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It was a wonderful time when you could just drive as fast as you wanted without any significant repercussions. I’ll never forget.
by birdyrooster 5y ago
It was a wonderful time when you could just drive as fast as you wanted without any significant repercussions. I’ll never forget.
- AQuantized 5y agoEvidently that attitude is what lead to greater likelihood of 'repercussions' that average.
- 8ytecoder 5y agoPeople were frustrated and arguably so. I agree with targeted lockdowns or even draconian lockdowns (if it would stop the pandemic on its heels). But it’s going to frustrate people. Social psychology would say such pent up frustration has to be released somewhere and we saw that in the rise in domestic violence, car accidents and crime. (I’m not trying to justify it. It’s the way it is. Next time we have a pandemic may be we’ll also factor in these indirect variables in decide the scope and duration).
- temp0826 5y agoGreat time to set some records too apparently! https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/cannonball-coast-coast-drive-record-set-amid-virus-shutdown-n1182011 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/cannonball-coast-coast-...
- jedberg 5y agoYeah I don't think that record will ever be broken. Until the next pandemic I suppose.
- rootusrootus 5y agoEarly on in the pandemic when roads were fairly empty, the local cops operating the speed traps wouldn't pull anyone over -- they'd just stand on the side of the road waving at you and making 'slow down' hand signals. Glorious indeed...
- refurb 5y agoHaha. I do recall my amazement at driving from San Mateo all the way to the Bay Bridge without my speed dropping below 80 mph. Very mind blowing experience.
- pugworthy 5y agoAlso a cause of increased traffic fatalities it seems
- birdyrooster 5y agoWhen a mind is blown, sometimes it literally explodes.