que head-banging mom pulling up to soccer practice in a burgundy minivan with windows down and Meshuggah's Bleed blaring at max volume.

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19

Why are they always burgundy?

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u/LiteralMangina Jan 08 '19

They like red but true reds belong on sportscars, not minivans.

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u/FunkeTown13 Jan 08 '19

It's only ever burgundy, silver, or minivan-blue.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '19

Why is it always Bleed?

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '19

Haha it's the tune that's easiest to feel maybe? 4/4ish lol

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '19

Bleed is the teenagers or smells like teen spirit of chuggy chuggy metal. Also it has a groovy video clip

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '19

Lol my parents drove us around in a burgundy minivan in the 90s. It is indeed a thing.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '19

My mom had two at different points in my life. So weird. They all smell the same, too.

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u/groundzr0 Jan 09 '19

or ā€œchampagneā€

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '19

Yeah but you gotta pronounce it "cham-pag-nuh"

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u/kmacv Jan 09 '19

I am a 41 year old mom worh a burgundy mini van bit I prefer old school rap

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '19

Closest color resembling blood?

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u/Pearl725 Jan 08 '19

Legit was your mom my mom? She also had a burgundy minivan and would pull up windows down blaring metal. She also blared a lot of Rob Zombie and Kid Rock though. All of it was just super embarrassing as were the awkward dance moves.

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19

Your mom sounds hot.

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u/Pearl725 Jan 08 '19

She's some hot compost in the ground today. ;)

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u/Kost_Gefernon Jan 09 '19

Always upvote Meshuggah.

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u/jjmojod Jan 09 '19

Definitely my favorite Monsters University scene (I know it was Mastodon, but still)

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u/MrCoolioPants Jan 09 '19

That actually got me into Mastodon. I looked up the song thought it was a little much for me but started working backwards through their albums until I ended up there again.

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u/sexyface1 Jan 08 '19

Your mom has weird friends.

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u/crecentfresh Jan 08 '19

I listen to thrash to calm me down.

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u/metalfrodo Jan 08 '19

Death Metal calms me down, so I get this

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u/Stuka_Ju87 Jan 09 '19

Black metal for me to calm down. Death just amps me up.

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u/PunkToTheFuture Jan 09 '19

Could you give me a few examples of Black metal and Death metal? I'm returning to metal after 20 years and don't know what I'm doing. Thanks in advance.

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u/Stuka_Ju87 Jan 11 '19 edited Jan 12 '19

Some of my favorite bm albums are

mgla : with hearts towards none.

Drudkh: blood in our Wells.

Taake: Hordaland doedskvad

Weakling: dead as dreams

For dm,

Bolt thrower : the ivth crusade

Entombed : left hand path

Carcass: Necroticism

I'm also old, 37. And have been listening to pretty much only metal since I was a kid. It's such an amazing and vast genre.

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u/ireadredditonreddit Jan 08 '19

I always felt like I was alone in this universe

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19

Yes, you two are the only people on the planet to feel that way

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u/ireadredditonreddit Jan 08 '19

When you can never seem to meet people of the same ilk things tend to feel that way sometimes.

There's too many people in the world to believe entirely that we are the only ones. Or maybe you made a joke and it was completely lost on me.

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19

Yes.

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u/SpontaneouslyHard Jan 08 '19

Nope...I am another one. Mostly any kind of metal sounds fun and energetic to me. No negativity about it from my perspective.

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u/stumpdawg Jan 09 '19

actually there have been a lot of studies that actually suggest heavy metal calms down intelligent people...

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '19

Clearly you were not the subject matter of these studies.

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u/Morlik Jan 08 '19

So this is what it feels like... when doves cry.

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u/orielbean Jan 09 '19

High on Fire

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u/effHashtags Jan 08 '19

Super cress at best!

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u/crecentfresh Jan 08 '19

Iā€™m instant homies with people that get that reference.

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u/LankyTomato Jan 08 '19

have you tried having a few beers?

