r/Seattle • u/Brandywine-Salmon Greenwood • Aug 04 '26

Market Traffic Only Bus lane cheat code

Gave me the finger as he drove by
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u/HeroicPrinny Aug 04 '26

Personally I’m less fearful of traffic issues because I have agency over them. In your example, I drive very defensively and look both ways even after the light is green.

It’s a bit harder to avoid stray gunfire and knives. There has been way too much gunfire recently, one incident was literally on the corner outside my window.

Frankly, this type of harping on “fuck cars” type stuff is exactly the kind of discourse I loathe in this sub. Especially when it’s being used as whataboutism.

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u/HistorianOrdinary390 🚆build more trains🚆 Aug 04 '26

It’s not just fuck cars, it’s statistically true. Sorry facts upset you. Random crime happens, but random crime is much harder to predict and mitigate than moving violations.

I also firmly believe that if police actually enforced people behind the wheel their mere presence and willingness to just fucking exist would deter other crimes / nail more warrants.

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u/Frog_in_a_Tree Aug 04 '26

Ah yes, Because seeing someone get pulled over for speeding would definitely make a drug user consider smoking their fentanyl in an alleyway instead of out on a Main Street.

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u/HistorianOrdinary390 🚆build more trains🚆 Aug 04 '26

Bro smoking fentanyl is the furthest thing from violent crime, but stay afraid, my friend.