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    goosehd
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    @seawolf
    Joined: 8 Apr 2016

    @seawolf I learned how to drive aggressively out of necessity on that beltway. Back in the early 90's it was stop and go with go being 70 mph back to stop (tires locked up and smoke coming off them). Then there was the get out and tailgate for hours as you only made a few hundred feet every 10 or so minutes...

    Edit: the worst part was the guy who forgot what exit he needed and changed 4 lanes in a matter of seconds...that's where the aggressiveness was needed to protect yourself from getting sideswiped, rear ended, and trying to avoid doing the same to the guys around you.

    "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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      seawolf
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      @mclaincausey
      Joined: 28 Oct 2011

      @mclaincausey My job didn't leave me with much choice, as I was constantly zipping all over town. The metro is amazing, but it was an impractical choice for me at the time. Getting around the city in the middle of the day is a breeze. But the 4 hours of rush hour on either side of the work day were awful.

      Driving a manual isn't bad in stop and go occasionally, and hills don't scare me one bit. But when traffic becomes a part of daily life for literal years, manuals can get fucked.

      “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

      @zeebeeleather

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        seawolf
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        @goosehd
        Joined: 28 Oct 2011

        @goosehd A good driver rarely misses their exit. A bad driver never misses their exit.

        And yes, I've seen that so many times. Especially at the 270 split, and the morons, or particularly aggressive drivers almost always had Maryland tags. If I had to rank drivers in this county from worst to first, Maryland easily comes in at #50 with Florida at a very close #49. Even out here in CA, I'm never surprised when I see Maryland drivers acting like lunatics. Sorry @Matt !

        I learned to drive in the Boston area. People say Boston drivers are bad, but they're not. They're assholes, but they're very good at driving.

        “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

        @zeebeeleather

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          goosehd
          Mod Squad
          @seawolf
          Joined: 8 Apr 2016

          @seawolf said in Unpopular opinions:

          A good driver rarely misses their exit. A bad driver never misses their exit

          ...that should be on a bumper sticker 🤣

          "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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            Tago Mago
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            @seawolf
            Joined: 16 Jan 2021

            @seawolf said in Unpopular opinions:

            I'm never surprised when I see Maryland drivers acting like lunatics. Sorry @Matt !

            Maybe he was one of the nutjobs behind the wheel?

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              seawolf
              Mod Squad
              @goosehd
              Joined: 28 Oct 2011

              @goosehd I wish I could take credit for coming up with that. It's so good. I don't remember where I heard it, but I think about it often.

              “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

              @zeebeeleather

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                seawolf
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                @Tago Mago
                Joined: 28 Oct 2011

                @Tago-Mago said in Unpopular opinions:

                @seawolf said in Unpopular opinions:

                I'm never surprised when I see Maryland drivers acting like lunatics. Sorry @Matt !

                Maybe he was one of the nutjobs behind the wheel?

                That's extremely likely.

                “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                @zeebeeleather

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                  mclaincausey
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                  Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                  God that is a huge pet peeve of mine. The minute that you make your problem someone else’s problem I start getting mad. It is a character flaw of mine not to simply let it go and not take it personally, but that kind of selfish and self-centered behavior triggers me.

                  “Sure, go ahead, clearly your time is more important than everyone else’s.”

                  Another peeve is when well-intentioned motorists let people in at the expense of people behind them. I’m sure they’re proud of themselves for their generosity, but no one elected them to pick winners and losers in traffic, and they’re robbing Peter to pay Paul, who will get his chance in his own due time without the arbitrary handout.

                  Think it, be it.

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                    seawolf
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                    @mclaincausey
                    Joined: 28 Oct 2011

                    @mclaincausey What most drivers fail to realize is that driving on a public road is a team sport. We all succeed when we work together. The reckless drivers that forget that they're operating a 3,000+ pound pieces of machinery which can go insanely fast with the press of a pedal need to gain some perspective (hopefully in a way that doesn't harm others).

                    “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                    @zeebeeleather

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                      Matt
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                      I’ve learned from my travels that everyone is bad at driving, especially those who think they’re good at it. Spending time away from home thinking we were good drivers then returning after some time confirms that everyone is bad at driving.

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                        endo
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                        @Matt
                        Joined: 29 May 2020

                        @Matt said in Unpopular opinions:

                        those who think they’re good at it

                        87% of german drivers rate their own skills as above-average (do the math)

                        si tacuisses

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                          Giles
                          IHUK Crew
                          @endo
                          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                          @endo said in Unpopular opinions:

                          do the math

                          Why, because as a German you can't.......:-)

                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                            Giles
                            IHUK Crew
                            Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                            Similar to yours @mclaincausey I go completely fucking mental when the car in front slows down to let pedestrians cross the road, with zero regard for what is happening behind them. We have a junction close to here, where it happens all the time. The junction is on a main road which is about 50 yards after some traffic lights (so people are generally accelerating as they pull away from the lights). Some fools pull into the small side street, then stop suddenly to let pedestrians across (generally a nice thing to do of course), but if you are following them, you are left having to jam your brakes on so you don't rear end them, but that means that half of your car is left hanging out into the main road and the car behind you is definitely not expecting that to happen.....It's partly a road planning issue (I think the local chimps design the road systems in Gosport) because there is small traffic island in the middle of the side street, so there are often pedestrians on that island in the middle of the road.

                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                              mclaincausey
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                              Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                              I’m significantly German genetically speaking and I’m the only one who knows how to drive any time I’m on the road. It’s just science.

                              Think it, be it.

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                                Tago Mago
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                                Joined: 16 Jan 2021

                                Forget maths and statistics, if you want proof that Germans are the greatest drivers, I present to you Walter Röhrl. I rest my case

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                                  mclaincausey
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                                  @Tago Mago
                                  Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                                  @Tago-Mago yeah as much as I love F1, I feel like WRC is the hardest and their drivers the most impressive.

                                  Think it, be it.

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                                    injunjack
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                                    @Tago Mago
                                    Joined: 19 Feb 2010

                                    @Tago-Mago said in Unpopular opinions:

                                    Forget maths and statistics, if you want proof that Germans are the greatest drivers, I present to you Walter Röhrl. I rest my case

                                    BS, May I represent you any finnish rallydriver aka Flying Finn.

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                                      Giles
                                      IHUK Crew
                                      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                      BS, May I present Colin McRae (not so good with helicopters though)........

                                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                        NickD
                                        Raw and Unwashed
                                        @Tago Mago
                                        Joined: 17 Nov 2024

                                        @Tago-Mago

                                        A nice guy too - I met him at a rally we were both involved in.

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                                          pechelman
                                          啓蒙家
                                          Joined: 24 Jan 2022

                                          Never really thought German drivers were anything special as there's both a lot of aggressive entitlement on the Autobahn coupled with others who have an extreme over abundance of caution and respect for the rules to a fault.

                                          Diving recently in rural Japan had me thinking that might be the best place I've ever driven a vehicle.

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