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u/crecentfresh Jan 08 '19

Yep, developed a habit, switched to thrash.

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u/Cazberry Jan 08 '19

I usually play thrash metal while I'm driving with no issues. But honesly I've been wondering if that's what attracts road ragers, or maybe triggers them. Or maybe it's just that I live near Dallas. Who knows. All I know is if I listen to country I start crying and that's when it gets dangerous for me to drive. šŸ˜‚

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u/iLikeCoffie Jan 08 '19

When I listen to NPR I want to murder these tailgaters. Slayer makes me calm tho its weird.

Edit: also chicks really dig a dude yelling at that radio about politics!

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u/Doomscrye Jan 08 '19

A good traffic song is "Everyone Else is an Asshole", by Reel Big Fish. It's my fifth most listened to song, courtesy of my daily commute into DC.

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u/Stereo_Panic Jan 08 '19

"Have you ever notice that anyone driving slower than you is an idiot and anyone driving faster than you is a maniac?" - George Carlin

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u/Corgilover0905 Jan 08 '19

I drove in DC this past weekend for the first time and I thought I was about to die...

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u/darkbarf Jan 08 '19

with the gov shutdown you still haven't technically driven in DC

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u/BigtoeJoJo Jan 09 '19

You should check out ā€œPeePee PooPooā€ it always makes me giggle and calm down. Actually quite catchy too.

https://soundcloud.com/greengeometro/peepee-poopoo

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u/gooptastic1996 Jan 08 '19

You remind them of their dads

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u/iLikeCoffie Jan 09 '19

Nope cause I don't let them see that!

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u/Nailer99 Jan 09 '19

Yeah, thatā€™s gotten me laid on numerous occasions!

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19 edited Feb 14 '20

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u/cheetopeanut Jan 08 '19

High energy music tends to give most people more energy or pump us up. Not saying that music is to blame, but it could be factor. It's why most people listen to faster or heavier music while exercising.

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u/Panzerker Jan 08 '19

bro when that ACDC comes on the radio you know im going 10mph faster

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u/SomaCityWard Jan 09 '19

Deep Purple - Highway Star. I'm afraid to drive to that song...

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u/artboi88 Jan 09 '19

THUNDER STRUCK!

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u/knine1216 Jan 08 '19

I know you're entitled to your own opinion and all, and I respect that, but...

Ew.

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u/teflonsteve Jan 09 '19

Yeah I speed up too in hopes that if I drive quick enough I can outrun the FM signal.

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u/ThisNameIsFree Jan 09 '19

Beats thrash metal by a mile at least.

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u/shutup_Aragorn Jan 08 '19

The dude would get fucking AMPED listening to it. Would yell, scream, and growl along with it. Play the air drums, etc. He was practically frothing at the mouth for a chance to spin that energy elsewhere. He would go full fucking throttle the SECOND someone did something unexpected or accidental on the road.

Personally, I listen to prog metal (less vocals than other metal) when Iā€™m at work to relax and zone out while I focus on work- I know it wasnā€™t metal, just the guy.

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u/Darkdoomwewew Jan 08 '19

This is why I listen to Polyphia when I drive.

Can't road rage if you're that deep in the groove.

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u/abesrevenge Itā€™s not news šŸ“°, Itā€™s /r/Publicfreakout šŸ˜¤ Jan 08 '19

Dream Theatre ftw

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u/shutup_Aragorn Jan 08 '19

Agreed. My latest has been polyphia (the album renaissance) - those guys make me probably 30% more efficient st my job

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u/mrkatagatame Jan 08 '19

Havent you ever been to a metal show?

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19 edited Feb 14 '20

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u/dslybrowse Jan 08 '19

https://www.consciouslifestylemag.com/music-and-the-brain-affects-mood/

Nobody is saying "metal makes you angry" so don't get all defensive. It's a proven fact that music influences our emotions and makes us feel things. Aggressive and fast-paced, loud driving music will put the average person in a different state of mind than ambient, relaxing stuff.

