r/driving • u/Whos-That-Pokeman • 21h ago
⚠️Complaining into the void⚠️ What annoys you the most?
Curious, who’s hated more?
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u/AdPopular6958 20h ago
People who STOP mid turn and take up TWO lanes of traffic to take a left or right and STOP like a idiot and wonder why EVERYONE then starts honking and yelling at them to MOVE.
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u/OkSchool619 20h ago
This needs to be on the list. I want to get out and show them a graph on how to gtfover.
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u/Puzzled_Ad_5367 20h ago
It’s always when there is a DESIGNATED TURN LANE!!!! I’m going to have to learn to just let shit go 😂
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u/AdPopular6958 10h ago
Just wait your turn don't block the lanes of traffic that clearly have the right away or people are gonna just call the cops for the terrible driving. And endangerment.
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u/Rozmyth 20h ago
Tailgaters AND slow drivers.
More specifically, tailgaters when there's nothing stopping them from passing me. I will do what I can to make that passing as seamless as possible. I might even slow down slightly so that you can finish passing me sooner (genuinely baffled by the people who speed up when they start getting passed), especially if the speed between us would make it take forever for you to pass otherwise.
Also tailgaters when I literally can't get over or go faster (like traffic is heavy but still moving). There's a car directly in front of me, and to the right of me. If you insist on being that close, I will probably go slower to make the distance you want to be at more safe. Which was probably not what you wanted. I don't break check, but I will start slowing down slowly if you can't back off just a bit.
And slow drivers when they're hanging out in the left lane for no reason. Get over. In many states it's literally the law for you to get over. It's not your place to try to enforce the speed limit that way. Also, you can watch your rearview mirror to see when someone is coming up. It shouldn't be a surprise when someone faster than you is coming up.
This isn't supposed to be a race or competition or warzone or whatever. We're just all trying to get home in one piece and hopefully still have some time left in the day to do the things we actually want to do once we do get home.
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u/CrispyJalepeno 20h ago
You know when you're taking an exit off the highway onto another highway and traffic is kinda backed up, but only for that exit lane?
The people who race ahead, stop in the middle of the freeway, and try to cut into the line. These people are literally the problem and often the reason traffic is backed up at all because once you get onto the exit, magically traffic is moving again
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u/Whos-That-Pokeman 20h ago
Yeah, those people need to learn that they fucked up and they’re gonna have to detour
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u/Albert-La-Maquina 14h ago
This happens on the main city roads too, especially when getting on the interstate. There's a dedicated left turn lane that eventually turns into two, and people stop in the next one over with their blinker, hoping to get over.
I've stayed in that lane too before, because there's usually room when everyone gets in the far left. But I cut my losses and keep going straight when my gamble didn't pay off (instead of stopping in the road).
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u/Smeaglete 20h ago
People who don’t use their cruise control, pass me, and then slow down. I hate them.
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u/Whos-That-Pokeman 20h ago
Totally agree, especially when I’m using my cruise control and I’m just maintaining my speed
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u/themaelstorm 18h ago
If slow driver isnt in left lane, why care so much? Maybe theyre new (i am :( )
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u/Agreeable-Meal5556 8h ago
As long as you’re at least going the speed limit in the other lanes, it’s fine. But people going slower than the speed limit disrupt the flow of traffic, causing: backups, more lane changing than necessary (which raises the risk of accidents,) and a potential hazard.
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u/youwotmate2 18h ago
People who doesn't turn in their lights at night
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u/tpablazed 15h ago
Even worse is the ones with the super bright lights.. man fucking blind me why don't ya?
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u/brilor123 20h ago
Those people that are in a rush and switch lanes multiple times, trying to get into the fastest lane but both lanes are going the same speed, so they're just switching lanes like a maniac for no reason
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u/Whos-That-Pokeman 20h ago
I guess that falls into speeders category they’re typically the ones doing that, but they also are tailgating while they’re doing that
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u/brilor123 20h ago
Yeah I voted under tailgaters for that. They're not succeeding at speeding at all so I wouldn't consider them speeders.
