• yesman@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    There is nothing more American than being in traffic. You’re never more in touch with a systemic failure, yet we blame it on the choices of individual drivers, all the while unaware that we’re part of the problem.

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      6 months ago

      It’s a little of column a and a little of column b. When I’m driving and some absolute piece of garbage is riding directly next to the car to their right, I equate them to a blood clot, which is funny, because they also make me feel like having an aneurysm. I also don’t forgive the driver on the right, because they are more than capable of allowing a space for other drivers to pass.

      The absolute lack of awareness on the road is startling. I swear to God, people are looking through straws and their neck doesn’t move.

      Building extra lanes, though, does not solve the problem.