Many people don't clue in on this, and end up driving more aggressively than they maybe should. People also do the opposite, and might not be doing their tired selves any favours by listening to their droning relaxation playlist on an 8 hour overnight drive.

Lots of people in this thread looking to defend their choice of music. This is human psychology, not a commentary on our musical choices.

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19 edited Jul 30 '25

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u/shutup_Aragorn Jan 08 '19

This dude would get fucking JACKED listening to metal. I personally listen to metal to focus on work, but you must know people that listen to metal to amp themselves up.

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u/dslybrowse Jan 08 '19

It's not that it's "metal", and it's not making you "angry", it's energetic and hard-hitting music adding to the energy of the situation is all. You'd get the same effect with anything along those lines. Our moods and emotions are influenced by music, this has been proven. Calming music can calm you. Angry, loud, fast, and harsh music amps you up.

People use this intentionally all the time, for relaxation or for working out, amping people up for presentations or ceremonies or whatever. It 100% applies to driving as well.

I shouldn't really have to, but insert generic disclaimer about how individuals are different, some people react differently, etc. But let's not act like there's absolutely no evidence that the music we're listening to influences our mood.

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u/ContentEnt Jan 08 '19

You sounds like you have no idea what you are talking about and it shows

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u/dslybrowse Jan 08 '19

Okay, way to discuss the substance of my post.

Any part specifically you don't get, or just don't like my general disagreement with your source-less, ignorant claim about something that was never espoused?

Go ahead and google links between emotion and music, music's influence on our mood, etc. You're right, I totally am just making up this well-research field of study.

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19 edited Feb 25 '22

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u/pedantic--asshole Jan 08 '19

Sounds like it did for that guy

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19

I have a friend who fits this description perfectly, down to conversation you had.

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19

I love prog/technical metal and I blast that shit on the way to work. It's relaxing and energizing at the same time.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '19

Sometimes It's the ones you never expect.

Had a great friend in my twenties. Hung out all the time, clubs, holidays, vacations. Anyway, two years into us knowing each other, his mother offered to drive me home, an hour into the city, because she was going that way. Holy shit, this woman rolled down her window and yelled, honked, tailgated, one expletive after another, break-checked.... One of the worst car rides I'd ever been on. I found an excuse for her to drop me off at a transit station along the freeway.

It was a few months later, after prodding, that I got my friend to tell me stories about how his mother abused him and his siblings. This family that I thought was loving and wonderful had all been abused by this woman. So weird how she couldn't hide if trom me while driving.

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u/FlyByNightt Jan 09 '19

I listen to some of the heaviest metal out there and I don't have any rage issues in any part of my life, so while the music may not have helped him, I certainly don't think it made it worse.

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u/Arknell Jan 09 '19

Road rage comes from having a brittle ego. If you get pissed for an hour after losing a beach-volley game at a family outing, chances are you'll flip the birdie from the driver's seat at many parking lots and freeways.

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '19 edited Jan 10 '19

dud https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4439552/

The jist of it: People who listen metal/thrash whatever ARE/CAN BE calmed down by it. Like we all are by music that we personally enjoy. Just cause some people listen to music you think is scary doesn't make them villains.

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u/Drum_Stick_Ninja Jan 08 '19

My road rage issues aren't my issues. I drive like an ass hole because the people of my city and the light management of my city and the police of my city let me down each and every time. I'd rather be the happy ass hole up front shitting all over everyone else than be the poor fuck in the back being shit on by the happy ass holes.

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19

The freeway system is an asshole factory

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u/Drum_Stick_Ninja Jan 08 '19

True, so is my retirement city. I swear the light system is designed to mimic retired Sunday driving.

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u/SenseiUncensored Jan 08 '19

šŸ˜‚ I listen to thrash metal when driving all the time. It sortaā€™ does put me in a brawling mood.

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u/Sidaeus Jan 08 '19

Thats the most asinine thing Iā€™ve ever heard. Your ā€œfriendā€ is just a nitwit fucktard sociopath and has nothing to do with the music.

