Well done, all of you!
2026-06-03 13:09 UTC
Replies (28)
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@Leviathan@lemmy.world 2026-06-03 21:55
What discussion? Zipper merge is a well defined technique. More like half the people know how to zipper merge and the other half try to justify merging a mile early and getting angry when people pass them and zipper merge properly.
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@Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2026-06-04 05:55
these days, it involves yelling
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@Bustedknuckles@lemmy.world 2026-06-03 13:40
Some people think that if there’s a hwy lane closure in 30 miles, you’re the asshole of you don’t immediately merge over
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@FreddiesLantern@leminal.space 2026-06-04 06:00
increasing FB type paranoia
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@dan69@lemmy.world 2026-06-04 11:26
Hot tip: if your bumper to bumper during congestion or construction periods. You need to have at least 2-3 (minimum 1) car spaces between you and the car/truck in front of you. This way you’ll maintain a steady speed (maybe btwn 2-9 mph) rather than coming to complete halt every stretch.
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@rockerface@lemmy.cafe 2026-06-03 15:36
If there's heavy traffic in your city and private cars are still preferable to public transport, your infrastructure is shit and you should go pester your politicians about it
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@yermaw@sh.itjust.works 2026-06-03 17:46
 Literally the first 2 posts as I opened the app
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@empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-06-03 15:41
The clear solution is to park on the tracks inside a light rail station. Edit: [post context](https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/69951707)
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@RickyRigatoni@piefed.zip 2026-06-03 19:23
GO AS FAST AS POSSIBLE DON'T STOP DON'T YIELD ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE
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@CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 2026-06-03 19:05
God damnit , now I gotta go watch police academy 1-765 now
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@baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 2026-06-03 19:57
_Who holds back the electric car?_ _Who makes Steve Guttenberg a star?_
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@Kolanaki@pawb.social 2026-06-04 08:52
If we didn't have to drive everywhere, we could eliminate these arguments 🤷♂️
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@duckwingthegoose@lemmy.world 2026-06-03 18:18
I didnt open that post cause I knew immediately that it would devolve into the age old fight of when to merge. This confirms I made the right choice, to always merge instantaneously when a sign that lane is ending is first seen in the distance.
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@Hoodoir@lemmy.world 2026-06-04 17:53
Hot take:\ \ No matter how good or crap you think the traffic laws are in your place are, the best bet is to follow them because if you don't you will likely have to pay a lot of money that you probably don't have to just throw away. Speed limits are limits, meaning maximums, merging should go like a zipper, yielding to traffic already up to speed is safest, driving without substances impairing your body is safest.\ \ Its quite simple but a lot of people think they should be allowed to rebel against the laws and get away with doing whatever they want because the rules shouldn't apply to them specifically.
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@w3ird_sloth@lemmy.world 2026-06-04 14:04
Be. The. Sunshine.
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@HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 2026-06-03 13:11
why?
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@lightnsfw@reddthat.com 2026-06-04 13:44
I know posts like that don't actually help, but the people on the road can't hear me when I yell at them for doing shit wrong and I need to get it out of my system.
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@Return_of_Chippy@lemmy.world 2026-06-03 13:35
Hee hee hee ho ho ho ha ha ha 😉
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@sangeteria@lemmy.ml 2026-06-03 17:22
I'm kind of a bad driver but I try cuz u gotta yk Sometimes it's like a red and there's someone trying to pull out of some lot and realistically I could've given space for them to leave but I wasn't paying attention so I didn't 😔😔😔 I always feel so ashamed when I do that
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@ultranaut@lemmy.world 2026-06-03 14:23
Has it started getting hot out where you are recently? There is always a spike in bad driving when the weather gets nice.
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@NullPointerException@lemmy.ca 2026-06-03 13:40
An important game maybe? Being Brazilian, I’ve always refrained from driving before big soccer games started, like World Cup or championship finals. People were crazy trying to get home.
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@stickyprimer@lemmy.world 2026-06-04 17:26
This is every day where I live. It’s madness. Otherwise, the place is paradise. Beautiful area. People are great here. Until you get them into a car. Then they are inattentive, pushy, and unsafe. People die every single year. Kids on bikes get plowed over. It’s insane. At a 4-way intersection, if I stop around the same time as a car to my right I always yield to them according to the “right hand rule” of right-of-way. But everyone else wants to go only by “who reached the line first” and they want to time it down to the millisecond. And guess what: they always, always determine that _they_ arrived first. Funny how that works. They’ve changed the rule from “right of way goes to whoever arrived first, defer to car on your right when in doubt” to “it’s always my turn.”
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@defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-06-03 18:36
Yeah, they put a drug in the water known as DHMO. It drasticly affects your brain and motor functionality.
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@Malyca@lemmy.zip 2026-06-03 17:25
There's cocaine in the water so maybe
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@Grazed@lemmy.world 2026-06-04 12:22
If you have 30 miles of ending lane warnings, you should still ride it until the actual end. It's best for congestion. Leaving a whole lane unused is pointless. It's better for everyone if you wait to merge.
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@Chais@sh.itjust.works 2026-06-04 17:51
I never claimed *everyone* could work from home. But I think you'll agree, that your commute would probably become quicker and less stressful, if the majority of office workers could stay at home. Less traffic if you have to drive, less crowded public transport. As a side effect life in the city might also become less stressful, as the noise from traffic reduces.
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@Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 2026-06-03 14:29
Don't mind me, appropriating this meme.
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@Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2026-06-03 13:21
It's strange, my coworker said the roads were really crazy last night. First light i tunred at, left turn by the way, with green arow, dude ran the red and almost hit me. Is it something in the water?