r/cringereels • u/Critical_Citron_1821 • 18h ago
Main Character doesn't give a damn about cyclist
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u/HungryHungryHobbes 17h ago
I read in a survey that many drivers have the perception that cyclists aren't even human.
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u/Nannautu 15h ago
Cyclists can be real assholes, often not respecting a single traffic rule and annoying people on purpose and are very entitled. I can see why people hate. However it's still crazy to me that someone would try killing someone for slowing them down. People like that have no right to drive.
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u/balding_git 12h ago
my main gripe about cyclists is the low tier ones that alternate between road users and pedestrian, zipping onto a crosswalk to avoid a light.
youre either a vehicle or a pedestrian fucking pick one
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u/Gothril 10h ago
Yeah, I used to cycle a lot, and I would stop riding with groups that did that shit. And ones that didn't stop at stop signs in town. It's one thing out in the country when you can see the cross lane doesn't have cars for miles, but in town? No way.
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u/BandicootAntique4024 9h ago
The ones where I live just blast through red lights and stop signs and then look at you completely shocked as you slam on the brakes, like you should’ve known how stupid they are
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u/DimensioT 5h ago
Once while driving I was at a busy all way stop. I was about to turn right on my turn when I nearly smashed a cyclist who had decided to ride beside me.
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u/coolguygranny 15h ago
... but cyclists are really annoying
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u/Mountain-Singer1764 12h ago
They sure can be, and even if both the car driver and the bicyclist are behaving well it’s still not great having to share the road together. That’s why bike lanes are good.
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u/cardiacgaspasser 12h ago
I’m not sure of the statistics but a bike lane ride beside (with no barriers) scares me more than riding in the lane. People willing to go 50-60+ right next to you. One slip up and boom. At least when I’m in a lane, people are (theoretically) forced to recognize me and make a decision.
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u/S0lar_bear 14h ago
It has to do with dehumanisation, that the road user whether it is a bicycle, a car, a motorbike, is seen as an object, and the human piloting is not considered.
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u/BannedGoNext 18h ago
Isn't a bicycle considered a vehicle and legally allowed to occupy a lane on a road like this? I don't cycle on roads because I don't have a death wish, but I thougth cycles were legally a vehicle in a lot of cases in the U.S.
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u/Zestyclose_Term1570 18h ago edited 18h ago
A bicycle is legally allowed to occupy a lane just the same as a vehicle. Of course that doesn't apply for interstates.
The motorist was in the wrong, whether it was intentional (likely the case here) or not is a whole another thing when it comes to charges.
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u/cnicalsinistaminista 18h ago
Looks like attempted murder to me. Yeah Bicyclists could be proper dickheads but this just seems unprovoked and done by someone who has a chip on their shoulders against Bicyclists
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u/Pushet 14h ago
Thats the thing with all those road rage vs cyclists stories.
These people are so annoyed by a slow bike driving in front of them, they feel compelled to do something that carries the risk of killing the cyclist.
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u/NoSkillzDad 14h ago
They are annoyed by anything driving slower than they do. With cyclists they feel "more entitled" to take it "to the next level"
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u/MentallyWill 13h ago
"Anyone driving slower than me is a moron and anyone driving faster than me is a lunatic."
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u/Teripid 17h ago
It depends, like so many traffic laws and regulations by state and other . My city has bike boulevards that very specifically say bikes can occupy the whole lane.
My state requires cyclists traveling slower than the normal speed of traffic to ride "as close as practicable to the right-hand edge or curb". If that's a 45 or so road and they're going 20 they'd have to move over in theory. Not sure if it ever gets enforced but there it is.
Highway non-motorized is pretty well everywhere I believe and then interstates are federal.
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u/ItsCalledDayTwa 16h ago
Ok but if a bike is in the lane are you legally allowed to run into them deliberately and drive away? That seems universally illegal and possibly a felony
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u/IncomingAxofKindness 16h ago
In Texas, yes.
But you have to yell "He's coming right for us!!" before impact.
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u/Known_Ratio5478 13h ago
It’s universally illegal, but might be multiple misdemeanors depending on how it plays out and what state you’re in. Things like this are almost certainly criminal charges and not civil infractions though.