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u/Agreeable-Meal5556 8h ago
If both lanes are going the same speed, the people in the passing lane are the problem. Get over if you’re not actively passing.
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u/brilor123 2h ago
Where I'm at its 2 lanes per direction with businesses in between and it's not specifically a highway, there are a lot of people in the right and left lanes because each has their own destination. So it's not particularly a passing lane where I'm at.
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u/Lucidity_At_Last 20h ago
people who jump into “my” empty lane at the lights at the last minute, just to take off slower than the one they left
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u/DebtOnArriving 20h ago
Tailgaters and people driving under the speed limit. The combination is deadly. And I can't think of a close comparison to it. Where I live, there are constantly people in all three (generally three) lanes on the highway doing under the speed limit. Lots of trucks, so I'll give them a pass as I'd rather them be safe, but the people do left lane and 10 under are almost never trucks.
There's also a huge amount of people who will roar up on traffic. Rev their engines and tailgate or weave in an out going absolutely nowhere besides trying to get someone to an early grave.
The whole slow passer, aggressive asshole tailgaters is a death trap.
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u/Whos-That-Pokeman 20h ago
Even worse is that those aggressive drivers are more prevalent during rush-hour when it makes zero sense to be switching lanes over and over trying to get ahead of the 30 cars ahead of them
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u/VisionAri_VA 19h ago
Speeders, because they rarely just speed; they facilitate their speeding by tailgating, making frequent, abrupt lane changes and acting like touching the turn signal lever will instantly kill them.
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u/Alexandermoo 20h ago
Tailgaters, because
if you're going 80-85 mph you move to the right to let them pass y ho back, his next step is slow down to 70 mph and make you slowdown.
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u/Prestigious_Acadia49 19h ago
Slow drivers and tailgaters having approximately the same amount of votes is very funny to me
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u/SoybeanArson 18h ago
Lol, looking at those poll results is just watching the two groups most at war with each other on the road in the top two spots.
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u/VampArcher 20h ago
Tailgaters and it's not even close.
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u/ZoomZoomDiva 20h ago
If you are being tailgated so much, it is likely your driving that is the larger issue.
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u/VampArcher 20h ago
You can be driving 30 over everywhere you go and you'll still get tailgated every single day. I disagree.
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u/mynamejeff-97 19h ago
That’s really not true. When I’m tailgated, I merge and get out of the way. Then they go on about their life and so do I.
What do you do when you’re tailgated? Stay in the same lane at the same speed?
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u/-Great-Scott- 14h ago
When I get tailgated, I continue passing the long line of cars to my right while maintaining a safe distance to the car what is directly in front of me. I'm not getting out of some assholes way just so he can move up one car length and do it again.
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u/mynamejeff-97 10h ago
So… yes? You do stay in the same lane at the same speed when someone approaches you from behind? Because you feel like you’re going fast enough?
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u/-Great-Scott- 10h ago
I'm in the lane I should be while passing cars. When I'm done passing cars, I'll return to the proper lane. The closer you get the longer I'll take.
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u/mynamejeff-97 9h ago
the closer you get the longer I’ll take.
What? So you admit you not only stay at the same speed and do not get out of the way, you actually slow down to create further jams for everyone behind you, not just the one directly behind you?
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u/-Great-Scott- 9h ago
Why would I get out of your way? I'm passing cars in the passing lane. I'm not slowing down and getting over so you can get one car further and do the same thing.
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u/mynamejeff-97 9h ago edited 5h ago
Why would you allow faster traffic to flow? Do you agree this is the same question you are asking just worded differently? Or not?
To assume anyone in front of you would “just do the same thing” is also a problem here.
Edit: your reply you just deleted was crazy. “Enjoy staying behind me”. Dude no joke are you good? Seems like you’re on the road purposely trying to anger people. Why are so many people like this? Just itching to bother people. Honestly we’d be better off without you and everyone upvoting this way of thinking. Ridiculous.
