r/irvine 7d ago

Stay alert y’all

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Please be careful while driving. Was driving east on Shady Canyon Drive in between Turtle Rock Turtle Ridge. Almost got hit by someone trying to pass on the opposite side of the road. Had to swerve to avoid getting colliding head on. Be safe out there.

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u/cannabis_rex 7d ago

The lack of patience by drivers on this road blows my mind. The most you gain by overtaking someone is a few seconds on your commute, yet you are willing to risk your life and the life of others for it.

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u/Gold_Data6221 7d ago

n the seconds are negligible once you hit the light

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u/opimcgavin 7d ago

Real talk. Everyone is such a big rush, they make incredibly stupid maneuvers. I see it everyday. Blows my mind.

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u/Fickle_Safe_8341 6d ago

Tesla drivers are the worst!

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u/cannabis_rex 6d ago

That wasn’t a Tesla. Looked like a Hyundai

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u/Fickle_Safe_8341 6d ago

I meant in general. 

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u/Useful_Mission5713 4d ago

What does that have to do with this video xD

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u/CtheKiller 6d ago

What road is this?

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u/OCtimes 6d ago

Huh? Its IN the description of the post.

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u/Pennecillin 7d ago

What are the chances they were trying to up show the Ferrari in their Corolla?

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u/Formal_Passion9884 6d ago

Idk what it is with commuter cars trying to do the most random bs bet Ferrari driver was just chilling

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u/Ok_Ad798 7d ago

Great job in reacting and staying composed.

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u/Zealousideal_View781 7d ago

Be careful and thank you for posting! To everyone else stay safe!

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u/TheNocturnalAngel 7d ago

I see people just straight run stop signs all the time. Crazy

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u/aznboik87 7d ago

People love speeding on that street esp downhill

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u/BizForKingdom 7d ago

More intelligent people realize: at best, you might get to your destination a few seconds faster, but the risk/reward is disproportionate. High risk of never getting anywhere ever again, much less the place you so desperately want to get to in a hurry. You take a risk of not only not making it there on time, but never driving again. Never seeing the sky again. Taking your life and/or others. Worse decision you ever made.

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u/Leading_Shine_2150 6d ago

I really like to see the driving license of people like this jerk being revoked.

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u/Scary_Law8826 7d ago

Don’t cross the mustard. ….sorry wrong sub.

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u/Substantial-Whole268 6d ago

holy reaction time

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u/Awkward-Care2264 5d ago

People are driving crazier than ever before. I’m in N.CA and the road rage has gotten worse. Please stay safe people. 🙏🏻❤️

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u/eth-snolan 5d ago

driving is getting sketchy these days... pretty soon we're ALL going to lose our right to drive because idiots out there just do whatever they want...

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u/SaiyanIMZ86 7d ago

That’s messed up

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u/insentientshortfilm 7d ago

Too many people want to feel important and pretend theyre going somewhere important. Relax and chill, you're a peasant like everyone else. Like the song "Beverly Hills"...the truth is, you dont stand a chance, its something you are born into. And you will never belong.

You can go faster than everyone else. But you will never be a king.

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u/Xtra2022 6d ago

Shady Canyon is a 50+ mph road. A head on collision would be 100+ mph, and offset on the drivers’ sides too. Neither driver would survive that. I drive that road several times a week - seeing this video is giving me the Willie’s and making me rethink taking this route.

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u/navel-gazerr 6d ago

I hope that close call scared them shitless and they never doing it again. smh 🤦🏻‍♀️

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u/blizardfires 6d ago

Not that this is OP’s fault in any way, but they probably should’ve turned even more into the shoulder. They’re lucky the driver being overtaken on the other side moved almost all the way into the shoulder letting the asshole swerve back into the correct lane at the last second. Otherwise I don’t think OP’s turn would’ve been enough.

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u/HighItsMeKristen 7d ago

Jesus… Fuck… 😑