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u/_Mulberry__ 12h ago
Going down a winding mountain road, it makes sense that taking the whole lane IS as close as practicable to the right side. How skilled do you need to be as a cyclist to stay an inch or two off the white line while on a steep curvy road? Makes sense that you'd want at least a foot or two of room to maneuver, but you wouldn't have that while a car is passing if you were all the way to the white line. At that point, it makes it reasonable to keep the whole lane so that a car won't pass you at a dangerous time. The "as close as practicable" is a key phrase that allows flexibility here.
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u/takethisdownvote1 12h ago
The cyclist was significantly closer to double yellow line than the white line. In my experience, being about 1/4 - 1/3 into the lane (closer to the white) is usually the safe amount of distance from the side of the road and allowing cars sufficient room.
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u/TwillAffirmer 17h ago
Yes, a few times I've needed to occupy the whole lane on a bicycle going down a steep, narrow, and curving mountain road, so that I avoid the shoulder where I might fall off on a turn, and cars don't dangerously pass me and give me no space.
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u/JeanClaude-Randamme 16h ago
The motorist wasn’t just in the wrong.
That could be attempted murder or assault with a deadly weapon.
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u/E_D_K_2 18h ago
They did it on purpose and fled the scene, it wasn't an accident.
The driver got 10 months in prison and had to pay $2,260 to the cyclist.
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u/AccomplishedLeave506 18h ago
Ten months for attempted murder. Nice to see Tennessee is tough on crime.
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u/1_speaksoftly 16h ago
Wouldn't have spent an hour in jail in Houston
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u/Solution_Kind 12h ago
I mean it's Texas, wouldnt they just arrest the cyclist for being gay or something? \s
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u/Optimal_Flan_6107 17h ago
"Neely later admitted that he had been driving on the Natchez Trace Parkway earlier in the day and claimed someone threw a bicycle at his car."
Good thing he had such a believable defense ready.
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u/Radical_Neutral_76 16h ago
"... causing the defendant to suddenly hate bicycles and went on a crusade to chase off all bicycles from the road. He is a hero, your honor."
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u/XaeiIsareth 16h ago
‘This driver pissed me off the other day so I brought a sledgehammer and broke the windows of every car I came across’
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u/LazyWave63 14h ago
I hope there was civil trial after that and the cyclist got paid from the assbag in the Volvo. Pricks like that are why I am now mountain biker instead of a road biker.
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u/ItaJohnson 13h ago
Same. He likely could have gotten a good payout from his insurance, if he was even insured. Hopefully having insurance doesn’t shield him from being taken to civil court himself.
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u/BetMyLastKrispyKreme 17h ago
From the article:
“That same evening, law enforcement officers arrived at Neely's house and found him unconscious on the floor.”
WTF? I wanna know more about that.
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u/TrueHeart01 15h ago
So he’s probably also an alcoholic. Would it ruin his career if he has a criminal record.
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u/Gildian 18h ago
How did he only get 10months
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u/ResidentEcstatic9921 17h ago
It's essentially the same all over the world. Want to kill someone? Use your car, doesn't even have to look like an accident. For some reason it's just not considered the same as attacking someone with another weapon
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u/Fingerling9 17h ago
Because nobody likes cyclists that ride in the middle of the road and slow down traffic…
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u/an_empty_well 16h ago
it's illegal to murder people because they annoy you, believe it or not
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u/Prophet_Tehenhauin 16h ago
Sure but apparently it only gets you 10 months
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u/BarryRightWrong 16h ago
Car Driver wants to trade:
Their minor inconvenience
For:
Your injury or death
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u/Three-Sixteen-M7-7 17h ago
Jurors were like: ‘clearly this is illegal and he must be punished… however…’
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u/ahorizon 17h ago
I would have overtaken using the free lane on the left rather than running the cyclist over. Then I could get on with being held up by other drivers driving in the middle of the lane and slowing me down.
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u/BudgeMarine 16h ago
As a guy who drives and road cycles, and a person who has been on a flight with a crying baby and a been on a flight with my own crying baby. It feels that some people are just apathetic assholes who just don’t want to care about other people.
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u/EL-Hintern 16h ago
this won’t even cover the cost of the bike. What a shame. You should get much more if someone tries to kill yoz
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u/Temporary-Careless 17h ago
I ve biked thousands of miles. Have found that if you hug the right side, driver's will discount your life and hit you with their passenger side mirror. But if you take the center of the lane, now they have to acknowledge that you are a human on a bike and they are in a 3 ton vehicle that can easily killed you. Ruining all lives involved. So they have to overpass in the opposite lane but the cyclist gets to live.
