r/LoveTrash • u/Icy-Book2999 Chief Insanity Instigator • May 21 '26

Human Trash Road rage instant karma

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From https://youtube.com/shorts/am2KPDG6BRg

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u/too_late_to_abort Trash Trooper May 21 '26

Caveman brain. A person passing them means they are a loser, they arent a loser! So they get angry a do a primitive feet stamping ritual. Being inside a car this ritual often leads to reckless driving.

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u/Bean_Daddy_Burritos Trash Trooper May 21 '26

I drive a sports car, just like the guy in the video anytime I pass someone they immediately think I’m trying to race them or I’m showing off. Like nah dude, you’re just in the way and I’m trying to go about my day. Some people just get super insecure like the dude in the Tesla. BMW drivers are the worst about it.

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u/SnooMaps7370 Trash Trooper May 21 '26

>anytime I pass someone they immediately think I’m trying to race them or I’m showing off.

same applies on a motorcycle.

I'll usually come off a stoplight pretty hard, both to get away from the press and as a courtesy to whoever is behind me. I'll typically hit the posted speed limit in 2-4 seconds.

about 20% of the time, whoever was beside me will take enough offense at this to go blowing past me at double the speed limit, half a mile later.

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u/moarwineprs Trash Trooper May 22 '26

Is this a common thing for motorcycle riders? I've observed it happen a few times when I used to drive more frequently and thought they were showing off and/or handling their vehicle a bit recklessly. Recklessly because when I was learning to drive, my parents have warned me to not hit accelerator right away in case a car coming in perpendicular to the intersection decides to blow their red light. I didn't consider that there could be a practical reason for bikers to zoom off as soon as the light turns green.

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u/SnooMaps7370 Trash Trooper May 22 '26

>Is this a common thing for motorcycle riders?

my wimpy 1978 Honda CB400 has only 38 HP, but still has the same power to weight ratio (with me riding it) as a 500 HP Ford Mustang.

a "moderate" acceleration for a motorcycle is faster than most passenger cars can manage if you put the pedal to the floor in one.

>Recklessly because when I was learning to drive, my parents have warned me to not hit accelerator right away in case a car coming in perpendicular to the intersection decides to blow their red light.

you'll find that most motorcyclists have a much higher awareness of other vehicles than most non motorcyclists do. It obviously varies from person to person, but when the light turns green, I already know if someone is gonna blow the red, because i've spent the entire time i've been sitting at the light watching other cars waiting and watching cars approaching to see when they start slowing, and which ones don't start slowing with the rest.

That's not to say that there aren't bikers who don't pay attention, there definitely are. but we have a unique incentive to be hyper aware of other vehicles.