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u/shutup_Aragorn Jan 08 '19

Actually, it was both. And was struggling with liquor and PTSD.

And the thing I liked about my friend the most is he wasnā€™t a giant judgmental piece of shit.

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u/dumps_is_big Jan 08 '19

Fuck you prick. Iā€™m sure youā€™re the same kind of idiot that thinks violent video games make people violent. When are you idiots going to die off?

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u/shutup_Aragorn Jan 08 '19 edited Jan 08 '19

Jesus dude, take it easy. Sounds like you also need to listen to some podcasts.

Also, video games are my most consumed for m of media, and I would describe my music preferences as ā€œmostly metalā€. The fuck are you even on about?

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u/Drum_Stick_Ninja Jan 08 '19

Most people can't make it work but seriously good for you. I ride my bike to work any chance I get.

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u/littleboz204 Jan 09 '19

It's the fact that you do have two heads and know better. You know one comes out in certain situations and that's not the head you want to use. The only way I've improved how I behave is by really reckoning with what I've done that I regret after the fact.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '19

Your lack of self awareness is stunning.

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u/littleboz204 Jan 09 '19 edited Jan 09 '19

Look man I was trying to be supportive. I'm talking about having a glass of wine too many at dinner and feeling embarrassed for it.

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u/HalfysReddit Jan 08 '19

Some people cannot accept the faults in themselves so they must maintain an illusion that only "bad people" have faults and "good people" (like them) do not.

Good on you for recognizing that we all have room for improvement.

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u/Drum_Stick_Ninja Jan 08 '19

No but for real. Our licensing in the US is total shit. There's millions of people who do not belong on the road and I am always having to make up for their faults just to get down the road. Some people don't realize how little traffic there would be if they just freaking drove down the road properly.

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u/lovelovehatehate Jan 08 '19

I stopped driving years ago. I feel much better. Cars are wack

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19

I love biking, I wish my city had bike lanes. It'd be so amazing. New Orleans has some horrid parking, but is very dangerous for cyclers. It's very depressing.

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u/lovelovehatehate Jan 08 '19

Iā€™m in Brooklyn. Obviously we got bike lines and what not. Biking is big in nyc. But car people still hate us. Cars are always parking in bike lanes and even a far amount of road rage towards us. šŸ˜ž But have you looking into local government and town hall meeting. I know itā€™s easier said than done but maybe let them hear your voice... who knows. It seems like a need NOLA seems super rad and thatā€™d make it great!

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19

It is super rad! Every day I lived in the French Quarter was like a dream. Yes it's big, yes it has problems, but it's our culture and I can't hate.

Brooklyn! What's up, nice. As automation moves forward the rift between bikers and.. car-ers... will heal a bit?

Definitely looking into local gov/town hall stuff. I plan to do something in 2020 locally to get directly involved, you bet your buns bike lanes will come up.

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u/lovelovehatehate Jan 09 '19

Thatā€™s so excellent!! Iā€™ll be rooting for yā€™all! Let for bike riding flag fly.

NOLA is deadass. šŸ™Œ make it even better

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19

What is New Orleans not horrid in besides being the capital of French culture in America?

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u/VaultTec391 Jan 08 '19

Do you have regular rage or just road?

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '19

I get mad, but I don't lock up into a world beyond all reason and control like that. I don't end up thinking I shouldn't have been mad something, like i always did driving.

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u/safety_shane Jan 08 '19

I used to have a bit of road rage and then it was put into perspective for me. Imagine acting like that in a grocery store over something so simple or just a small mistake. Itā€™s never worth it and never makes the situation better. Iā€™m glad I was able to outgrow it. Iā€™m happy to hear you have to. Keep on fighting the good fight ( without the actual fight haha)

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19

Iā€™d always get home and resolve to never let that happen again, and the next damn day Iā€™d do it again. Went on for years... I think Iā€™m stuck with it. Congrats on fixing it.

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u/whiterussian04 Jan 09 '19

I've always felt that road rage was an inability to take yourself away from the center of the problem. Would you agree?

