An obvious opposite of a recent question

    • Cattypat
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      4 months ago

      my dad always taught me its better to drive predictably than drive politely, i try to embody that

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      4 months ago

      This. This this this. I drive and cycle and I hate it when drivers try to surrender their right of way to me. Other road users aren’t going to know about it and I am putting lives in danger if I accept their offer.

      The absolute best thing you can do, regardless of mode of transportation, is to be where you are expected to be when you are expected to be there. Bending the rules is how people die.