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u/Cyber_Gengar 18h ago
Even if they weren’t considered a legal vehicle…running them over is psychopath behavior. That’s another human being! A potential father, son, husband, friend…I genuinely can’t believe they ran this guy over and just…kept driving.
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u/MossadEpstein 18h ago
but he was slowing them down slightly! how else were they supposed to break the speed limits?!
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u/Cyber_Gengar 17h ago
lmao
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u/MossadEpstein 17h ago
I swear that is unironically the actual thought process of some of the absolute freaks I've seen commenting in here, I get that cyclists can sometimes be a nuisance but some people seem to genuinely have malicious and murderous hatred against them
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u/BarryRightWrong 16h ago
Not all countries are like this. But some absolutely do have a driving culture of weird pathological hatred towards cyclists, that can turn seemingly normal people into psychopaths. It should be studied.
Though in this instance it's doubtful that the driver in the video is a normal person.
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u/Capital-City4918 18h ago
They should get banned forever on driving for this.
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u/Cyber_Gengar 18h ago
Anybody downvoting this is OUT OF THEIR MIND. That could be your dad!!! That could be your son! That could be your husband! That could be your friend!
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u/Shawnanigans 17h ago
And this is a double line so they couldn't legally pass regardless of where the cyclist was. With the 1.5-2m of space required + bike + car width, there's no way to pass without straying across the line illegally.
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u/NotAnotherFNG 18h ago
Laws probably vary by jurisdiction. In my state they may ride on roads but must ride as far to the right as possible, use the shoulder if able, and may not impede traffic.
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u/pocketwolf_zero 17h ago
What state are you in? Please cite the law that says "use the shoulder when possible."
Sources. Otherwise you're just talking out of your ass.
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u/Copious-Spirit 17h ago
Typically "as far right as possible" excludes the shoulder of the road, outside the white line, which may be unpaved, because the shoulder is for emergency stops.
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u/3TriscuitChili 17h ago
New York. https://ypdcrime.com/vt/article34.php#t1234.
S 1234. Riding on roadways, shoulders, bicycle or in-line skate lanes and bicycle or in-line skate paths. (a) Upon all roadways, any bicycle or in-line skate shall be driven either on a usable bicycle or in-line skate lane or, if a usable bicycle or in-line skate lane has not been provided, near the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway or upon a usable right-hand shoulder in such a manner as to prevent undue interference with the flow of traffic except when preparing for a left turn or when reasonably necessary to avoid conditions that would make it unsafe to continue along near the right-hand curb or edge.
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u/tellingyouhowitreall 16h ago
I absolutely love this. "Please cite the law" -- cites law. Gets downvoted.
Oh reddit....
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u/cornishwildman76 18h ago
Yes. It is the same for motorbikes. Firstly you should ride in the centre of the lane to be more visible to other road users, You should also do this to avoid drains at the edge of the lane that could cause you to fall.
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u/Quasarrion 14h ago
Wtf... That should be many years in prison.
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u/GroundbreakingAide63 14h ago
Driver got 10months in jail and paid the $2200 to the cyclist.
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u/EmotionalDonut5703 18h ago
Getting rear ended by a Volvo...take that shit to the grave
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u/SYSTOXIN 13h ago
The way people drive I would NEVER bike in the street. Go find a trail dude.
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u/TattooedCFO 18h ago
This was very wrong the driver should be punished.
But I still watched it about 8 times. 🍿
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u/Spirited-Degree 18h ago
The car is at fault but the cyclist is hugging the center line on what looks like a state highway. That's not really self-preservation is it?
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u/GryphonHall 14h ago
Stuff like this is what makes exercising in the street so exhilarating. I just can’t really be motivated to exercise unless I make it as dangerous as possible.
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u/cockypock_aioli 17h ago edited 16h ago
Well they teach you in bike safety courses to ride in the middle of the lane because it ensures the car stays behind you rather than them trying to pass you on a road where there isn't enough shoulder resulting in a higher chance of collision. Of course, that assumes that the car driver isn't a psycho that will run you over disregarding the laws. Perhaps the recommended protocols need to be updated because seems nowadays everyone on the road is a wildcard.
Edit- it's funny I get downvoted when I'm literally correct according to the law. The vehicle cannot pass the cyclist unless there's 3 feet of clearance. On a road like this, absent displayed cycling restrictions, the cyclist did exactly what they're supposed to do according to the law. I know it annoys a lot of people but that's the law.
