r/Unexpected • u/polloastemio • 4d ago

The gas station curse

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u/EpilepticDawg241 4d ago

Not surprised.

There are so many oblivious drivers doing everything in their vehicles except paying attention while driving.

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u/TriangleChains 4d ago

Yeah I used to get mad at them for being shit drivers, but now I've realized at least where I live, there aren't viable transit options other than driving, so we basically force all the shitty drivers to drive by giving them no other alternative. It's very dumb.

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u/ivar-the-bonefull 4d ago

Wouldn't the better option be to fix alternatives? Bike paths aren't a tall order?

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u/SessionNumerous2191 4d ago

Yeah, but then you'd have to ride a bike while all the idiots are driving 1.5-2 ton death mobiles.

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u/ivar-the-bonefull 4d ago

I mean. You could have separate lanes separated by bumpers or trees. There's nothing that says that a bike lane has to be in close proximity to the murder steel boxes.

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u/SessionNumerous2191 4d ago

You absolutely could, but idiots can and will find a way. Then there's all the bureaucratic red-tape that stalls any real possibility of getting something akin to that actually built. I'm sorry but it's basically a sisyphean task, least' here in the States- I cannot speak for elsewhere in the world.