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Personally, I find it endlessly frustrating and even terrifying to be in the passenger seat with a driver who jumps in the car and immediately goes.. Then worries about Seatbelts/Radio/AC/Mirrors/Plugging in Phone/etc etc while driving.

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[-] KokusnussRitter@discuss.tchncs.de 26 points 5 days ago

Not keeping proper distance to the vehicle in front or behind them

[-] Slatlun@lemmy.ml 12 points 5 days ago

How does a driver choose how close someone follows them?

[-] Hikermick@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

The nerve of that guy driving so close to the car behind them!

Brake checking the person behind them. But yeah, it's a lot less common than tailing I guess

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[-] cynar@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

I was taught to adjust my speed until the distance is safe. Most people eventually either overtake, or get the hint and back off.

Don't break check though! It can cause people to panic and swerve, causing an accident.

[-] nucleative@lemmy.world 18 points 5 days ago

Accelerate, brake, accelerate, brake, accelerate, brake on repeat when on a wide open road.

Some drivers do this seemingly without being aware and once you notice it's impossible to ignore how irritating the feeling is.

[-] STUNT_GRANNY@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

Braking doesn't even have to factor into it, I can't stand the feeling of going on and off the throttle. Cruise control exists for a reason, people.

[-] pixelscript@lemm.ee 23 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

People who know damn well they have a right turn coming up in fewer than 30 seconds, but are perfectly comfortable riding that left lane until the last possible second before they violently swoop cut across all lanes of traffic at once to make their turn.

Bonus points if that turning lane is swamped with other cars, but their tunnel vision was so deep they don't notice until they attempt to merge, and they become frustrated that they either can't make it, or they have to aggressively steal the right-of-way to force themselves in.

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[-] Marighost@lemm.ee 37 points 6 days ago

My father in law brakes incredibly late. Consequently, he brakes very hard. Drives me (heh) insane, and causes me to reach for the oh-shit bar and the ghost brake every time.

[-] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 6 days ago

Add in hysterical, blood-vessel-throbbing shrieks at the person in front, and you've just described my mom's driving. It's terrifying to ride anywhere with her.

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago

My ex gets distracted easily. She always hated that I would ghost brake, but I can’t help it when she’s not reacting to the stopped car in front of us

[-] grasshopper_mouse@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Omg, I had an ex that did this too and it gave me a heart attack every time. I totally did the same ghost brake thing too, I couldn't help it.

[-] blackstrat@lemmy.fwgx.uk 5 points 5 days ago

My wife will not turn off her wipers even when it's no longer raining. Drives me mad.

[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 5 points 5 days ago

This is a weird one, but a personal pet peeve. Assuming no one is behind you and there are already some cars at a red light ahead of you, there is no reason to accelerate. Let off the gas. Coast. Sometimes the light turns green by the time your there. If you keep accelerating and stop that's just wasted gas.

[-] Professorozone@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago

Getting on a cell phone.

[-] sem 18 points 6 days ago

Yelling at the other cars the whole trip...

[-] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 5 points 6 days ago

With closed windows

[-] Elaine@lemm.ee 14 points 6 days ago

Tailgating, racing other drivers, quick jerk lane changes, speeding more than ten mph over the limit, last minute braking.

[-] thawed_caveman@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

My brother once drove 60mph down a winding narrow mountain road one-handed while sipping tea. Cool story to tell now that i say it like that, but i can assure you it was not cool to be in the passenger seat at the time

[-] dellish@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago

Looking at me when they're talking. I don't care for the politeness of it, just watch the road!

[-] Wizzard@lemm.ee 6 points 6 days ago

My former boss's wife used to steer very strangely when driving - The Jeep was likely out of alignment, but instead of staying centered and making continuous small corrections, she'd let it drift to one side till it was on the line then quickly correct back towards center and then continue drifting, endlessly until arriving at the destination.

[-] Microplasticbrain@lemm.ee 9 points 6 days ago

My friend won't wear his fucking seatbelt so the car fucking dings the whole time

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 14 points 6 days ago

I would not be in that car

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[-] 2ugly2live@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago
  • Not looking at the road.
  • Speeding, even more egregious during bad weather
  • Eating something that isn't hand food or is messy. Also drinking from bottles that require a twist off. Straw is fine.
  • Doing anything on the phone. I don't care if it's just to skip a song. Tell me and I'll do it. I'll even read texts to you. Just keep your eyes on the road.
  • Agreesive drivers. Like, people who wanna try and race others, etc.
  • No insurance of any kind
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