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    steelworker
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    @seawolf
    Joined: 16 Apr 2014

    @seawolf said in Unpopular opinions:

    @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.

    Not just a Md. driver- a Baltimore City -driver isnt the right word- assailant works.
    Traffic lights & stop signs are suggestions for the weak who should stay home .
    What do you say @Matt

    Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
    Well, I have others.

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      Tago Mago
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      @pechelman
      Joined: 16 Jan 2021

      @pechelman all kidding aside, I find driving in Germany a lot more stressful than driving in Switzerland for example. I don’t drive as much as I used to for work but I do roughly 40000 km per year and I’ve seen some crazy shit on the autobahn, including a dude grabbing a gun from his glove compartment and waving it at me at 160 kph.

      Having said that, Dutch drivers are the worst.

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        tody
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        @Tago Mago
        Joined: 24 Feb 2021

        @Tago-Mago said in Unpopular opinions:

        Having said that, Dutch drivers are the worst.

        QFT

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          IrishHeart
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          Joined: 1 Mar 2023

          Driving in Italy is quite an experience. I left Naples airport onto a 3 lane road that had 5 lanes of cars! How there aren’t more accidents with Vespa riders weaving in and out of traffic, I’ll never know.

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            Matt
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            The worst I’ve seen so far is Albuquerque.

            That’s here in the US. In Europe you guys are playing fucking Mario Cart. No wonder your insurance rates are ridiculous.

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              GraemeE
              Joined: 18 Sept 2022

              MASSholes made me fear for my life out east

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                seawolf
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                @GraemeE
                Joined: 28 Oct 2011

                @GraemeE proud Masshole here 😉

                “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

                  Shoot drivers were great in Berlin, Barcelona, and Croatia. Drivers are also great in Mumbai but it’s another kind of thing. Lanes aren’t even suggestions, it’s get in where you fit in amongst all the cars, trucks, buses, and motorized rickshaws. I’d have wrecked in seconds there but it works for them.

                  Think it, be it.

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                    WhiskeySandwich
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                    @flannel slut
                    Joined: 1 Mar 2023

                    @flannel-slut def helps get obnoxiously close to other vehicles when parking. I miss the front camera I had on my previous car which my truck doesn’t currently have. It reinforces my habit of only backing into spots.

                    "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                    -Seneca

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                      WhiskeySandwich
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                      @steelworker
                      Joined: 1 Mar 2023

                      @steelworker @Matt @seawolf i have a theory about why MD drivers are notoriously bad : it’s because they’re from everywhere else. Md is FULL of transplants and military people. This means everyone brings a different style and habits formed by their home state and laws/designs. Combine that with road infrastructure designed for half the current volume of traffic and you get a “fuck you, me first” attitude.

                      Also: the police don’t enforce much anything on MD roads anymore.

                      "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                      -Seneca

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                        seawolf
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                        Joined: 28 Oct 2011

                        @WhiskeySandwich you’re absolutely right. But that doesn’t explain why Virginia drivers are generally way better drivers. There’s a massive military population in the Norfolk area and the DC area, and my experience with VA drivers was never as jarring as it was with people from Maryland.

                        “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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                          yannis
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                          Joined: 26 Aug 2020

                          Also Maryland drivers, drive with one hand on the horn permanently. Never seen so many 5 year olds behind a wheel. You have exactly 1 tenth of a second when the light turns green before a moron blasts the horn.

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                            WhiskeySandwich
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                            @seawolf
                            Joined: 1 Mar 2023

                            @seawolf I think that difference with VA is because they do more enforcement. And VA roads are ALWAYS under construction, so everyone is on high alert because their commute changes daily. 😂

                            "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                            -Seneca

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                              WhiskeySandwich
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                              @yannis
                              Joined: 1 Mar 2023

                              @yannis it’s because you need to drive faster to save them time lol

                              "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                              -Seneca

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                                yannis
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                                Joined: 26 Aug 2020

                                Trust me. They are going absolutely nowhere. Lol.

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                                  Go For Chill
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                                  Joined: 3 Jan 2025

                                  @WhiskeySandwich said in Unpopular opinions:

                                  @flannel-slut def helps get obnoxiously close to other vehicles when parking. I miss the front camera I had on my previous car which my truck doesn’t currently have. It reinforces my habit of only backing into spots.

                                  I’m in Texas. If you don’t back into your parking spot, everyone knows you’re a transplant.

                                  "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." -Thomas Edison

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                                    gazza61
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                                    Joined: 12 Feb 2023

                                    @seawolf unless you need a rest at the back.

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                                      steelworker
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                                      @GraemeE said in Unpopular opinions:

                                      MASSholes made me fear for my life out east

                                      Driving in Boston is not for out of towners.
                                      No grid like NYC. Paved cowpaths with one way streets. You can see where you want to go but you arent going to get there.

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                                      Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
                                      Well, I have others.

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                                        RobeOfTheMagi
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                                        Interesting. Looks more like a European city.

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                                          Brian
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                                          If you want bad drivers come and visit Adelaide
                                          No idea on merging, change lanes and then indicate, no giving way ever, sit on the bumper of the car in front, and 1 of the only roundabouts in the state that has multiple crashes per week due to the fact that no one here knows how to drive
                                          I blame automatics also for this as it takes the guess work out of driving put it in D and just use the 2 pedals

                                          I really hope manuals are still around for when Jacob is old enough to drive just so he can learn even if he doesn’t end up with a manual

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