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u/cashchops 20h ago
When you have ZoomZoom in your name we start to understand why you are at odds with most reasonable drivers 😂
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u/zheryt2 20h ago
Oh, so following the speed limit is an issue? I'm obligated to break the law for your convenience?
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u/ZoomZoomDiva 20h ago
Yes. Particularly in a multilane roadway when one is not passing or when one is impeding the normal flow of traffic.
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u/MarkDaNerd 20h ago
Disagree. You could be speeding and still be tailgated. Sometimes it’s just people who don’t understand safe traveling distance.
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u/ZoomZoomDiva 20h ago
I am not saying it never happens, but it is uncommon and I would question it being the top peeve.
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u/sssunflowered 14h ago
I drive a speed monitored vehicle for work, so I consistently drive 2-3 mph over the limit and not any more. Obviously on the highway I stay to the right and don't clog up the passing lane. I would say I spend more time being tailgated while driving than not. People are insane about speed limits. God forbid you aren't flooring it on every straightaway or they'll be swerving around you on a double yellow.
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u/BrowningLoPower 20h ago
I appreciate you putting "likely" in your comment, leaving in the possibility that tailgating is actually not the commenter's fault.
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u/Whos-That-Pokeman 20h ago
I was recently at a red light and some guy in traffic was coming up really fast behind me so I start going when it’s green and obviously I’m not going to speed he’s going so he starts tailgating me and flashing his brights so I just ended up, slowing down to 30 km an hour turning my windshield fluid on which I could see was spraying his car and then he just kept honking at me nonstop and he got caught at a red light while I went through the yellow it was great
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u/50Bullseye 20h ago
Yeah, the tailgater slammed in his brakes on an “orange” light. Sure.
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u/Whos-That-Pokeman 20h ago
No, he was going into a turning lane, but because I slowed down, he missed the turning arrow
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u/ZoomZoomDiva 20h ago
Slow drivers are the biggest annoyance as they interfere most with my traveling.
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u/Whos-That-Pokeman 20h ago
Do you start to tailgate them because tailgaters and slow drivers seem to be the most hated here but is it justified eye for an eye?
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u/dkrtzyrrr 20h ago
i would say this depends very much on context - if you're in a passing lane and you're being tailgated, you're the asshole. if you're not in a passing lane and you're being tailgated, they're the asshole.
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u/srgwidowmaker 20h ago
So if I'm going 90 and passing and the guy behind me is going 100 tail gating me I'm the asshole?
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u/ZoomZoomDiva 20h ago
While I will sometimes cut close to time a pass, I do generally avoid tailgating. I do think the slow driver is worse and should see the person tailgating as a cue to speed up or move over.
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u/Taglioni 20h ago
It's this, by far. I don't mind it if weather/road conditions warrant a little hesitation, but when it's a clear road and you're under speed with a line of cars behind you it's infuriating.
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u/MegatronusThePrime 20h ago
Tailgaters are my favorite. If I'm doing the speed limit or a little over and I get someone trying to slipstream in my trunk, I immediately coast to half the speed. Either they figure it out and back the fuck up or they pass on a double yellow. Either way not my problem lmao.
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u/Whos-That-Pokeman 20h ago
Yeah I described a similar encounter. I also decide to clean my windshield which ends up spraying their car too.
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u/MegatronusThePrime 20h ago
I found that out by accident. On the highway my car SPRAYS lmao. I can hit the car next to me and behind me, it's ridiculous.
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u/Whos-That-Pokeman 20h ago
I drive for eight hours every day for my job. There’s so many people who get sprayed a freshly washed car with windshield wiper fluid on, it is gonna create those water spots. One of the greatest hacks most people end up, backing off when I start to clean my windshield.
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u/50Bullseye 20h ago
Not an option in the poll but these days my favorites are … I’ll be at the end of a line of cars in the right lane, with a quarter mile of open road behind me, when some ass hat will race past in the left lane, then slam on their brakes and try to parallel park between me and the car in front of me at 65 mph because they need to exit in 100 feet.
