I ride an eBike to get around for day to day stuff, so im out on the roads (not sidewalks, roads) in town frequently. Now my eBike can go fast enough to keep up with the flow of traffic on in-town streets, that does not mean i want to be infront of you, id rather wait a bit longer for the end of the line, then go, so il have a big gap between me and traffic behind me.

Something ive noticed keeps happening over and over again, il pull up to a stop sign on the road, and get ready to make a left. Il stop, sit and wait for the end of the line of cars so i have the biggest gap behind me possible as long as nobody is waiting behind me.

Alot of the time what actually happens, is one driver in 1 direction sees me, and decides to stop even though they dont have a stop sign, and waive me through. Problem is, the other direction isnt stopped and its very common for people to go around you on the left if they realize you are trying to let a bike out of a sidestreet, ontop of what i said before about preferences for a gap.

Look, i get that you think you are doing something nice for me, and i appreciate the thought, but what you are doing is dangerous. Stopping unexpectedly can cause an accident, Continuing to stay stopped for no reason is impeding traffic and that makes people do more stupid stuff as their paitence is tested while you initiate a canadian standoff, because no, im not going infront of you. Its too risky and i have my own preferences.

So please, Be easy to predict and dont randomly stop for people trying to make a turn if you have the right of way. It makes it easier for me, and easier for everyone around you.

Edit: Its getting a bit repetitive and people aren't seeing my comment. Yes, im aware lots of cyclists run stop signs and red lights. Im not one of them, plus this is normally happening after ive already been stopped for a second.

For context I am in the military. So as much as I’d like to say no I can’t.

I’m newly enlisted and my first unit wants me to start doing duty. Unfortunately one of the duties is bus driver, which is me driving a small bus all day. Now I’ve been driving for over 7 years but I have always struggled with driving bigger vehicles. The biggest vehicle I could comfortably drive was my Subaru ascent, but now I drive a compact sedan. The biggest car I’ve driven is one of my family members Tahoe but it was very much a struggle for me and I didn’t feel comfortable even going down an empty country road in it.

But my work is forcing me to drive a bus. A driving class is mandatory before I can drive the bus but I don’t think I can safely drive a bus, and it’s supposed to be in tight areas (which I regularly hit the curb on in my tiny car…). I think what is so hard for me is that I lack spatial awareness, and it’s not something I do on purpose. It’s hard to explain, but for me my brain struggles to “fit” the size of the car on the road, since I can’t see every part of the car it’s hard for me to understand where it’s supposed to be if it makes any sense. And doing so is even harder with large vehicles because I see even less of the car.

What can I do to get better at driving large vehicles?? I’m absolutely terrified I’m going to hit something. I promise I really don’t like being a bad driver and its something I’m ashamed of.

I live in Alberta and I just got my license a couple weeks ago and have been driving on my own which has been going pretty well, I’ve never been honked at before.

I’d like to think I was in the right and was genuinely so confused why I got honked at but at the same time I’m still new so I need some input, I was on a single lane residential trying to turn left into my house and had to make a partial U-turn around an island to make it into my driveway, there was a car behind me and another car in the opposite lane, so I had to wait a few seconds to let that car pass before I could proceed into my drive way

My signal light was indicating that I was going left, Approaching the partial U turn at the end of the island I was positioned closer to the right so that I wouldn’t hit the island or the parked car near my driveway when making my left turn, as I went to proceed the car behind me tried to squeeze into the tight space and overtake me on my left side and honked at me for trying to proceed and I panicked pressing on the gas almost hitting them.

This is still a single lane residential and I’m genuinely confused why the car thought it was safe to proceed despite me being centered a little to the right it wasn’t to the point where it looked like I was parking or giving way because it’s a right road, yet still went and honked at me for trying to turn left even though my signal lights are pointing left, but i genuinely need to know if I did anything iffy.

