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What driving concept you feel that most drivers don't understand?

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What driving concept you feel that most drivers don't understand? - Lemmy.world

I’ll start. Stopping distance. My commute is 95 miles one way to work, so I see a lot of the highway, in the rural part of the US. This means traveling at 70+ mph (112km/h) for almost the entirety of the drive. The amount of other drivers on the road who follow behind someone else with less than a car’s length in front of them because they want to go 20+ over the speed limit is ridiculous. The only time you ever follow someone that close is if you have complete and absolute trust in them, and also understand that it may not even be enough. For a daily drive, you likely need 2-3 car lengths between you at minimum depending on your speed to accurately avoid hitting the brakes. This doesn’t even take into account the lack of understanding of engine braking… What concepts do you all think of when it comes to driving that you feel are not well understood by the public at large?

Aug 29, 2023 at 11:14pmWeb
Show thread18-24-61-B-17-17-4Aug 29, 2023
Move the fuck to the right. Always drive in the right lane unless overtaking. If overtaking, do it then get the fuck back to the right. It’s not the “slow lane” and “fast lane”, it’s the driving lane and overtaking lane.
Show threadHazdazAug 30, 2023

The passing lane is for passing.

I know, I know… tough to understand, what with the fact that the lane is named after what it is meant for and all.

Show threadOceanSoapAug 30, 2023
Zip merges really show who the dumb drivers are.
Show threadnegativeyodaAug 30, 2023
Beat me to it. People try to jam themselves into traffic right at the bottom of the ramp causing a snarl as opposed to using the acceleration lane. It’s fucking maddening
Show threadcrowyAug 30, 2023
Come to Pennsylvania, we don’t have acceleration lanes on most of our on ramps. It’s nuts!
Show threadnegativeyodaAug 31, 2023

I lived in Philly for years. Traffic was gnarly.

My absolute favorite were the ramps in downtown Chicago that just yeeted you right into highway traffic

Show threadphoneymouseAug 30, 2023
The problem with following distance is that it becomes room for other cars to insert themselves into your buffer zone with the car that was in front of you.
Show threadsome_guyAug 31, 2023

Your turn signal is a courtesy to let others know not to pull up behind you in the turn lane if they wanna go straight. It should be on once you approach a red light, not when you realize you need to tell the person behind you why you aren’t going through the intersection. This leads to frustration in others and can cause dangerous driving.

Failing to activate a turn signal before a light turns green should be a punishable offense. I know there’s no good way to enforce it, but you should have escalating repercussions; begin with a fine, escalate the value of the fines, eventually suspend the license.

Show threadFlying SquidAug 31, 2023

FUCKING TURN SIGNALS.

Christ, the number of times I’ve almost hit someone who swerved into a turn at the last second without a signal…