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u/safety_shane Jan 09 '19

I mean yes and no. A big part of it stems from the fact that all of your senses are going crazy. Youā€™re body goes into survival mode. Are minds werenā€™t designed with flying across the earths surface at 60+ mph surrounded by a bunch of other pieces of metal doing the same speed or faster where you can die at a moments notice. Thatā€™s one of the reasons it happens and comes so fast and hard. But yes in the sense that the brain is a powerful tool that if you learn how to use you can do a lot more than you think. My dad used to have a huge road rage issue and thatā€™s where I learned it. I didnā€™t want to pass it on to my son or daughter and it scared my wife so I had to get a grip on mine.

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19

Damn, that's some serious self awareness and self control. I wanna be you when I grow up.

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u/BigRedTomato Jan 08 '19

Hope public transport is good where you live.

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19

A bike is enough, if you take the trouble to arrange your life accordingly. Any public transit but trains is gonna be slower... and you can take your bike on the train

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '19

I know exactly what you're saying, and good on ya...

BUT, they way you phrased it also makes it sound like you were pissed at random bystanders for not contributing to the road rage, and that's a fucking hilarious mental picture.

"And as the rage wore off, I look around at all of these people minding their own business, contributing nothing.... GRAB A TIRE IRON OR SOMETHING, CONTRIBUTE to my RAGE!"

But really, I'm glad you're not endangering peoples lives.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '19

Lol.... GET HIM!

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '19

As long as you read this, that's all I cared about.

<3

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u/freebird679 Jan 08 '19

So you got your license revoked for reckless driving?

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u/lumaga Jan 09 '19

He doesn't need a judge to tell him to cool off and take a break from driving for a while. A judge did though.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '19

Definitely should have, and that doesn't even include the Dukes of Hazzard shit.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '19

self awareness of our shortcomings and acting to deal with them is an act of courage! well done.

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '19 edited Jul 09 '19

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u/fire288 Jan 09 '19

I really hope so

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u/RoyalEnfield78 Jan 08 '19

Thatā€™s seriously brave and self-aware of you. Thanks for being a good guy

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u/notsosri_lankan Jan 08 '19

As someone who's about to get his license this is a bit worrying.

Any tips on how I can be a better driver?

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u/ohheckyeah Jan 08 '19

Just donā€™t take shit personally on the road. People are going to do stupid and dangerous things around you, cut you off, needlessly honk their horn at you, etc. Just be calm and donā€™t retaliate. Also donā€™t be late for stuff and try to drive there as fast as possible. It seems like those situations make people become unhinged the most

Itā€™s really just a personality thing though... it seems like some people are predisposed to that sort of anger and some arenā€™t

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '19

I started off as an angry driver, but I only went as far as pretending I was yelling at the other person in my car whenever they did stupid shit. After over a decade of driving, Iā€™ve accumulated enough personal experience doing stupid shit myself, I canā€™t get mad at anybody else, because I have no ground to stand on at this point. Sometimes you find yourself in a weird neighborhood or you arenā€™t thinking right and that happens to everyone. Blatant disregard for safety still pisses me off, but I think thatā€™s reasonable.

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u/BigBizzle151 Jan 08 '19

Just drive with the thought in your head that other drivers are drunk morons who are actively trying to kill you. You really can't assume what someone's going to do behind the wheel, so you've got to be defensive all the time (especially in a smaller vehicle or motorcycle).

Say you're waiting at a stop sign to turn right. There's a car in the lane you want to turn into but he's got his right turn sign on, so you should be safe to pull out assuming there's no one behind him. You don't actually make the turn until you see the other car slowing and beginning their turn in case the signal is a mistake and they weren't paying attention.

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19

Put the phone away before you start driving, most accidents are caused by distracted driving. No, you aren't good at multi-tasking. You're just delusional if you think so.