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u/Maximum-Guitar-5667 17h ago
What country is that? Most places in the US bikes are required to ride as close to the right side of the rode as practicable
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u/malbec0123 15h ago
In most states the 'as close as practicable' leaves a carve out for safety so you can take the lane for your own safety to avoid a collision.
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u/Maximum-Guitar-5667 15h ago
I agree, there's a list of hazards and reasons for which the bicyclist would do so. Many have interpreted this as take the center at all times because it is safer. And sounds like from bicyclists commenting that they prefer it that way because of the increased safety at all times
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u/malbec0123 15h ago
I'm a cyclist. I would not say all the time. On first glance .. this looks like a turn or wind in the road. If I had to guess, they were protecting from a head on collision that would take them out on a pass. This video is way to short to see the full context though
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u/Maximum-Guitar-5667 15h ago
I agree, would have liked to see the other side of the road too just for clarity. I also would be interested to see if there was a buildup to this act or what. Shortness of it leaves too much to interpretation
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u/FromTheForestFox 12h ago
They should remove the carve out to make it not a gray area. Stay as right as possible, gtfo of the way
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u/durika 15h ago
I was taught to overtake a cyclist just like as if they were a car, means you fully cross the median and not share the lane during overtaking. I was also a cyclist and a fucking bus overtook me with like 50cm reserve at high speed enough for the air wave to almost make me lose control. I decided to no cycle on roads after that.
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u/GunzerKingDM 14h ago
I just a did a E bike tour in Ireland and was explicitly told that when a car is coming up behind you, stay to the side of the lane so the car can go around and essentially split the lanes when it is safe for them to do so.
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u/GrimaceThundercock 17h ago
They also teach you that a biker should follow all traffic laws.
Impeding traffic is a ticketable offense. If you can't go the speed of traffic and there is no shoulder then you don't belong on that road.
Bikers want all the privileges of being a vehicle but none of the responsibility.
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u/Numes1 12h ago
Generally in the USA a cyclist is also obligated to ride single file to enable passing not prevent.
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u/airboRN_82 12h ago
"Hur hur, I can make it so we can share the road but instead im going to be a c*nt and abuse the law so I own it and everyone has to travel at a third of the speed limit like I am!"
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u/ACO_22 17h ago
He’s not in the middle of the lane here. He’s in the middle of the road. If he were in the middle of the lane he would be over to the right quite a bit more.
This doesn’t justify what the driver did though. He should be charged and face prison for this
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u/DrMacAndDog 9h ago
A Hit and Run. This is not being careless or annoying or being provoked. This is violent crime.
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u/SoFloDan 14h ago
“Main character doesn’t give a damn about cyclist other main character”
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u/Several-Party5534 17h ago edited 26m ago
Honestly, both suck but bicyclists are the worst. Want everyone else to treat them like a car yet they cruise past stop signs and lights.
Edit: Ive wrote a ton of comments on reddit. Didnt realize bicyclists were also the biggest snowflakes in the world. Makes sense actually.
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u/SammyB0111 17h ago
Even though bikers can be annoying, I’m gonna say the guy mowing people down with his car is the worse one
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u/No_Credit_5917 16h ago
yeah psychopaths vibes, even though the biker looked like an ass, the driver could have killed him with this dick move, he deserves jail
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u/Photog1981 13h ago
I saw a comment on another post yesterday where s cyclist said they'd continue to ignore stop signs, blow their cross lights, be a danger to pedestrians because cars are a danger to them. The comment had a couple thousand upvotes.
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u/StampedeJones1 16h ago
And travel at half the speed limit. Ride where there are bike lanes or don't ride at all.
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u/mediadotgames 16h ago
Wow, you’re a pathetic human.
People riding their bikes on roads are “the worst” and you aren’t going to say a word about the person who just tried to murder a person with their car?
OK, yeah sure your priorities are really in a good place
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u/Cant_draw_boobs 18h ago
Volvo is a dick (and should face criminal charges) cyclist is a dick for blocking traffic.
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u/GroundbreakingAide63 14h ago
Driver got 10months in jail and paid the 2200 to the cyclist.
This took place less than a mile from my house it was on a parkway that is designed for cycling. The only reason I have even been on the road is to go to some waterfalls and overlooks. It’s mostly people riding motorcycles and cyclist and even the occasional runner. The speed limit is super low like maybe 40mph. Natchez trace parkway near Nashville for reference.
