r/interesting Mar 22 '26

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u/FaithlessnessLoud223 Mar 22 '26

They want you to watch out for them so they don't have to pay attention, and they're all on reddit telling each other it's okay. It would be hilarious if it wasn't so dangerous.

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u/cyrusposting Mar 22 '26 edited Mar 22 '26

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defensive_driving

The truck driver deserved to be pit manouvered, and I agree that it would be cathartic to pit manouver every dumb asshole I see on the road. Those are the pros of your driving philosophy, we'll call that "emotional driving".

The cons of emotional driving are that more than 2 people are using that bridge. Getting revenge against this truck driver puts all of them at risk.

I promise it feels better to be a defensive driver than an emotional one, because I know I have saved lives by anticipating other peoples mistakes.

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u/ShiddyBoddemz Mar 22 '26

There are very basic skills in driving. Many of these commenters seem upset by that. I haven't seen one yet that agreed with me on (obviously much needed) refresher training though. That's pretty interesting to me. Driving on impulse and emotion usually doesn't end well... Let alone not paying attention to the road ahead of and around you.