• butter@midwest.social
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    4 days ago

    When someone does this to me, I promise, I don’t care how late I am, you’re getting 10 mph under the limit.

    Try to pass, I’ll show you 10 over for that duration.

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      4 days ago

      I instead use cruise control at the speed limit and drop one mph every so often

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        4 days ago

        I can confirm this drives the one behind you crazy.

        The other day I drove behind someone that did like that, first they lowered the speed for a few minutes then they passed a speed limit sign and increased the speed.

        I ended up trying to match their lowest speed and giving them plenty of space.

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        3 days ago

        Because Fuck them?

        Why not just give the bully your lunch money so they don’t beat you up?

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            1 day ago

            Retaliating is not worse than being being a dick?

            Are you stupid?

            If someone is bullying you, you’re not in the wrong for standing up for yourself.

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          but you’re intentionally blinding yourself at that point

          it’s not like they’re going to have any idea what they’re doing wrong

          plus if they get in front of you, you can flash your lights at them so they at least have some idea of the issue at hand

          or i guess it’s harder to deal with your childhood baggage than to act like an adult and safely operate a two ton hunk of steel at breakneck speeds

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            Yeah I don’t understand this reaction at all. I drive a little hatchback, and when I’m out on the open road just me and the friendly neighborhood tailgating pickup, I want them to be literally anywhere else but behind me ASAP. Usually I’ll drive slower and slower until they pass me, and I’m relieved when they do. In the infuriating situations where that doesn’t work, I say fuck it, drop a gear, and speed for a couple miles to create some distance.