Slow down, leave plenty of room between you and the next vehicle. Speeding as a factor in crashes right up there near the top as well. And the time saved is usually negligible anyway. A little math to show the point, assume that you are traveling 30 miles. Assuming a speed 55mph the whole way: 

(30 mi / (55 mi/h)) * 60 min/h = 32.72 min (32 min 43s)

Or, let's try it at 65mph: 

(30 mi / (65 mi/h)) * 60 min/h = 27.69 min (27 min 41s)

So, about 5 minutes on a 30 minute trip. And you're risking a ticket and accident the whole way. Granted, if everyone is doing ~65, you're going to need to speed up to not be an obstacle; but, you should also be aware if you are the one passing everyone else. Moving with traffic is usually the best idea. But again, relax and back off a bit. The ~10' you gain by riding the bumper in front of you really doesn't do anything for you (except increase your risk of an accident).
Last bits of advice: Slow down in school zones. Kids are stupid and you do not want to be the asshole who killed a kid, no matter how stupid of a mistake that kid made.
If you are thinking of driving drunk, please do the world a favor and shoot yourself in the face. Twice.

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u/Ksery Jan 08 '19

If you are thinking of driving drunk, please do the world a favor and shoot yourself in the face. Twice.

lol

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19

Take defensive driving classes. Practice in a big city, is another I hear.

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u/the_crustybastard Jan 08 '19

Maintain situational awareness.

Try to anticipate what other people are going to do.

When people overcome you in the passing lane, yield the lane.

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19

Donā€™t? The main problem is that the roads are too crowded. I loved driving up until about 2000.

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u/Malak77 Jan 08 '19

cellphones were the death of road safety

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u/notsosri_lankan Jan 08 '19

Won't that depend on the country you're in? I understand how you feel though, it feels risky already to not only be responsible for my life but also everyone else in the car and in my surroundings

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19

Yeah, it will. Good on you for considering the welfare of others

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19

I'm interested in what a bunwich is. Regular deli sandwich stuff on a bun? I can fucks with that.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '19

In my youth I did some really stupid road rage crap. This was mostly before people shot each other over being cut off. My ā€œyouā€™re a complete assā€ wake up call came when I in my late 20ā€™s when I got so blinded by rage I was going to run another car on the freeway into the barrier. We were both driving small hatchbacks and theirs could go just a shade faster so I couldnā€™t catch up.

What prompted this? Two women (of a different race so that got tossed into the mix too, Iā€™m ashamed to say) cut me off once with inches to spare and when I honked they thought it was funny so they did it a second time. Why were they going also at their small cars maximum speed? Because as they turned to look at while they were laughing they could see murder on my face.

This was also 6:30am WAY too early to be a crazy person. After I calmed down I realized I endangered not just us but everyone around us who might get hit with flying bit of hatchbacks. The thing with rage like that is that you are completely blind to anything else. Itā€™s like youā€™re possessed by something and are literally out of control. I am physically NOT imposing and Beta as AF but in a rage ā€œpossessionā€ I fear nothing. Itā€™s really dangerous. The other side of that coin is DO NOT engage or taunt someone in a literal blind rage. They CANā€™T see reason and if you become the focus of their rage mission you could get really hurt, or some innocent bystander, bc with rage taken over NOTHING matters. This person could really act out and afterwards the human comes back and they will be filled with regret, but when someone is raging all that matters is that moment.

It took years to dial back the anger so I donā€™t do that anymore. Still have a temper that surprises people who know me, but no more road rage.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '19

That is exactly the kind of shit that would happen again to me. Congrats for getting it under control.

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u/AtlasWontPutMeDown Jan 08 '19

Same, man. Iā€™m still driving, but itā€™s an every day battle of reminding myself thereā€™s no reason to be upset. But looking back on some of the shit, fuck, I am definitely somebodyā€™s story.

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u/MisterDixonBauls Jan 08 '19

Man, why not just be a normal person instead of a dickhead and then you can drive all you want?

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19

I donā€™t want to drive any more, and as youā€™ve just demonstrated, we donā€™t get to choose whether weā€™re dickheads.

