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Mine was from my mother: "Never cry for a man. He'll never cry for you."

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[-] RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works 45 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Dad was teaching my sister and I to cross the street and told us to look both ways.

We were crossing a one-way road at the time and I asked "Do we need to look both ways on a one-way road?"

He said "People are idiots, you look both ways."

[-] tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Good advice, and by extension also the fundamental of defensive driving - assume every other driver on the road is crazy or incompetent.

  • Just because someone is signalling to turn, it doesn't mean they will
  • Just because someone isn't signalling to turn, it doesn't mean they won't
  • Assume people will run red lights
  • Assume people will jump on the brakes for no reason
  • Assume anyone will change lanes at any time without even looking

I'm sure my driving got a lot safer from thinking like that

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago

This summer. Twice. Crossing a one way street just as a car goes zooming through in the wrong direction

And its corollary. Never assume a red light will stop the cars. Always look.

[-] 5ymm3trY@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 3 days ago

Also very helpful when you travel to countries with left-hand traffic (or right-hand traffic depending on which way you are used to). The first couple days cars are constantly coming from the wrong side.

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