• @einlander
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    52 hours ago

    Do you return your shopping cart to the corral unprompted?

    ⬜ YES

    ⬜ NO

  • @[email protected]
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    205 hours ago

    The people that get me are the ones who brake and you have no idea what they’re doing, then they stop and you still don’t know what they’re doing, then they turn, and halfway through the turn they start to signal. What do they think signalling is for?

  • @kitnaht
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    127 hours ago

    Florida drivers; especially Miami. I use my turn signal every time; but I basically have to have ESP of other cars on the road. I drive my car like it’s a motorcycle, always looking for a way out or around - because it’s so wild here.

    • Decoy321
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      154 minutes ago

      In Miami, many will interpret a turn signal as a challenge of dominance.

      “Oh, you’re trying to get in front of me? Well fuck you I’m going to speed up!”

      Nevermind that Fuckface was going 5mph under the speed limit in the left lane. How dare you be in front of him?!?

  • Lem Jukes
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    03 hours ago

    Hanlon’s razor: never attribute to malice what could just as easily be attributed to incompetence.

    People are more likely to be morons than they are assholes.

  • @shalafi
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    4 hours ago

    I have a theory. OK, some people simply can’t drive, we all know it. But I noticed when I visited Nashville and drove a rental car, suddenly my ability to use turn signals went gone. And I’m religious about it, signalling is a reflex, don’t think about it.

    Around my little town, where no one is a visitor, everyone uses their signals. OTOH, go to the nearest city and visit downtown, especially on an event day like a graduation, people are goddamned maniacs! No signals, driving the wrong way on one-way streets, speeding, creeping, all that.

    Next time you catch someone not signalling, have a look at their plate. Out of state? Hell, some states like Mississippi will even tell if they’re out of county. See what you see. Note: Plates may not mean much if you’re in a city that pulls unfamiliar drivers. Bet my theory’s solid near airports!

    My little idea holds up on country highways. Everyone knows exactly where they are and where they’re going, be shocked to see a single missed signal. Worst you see is some hesitant on/off signaling if they’re unsure of the upcoming turn. (Hey, it all looks the same from the highway.)

    tl;dr: Drivers unfamiliar with the area are mostly the problem.