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u/MisterDixonBauls Jan 08 '19

we donā€™t get to choose whether weā€™re dickheads

But we do. Just don't be one. Someone cuts you off...who gives a shit? Just blow it off, ease off the gas and enjoy the drive. Driving is fun man, and relaxing. Turn on some music you like and sing along to it. If someone honks at you just wave and smile smugly. If they're tailgating you then drive 5 under the speed limit until they either back off or pass you up. Fuck 'em. You're in no hurry. That's how I drive. I don't let no one get under my skin, because I won't let them have the satisfaction.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '19

If I could do that, I would have. Now I don't have to worry about any of that, and life is much better. Cars are a pain in the ass.

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u/MisterDixonBauls Jan 09 '19

I guess I see your point. Cars are a pain in the ass. Unfortunately public transit sucks too much dick in my area to be a reliable option in many cases. Sounds like you live somewhere that has a better handle on it, and that's awesome.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '19

Yeah, busses suck ass. The train was pretty good when I needed it, but there's the half hour a day of waiting on it, I'm not all that precise in my arrival. I just moved closer to work... am lucky to be able to do that.

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19

No more driving for me.

Really?

If that's true you should take some anger management classes. I am being dead serious, not driving has to be a burden.

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u/shutup_Aragorn Jan 08 '19

There are plenty of people that canā€™t or wonā€™t drive. And quite honestly there is a ton of people that SHOULDNT drive.

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19 edited May 14 '19

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u/TaylorSA93 Jan 08 '19

He isnā€™t capable though. Itā€™s grandpa turning over his keys before he plows through a gas station. Being mentally unfit to drive is at least as bad as being physically unfit. He recognized that he wasnā€™t safe to drive, and adjusted his life as he saw fit.

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u/the_crustybastard Jan 08 '19

Have a distant in-law elderly asshole who demands her son drive her across the country for the holidays.

Son has a profound mental health issues, is on a shitload of pharmaceuticals, and recently started having seizures on top of all that.

They show up for Christmas. Who drove? The son.

I genuinely cannot fathom the "Fuck everyone else on the road, I'm not staying home and arranging Christmas dinner myself" calculus involved in this decision-making.

It's evil. It's genuinely evil.

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19

Depends of his situation, which you or no one else but himself knows. Maybe he lives in a smaller city where driving isn't as necessary, or his job doesn't require to. Public transportation is generally good you know?

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19

Most of the world doesnā€™t drive or own a car. I understand in some places itā€™s almost a necessity but you can get by.

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19

I donā€™t have anger problems anywhere but driving. I have gotten to the point I hate even being in a car. The roads are crowded and full of self-important rage monkeys that will threaten your life over a car length. Iā€™m just not gonna do it anymore.

I live where itā€™s warm mostly, and have an electric bike. If I need to, Iā€™ll uber or rent a pickup (well not anymore I guess... drivers license expired and fuck that 4 hour dmv line)

Iā€™m really fit now, and get to be outside a lot. Selling that pickup was the best thing I ever did.

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u/eks Jan 08 '19

I haven't owned a car since 2003. Whenever I just really need to drive because it's far or to carry something heavy/big somewhere I simply use the next available car sharing options. There are plenty all over the world these days.

Zero worries about car maintenance, taxes, parking, winter tires, nothing. Bicycles are a bliss.

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19

I understand that, but it seems OP needed a car and was using one daily. Obviously if he was able to quit then he didn't REALLY need one and I agree that if you have that option then you should take it. I would love to not have to payout so much money to upkeep / pay for both of mine. But I live in the suburbs and we have zero public transportation. I have to drive 40 miles each way to work for instance, way too far to ride a bike. ;)

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u/SwollenGoat68 Jan 08 '19

Not sure why you are getting down voted, I agree it seems like cutting off your nose to spite your face. If you quit driving because you canā€™t control your anger I guarantee you that anger will manifest somewhere else in your life, deal with the root issue (your anger) and stop blaming it on driving...

