• mao
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    1 day ago

    Yeah like what the fuck? Every time I drive on a highway I encounter at least one potential life-ending moment, where if I hit the breaks one second too late I’ll die. This is absolutely a trillion times worse than the slim chance of getting a subway car lit on fire lol

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      15 hours ago

      If you’re having near death experiences every single day, that has to be something you’re doing wrong.

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      24 hours ago

      Then you are not giving the proper distance. If you experience this every time you drive you are probably the problem.

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        13 hours ago

        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.

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          5 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

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                13 hours ago

                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.

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                  12 hours ago

                  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.

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          15 hours ago

          Brakes, not breaks.

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

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            13 hours ago

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

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        24 hours ago

        Also those scary moments are fun. Maybe that’s just a me thing though.

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      24 hours ago

      Every time I drive on a highway I encounter at least one potential life-ending moment, where if I hit the breaks one second too late I’ll die

      What highway is this?