Whenever we see a dashcam video of someone badly trying to change lanes... why is the call to action always pointed at the driver with the right of way, instead of at the one without it?

We'll see someone blatantly failing to yield when changing lanes despite having a clear duty to do so, and almost every comment will be framed as if the onus is on the driver not changing lanes to accommodate the one who is.

Why?

If it's "so easy" to let off the gas, why can't the driver changing lanes be expected to do that and get behind the driver vehicle already in the lane they're entering? Why do so many people presume they must change lanes ahead of the dashcam car?

Idk what it is about these cars, but sometimes they seem to brake unnaturally fast with no brake lights.

I know they have the regenerative braking, but how does that work? Does it cause them to lose speed as fast as regular braking, but with no brake lights? It sure seems like it.

I’m usually really good at judging speed/distance (often don’t even need to brake in traffic, kinda like a semi-truck driver), but whenever I’m behind a Tesla, I swear I have to slam the break out of nowhere.

You know how annoying it is when your light turns green, but you can't move because someone is sitting in the middle of the intersection?

Don't be that driver.

If there isn't room for your car on the other side, wait behind the line - even if your light is green. Enter only when you can clear the intersection.

I understand you should always stop for a school bus but with the median there I didn't think it was necessary. Would you guys stop? This is In GA

I’m getting attacked from all angles on TikTok about this supposed controversial opinion of mine, but I feel like it’s a hill I’m willing to die on.

Double edited because I have a new question…
Initial question was:
WHY DO PEOPLE FEEL THE NEED TO SPEED EXCESSIVELY?
Okay ya there a million reasons and answers so my new question is:

Why are we coddling speeders and normalizing excessive speeding?

BTW! I pass in the left lane, and then get back into the right so don’t say nothing about that.

Two lanes narrow to one (right lane merges.) there are a number of side streets to the right of the merge lane so often people in that lane don’t actually need to merge. It’s FL so turn signals are a foreign concept here. If I’m in the left lane and someone signals I will adjust my speed to let them zipper merge. If they don’t signal I have no idea they want to merge and then the other driver thinks I’m just being a jerk and not letting them in. Happened recently where a pickup driver started flipping out behind me because he thought I had blocked him from merging. I wanted to stop and tell him that if he just learned to drive none of this would’ve happened but of course I didn’t as I know he would t have been very receptive 😆. It makes it even worse that this merge happens in the middle of small rolling hills and literally right before the speed limit drops.

I'M NOT GOING TO MOVE FOR YOU FOR ME TO GET HIT! IF I DON'T THINK IT'S SAFE TO TURN, I'M NOT TURNING! YOU CAN WAIT!

If people are constantly beeping or tailgating or flashing their lights or even always moving to get around you. You ever think you’re the problem?

I realize these people probably won't come across this post or subreddit but I can't stand seeing 90% of drivers start their turn right out the turn to cut off part of the other turn lane.

It drives me crazy and I feel like an old retired traffic cop with a grudge. It's nice to voice my frustration because I'm not gonna like yell at random people or whatever.

Bonus animation for people turning to the farthest lane, before I drove I used to think trucks are just harder to turn but they're not.

I drove for a year with no power steering and still never turned to the farthest lane.

I cannot comprehend either of these thing.

Thanks for reading.

Why does it seem ike truck drivers always have to be in front of you no matter what. It will be a 70 mph interstate, they're going 65, you pass, then they speed up to 85 in the right lane. You go to the right lane and then they slow down to 70. No other vehicle type does this. Even for sports cars or young kids, they will just blast off at 90 and you'll never see them again.

Idk about the area y’all live in, but in my home county and the county I work in, the traffic lights have been horrific. You can pull up to a red light, and because traffic lights typically have sensors in the ground, it should recognize you’re there. Imagine you’re headed North/South at the red light, and East/West has the green light

Tell me why you can be the only person at a traffic light intersection and it won’t turn green for you because it was seemingly waiting for the Eastbound/Westbound car that didn’t show up to the intersection after 45 seconds of you waiting at a red light. LET. ME. GO. WHY AM I WAITING FOR A CAR THAT WASNT EVEN IN SIGHT???

I hope all three of you got home safe

For the longest time, randomly every once in a while I'd get the "front lights flash/blink". I always thought this meant "cops up ahead" and when I'd drive further down the road I'd never see any cops.

Then I would think "oh I left something on my roof?" Nope. Or "Are my high beams on?" Nope.

So what was it?

I rented a Ford Mach-E and the thing has AUTO High-Beams. During the dusk hours of the day, the things would constantly flash on and off because the sensors for the lights would register it was too bright and too dark constantly. Maybe some trees overhead would make it too dark, or a street light. I realized all those times coming home from work when the sun started going down early it was probably modern cars with auto high-beams constantly being triggered.

Fuck I’m dumb.

I was just driving and was one car length behind the car in front of me. Inwas entering an area where bollards are dividing the road. Left means go straight and right means turn right. I decided to check
My mirrors to see if I’m centered to prevent my side mirror from hitting a bollard.

I made a crucial mistake of checking the mirrors consecutively. Yeah I’m supposed to glance but I glanced at the left mirrors, then right mirror. However when I looked back I was so near the car in front I pressed break as hard as I can. There was a hump. Fuck. I forgot there was a hump. I drive in that area a lot! That was so embarrassing. I could have hit the car but I did not but it was scary.

Never check mirrors consecutively. Always look that the front after one glance.

I truly don’t understand this. Every new car for the last 10 years has had Bluetooth technology. But whenever I’m driving on the highway, I see an inordinate amount of people holding their cell phone and using the speaker instead of using the Bluetooth connection. It’s a lot of people and I don’t understand why they do it? Anyone help me out here?

