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What a strange person, from the same author: https://www.thran.uk/writ/yarn/2025/03/road-rage-maxxing-or-trolling-in-the-lanes.html https://www.thran.uk/writ/ya
by Paul_S 4mo ago
What a strange person, from the same author:
https://www.thran.uk/writ/yarn/2025/03/road-rage-maxxing-or-trolling-in-the-lanes.html https://www.thran.uk/writ/yarn/2025/03/road-rage-maxxing-or-...
I don't understand how you can feel morally superior by blocking the overtaking lane and letting people through if they're respectful enough.
- wehnsdaefflae 4mo agoWell, I can
- jp191919 4mo agoI think it's some type of personality disorder.
- HeckFeck 4mo agoI agree. Someone should have this dangerous man sectioned.
- jjordan 4mo agoReal people are complex and hold a wide palette of skills, opinions, habits, biases, etc. Just enjoy the good and disregard the bad.
- deleted 4mo ago[deleted]
- LeoPanthera 4mo agoThere is a huge difference between "people are complex" and actively advertising your antisocial and frankly dangerous actions online, and being proud of them. If he wants me to disregard them, he shouldn't be writing blog posts about them.
- hypfer 4mo agoWhile I understand the sentiment and generally agree with it, I find it weird that you completely gloss over the fact that it is reactive antisocial mirroring behavior. The blogging person is definitely making stuff worse, but they're just amplifying. The source of the problem is to be found elsewhere. A surprising amount of comments in here seem to completely disregard that for some reason.
- HeckFeck 4mo ago[flagged]
- iknowstuff 4mo ago> his is allegedly for better compatibility for streaming, but since I'm not an egotist who needs every second of his life broadcast to an audience, we will switch it to true fullscreen. Ahh of course, every streamer streams every second and is egotistical. What a moron
- HeckFeck 4mo agoHey, if you make your money from playing to an audience, you can take a little joke ;)
- dnnddidiej 4mo agoNot only that this is so dangerous. Back off, and let the idiots idiot. That said, probably don't want to discuss other weird posts for each HN submission!
- foo12bar 4mo agoTailgating in a massive SUV is not disrespectful, it's dangerous to other person. Why encourage this behavior by immediately letting them through?
- john_strinlai 4mo agosomething else dangerous: purposefully trying to incite a road rage incident. in the wise words of reddit: ESH (everyone sucks here)
- StableAlkyne 4mo agoThe graveyards are filled with people who had the right-of-way, who died knowing they were in the right. And even if it's a slow speed accident, who cares about being right if you get a disability in the process? It is safer to let them through so they don't plow into you when you have to suddenly stop. The only reason to LARP as a highway cop is just ego.
- foo12bar 4mo agoSure, you can hide and worry about protecting yourself in an ever more dangerous world, or join people like him and me and take a stand against bad behavior. If enough people do it, it will make a difference.
- StableAlkyne 4mo ago> you can hide and worry about protecting yourself in an ever more dangerous world This is a childish mindset. It would be worth taking a defensive driving course if you haven't done so, it may be helpful. > join people like him and me and take a stand against bad behavior Ironically, impeding faster traffic by camping the passing lane is also illegal in several states (yes, even if you're going the speed limit).
- shmeeed 4mo agoNo it won't. You're not "taking a stand". This isn't a bar fight. You're mistaking responsible defensiveness for cowardice, and passive-aggressiveness for civil courage. There is zero chance they'll recognise your dominance, let alone moral superiority, and walk away changed from a teaching moment. They're not even seeing you as a person. They only see your car as one more obstacle among so many other "idiots", and it's quite probable you're provoking only more reckless behaviour.
- IncandescentGas 4mo agoOff topic rage bait harassment has top comment? Why?
- hdgvhicv 4mo agoI think Chelsea tractors belong in Chelsea, certainly not here in the country where they are completely unsuitable given the size However he lost me at > I was cruising in the fast lane, minding my own business There is no fast lane in the U.K (including NI). There are overtaking lanes. If you are in this lane it’s because you are overtaking slower moving traffic in inside lanes. If you aren’t, then you need to be losing your license
- doublerabbit 4mo agoAnd to those who cruise in the middle lane at 60.
- hdgvhicv 4mo agoIf they’re overtaking lorries doing 56 in the inside then that’s fine.
- jmkni 4mo agoThere's a small caveat to this, technically in the UK the police are allowed to speed if they are heading to an emergency, they don't need livery on their cars or even sirens So if you're in the outer lane and the person behind you wants to go faster than you and get past, get out of their way. It's safer anyway, and also you don't know who they are or where they're going.
- hdgvhicv 4mo agoYou keep left unless overtaking. If an unmarked police car is behind you then that doesn’t matter, you still only sit in lane 2/3/4 when overtaking slower traffic in lanes to the left. There are a few exceptions of course - when lanes are diverging for example (so 12 going off one way and 34 going another).
- detritus 4mo agoFunny, I'm reading this as very dry, tongue-in-cheek humour.
- nsavage 4mo agoAccording to Denis Leary, he would be an "asshole". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrgpZ0fUixs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrgpZ0fUixs