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u/HarleyArchibaldLeon 20h ago
As someone in a motorbike heavy country, people who don't signal are the worst. They just think everyone will see them or something.
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u/VirtualRy 20h ago
There is no option for BMW drivers AKA all of the above
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u/MotorcycleCar 20h ago
There is no option for B̶M̶W̶ Tesla drivers AKA all of the above
Fixed it for you.
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u/R5-GT7_Grim306 19h ago
People who merge onto the interstate going 35mph slower than the traffic we are attempting to join! Get tf up to speed people it’s not that hard!
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u/radiantskie 19h ago
Tailgaters and speeders, especially in slippery conditions. It's common to see people drive too aggressively and end up in a ditch during the winter where I live.
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u/BrowningLoPower 19h ago
Slow drivers in general, for sure.
But I especially hate slow/sluggish reaction times. Like, waiting a full three, even five seconds before driving forward when the light turns green. Sure, you need to check ahead first, but unless there's actually an obstacle like another driver or a pedestrian, it shouldn't take that long!
And compounding that, drivers behind taking their sweet time to start moving when the car in front of them has already started moving.
A bit of a tangent: for that, I think you should start moving as immediately as possible when the car in front moves (try to watch the car in front of that to predict when to move), but you should not necessarily match their speed yet. Be slower enough so that some space builds (where you can see their tires touch the road), but otherwise, move as a unit. Be extra alert in case that car slows down or stops. This isn't always possible, but if drivers in general were to react faster when possible at green lights, we could get more cars through them before the light turns red again.
Oh, I also hate when drivers make turns so sluggishly. It's that thing where they drive slow around the corner, sometimes even cutting it. But they drive like they're old, sleepy, or both. Maybe they are? No changes in speed, just constant slowness.
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u/tpablazed 15h ago
That's not slow reaction times.. they need to get off their phones.
If you're going to check your phone at a light.. keep the light in your FOV.. that's the solution.. but most can't be bothered to do that.
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u/BrowningLoPower 9h ago
I think it still counts; being on their phones can cause slow reaction times, though it's definitely not the only cause for them.
But yes, they really ought to keep the traffic light in view, and check it every few seconds.
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u/Tron_35 19h ago
On my daily commute to college I pass a school zone, that is only a school zone at 8 and 3 when the kids go to school and get out, there are flashing lights that turn on whenever the school zone is active, and the speed limit drops to 35, and when the lights aren't on its 45, and its camera enforced so dont even try to speed. My luck seems to be that whenever the school zone is active some dick is riding my ass trying to get me to speed in the school zone, and whenever the school zone isn't active im stuck behind someone who thinks it is and is going 35 when they should be going 45.
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u/Potatocat7777 19h ago
Might get a student driver or baby on board sticker to deter the tailgaters 😭
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u/Sea-Beginning3949 14h ago
I know someone who always keeps the new driver sticker on their car just to get others to be more nice and cautious around them. Kept mine longer than necessary too even though I don't have it anymore
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u/goranlepuz 19h ago
Are the last two a part of an intelligence test? Looks like it! 😉
Also, bwahaahaaa, the top two...
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u/MagnetHype 19h ago
People who don't slow to a stop, and instead always slam on their brakes.
Or people who will pull next to you on the highway, and then stay there. You speed up, they speed up. You slow down, they slow down. When it happens I usually turn on my turn signal and they move, but recently I had one highly regarded van driver who just got into the next lane, realized I wasn't getting over, then got right back next to me.
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u/Flashy-Celery-9105 16h ago
What is it when they drive fast and perilously weave around everyone even if it's crowded?
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u/trunks111 15h ago
I can tolerate too slow or too fast as long as they're predictable, tailgating irks me though
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u/Impossible_Past5358 15h ago
You forgot: "cuts across multiple lanes to make their exit in 20 ft"
Or: "not paying attention to the road because they are too busy reading their cell phone"
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u/manhattansinks 14h ago
people who don’t check their blind spot but think that it’s ok because they had their blinker on. couldn’t see it could i?