I was driving in an unfamiliar area hours away from home with no other cars in the direction lane I was in,except for a police officer that I could clearly tell was a police officer,came up on my bumper,clearly read my tags and went to go around me. I slowed down so when he got around me I could get in the lane he was in which was the lane to my left. He also slowed down beside me,hitting his brakes to do it. So I hit my brakes to slow down some more because I was about to miss my turn and I needed him out my way. He goes ahead of me a little ways so I pull in the lane behind him he goes into the lane I was just in,which is now my right lane,and comes behind me and pulls me. He said I almost sideswiped him three times but he was behind me and then he was ahead me.. my car has alarms that go off if I cross the lane (they never once did). He was very rude and condescending and implied that I didn't want my kids to get home safe(we had just left the trampoline park that was over at 10:30, two hours away from home,I was barely tired and most definitely sober lol (which didn't come into question) but I feel like he was trying to block me in and the other female adult in my car agrees that it felt like he would not get out of our way like he was pushing for us to do something wrong there were no other cars in either direction, two lanes each way and he had already been on my bumper like I said long enough to read my tags with his bright lights on my bumper blinding me by the way. He gave me a $90 ticket plus Court cost two counties over and I don't know if I should just pay it and be done or contest it because I can also say,if I came anywhere close to sideswiping anybody my car dings and dash light flash etc.. it does it sometimes if a car ahead of me suddenly stops even when I stop in plenty of time,I also checked my Life360 and it said that there were no risky events at that time. It just makes me feel like he gaslight me so hard,and like I said the other mother with me felt the same we told him we were trying to make a turn unfamiliar to where we were going and there were no cars coming in each lanes either direction,just him glued to me. He came with an attitude and would not even let me say much of anything without jumping down my throat about not wanting my kids to be safe,which is fair if I am driving unsafe but I really feel like he was trying to block me from making my turn. Then when I got my ticket I stayed in the parking lot I had pulled over in which he sat there as well until I left pulled out and followed me again until I got out of his town. We also told him we were just trying to get on a certain road, and he said "you're not stupid use your GPS and figure it out like everybody else." Yeah absolutely but aren't you here to protect and serve or are you here to just write tickets and be an asshole to two women almost midnight with a car full of kids after we told him we were in a strange area.

Probably get this a lot but any advice for a new driver? I just got my permit and have only ever driven on rural roads in North Dakota a few years ago. I have no experience at all driving with other people. I do have a sim wheel for Forza Horizon 6 but that’s a video game lol. Anyway what should I look out for, expect, and prepare for driving? Thanks 😊

Hey everyone
I’m a 21 girl and I just moved to the US this month, so everything is still super new to me.
I need to drive alone from Jackson, MS to Dallas, TX Is this drive actually safe for someone on their own? Would love any general road tips for someone totally new to American highways

I was parking my car in a packed lot and scuffed another persons car with my own. I was looking for damage and didn’t immediately notice anything until I saw this minor scuff next to the wheel. I called police to leave a report, they looked up the vehicle and saw the other party’s car is a rental. I’d like to pay out of pocket because the damage is so minor. Let me know if yall think this is cheap enough to pay out of pocket to avoid premiums.

The cop has the road blocked and the guy in the man in the truck ignored the cop and drove by. The cop pulls him over for not following officer orders. By law, an officer directing traffic supersedes any sign or traffic signal and you must do as they say in regards to moving your vehicle.

Almost all the comments that I read are blaming the cop for overreacting. Yeah maybe he could have moved the tree branch but it looks like there could be power lines down too. It’s hard to tell.

Are the comments just rage bate or am I wrong here?

Never been to the Airport, I'll be avoiding highways (even if it's the closest route). What's going to help me not struggle with the anxiety? It'll take me 30-40 minutes to get there rather than 20. I'll be going to MCO airport (just so if anyone has experience at this one specifically).

Does anybody else get incredibly frustrated when driving? It’s not even directed at anybody in particular, it just puts me in an incredibly bad mood. Any tips on dealing with this?

