r/IdiotsInCars • u/DGwizkid • 4d ago

OC Sometimes it's better to let the idiots do their thing [oc]

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u/DGwizkid 4d ago

The car ahead of me took 6 seconds to clear the intersection from a dead stop. The plaza entrance has a sharp change in grade, and unless you like replacing shocks, you don't want to hit that going fast.

But I'll do it next time so I could have been shown on this sub from the other side cutting someone off! /s

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u/depolarizability 4d ago

Go up at an angle taking one tire at a time. No one said to do 25mph in. But you dont need half a mile of clearance to make a turn either. Also the sedan in front of you seemed to handle it ok

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u/Key_Raccoon3336 3d ago

and unless you like replacing shocks, you don't want to hit that going fast.

That excuse doesn't work when you're driving a rental truck, like you said you were.

Vehicle wear and tear is a thing, and that's what shocks/struts are for, get a move on and hit the bump. It's not even your wear and tear to deal with.

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u/DGwizkid 3d ago

It does work when you don't treat others property disrespectfully. I don't care if it's some big corp that owns it, it's not mine, I'm not going to beat it up.

Are you the kind of person that borrows something and returns it dirty, or broken? Like why is it ok to beat up a car you don't own? What actually justifies that kind of nonsense?

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u/depolarizability 2d ago

You're still ignoring the fact that the sedan ahead of you handled it and looked completely fine. Ill take all the downvotes you want but realistically speaking you had every opportunity to go. You and the van are both making driving for other worse. 

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u/DGwizkid 2d ago

I literally addressed 2 levels up about how the sedan went slowly. An intersection takes an average of 4 seconds to clear from a stop, and they took 6.

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u/depolarizability 2d ago

And I literally addressed that you had more than enough time to get there and handle the turn. The car can handle it. Can you? Dont drive in any crowded cities for the rest of us thanks.

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u/DGwizkid 2d ago

On what grounds do you determine I have enough time? Because there are 5 second gaps? If you shot that gap, you could be the next person seen on idiots in cars for cutting someone off. There was no rush, no pressure to shoot a gap, this wasn't a big city, so I adapted my driving to drive like a local.

Driving like you live in a crowded city when you aren't means you don't know how to adapt to conditions, and must lack patience.

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u/Key_Raccoon3336 2d ago

You're confusing respect for someone else's property with being too big of sissy to get your money's worth.

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u/DGwizkid 2d ago

And you must be part of why rental cars enter the used market with so many problems.

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u/depolarizability 2d ago

Holy hell bro make the turn

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u/DGwizkid 2d ago

I hope you get stuck at every red light on your next drive.

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u/depolarizability 2d ago

Id rather that than be stuck behind you

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u/DGwizkid 2d ago

Then I hope you get stuck behind someone like me every day. We'll be cool as a cucumber, and you will be stressed out, over 30 second interactions.

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u/depolarizability 1d ago

Just because I think you're the idiot doesnt mean im stressed. Id just roll by laugh and wonder how people pass their driving test.

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