Happy Monday
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Is there a point to all this judgment or..?
Oh no! The economic reality for young people requires them to sell themselves as influencers to make a living because we don't have actual, useful employment any more. Better make sure I cast my judgment on those who found some modicum of success doing so, so that the world and I know that I'm better than them! /s
I don’t care what anybody does to make money unless it puts someone else at risk. A car is a method of transportation, but more importantly, a weapon. Focusing on getting the right angle or right clip or whatever for your meme puts other people at risk as you control a 5500 pound piece of metal. My criticism is on the choice of using a moving vehicle as a recording studio.
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No idea what this is supposed to represent
It's already pretty self-explanatory, what specifically don't you get?
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But what about the "I'm late for work" mood
Don't leave late. Lobby your politicians for sensible transport infrastructure (i.e. not just cars)
There is no excuse, but people normalise the hell out of it
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On one hand, I think speeding is wrong, but on the other am I happy that these people help finance police operations.
(If you drive over the limit in Switzerland, you will get caught and you will pay and also the police are not evil (at least from what I've heard))
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Yeah we are not a culture that can have cars safely.
cant think of another
Say 'genocide bad' in public. I dare you.
Say 'genocide bad' in public. I dare you.
They will agree with you but say that what’s happening in Palestine isn’t a genocide
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It's disturbing how normalized speeding is. It goes beyond normalization. I've had people get furious with me, flip me off, tailgate me aggressively and literally try to run me off the road for driving the speed limit.
It's especially stupid in the city. People get all pissed at me for driving the speed limit and maneuver recklessly around me before speeding off, only to get stuck at the red light a block ahead. I could feel smug as I pulled up beside them a moment later, that is if it weren't for the disappointment and frustration I feel with how stupid people are behind the wheel of these speeding death machines.
I can't think of any other law we have where a significant proportion of society seems to be actively hostile towards those who care to abide. Why do we accept this as a society?
I have lived in places where the speed limit is very obviously around 10 mph too low for the road's engineering and surrounding environment, consistently. Consequently, there is truly no one during busy times doing the speed limit.
This gives police the ability to pull over anyone, at their discretion, with direct legal cause (not even the "immune from consequences in practice" kind). Even driving the speed limit creates a hazard and merits intervention according to the law.
The place I'm describing was very racist, driving while black was absolutely unofficially illegal, and this lets cops pick and choose in all the worst ways.
Be deeply suspicious of any law that is routinely broken by everyone for years with no change - it is to allow arbitrary, bigoted enforcement.
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On one hand, I think speeding is wrong, but on the other am I happy that these people help finance police operations.
(If you drive over the limit in Switzerland, you will get caught and you will pay and also the police are not evil (at least from what I've heard))
Switzerland is also roughly 238x smaller than the U.S. Closest state would be Maryland, which is small.
Just providing context.
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PSA: Don't open windows on busy roads. Let's in a bunch of pollutants like rubber and metal particles from tires
If it's a place you'd voluntarily have a picnic nearby, feel free to open windows
Yeah I wanted to say something specific about not doing it in the city center, or do it when you're driving past fields and trees. But I kept thinking of bumming out all the folks that probably don't have such a resource available.
It's just one of those things I am lucky to have available, so I intentionally make use of it. I don't even have to work in the office every day, but it's a nice office and my very short commute has the option of being about 2/3 on a twisty country road. So it helps get me out of the house and/or awake sometimes.
Oh and back to your PSA: if you are in heavy traffic and exhaust is an even bigger issue than debris particles, remember the air recirculate function on your AC.
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And on the wrong side of the car.
How to scroll way too far down to find this comment. ITT everyone is British
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It's disturbing how normalized speeding is. It goes beyond normalization. I've had people get furious with me, flip me off, tailgate me aggressively and literally try to run me off the road for driving the speed limit.
It's especially stupid in the city. People get all pissed at me for driving the speed limit and maneuver recklessly around me before speeding off, only to get stuck at the red light a block ahead. I could feel smug as I pulled up beside them a moment later, that is if it weren't for the disappointment and frustration I feel with how stupid people are behind the wheel of these speeding death machines.
I can't think of any other law we have where a significant proportion of society seems to be actively hostile towards those who care to abide. Why do we accept this as a society?
So many drivers don’t understand average speed. It’s ridiculous.
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Yeah I wanted to say something specific about not doing it in the city center, or do it when you're driving past fields and trees. But I kept thinking of bumming out all the folks that probably don't have such a resource available.
It's just one of those things I am lucky to have available, so I intentionally make use of it. I don't even have to work in the office every day, but it's a nice office and my very short commute has the option of being about 2/3 on a twisty country road. So it helps get me out of the house and/or awake sometimes.
Oh and back to your PSA: if you are in heavy traffic and exhaust is an even bigger issue than debris particles, remember the air recirculate function on your AC.
If your option is tell the truth or be a "bummer" then your only being an ass by lying to save others from reality.
Shit sucks but it never gets better if we hide reality away and never speak of it.