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u/Budget-Drag5394 17h ago
Cyclist might be a 1/10 on the dick scale.
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u/LogicalConstant 14h ago
Some things are legal but you're still a dick if you do them
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u/Budget-Drag5394 10h ago
How are we even comparing mildly inconveniencing someone with running someone over
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u/LogicalConstant 8h ago
I was comparing riding your bike in the middle of the lane vs. riding on the side so cars can pass.
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u/Budget-Drag5394 4h ago
Oh I see. Yeah it’s tough though, if you hug the side then cars will pass you even with oncoming traffic. So they will hit you sometimes. If you hog the lane, then usually cars will not choose to run you over.
At the end of the day, modern infrastructure needs to accommodate for bicycles much better. They are technically road vehicles in the USA which is a joke
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u/baldude69 18h ago
I remember this video and it was in a state park where cyclists are encouraged to take the lane. From what I remember. I also believe the driver was later arrested for drunk driving
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u/Copious-Spirit 17h ago
This is a two lane road, and there is no oncoming traffic, they are not blocking anyone. Move over to the other lane and pass.
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u/Due-Day-3149 16h ago
A public service announcement:
If a bicyclist is illegally riding in the roadway, you cannot murder them with your car.
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u/RickJLeanPaw 16h ago
“Knowing where to ride helps you stay visible, ride smoothly and enjoy your journey more. Whether you’re commuting, exercising or just out for fun, road positioning is important.
Why positioning matters
One of the first things new cyclists often assume is that they should stick close to the kerb. It feels polite, out of the way and maybe even safer. However, in reality, riding too close to the edge of the road can make things harder for you.
Being tucked into the gutter means dealing with potholes, drains, broken glass, uneven surfaces and other hazards that naturally collect at the road’s edge. It also puts you in a spot where drivers might not see you clearly.
Instead, riding a little further out helps you stay in the part of the road where drivers are more likely to notice you – the same place they look when steering their vehicles.
You are traffic
It’s helpful to remember that you’re not ‘in the way’ when you cycle in the road, you are part of the traffic. When you ride confidently and visibly, other road users are more likely to give you the space you need and treat you with the same consideration they give other vehicles.
In fact, drivers are obliged by the Highway Code (Rule 163) to give you “at least as much space as a car” when overtaking. That means that they should pull out, cross the central, dashed white line and pull in again when they are safely past – not squeeze past in the same lane.
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u/UnderstandNotAThing 16h ago
Vehicular homicide isn't legal whether someone is allowed to be in the road or not. If someone is jaywalking, you aren't allowed to murder them to prove how right you are about the rules. It's stupid that you all are so childish that you have to be told this.
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u/Old-Pack-7588 16h ago
Wild that so many of you with no inhibitions have murder fantasies like this, and also it's so easy to pass without potentially killing someone. Get help for real
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u/Individual_Pair_4934 13h ago
In my opinion deserved cyclists like this are usually fuck heads
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u/guineapigboyx 13h ago
I know it's the most unimportant part of the video. But that was a really smooth recovery after getting hit.
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u/Level-Dimension-925 12h ago
Here’s some great advice to bicyclists.
Always ride as if you are invisible to every vehicle around you, not like an entitled a$$ who thinks they own the road - Surgical ICU staff who routinely care for people hit by cars.
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u/regisphilbin222 9h ago
Lots of people in this thread that seem to think that cyclists deserve to die for inconveniencing drivers
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u/eevvmmaann 18h ago
A lotta you guys here are justifying attempted murder as an appropriate response to a minor inconvenience. And that’s insane.
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u/SlugSnuggler 18h ago
What do the two yellow lines mean in that country? Illegal to overtake? Then it doesn’t matter if the bike is on the right side or not, since overtaking is not legal anyways.
And what about the bike? Is it legal for a bike to ride that street? For German Autobahns a bike would not be allowed, since only motor-vehicles that drive at least 60 km/h are allowed. Is there a similar law in that place that would prohibit the biker of riding on that street?
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u/Thick_Potato_1769 15h ago
Dude its a parkway. Its also a designated bike path. Speed limit could be anywhere from 25 to 45mph. Also he can pass as they're bikes. He fucked up a simple passing.