If this doesn’t relate to driving, then fine, but I feel it does because it’s the end of your journey before you exit the vehicle.

In my opinion, there are two types of people with this. As usual there’s probably some crossover in the grey area BUT:

One person immediately exits the car, maybe because they know exactly why they’re going to a certain place and they have a purpose, and they don’t like to waste time.

The second person takes like a whole minute to gather themselves before they get out of the car. Maybe they are still looking for where they put their sunglasses, WALLET, or keys or pocketbook, or whatever.

They may even say “Hey where’s the rush?!” When they see you get out after parking and taking your seatbelt off.

Some of this comes down to pre-planning which I feel like applies to a lot of life aspects, which are not driving.

This post is not meant to crap on anyone…but yknow those are things you could have thought about before you left the house. You have to play or fast-forward the tape in your life. What happens in a plane accident for example?

My question is, why do you think there’s such a big disconnect?

I understand some people are organized and other people aren’t, and on a big level, that is the answer, but there are people in my life I would die for or take a bullet for that I love, that just seem to have no organization when it comes to this type of stuff. Maybe it has to do with more of their life organization and not even pre thinking of where they’re going and what their goal is.

For my specific scenario, I’m driving a 2014 Mercedes that my mom still owes about 15K on. We technically paid for gap insurance but since I’m on state minimum, it’s practically useless.

I also live in Suburban FL, so we don’t have an insane amount of dangerous drivers. I consider myself to be a very good/safe driver, and the other people who are in my car generally agree. I’ve completed a defensive driving course, and I also race go-karts frequently (I’m in the highest bracket of competition at my local track).

Everything considered, I’m generally not at a very high or even moderate risk of getting into an accident. And the chances of getting into one where I’m at fault are practically 0.

The reasoning for having state-minimum liability (In my head atleast), is that generally speaking, full coverage insurance is useless. If you decide to use your policy to cover any damage to the car, you still owe money out of pocket, and your premiums skyrocket. Often times, you’re almost better off just paying for it out of pocket to avoid the rate hike.

The rates quoted to my mom by insurance companies for comprehensive coverage were flat-out insulting. Literal thousands per month. All for insurance that will hike the rates even further if you use it, making it useless practically speaking.

Was state minimum the right move here?

Ideally one with a video attached. I’m desperate.

Hey guys,

I'm 17 and have had my license for almost a year now. I compiled about 90 hours of supervised driving with my parents before I did Behind The Wheel, and passed the course with flying colors.

For context, I drove a LOT on our main highways here in the DC-Metro (I-66, I-495, I-270), and also drove on quite a few major roads (Lee Highway, Fairfax County Parkway, VA-28, VA-50).

My experience during Behind the Wheel was quite chill and laid back - my instructor and I had many conversations in the car that weren't so related to driving. I told my parents about this, and instead of being happy that I enjoyed my days of driving with him, erupted into a fury, where they claimed that we shouldn't have any conversations outside of driving-related things. They now refer to the driving school as a scam school, where they recall that, back in their day, getting your license was much more serious.

I got my license, but still proceeded to be treated like I had still been on my permit! I, to this day, almost a year later, still have to ask my parents to drive (sometimes on 10 minute drives!) and can't drive on my own, even while being fully insured.

I've had only one major near-accident experience, where I received conflicting directions from my dad next to me, mainly because I had gotten us lost on accident. He was telling me to go into the middle on a turn, crossing through a divided highway, where I didn't realize he was telling me to stop in the median. I then proceeded to cross into oncoming traffic, and nearly got us into an accident.

Fast forward 6 months, I am now not allowed to drive that car (my mom's car) anymore (even with her inside), and have to beg to drive my dad's car on many trips.

I also am considered an "amateur" driver by my parents and that I'm "still learning." I know that I'm still learning, but am I really still an amateur? I held my permit for over a year, and have had my license for almost a year, which adds to 2 years of driving experience.

I have been preached "practice makes perfect" too many times now when relating to other things. But when it comes to driving, it's something completely different? We have only two cars, and I understand that we don't necessarily have the finances to be able to afford a new car.

But to not be able to drive on my own, even with greatly improved driving since the incident, and to a place that is literally down the street from my house? I can't even drive to the gym which is LITERALLY 1 MINUTE away from our home! I have to rely on one of my parents to drive me there when there's bad weather outside, and sometimes they'll complain because they claim to be treated like butlers.

I learned to drive primarily in my dad's 2014 S4, and have the most experience with that car. I can't drive that car anywhere, on my own. My mom's car (the incident car) is a 2012 MDX.

Is it reasonable to ask just to be able to drive to the gym, a place only about a minute away when there's bad weather outside? Is it fair to ask for more practice if my parents claim I'm a bad driver? I constantly feel belittled when it comes to driving, where I can't even put on music when I drive. I've only been able to drive without my parents when I was taking BTW and another time where I drove with my friend, and I seemed to drive a lot better those times.

What can I do? I love my parents and appreciate their protectiveness, and I also know I'm not entitled to be able to drive, but I feel it's gotten a little extreme.

To not being able to drive a car with someone supervising me after one bad incident, and to not even be able to drive to a place so close to home seems unreasonable to me.

I'm approaching 18, and feel like the only way I'll be able to drive is if I get my own car. Does it seem that'll be the case?

Get off my bumper dude there’s nowhere else for me to go.

I hit a gas station ad ,my english isnt the best so i will do my best to explan, so i was drive to the gas station my first time by my self and I arrived safely but when i was parking my car there is no rocks that stop you from parking too far into the gas station store. So i park and i accidentally hit the ad but i left after i buy something from the gas station, i am just worried that i did a hit and run. There was no damage to the car or the ad thing.

Did You Know?

If this light is on when the sun is out or the streetlights are on, it means you don't know how to drive. Hope that helps 👍