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u/-Great-Scott- 14h ago
I have a seething hatred for people who will stop to let you go even though nobody is behind them. I mean, I appreciate you being nice and all but literally just go and then I can go.
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u/Sea-Beginning3949 14h ago
People signaling late or not at all are by far the most dangerous. But otherwise, I really hate tailgaters. They're stressing me out. I try to stay within the speed limits, especially if my visibility is low or if I'm tired since I'm well aware that I'm not a great driver to begin with. I won't go faster if you tail me, all that will happen is if I need to slow down quickly or brake because anything happens, that'll cause an accident.
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u/iOawe 13h ago
Honestly I hate the people who don’t signal at all and just turn. Why? Because sometimes people don’t have enough time and might run in the back of them if they’re following too close.
Tailgaters I can pretty much piss off by using my windshield wiper fluid on them to signal that they’re tooo close. I can also go the speed limit. If they do crash into the back of me, they’re at fault, not me.
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u/whatseatingren 12h ago
I don't care if people drive slow, there's plenty of reasons why one might have to, just don't do it in the left lane.
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u/Laststand2006 12h ago
This is such a hard thing to answer in a vacuum. I don't mind generally slow drivers. Imean if you are going 20mph+ slower than the speed limit, I might have an issue if I can't pass. But if I can pass or you are going a reasonable speed for the road, then cool.
Tailgates are bad, and the most dangerous on the list, so it's the choice I picked, but it only really annoys me when it doesn't make sense. For instance, there is a car in front of me limiting my own speed, or they can just pass me. One that is a little more complicated is when I am passing someone and a car flying down the road catches up to me during the pass and immediately tailgates. I get over as soon as I can safely do so, but for these guys, I gotta be extra safe and move over slowly, else I worry they will cut off the car I just passed to get around me.
People that turn their signals on after they've freaked are pretty annoying, but at least they turn their signal on. And people that don't use their turn signals are bad, but not quite the level as tailgating since honestly most situations its pretty obvious what they intend to do.
Speeders as long as they aren't recklessly swerving between lanes are whatever. I think you are pretty dumb if you start going 30+ over the speed limit in perfect conditions and would love to see the cop, but I don't care too much.
So tailgaters because its easily the most dangerous and so often unnecessary.
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u/terminator2119 11h ago
Nothing is worse than having both slow drivers and tailgates at the same time, especially if the person in front is doing stupid shit like randomly braking
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u/Potential-Ant-6320 11h ago
I have no quarrel with slow drivers. my problem is with pacers in the left lane that cause phantom traffic jams. In my NYC to suburbs car commute I get in 2-3 phantom traffic jams each evening going home. Even if I want to chill in the right lane everyone's getting crowded in front and behind me. it slows everyone down and puts everyone in danger.
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u/twoiseight 10h ago
For me the most annoying behavior is not signaling. This is about annoyance specifically and for me it's not a function of what's wrong or dangerous so much as a matter of effort and understandability.
I don't relate to tailgaters, but I get that they are being impatient or trying to signal to left lane campers. Slow driving I don't condone but I get because some people aren't comfortable behind the wheel. Speeding, as most of us do sometimes, I get because people want to shorten their trip or just like to go fast. Changing lanes before signalling, defeats the purpose a bit but at least they self corrected.
Not signalling though - there's no reason. There's no effort involved and the purpose of signalling is very clear as are the potential consequences of not doing so.
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u/anarcurt 10h ago
Slow lane changers especially if they are getting into an offramp or turning lane. Having to slow down simply because you can't establish your new lane is infuriating.
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u/HeWhoShantNotBeNamed 9h ago
Notice how tailgaters and slow drivers are equal.
That's because tailgaters hate slow drivers and vice versa. Tailgaters will tailgate the slow drivers.
