Old but gold incidents caught on video.

[Amol S.]

How does one explain how to prevent the elederly from making accidents like this.

 

[Captante]

Elderly drivers are a very minor concern, they are a LONG way down my personal list of "dangers of the road".

Now incompetent and/or intoxicated and speeding teenagers OTOH.....

 

[Torn Mind]

Fella might have just felt like taking himself out or breaking himself to land on disability.

 

[VirtualLarry]

I watched the top video... pretty crazy. Have they never been through an "Automatic" car wash before???

 

[Torn Mind]

Elderly drivers are a very minor concern, they are a LONG way down my personal list of "dangers of the road".

Now incompetent and/or intoxicated and speeding teenagers OTOH.....

I thought you were already passing as an "elder" even though you are "underage".

 

[Captante]

I thought you were already passing as an "elder" even though you are "underage".

Look both ways before crossing the street!
(I might be coming)

I'm not quite in "senior discount" territory yet.... certainly getting there!

 

[lxskllr]

He did a better job parking at the end than half the people I see. Almost perfectly splitting the lines.

 

[Amol S.]

@Torn Mind and @lxskllr , what do you think about the first clip in this video?

Old drivers at it again.

 

[Ferrari355]

@Torn Mind and @lxskllr , what do you think about the first clip in this video?

Old drivers at it again.

I'm not surprised that a lot of the clips in the video are Russian blyat

 

[brianmanahan]

/r/idiotsincars entertains me every day

 

[Kaido]

/r/idiotsincars entertains me every day

I grew up in Florida & would see this stuff CONSTANTLY! They crack down on it WAY more up here in New England! This one killed me:

https://www.reddit.com/r/IdiotsInCars/comments/y6cdp6

 

[WelshBloke]

Elderly drivers are a very minor concern, they are a LONG way down my personal list of "dangers of the road".

Now incompetent and/or intoxicated and speeding teenagers OTOH.....

Work in a hospital for a bit and its eye opening the amount of old people who absolutely shouldn't be on the road but are driving.
There should be mandatory medicals to retain a driving licence after a certain age.

 

[Captante]

By far the worst places to drive that I've personally been in the US are South Florida and parts of Arizona which are big retirement areas I have to admit.

 

[lxskllr]

My mother was terrifying to ride in a car with. I'd have rather had a 2am drunk tripping on acid driving than her.

 

[brianmanahan]

I grew up in Florida & would see this stuff CONSTANTLY! They crack down on it WAY more up here in New England! This one killed me:

oh jeez, i dunno what she's on, but that's some strong stuff

 

[Kaido]

oh jeez, i dunno what she's on, but that's some strong stuff

I'm on the road a lot & while I've never seen anything quite that extreme, I've seen a LOT of crazy stuff. People are just blissfully unaware. Especially for vehicles like big rigs, where you've got huge blindspots & highway hypnosis to deal with, as well as distracted & unaware drivers:

 

[dullard]

Elderly drivers are a very minor concern, they are a LONG way down my personal list of "dangers of the road".

Now incompetent and/or intoxicated and speeding teenagers OTOH.....

It is a U-shaped pattern. The young (inexperienced and typically not mature enough to understand and follow good driving habits) and the very elderly (possibly suffering from loss of mental function, reaction time, eye sight, etc) are the problems.

Rates of Motor Vehicle Crashes, Injuries and Deaths in Relation to Driver Age, United States, 2014-2015 - AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety

This Research Brief presents updated data on crash risk using data on crashes from the US DOT in conjunction with data on driving mileage from the AAA Foundation's American Driving Survey.

aaafoundation.org

 

[dank69]

90% of people operating motor vehicles have no business being behind 1-2 tons of killing machine. If you aren't pissed off constantly while driving you are one of the 90%.

 

[Ken g6]

90% of people operating motor vehicles have no business being behind 1-2 tons of killing machine. If you aren't pissed off constantly while driving you are one of the 90%.

If you are "pissed off constantly while driving", you might be a road rager. If bad driving doesn't "impact" you personally...

 

[dank69]

If you are "pissed off constantly while driving", you might be a road rager. If bad driving doesn't "impact" you personally...

There is a difference between road raging and being annoyed by how disrespectfully people drive. I'm not talking about raging. If you aren't in a constant baffled state wondering how humanity has survived on the roads so long you aren't paying enough attention.

 

[Captante]

Something similar to the below should be next to EVERY US highway on-ramp.... except they'll need a digital counter that reads up to the 1000's.

99% of "accident-avoidance" involves NOT BEING THERE when the inevitable happens.

If you watch the way the VAST majority of State Troopers drive you'll notice what they DON'T do is "go with the flow".... they move slightly faster whenever possible in order to maintain the "initiative".

This is also why it's actually SAFER for motorcycle-riders to weave traffic a lot of the time.... riding along at speed in a pack of cars = SITTING DUCK on a bike.

Once you really understand the "herd-mentality" most drivers get into when riding in traffic this all starts to make sense.

REALITY is that it's MUCH safer to be at "elevated risk" for a few seconds making a "tight-squeeze" move(s) in traffic to get past a pack of "rolling-drones" then it is to ride along in their midst for miles while they text and do make-up.

 

[dullard]

Something similar to the below should be next to EVERY US highway on-ramp.... except they'll need a digital counter that reads up to the 1000's.

I drive under 4 of these each day. They are updated every Friday as far as I can tell.

 

[Captante]

I drive under 4 of these each day. They are updated every Friday as far as I can tell.
View attachment 70127

Not nearly graphic enough BUT I still approve.

On I-95 in Connecticut there are 2 rules.

(1) Don't do anything crazy/illegal in view of a trooper.

(2) Don't hit/be hit by anything heavier than you are.

 

[Charmonium]

(2) Don't hit/be hit by anything heavier than you are.

And yet . . . I still can't buy a T72 Russian battle tank. Well, I can probably buy one at this point but they still won't let me on the highway with it. That's some bullshit right there.

 

[skyking]

I've renewed my CDL for the last time. Next time it is due I'll be 66 and not wanting to work, not wanting to deal with the BS drivers, and not wanting to be a part of the problem either.
Every time I get on the road with my little 68,000 pound hammer, I see lots of nails that need driving. I make safe room in front of me and the shitheads fill in and cut me off.