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PMurBoobsDoesntWork t1_iuimofw wrote

This happens everywhere. And while there are assholes out there, it also happens naturally without the driver noticing it sometimes.

Our brain tries to match the speed of cars around us. That’s why sometimes you check the dashboard and you get surprised by how fast you’re going because you’re driving at the same speed of those around you.

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Old_Size9060 t1_iujd35c wrote

Go to Vermont - the only drivers I’ve seen driving aggressively there have plates from a different state.

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PMurBoobsDoesntWork t1_iujlho7 wrote

TBF, there like 50 people living in Vermont.

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Old_Size9060 t1_iujmhme wrote

Definitely, the weird driving thing I’ve encountered in Vermont is that people will yield to me in situations where they clearly have the right of way, when it makes no sense for them to yield. It’s sweet and all, but it is way more dangerous than they really understand. But like you said, there aren’t too many folks up there, so it doesn’t seem to matter as much😅

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Darondo t1_iuj3vlt wrote

I lived in NYC (with a car unfortunately) for 3 years and I was relieved that CT drivers do this speed up thing wayyy less frequently from what I became used to.

A lot of people don’t even use blinkers in NYC because there is a mentality of “oh no, you’re not getting in front of me” so you gotta just make the lane change without warning. People are terrible.

I agree though that it happens everywhere and it often isn’t malicious. But sometimes it is depending where you are.

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TeensyKook t1_iujcyvo wrote

I was gonna say, I’m also originally from NYC and while I have seen some passive aggressive drivers in CT it’s nothing compared to the jackasses in NYC.

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