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The solution to all marital disputes (lemmy.world)

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[–] TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 100 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Nothing unites people like mutual hatred uwu

[–] Crewman@sopuli.xyz 38 points 3 weeks ago

Unifying theory of 'Fuck that guy'.

[–] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Nothing unites people like mutual hatred uwu

-- maga project paper

[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 weeks ago

Actual policies? What for?! We stand for hate!

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 11 points 3 weeks ago

Bets on this being a false flag operation by hubby to distract the people from their misery.

[–] ulterno@programming.dev 7 points 3 weeks ago

Partway, I was imagining a female dog (a literal bitch) being stuck on the front bumper.
Which was explaining why they were slowly decelerating.

[+] blandfordforever@lemm.ee -30 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

If the car is stuck behind you, just go the speed limit. If they can pass you but won't, then slowly take your foot off the gas until they do. If you're trapping them behind you, you're the asshole.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 75 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

No matter the situation if you are too close to the vehicle in front of you, then you are the asshole.

[–] Manticore@lemmy.nz 39 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I think its appropriate to go slower when tailgates, because you need a stopping distance for safety. If the car is so close to you that they're not giving you one, slowing down is how you create one for yourself. If the tailgaters backs off, you can safely gain speed again.

[–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 7 points 3 weeks ago

And if they've got those lights, I need to slow down anyways because I can't see the road as well with all the glare.

[–] cynar@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago

The method I was taught was to control the distance. If someone is too close for the speed, it needs fixing. I can't adjust the distance, but I can adjust the speed. Basically, slow down until the distance is now appropriate.

Most people seem to get what's going on quite quickly.

[–] Hikermick@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I prefer to speed up for a few seconds then take my foot off the gas. Usually at this point they'll be speeding up but will have to hit the brakes. Rinse and repeat until they go around

[–] beastlykings@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago

Oh that's good

[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Yeah, I'm sure the events described in the OP post were satisfying on some level but a crash is a bad outcome and intentionally antagonizing the tailgater probably made it more likely to happen.

[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I mean it sucks for the person who got crashed into, but it is still the tailgater's responsibility not to crash into people (and also not to tailgate).

[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

imo you can't really compartmentalize blame that way, OP couple still did something wrong by prioritizing a personal grievance over the potential safety of everyone else on the road, even if it's through indirect influence on the mental state of someone who is more at fault. Driving is too dangerous to be acting like that.

[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You also can't make those two things equivalent. It's not bad or wrong to slow down your car with a tailgater behind you. It is bad and wrong to tailgate and rear end someone.

[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 weeks ago

I'm not saying they're equivalent, but I am saying that intentionally antagonizing any other driver in order to retaliate for something is in fact wrong.

[–] nihilomaster@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'd much prefer a crash at 10mph over one at 25mph tbh

[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago

Fair, maybe there are legitimate reasons to do this