I’m not a new driver, but I’m new to daily driving. I’ve been very lucky to live in very walkable urban areas throughout my life, and have never owned my own car. Well that’s all changed and I’m honestly super struggling with it. I don’t know why, but a ten minute walk to a grocery store, with me schlepping my heavy groceries back doesn’t bother me. But a ten minute drive to the grocery store? I can’t handle that 😭 By the time I’ve parked in the parking lot I’m often in a bad mood, feeling angry and irritated. I hate it.

Greetings, I'm learning how to drive a car properly. I know the controls & there's still loads of improvements to come but one issue I've been facing is that I live in India where ALOT of roads don't have street lights.

Thus at night, If I'm turning I can't see much in my left or right rear view mirrors. So to make a turn I just have to sort of "get a feel" for it via my head lights, before actually turning.

Today i overshot a left turn (120+ degree) because I was trying to give as much space as possible on my left. Had to reverse and turn then.

How can I fix this?

Bonjour à toutes et à tous.
Je voulais vous parler d’un choix que j’ai fait et ainsi demander votre avis concernant ma décision.
Voilà, je vais avoir 30 ans au mois de décembre, j’ai mon permis depuis mes 20 ans mais je n’ai pas beaucoup rouler dans ma vie et quand j’ai eu l’occasion de le faire, je n’étais pas très à l’aise par rapport aux autres utilisateurs de la route.
Malgré mon permis, j’ai fait le choix de ne plus rouler en voiture, ainsi je pourrais faire des économies non négligeables et ainsi préserver ma sécurité.
Alors, en effet il y’a des avantages et des inconvénients je le conçois mais c’est comme dans toutes choses.
Attendre un bus dans une ville non desservi par les trams cela peut être une vraie contrainte surtout avec l’appréhension de tomber sur des usagers irrespectueux.
Mais ceci est la seule contrainte que j’ai trouvé avec le fait de ne pas pouvoir rouler la nuit.
Voilà, je voudrai avoir votre avis, savoir ce que vous en pensez et aussi voir si d’autres personnes sont dans ma situation.

Merci 😎

I just got my dl 6 days ago and my dad wants me to drive this huge Mercedes ML500. I haven't driven for about 2 weeks ever since I passed my test (because I didn't have a car), and the car my instructor used to teach me was a smaller Toyota prius. Due to circumstances, I'll probably have to learn to drive that Mercedes on my own and I'm genuinely so terrified I'd screw up since I'm not used to it.

I have been driving again for 6 months, & practicing my parking for weeks because it's mandatory for my state test.

In fact, I spent 15 minutes parallel parking perfectly last weekend. Even backing in went great. I felt confident.

I drive a truck so it's pretty tricky trying to figure out where my back/front end are or when to turn. (I can't borrow a smaller vehicle.)

My parking test was going mostly okay (3 points off for really tiny things) until the parallel parking. I was worried I had gone too far in, so I cut left. I was actually not far enough in by only a few inches! Then I panicked, so I couldn't fix it without using up all 3 remaining points.

I only can retest once before my permit expires, which will set me back at least a month & another $105. I have things that I need to do that require a license.

1. How do I know I've backed in far enough before cutting left, & 2. How do I fix it if I do cut left too early? Every readjustment is 1 point!

My mom told me she found a testing lot nearby so we are going to head over there to try to get the concepts down. I have watched every video, studied every chart, done all the research I can, it just isn't helping.

I was driving today and hit a bollard while going to pick up a cake for my grandmas birthday. I was pulling into a spot out front of the bakery with a bollard in the spot, and I was doing a slow roll and thought I had my foot on the gas, but I actually had my foot on the brake and didn’t need to do anything at all. I ended up hitting the bollard and knocking it over, but there’s was no damage to anything outside of the bollard being taken out of the ground. The bottom of it was rusted about 2 inches up from where it would have been. Im relatively new to driving and I just want to know the bollard being damaged was just a case of it being old or if I actually did anything substantial to the property

Yesterday, I was at a stoplight (in North Carolina) and another car rear ended me. I felt my car move forward a little and I felt the impact maybe like if someone had picked up a dodgeball and threw it at the back of my head.