It only takes one right person to be bummed out to start a cascade effect that might create meaningful change. Never murder hope before it has a chance to even be born. Even if that means being a "bummer".
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I have lived in places where the speed limit is very obviously around 10 mph too low for the road's engineering and surrounding environment, consistently. Consequently, there is truly no one during busy times doing the speed limit.
This gives police the ability to pull over anyone, at their discretion, with direct legal cause (not even the "immune from consequences in practice" kind). Even driving the speed limit creates a hazard and merits intervention according to the law.
The place I'm describing was very racist, driving while black was absolutely unofficially illegal, and this lets cops pick and choose in all the worst ways.
Be deeply suspicious of any law that is routinely broken by everyone for years with no change - it is to allow arbitrary, bigoted enforcement.
the speed limit is very obviously around 10 mph too low for the road's engineering and surrounding environment
How does that work? Like, even on the broadest highway I could drive 5 mph without my car or the highway taking damage from it?!
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Cruise control so handy.
Set to the speed limit and chill.
If people want to pass that's their problem.
Mind you, in Australia the speed limit is usually followed pretty well.
Not sure about the Hume since I haven't driven it in years, but I regularly do the Western Highway, and WOW the fully loaded B-doubles are aggressive af. You could be going 20kmh about the limit and they're still riding your ass. The only time they slow down is in the towns. There are way too many deaths on that highway.
I have been pretty lucky with the roos not jumping out in front of me, but I've had birds and emus. They are not fun.
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the speed limit is very obviously around 10 mph too low for the road's engineering and surrounding environment
How does that work? Like, even on the broadest highway I could drive 5 mph without my car or the highway taking damage from it?!
It's more so psychology. There's a few videos floating around YouTube by creators like Not Just Bikes that explain the concept, but in short most people are going to drive a speed that is comfortable for them, and that is dependent on the size and design of the road, which means the best way to make people obey the speed limit is to use narrower roads and the best way to make people break it is to design wider straighter roads.
This is what they mean by the speed "speed limit being too low for the street". The speed limit may be an amount but the speed suggested by the street design itself pushes people to go faster -
It's more so psychology. There's a few videos floating around YouTube by creators like Not Just Bikes that explain the concept, but in short most people are going to drive a speed that is comfortable for them, and that is dependent on the size and design of the road, which means the best way to make people obey the speed limit is to use narrower roads and the best way to make people break it is to design wider straighter roads.
This is what they mean by the speed "speed limit being too low for the street". The speed limit may be an amount but the speed suggested by the street design itself pushes people to go fasterFair. Even though I feel like at least 4 out of 5 cars have cruise control (a lot even with distance control) and a speed limiter, so it would be easy to suppress one's psychology. At least that is what I do.
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the speed limit is very obviously around 10 mph too low for the road's engineering and surrounding environment
How does that work? Like, even on the broadest highway I could drive 5 mph without my car or the highway taking damage from it?!
wrote on last edited by [email protected]It's a real thing, road design has an inherent "natural speed" where most drivers feel comfortable, not too quick, not too slow. In the Netherlands if you get a speeding ticket there is a chance that you can successfully argue in court that the road design invited you to drive faster and get the fine annuled. When that happens the government will ask the company responsible for that bit of road to add traffic calming measures like bumps, or obstacles you have to go around that slow you down. Highways are an exception though.
As an addon, those private companies responsible for the roads have to abide by certain design philosophies made by the government, and they are legally responsible for the safety of the roads, if someone dies and it's found to be due to the road design, or its state of maintenance for example, they can be charged massive sums of money.
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the speed limit is very obviously around 10 mph too low for the road's engineering and surrounding environment
How does that work? Like, even on the broadest highway I could drive 5 mph without my car or the highway taking damage from it?!
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Most drivers with experience can tell by how a road is constructed (materials, bank angles on curves, etc.) roughly how fast they can safely go, and there's a subconscious mental tug to get up to that speed. Whether you personally are impacted by that or not, it's a well-known phenomena.
When everyone on the road, most far less thoughtful than yourself, are experiencing that mental tug, traffic moves naturally faster than the posted speed. And then that gives probable cause for our racist police to pick and choose who to fuck up.
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Fair. Even though I feel like at least 4 out of 5 cars have cruise control (a lot even with distance control) and a speed limiter, so it would be easy to suppress one's psychology. At least that is what I do.
In the scenario I described above, congrats, you now stick out like a sore thumb as traffic flows around you, and you need to hope or pray that everyone coming up behind you is alert. Police can pull you for causing a hazard, and plus you just radiate "I have something to hide" energy. Simply driving slower isn't some magic solution when no one else joins you.
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Switzerland is also roughly 238x smaller than the U.S. Closest state would be Maryland, which is small.
Just providing context.
The size doesn't matter when calculating per capita.
To provide even more context: the EU is about double the size of the US and still doesn't have evil police.
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What kind of fast car are you getting for 1000 dollars?
A very rare Hot Wheels