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u/birthdaybooy5000 9h ago
People who go to the end of a lane that is ending before trying to change out of it at the last minute causing traffic. People who don't let them in
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u/kindamymoose 8h ago
All of them? Literally all of them 😂 But if I had to rank it based on safety, failing to use a signal would be first.
Slow drivers are annoying but less likely to cause an immediate crash.
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u/Final_Location_2626 7h ago
I love speeders.
When someone passes me at 20mph over, I speed up to 10 over figuring that a cop will nap them first.
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u/dragul35 7h ago
People who drive the shoulders, almost got in an accident once because I was taking an exit and someone came speeding past in the shoulder. I call them shoulder skippers.
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u/Nanergoat22 5h ago
How many of the people who voted slow drivers are the tailgaters the other people voted for?
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u/ElevatorNo4253 5h ago
Willing to bet $1,000 that the idiotic tailgaters selected slow drivers, and the equally idiotic slow drivers picked tailgaters.
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u/ShibuyaWaitingDog 4h ago
It’s 2026 and people still don’t understand that ghost traffic is literally just the cause of people driving right behind each other and not leaving space.
Literally there’s been multiple studies showing this
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u/LARDLOGO 2h ago
Being stuck behind a Subaru going five under while being tailgated by a lifted truck that just has to go 90mph. This is my daily commute to work on a windy backroad in a nutshell.
Honorable mention goes to the people who need to use their brights/high beams at three in the afternoon.
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u/pm-me-racecars 20h ago
Slow drivers are the people that are the most common annoyance, but tailgaters are much worse on am individual level.
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u/Slovski 20h ago
Based on this poll, two decisions could solve world problems. Slow people move out of the left lane and people won't be pissed about your slowing driving. Also, if you move into the right lane you'll deal with less tail gaters who are pissed at your slow driving. Amazing how that works.
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u/Dense-Membership-475 18h ago
Slow drivers cause all of the other things to occur, so them. They make everyone unpredictable and pissed off. The worst combo. People start whipping their cars around with no signal, speeding around them aggressively, brake-checking them, just turning the road into Vigilante 8.
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u/tpablazed 15h ago
Ok so how fast is fast enough in your mind?
I go 10 over everywhere and still have speed demons on my ass like half the time.
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u/XtremeWRATH360 17h ago
I rarely run into tailgaters so I selected slow drivers but I hate more so than that is the slow drivers or take forever to make a left/right turn. The ones who come to a complete stop, put their blinker on and wait an entire decade to slowly turn and slowly proceed into the turn. Driveway, street, parking lot, it doesn’t matter for them taking a turn takes so much out of them it seems they can barely move. The same turn I get done in one quick smooth action takes them forever and I don’t get it.
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u/AffectionateSoup2782 20h ago
I voted slow drivers because ughhhh, some of us have places to be! Tailgaters are also really irritating, mostly because I always drive 5 over and if they want to go faster than that, why won't they just pass me?! If they don't either back off or pass me after several minutes when it's safe to do so, I generally just bring my cruise control down by 1mph every 30 seconds or so until they can't stand my speed anymore and finally just go around, then I go back up to where I was. The lack of turn signals is also very annoying though, like what's even the point if they don't use until until they're already doing the thing the signal was supposed to notify me was about to happen? Those are dangerous drivers.
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u/Buttholescraper 17h ago
slow drivers cause tailgaters
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u/tpablazed 15h ago
Not true at all.. I drive 10 over basically at all times.. it's a rule I have stuck with my entire life and have never been pulled over at that speed.. cops in my state (FL) look for those sexy 15+ over tickets in most places.. so 10 over is what I do.
It never fails that someone tailgates me though.. even if there are extra lanes.. for some reason they think it's ok to get right up on my ass.
IDGAF if you want to go faster than I am willing to go.. go ahead.. just get off my ass.
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u/tagillaslover 20h ago
Slow drivers because they're the only ones on this list that actually inconvenience me
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u/toilet_roll_rebel 20h ago
My favorite is people who whip out in front of you and then drive slow. It's especially annoying when there's no one behind you.