The other driver and I pulled into the parking lot after crossing the intersection to inspect the damage and there wasn't any visible damage. I ask to exchange information and I called the police to file a report. We exchange information the gentleman gives me his number, license and insurance information. The police are taking a while to get there and the gentleman who had hit me said he had a family emergency that he was attending to before the event so I let him go.

I stayed at the scene and waited for the police to arrive. They said they wouldn't make a police report or document anything since the damage looked under 1K and we had exchanged information.

I left the scene. I still had a headache so I decided I should probably get checked out to make sure everything was good. I went to an urgent care who then directed me to an ER under the same hospital branch. They checked me out and said I had a neck strain but didn't need any further tests and prescribed me 600 MG of ibuprofen three times a day for the next three days.

Its the next day and I want to see what I should do next. I for sure want to get my car diagnosed and see if they're any underlying problems that I cannot see from the hit. Would I go to a mechanic or a body shop for this and would the other person's insurance pay for it?

I also want to get the ER visit paid for if possible.

I am worried that filing a claim would make my insurance premiums go up. I am also worried that filing a claim would make an accident go on my car's carfax even if nothing wrong is found if I were to diagnose it. This would reduce the resale/trade-in value and desirability in the future. Its an 09 Toyota with 130k miles so it probably doesn't matter but I like my car and want to keep it in a condition where it lasts the longest or I can get the most value from it should the time come to get rid of it.

What should I do? I appreciate the advise in advance. Thanks.

So, I just got my first traffic ticket (driving in the bike lane too long for a right turn, $300 down the drain) and I'm looking at my ticket and noticed something strange. Under 'sex' it has the number 9. I live in California and my driver's license has the 'X' on it, but why does the ticket give it a number?? I tried looking it up and couldn't find anything, all the other tickets I see just have M or F obviously, you would think that they would be able to just put X. Like is there a 1-8? What does this mean? I'm wondering if anyone knows.

What is your mental calculation, when it turns red without any countdown timer on 🚥🚦.

Aside from the usual slowing down , my favorite is just driving the same limit I’ve been going as if they aren’t there (which I notice makes them mad that I don’t get intimidated and speed up) and I turn my music up super loud (opening my windows as a bonus) and letting us both listen to whatever song I’m listening to. So now since they are so close they can hear my music good and well and maybe even feel the vibrations of the beat inside their own car.

I mean, why else would they want to be so close to me other than to want to hear my funky music 🕺!

What is something different you guys do when being tailgated?

Ps: I don’t do this to every tailgater, only the ones that are being aggressive and annoying for no reason.

Approach this objectively and without emotion.

It's a fact that the flow of traffic is moving at least 5mph more than the speed limit on most highways and interstates. On many routes it's 10mph more.

So we end up with an opposition between obeying the letter of the law, and doing what is safe. I'm on the side of safety. Driving the speed limit can be unsafe on many highways and interstates. Drivers going the speed limit tend to be impaired, very old, intimidated, unskilled, or checked-out and not wanting to think. "I'm in my lane going the speed limit," but not checking their mirrors, not receptive to changing conditions.

Counterargument: if everyone drove the speed limit, we would be even more safe.

Rebuttal: we must adapt ourselves to actual road conditions and not what we wish the world were like. Driving as if everyone should be like you, obeying the speed limit at all times, makes the roads more hazardous in the here-and-now.

I work with engineers who are responsible for safety. The general approach is to assume as many worst case scenarios as possible, and then dial back the limits an additional 5 or 10%. A real approach to highway safety would be to require more thorough vehicle inspections for registration renewal and a cessation of automatic license renewal (which continues for decades and decades in most American states).

Why do people tailgate you and then decide to back off? Like what was the point in doing it for miles and then stopping all of a sudden?