scubastefon t1_itlyu2g wrote on October 24, 2022 at 4:59 PM

It’s not just a NJ thing, there’s a real disconnect in people’s minds on what the payoff of aggressive driving is. It gets you so much less further along than one might think, and at the cost of increased risk, stress, and irateness. I get it though, I find myself falling victim to it also, it takes time to remind yourself to just chill out and try to give the people you’re with a comfortable ride.

jgweiss t1_itm3q5g wrote on October 24, 2022 at 5:30 PM

back and forth...this is it. so many drivers will cut off a cyclist or cross a double yellow to get ahead of a slower car, just to end up at the same red light. and they dont recognize that they are putting lives at risk, as there are no consequences for not killing someone

Nope- t1_itma296 wrote on October 24, 2022 at 6:11 PM

Barely any consequences for actually killing someone either. Maybe like $100 failure to yield at best

ismyworkaccountok t1_itn3pe9 wrote on October 24, 2022 at 9:21 PM

The manslaughter charge might be kinda annoying though

kulgan t1_itmxfmo wrote on October 24, 2022 at 8:40 PM

Driving absolutely breaks people's brains.

jgweiss t1_itqrong wrote on October 25, 2022 at 4:51 PM

it happened again this morning...a pickup crossed the double-yellow to pass another truck going 25mph, to end up at the same light at central + 139. he then crossed the highway and pulled into his job doing construction on the county courthouse 😒

entirely unnecessary and risked hitting a person in the street or a head-on collision. it's entirely ingrained, and our not-so-defunded police will continue to tacitly encourage this behavior as our YoY taxes fucking double.