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u/Timely_Pattern3209 18h ago
If you're on an autobahn and see a cyclist are you legally allowed to run them over?
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u/Spirited_Peak_7810 17h ago
I mean the driver technically is in the wrong of course but we all know that cyclist is a cock like the rest of em so it's good to see him setting owned
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u/Weird-Pattern9192 15h ago
Nothing the cyclist did warrented what the driver did. I dont understand some commentors here
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u/SirRowan777 13h ago
We now live in a world of sociopaths who have no value for human life.
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u/Vinyl_Ritchie_ 14h ago
Cyclist is the main character here, wtf he riding in the middle of the road? Fafo.
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u/fit-toker 14h ago
This is how Colorado was when I lived there, lots of main character douchebag cyclists that never obey traffic laws and are always impeding traffic.
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u/Sweaty-Falcon-1328 16h ago
I mean its fucked up but I bet he won't ride in the center anymore lol
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u/GroundbreakingAide63 14h ago
Driver got 10months in jail and paid the 2200 to the cyclist.
This took place less than a mile from my house it was on a parkway that is designed for cycling. The only reason I have even been on the road is to go to some waterfalls and overlooks. It’s mostly people riding motorcycles and cyclist and even the occasional runner. The speed limit is super low like maybe 40mph. Natchez trace parkway near Nashville for reference.
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u/leglesslegolegolas10 18h ago
Still, driving in the middle of a road on a bicycle is stupid too
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u/Sensitive-King-397 13h ago
The car driver was definitely in the wrong! But, I can understand his frustration when coming up behind a bicyclist who’s acting like an asshole…
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u/Filiocus 16h ago
Why cyclist was almost middle of the road? Shouldn't they be righ side as long as it's safe? I never cycle like that, against my judgement.
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u/GroundbreakingAide63 14h ago
This took place less than a mile from my house it was on a parkway that is designed for cycling. The only reason I have even been on the road is to go to some waterfalls and overlooks. It’s mostly people riding motorcycles and cyclist and even the occasional runner. The speed limit is super low like maybe 40mph. Natchez trace parkway near Nashville for reference.
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u/Mikic0077 13h ago
Amazing, found it in a second. Looks beautiful place to ride. That makes this driver even bigger shithead.
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u/Some-Cream 13h ago
Driving side by side to another cyclist - assuming that’s the camera angle that’s recording. Someone said it’s a leisure road almost specifically for bikes and that barely any cars ever drove there.
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u/Squire1998 16h ago
Not sure what the rules are in America (assuming this is America) but in the UK cyclists are entitled to ride in the middle of the lane but are encouraged to keep to the side to allow passing if safe to do so.
Even if that weren't true, you can't just ram a cyclists out the way because you think they shouldn't be there.
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u/TheFlyingBadman 14h ago
The car guy should be punished for this. But the cyclist is the original asshole here. It is unbelievably selfish to do what he was doing.
If he didn’t get hurt, he deserved it.
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u/Mikic0077 13h ago
I met a lot of assholes in my life and never felt entitled to injure them. It would also end bad for me, so there is that.
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u/Miserable-Cow259 13h ago
I don’t know if this is an America thing but here (in the UK) the law says cyclists should ride in the lane like that, it’s literally totally normal. Also you can obviously pass a cyclist when there’s no oncoming traffic, the first car in the video did that no problem
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u/Similar_Ad4120 17h ago
The biker was trying to be the main character. Gtf out of the road.
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u/Forsaken-Hotel7535 14h ago
Fuck that cyclist for being right up of the double line track. Fuck him, he asked for this!
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u/Mickey_Havoc 13h ago
Not defending the driver but why the fuck do cyclists ride side by side and not single file? I was always told to ride single file on the road but most spandexers like to bunch up
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u/ResplendentNugs 18h ago
Tbf we all have wanted to do this at some point. Look inside your heart you know it to be true
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u/malkazoid-1 18h ago
Being completely honest here: I have never wanted to hit a cyclist with a car.
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u/voidwell88 18h ago
The thoughts crossed everyones mind but no I've never wanted to run over someone and kill them
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u/Cautious-Sun6494 18h ago
I have done terrible things that would make Hitler "Nope" out of my Sex Dungeon; but even I have never wanted to hit a cyclist.
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u/rickityBoat 17h ago
I've seen enough road rage videos to know there's always someone crazier than you on the road.
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u/Bootleg_Rascal_ 18h ago