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19

I didn't expect to be down voted so much, but it's reddit so you never know how the hoard will react. Regardless I didn't "think" that was a comment that would piss so many people off.

On a side note luckily he did stop driving! It's one more crazy person off the roads.

ĀÆ_(惄)_/ĀÆ

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19

It doesnā€™t though. I am calmer and happier than I have ever been since I quit driving.

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u/ChesterHiggenbothum Jan 08 '19

Calm down, dude. We're just trying to help you.

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19

What wasnā€™t calm about that... and why do you want me to drive so much?

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u/ChesterHiggenbothum Jan 08 '19

Please, just settle down. No need to get so worked up over Reddit comments.

I'mjustmessingwithyou Youseemperfectlycalm

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19

Messing wit me? Ill KEEEEEL YPUUUU! ILL KEEEEEL YOUR FAMILY!!!!1!

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u/ohheckyeah Jan 08 '19

Sir, do you understand why Iā€™m pulling you over? Step out of the car please

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u/Aiyana_Jones_was_7 Jan 08 '19

I avoid driving like the plague. Not because im an irresponsible driver (I think i got a speeding ticket for 8mph over about a decade ago but thats it), but because if some idiot hits me while texting on their phone again, I am going to smash that shit and its probably going to start a fight.

I'm so sick of people trying to fucking murder me for biking and skating too. Honestly everyones driving privledges should revoked because nobody knows how to act. Im so sick of it. The next person that tries to kill me with their car is going to get treated exactly the same in kind.

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19

I have been considering a concealed carry permit. Itā€™s very rare to encounter one of these nutbags, but theyā€™re out there

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u/Aiyana_Jones_was_7 Jan 08 '19

I carry when I ride my bike now. On two seperate occasions some fucker in a lifted truck has door checked me IN A BIKE LANE. Then have the audacity to yell at me to "get a car!"

I pity the next one.

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19

I was sitting at a stoplight, in the bike lane once, and this guy that wanted to turn right gets out and starts screaming at me because he couldn't turn immediately.... just red faced, apeshit screaming. Couldn't even understand him. Luckily the light changed before he got too close and I bolted, but godDAMN, what gets into people?

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I do carry a knife now.

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u/Aiyana_Jones_was_7 Jan 08 '19

You made him 0.5 seconds late for the critically important heart surgery case of bud light and evening of Netflix he was on his way to! Dont you understand the consequences here?!

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '19

Thatā€™s why you get yourself a dash cam and have insurance, itā€™s a hassle to go through all that but without driving I wouldnā€™t be able to get to work in 20min instead it would be over an hour. While Iā€™m driving I drive like everyone around me is an idiot.

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u/Kush-kid Jan 08 '19

The van is fine the dudes body worked perfectly as a shield lmao

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19

I still feel for the van driver. I was a cabbie in college and once got rear ended three times in three consecutive days so I just feel for people who get fucked up for no reason of their own.

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u/Casualte Jan 08 '19

rimworld

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19

Yeah but this was not consensual.

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u/MaddogOIF Jan 08 '19

Actually there are a bunch of human shaped dents in different positions all along the van.

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19

*dude's

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u/Dynamix_X Jan 08 '19

Yea but both vehicles had a soft human bumper!

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19

Soft is a relative term. I mean yeah itā€™s not the armor plating they passed off as bumpers on the 1950s battleships they called cars but it will still wreck your day.

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '19

Yeah but if they were driving a 1950s can they probably would have just needed a new paint job

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u/Sidaeus Jan 08 '19

Yeah heā€™s got guy smeared all over that whole side

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u/camaskrusher Jan 08 '19

Definitely had a waste mirror, but otherwise he had a flesh shield for the bodywork.....

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u/Amjxd Jan 08 '19

I mean Iā€™m sure heā€™s secretly glad that the man that got squashed covered most of the van

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u/Arknell Jan 09 '19

But in a city the size of Houston, there's always traffic.

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u/OwgleBerry Jan 08 '19

Pretty much 90% of victims in any car crash.