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Personally, I find it endlessly frustrating and even terrifying to be in the passenger seat with a driver who jumps in the car and immediately goes.. Then worries about Seatbelts/Radio/AC/Mirrors/Plugging in Phone/etc etc while driving.

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[-] KokusnussRitter@discuss.tchncs.de 28 points 5 days ago

Not keeping proper distance to the vehicle in front or behind them

[-] Slatlun@lemmy.ml 12 points 5 days ago

How does a driver choose how close someone follows them?

[-] Hikermick@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

The nerve of that guy driving so close to the car behind them!

[-] cynar@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

I was taught to adjust my speed until the distance is safe. Most people eventually either overtake, or get the hint and back off.

Don't break check though! It can cause people to panic and swerve, causing an accident.

Brake checking the person behind them. But yeah, it's a lot less common than tailing I guess

[-] Slatlun@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 days ago

Ah, that makes sense

[-] nucleative@lemmy.world 20 points 5 days ago

Accelerate, brake, accelerate, brake, accelerate, brake on repeat when on a wide open road.

Some drivers do this seemingly without being aware and once you notice it's impossible to ignore how irritating the feeling is.

[-] STUNT_GRANNY@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

Braking doesn't even have to factor into it, I can't stand the feeling of going on and off the throttle. Cruise control exists for a reason, people.

[-] pixelscript@lemm.ee 27 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

People who know damn well they have a right turn coming up in fewer than 30 seconds, but are perfectly comfortable riding that left lane until the last possible second before they violently swoop cut across all lanes of traffic at once to make their turn.

Bonus points if that turning lane is swamped with other cars, but their tunnel vision was so deep they don't notice until they attempt to merge, and they become frustrated that they either can't make it, or they have to aggressively steal the right-of-way to force themselves in.

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 days ago

You write like you've driven the Garden State Parkway.

[-] grasshopper_mouse@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Sometimes I can't believe I survived driving in NJ for a year

[-] Xenny@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

You've met my ex I see

[-] Marighost@lemm.ee 39 points 6 days ago

My father in law brakes incredibly late. Consequently, he brakes very hard. Drives me (heh) insane, and causes me to reach for the oh-shit bar and the ghost brake every time.

[-] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 6 days ago

Add in hysterical, blood-vessel-throbbing shrieks at the person in front, and you've just described my mom's driving. It's terrifying to ride anywhere with her.

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago

My ex gets distracted easily. She always hated that I would ghost brake, but I can’t help it when she’s not reacting to the stopped car in front of us

[-] grasshopper_mouse@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Omg, I had an ex that did this too and it gave me a heart attack every time. I totally did the same ghost brake thing too, I couldn't help it.

[-] blackstrat@lemmy.fwgx.uk 5 points 5 days ago

My wife will not turn off her wipers even when it's no longer raining. Drives me mad.

[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 5 points 5 days ago

This is a weird one, but a personal pet peeve. Assuming no one is behind you and there are already some cars at a red light ahead of you, there is no reason to accelerate. Let off the gas. Coast. Sometimes the light turns green by the time your there. If you keep accelerating and stop that's just wasted gas.

[-] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 6 days ago

Yelling at the other cars the whole trip...

[-] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 6 points 6 days ago
[-] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 3 points 5 days ago

I'll one up ya:

With open windows. 😬

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago

I've done that on one really stressful day ending with a rushed drive through vacationer traffic.

I and sure my comment about fuckwit Winnebago pilots was heard, as it was spoken at what my drill instructor would call "a clear voice".

[-] Professorozone@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago

Getting on a cell phone.

[-] Wizzard@lemm.ee 8 points 6 days ago

My former boss's wife used to steer very strangely when driving - The Jeep was likely out of alignment, but instead of staying centered and making continuous small corrections, she'd let it drift to one side till it was on the line then quickly correct back towards center and then continue drifting, endlessly until arriving at the destination.

[-] thawed_caveman@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

My brother once drove 60mph down a winding narrow mountain road one-handed while sipping tea. Cool story to tell now that i say it like that, but i can assure you it was not cool to be in the passenger seat at the time

[-] mkhopper@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

You wouldn't want to ride with me, then.
I generally don't secure the seatbelt until I'm moving forward. Not sure why, but I've always done it.

I'll mess with the rearview mirror often, as my position in the seat may shift, and I can't stand it when the view in the mirror isn't centered.

As for the radio... I channel surf like mad. 40 presets and I'll scan through them all before deciding on something that I never stay on very long. My wife can, not, stand it. lol But, the radio controls are on the steering wheel, so doing so isn't a distraction.

In the past, when I drove any of my vehicles that had a manual transmission, I had a habit of rattling the gearshift at stoplights. People who rode with me didn't like that either.

[-] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago

Adderall my dude

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

My current car won’t start unless m wearing my seat belt.

You need to get a streaming audio service - you only need one playlist. No commercials. No blather. Just the music you requested. Surfing is no longer relevant

[-] mkhopper@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Oh I do. I have quite a few Spotify playlists, including one that contains every track from every album I've ever owned, with a few hundred single tracks thrown in.
It's about 10k tracks in total, played on shuffle, and I still surf.
"Nope, not in the mood... Nope.. Next... Come on, give me something good... Nope... Ah, finally."

[-] Sleezy_Salesman@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

So I'm a truck driver and I've found that music just can't keep my attention, I don't know if you'd be into it but audiobooks are the only way I can avoid doing this because I gotta know what happens next and if I switch it up I can't find out until later.

[-] Lexam@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

People that want to be pals on the highway. Get the fuck away from me!

[-] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago
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