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[–] LaserRunRaccoon@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (3 children)

If you can't conceive of a situation where you need to slam the brakes due to external factors despite following the recommended 2-second following distance, you're ignorant of the depths of bad driving. Have you really never been cut off before?

I would go so far as to say that if you're not noticing at least a single example of dangerous driving nearly every time you leave the house, you're probably not aware enough to be a safe driver.

[–] Emerald@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago

I would go so far as to say that if you’re not noticing at least a single example of dangerous driving nearly every time you leave the house

Dangerous driving, not slam the brakes every time lol

[–] slackassassin@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Every time? No. If it happens every time, you're the problem. This shit is outta pocket. Or you live in thunderdome.

[–] LaserRunRaccoon@lemmy.ca 1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Just a fairly normal North American city, actually. So yeah - thunderdome.

[–] slackassassin@sh.itjust.works 1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Dear diary,

I met mad max today, great driver, very aggressive.

[–] LaserRunRaccoon@lemmy.ca 1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Sometimes it's "just" a dead girl hit by a speeding SUV a couple blocks away from their school. Even something as simple as a bit of extra speed has a remarkable influence on life or death. Both in avoiding and mitigating harm.

Not as exciting as Max Max, but nice movie reference.

[–] slackassassin@sh.itjust.works 0 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

The criticism is about your gross exaggeration of every day commuting from an individual perspective. Because that shit is not daily unless you are the common denominator.

Nice appeal to emotion though, but everyone already knows bad things happen. I could post thousands of days of a 15 year, 30 mile, commute too and it would be just as relevant that you need to drive better.

[–] LaserRunRaccoon@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/local/article/please-drive-with-extra-caution-says-councillor-after-15-year-old-girl-fatally-struck-in-north-scarborough/

Calling a kid's death an "appeal to emotion" when it's a real tragedy from a couple weeks ago - and blaming it on me because I'm actually aware that deaths like this happen every week? You're a sad person.

[–] slackassassin@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Ok, now it's every week and not one life ending moment every single trip. Better post something to make you feel more self righteous, you're numbers are slipping.

[–] LaserRunRaccoon@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)
[–] slackassassin@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 hour ago

Jfc, you are dumb. No one experiences anything like this every single day on their commute. Which is what you said. I drive a lot and know you are full of shit. You can change the subject and post every car accident ever. But you stil told an exagerated lie. Blocked.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Brakes, not breaks.

And no way are you driving safely if that happens every day.

[–] LaserRunRaccoon@lemmy.ca 0 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

I only drive safely on the days I choose to drive - and yet, I somehow still always see unsafe driving every day.