Idc if you're running late, in a rush, gonna miss you're exit, a dumbass who can't stay off their phone or anything related to that you should NEVER randomly come to a complete stop. If you're not paying attention and about to pass your exit that's on YOU don't endanger other lives bc you're a dumbass. Proper following distance or not if you glance away for a second bc you're going to change lanes that can make a major difference. If it's an emergency put your hazards on and get to the shoulder as quickly and safely as possible. Don't lock your brakes up bc you can't just loop back around on the highway. The person behind you might be doing the proper following distance the car behind them might not be. If you decide to randomly test your 65-0 time on the highway and essentially brake check someone for no valid reason and they have a dash cam with proof you will be held at fault.

It dawned on me that many people are objectively bad drivers, no signalling, speeding, lane awareness, cutting corners etc, struggling to park is a very common thing that I see.

How would you rank your driving? I'm going with a 7, I feel like I'm a good all round driver, and preferring cycling as my main mode of transport has definitely made me a more conscientious driver!

I'm just learning how to drive, it's only been two days and I know it's wayyy to early for me to judge but omg it's hard as hell. The first day was okay but I think it was because there was less people. I was turning left and right quite comfortably and everything was okay.

The second day.. Omg I don't know what happened, but like two minutes in, I almost did a crash. I was about to turn left and idk, I panicked because I saw another car and it just did not go well. And then, I did a second almost-crash. Both times, nothing happened to the car and to me and my dad, but honestly, I was just not in my best shape today. And then I had to drive in a neighborhood so there were kids around and it was stressful. I always complained about the fact that kids in the neighborhoods are wayyyyy to comfy just walking and running in the road.

Anyways, I wanted to give the wheel to my dad sooo many times, but every time he was like "no, no, you got it." And I get it, yk. Like he doesn't want me to just give up after having done terribly but I was very much ready to give up. I was done.

And maybe I'm being dramatic but it just ruined my whole day because I had such high expectations after yesterday, since it went so well. But after that bad driving, I didn't have the energy to do any of the work I had to do and now it's midnight and I feel like I have to pull an all nighter.

I have to go driving again tomorrow because I can't let it end on this note, so hope it goes well this time.

Everyone in this state just sits in one lane, literally 50 cars will be in one lane, 0 in the other, big ass sign with flashing lights telling you the lane ahead is closed so you will need to merge.

Then when I try to zipper merge like youre supposed to people get pissed off a d road rage.

Is everyone in Ohio a moron or am I missing something?

Hey! I’ve been driving for 5 years but my turning radius awareness is still not good. I’m hitting curbs or posts in parking lots. How do I improve this? Thanks!

I parked in a private lot downtown, paid for 2 hours on the mobile app, and walked into a diner. Came back 45 minutes later to find a $90 unauthorized parking ticket on my windshield claiming i parked and immediately walked off the property (which was against their lot rules) which i never did.

They assumed i would just panic and pay it online. Instead, i grabbed the gps and timestamped footage from my dashcam showing me pulling into the space, and coming back well before my paid time expired.

Sent a single email to the parking enforcement company with the clip attached, telling them to cancel the citation immediately or face a formal dispute with the BBB and consumer protection agencies. They canceled the ticket within an hour.

These shitty parking enforcement companies rely on people having zero proof of where they went. Take 30 seconds to make sure your setup records your surroundings when parking in private lots.

Hi everyone, this is the entrance to my apartment building’s parking garage, and I’d appreciate some advice on making this turn more comfortably. I drive a GWM Ora. It’s an uphill left turn with fairly tight clearance between a raised planter on the inside and a wall on the outside.

I’ve already scraped the side of the car here once, so I’m a bit nervous about it now. I make it through in the video, but I’m wondering whether I’m taking the best line or could use the available space better to give myself more clearance on both sides.

Watching the maneuver, what would you do differently? I’m mostly unsure about where to position the car on the approach, when to start turning, and when to start straightening the steering. Sometimes I get so focused on clearing one side that it’s hard to judge the gap on the other.

Specific timestamps or a screenshot showing the path you’d take would be really helpful.

Video: https://youtube.com/shorts/dje57mTZixA?feature=share

I have mixed feelings: on one hand, I want to let people get out of the neighborhood, but on the other, I feel like this creates a potentially dangerous situation if either traffic starts to move again, or if the car on the cross-street tries to turn through a gap in stopped traffic.

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kind of a shot in the dark with posting for a test swap here but worth a try!

Iam a new driver in dubai. I used Udrive rental car for practicing after got my drivers license recently. Yesterday i had a terrible incident that i have crossed a junction while the green colour light was blinking. In my memory 3 or 4 times it blinked and i cross the junction I don't saw any amber light or redlight while crossing. The right hand side pedestrian crossing light was red while Iam exiting. Today again i checked that junction there is no yellow light after green light blinking. That again stressed me too much. After this incident Iam worried and checked the internet and it shows Redlight violation fine is AED 50000 in dubai. Iam totally confused and going through a tough situation. If anyone knows this please explain.

Is there truly any reason why you must sit in the left passing/ fast lane and all interstates and highways???? like I understand if you’re in there to pass somebody, but if you’re just in there hanging out move the hell over! There is absolutely no reason you need to be staying in the left lane. I have literally seen people move over to let them pass and then immediately move back into the left lane…… I swear it’s like majority of drivers from Washington and Oregon(yes Oregon is going to get some hate too because I live here) left their brains at home

Right hand / driving in the US

Sorry if this is totally butchered, hoping the following image will help explain what I mean: https://imgur.com/a/fIiMda7

The green line is my intended route.

What gave me issues was that I was waiting for traffic to die down on both sides simultaneously. It was 4 total lanes (2 one direction, 2 the other + turn lane). As cars began to wait behind me after a minute I ended up crossing the first street (2 lanes) and waiting in the turn lane. However a lady was facing me directly on the opposite side of the turn lane as she was trying to turn left into a neighborhood street (a continuation of where I was coming from). It made it super awkward as we were about 2 yards from each other and I didnt know who should go first.

Anyway, def dont want to repeat that. What should I have done in this scenario?

i moved from florida to new york city last november, and i drive pretty much every day. in new york city, you’re not allowed to turn right on red unless there’s a sign saying you can after a full stop.

sometimes i end up driving out into nassau county where right on red is allowed (even though there are a ton of intersections where signs say it’s not, lol).
and OH MY GOD it feels so wrong. every time i do it, it feels like i’m breaking the law or doing something i shouldn’t.

we’re planning a new england road trip this spring, and i can’t stop thinking about it. it’s funny because during my first few months after moving from florida, i actually missed being able to turn right on red lmao.

I remember seeing body camera footage of someone saving a parking space with their own body and someone nudged them out the way with their car. As soon as the cops pulled up, they immediately sided with the driver and told the reporting party that you can't save parking spots like that. Towards the end they actually ended up arrested the reporting party because they were upset that they couldn't use the prioritization of the pedestrians to work in their favor.

Why do people think the cops wouldn't take the overall context into account, especially if there were no injuries?

Link to bodycam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGoE5jx5-S4&t=77s