Unpopular driving opinions?

[Anonymous]

Driving is dumb and should be rare. Only people in rural areas should own their own cars. Most people should take public transportation or ride share. The max speed limit within urban areas should be 20 mph. The max speed limit in suburban areas/small towns should be 35 mph. In rural areas there should be no speed limit at all.

It's ridiculous that cars are the default mode of transportation in the US. They are inefficient, polluting, and dangerous.

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That anyone convicted drunk driving should be only issued a motorcycle license

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Anonymous wrote:People in DC metro area are some of the worst drivers and don’t understand 4 way stops. I nearly got t-boned yesterday by someone who decided they had the right of way even though a car from their direction just went and I was the next car clockwise.

People are idiots. I’ve never had to use my horn as much as I have had to driving here

I was taught that no one has the right of way at a 4 way stop intersection.

This may be different, but aren’t you supposed to yield to the person on the left if you think you got there at the same time?

I was taught the car to the right should go first when cars stop at the same time.

It's the person on the right who has the right of way.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You need to STOP ✋️ for pedestrians in crosswalks. None of this slowly rolling towards them as they're scurrying across the road

Pedestrians need to WAIT for the car to stop and come to a complete stop before crossing the road. The pedestrian may feel feel that they have the right to cross the road and force the car to stop, but when they're sitting at home with broken bones and possibly crippled for life, they won't be feeling cocky and that walking out in front of the car was worth it.

I can't tell you how many people will wave at me to cross even as they roll their vehicle toward the crosswalk: no thank you, just go through if you're not going to stop all the way.

But, more importantly: if I am already in the crosswalk, you must stop until I cross. Don't accelerate through the crosswalk inches behind me, before I've cleared it, or change lanes so that you pass a few feet behind or in front of me while I'm in it. Just stop and wait.

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Anonymous wrote:You need to STOP ✋️ for pedestrians in crosswalks. None of this slowly rolling towards them as they're scurrying across the road

Pedestrians need to WAIT for the car to stop and come to a complete stop before crossing the road. The pedestrian may feel feel that they have the right to cross the road and force the car to stop, but when they're sitting at home with broken bones and possibly crippled for life, they won't be feeling cocky and that walking out in front of the car was worth it.

I can't tell you how many people will wave at me to cross even as they roll their vehicle toward the crosswalk: no thank you, just go through if you're not going to stop all the way.

But, more importantly: if I am already in the crosswalk, you must stop until I cross. Don't accelerate through the crosswalk inches behind me, before I've cleared it, or change lanes so that you pass a few feet behind or in front of me while I'm in it. Just stop and wait.

My opinion is that drivers should have to walk 10 miles on city/suburban streets every year to keep their license. Likewise, pedestrians should have to drive around (or be a passenger) in a car to see how the world looks through the windshield. I also think we should build a ton of sidewalks.

[Anonymous]

Not all speed limits are the same. Sure you can go 10 over on a highway, but you should not go 10 over in a school zone, residential area, etc.

[Anonymous]

If your tire is mostly or completely off of this concrete part by the curb, you failed at street/parallel parking. Your tire should ideally be ALL the way on that part, and at least partially. And you shouldn't be leaving like 5 feet between cars, for crying out loud!

[Anonymous]

Nobody comes up from behind/tailgating you all of the sudden. You're not checking your mirrors every 2-3 seconds, as you should be.

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Anonymous wrote:If your tire is mostly or completely off of this concrete part by the curb, you failed at street/parallel parking. Your tire should ideally be ALL the way on that part, and at least partially. And you shouldn't be leaving like 5 feet between cars, for crying out loud!

Then some idiot parks right behind you leaving 1 inch space and another one do the same thing right in front of you. What do you do now with your wheels right next to the curb?

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Anonymous wrote:If your tire is mostly or completely off of this concrete part by the curb, you failed at street/parallel parking. Your tire should ideally be ALL the way on that part, and at least partially. And you shouldn't be leaving like 5 feet between cars, for crying out loud!

Then some idiot parks right behind you leaving 1 inch space and another one do the same thing right in front of you. What do you do now with your wheels right next to the curb?

I'll do that, to compensate for the 5 feet you left in front of you. Make a balanced choice next time, and it'll be a win for everyone.

Sounds like street parking isn't for you, then. Move, or get a smaller car.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Turn signals are necessary when you change lanes, actually.

I'll add a PSA to Maryland drivers: wanting to change lanes is not the same thing as right of way.

Not this old thing again..Plenty of other state drivers also do this. so keep your chessy grin

I've lived in 5 states since being old enough to drive, this is not a guess or a meme. You can't drive, use ellipses, capitalize correctly, or spell.

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Anonymous wrote:If you're in the passing lane and somebody comes up behind you, you need to move over even if the other person is speeding.

What if you're in the process of passing someone even slower than you?

If you have to ask this then you are the problem. Just get TF over. You can speed up to pass.

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Anonymous wrote:Nobody comes up from behind/tailgating you all of the sudden. You're not checking your mirrors every 2-3 seconds, as you should be.

So many drivers here are so oblivious.

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Anonymous wrote:We all have them. What's yours?

Me, I don't think speeding is dangerous by default. The details matter. 80 on the highway? If you're alert, it's perfectly fine. 80 on a local road? Um, no. If it's 35, 45 can be totally safe. IF it's 45, 60 can be fine.

There are TONS of unsafe "slow" (or speed limit) drivers who are distracted, do not have good control, and are unsafe. I say this as someone who's lived car-less for many years, and still lives in a highly walkable area (and walks a lot myself). The person going speed limit but on a hands free phone call, is WAY more distracted than someone going 15 over, but fully present.

What's your unpopular driving opinion?

Marylanders drive just fine.

+1. I know it’s a DCUM meme that Marylanders can’t drive, but my experiences in VA have been worse.

+1

VA drivers are the worst. Absolutely clueless.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If your tire is mostly or completely off of this concrete part by the curb, you failed at street/parallel parking. Your tire should ideally be ALL the way on that part, and at least partially. And you shouldn't be leaving like 5 feet between cars, for crying out loud!

Then some idiot parks right behind you leaving 1 inch space and another one do the same thing right in front of you. What do you do now with your wheels right next to the curb?

I'll do that, to compensate for the 5 feet you left in front of you. Make a balanced choice next time, and it'll be a win for everyone.

Sounds like street parking isn't for you, then. Move, or get a smaller car.

Sounds like logic and reading comprehension isn’t for you