Evening_Chemist_2367 t1_j20i89z wrote on December 28, 2022 at 7:46 PM

Reply to comment by sl8rfan2 in PSA for DC drivers by mikeydhakid

I went from being a conscientious driver to "my blinker isn't asking your permission, it's doing you the courtesy of letting you know I intend to come over" to just stopping putting blinkers on outright when trying to change lanes because asshole drivers will speed up, close the space that you were trying to get into if they see you trying. It's all a product of the behavior of everyone else's asshole driving styles. I'll think about using my blinkers again when the rest of you stop trying to cut people off when they need to change lanes.

sl8rfan2 t1_j20rxuj wrote on December 28, 2022 at 8:50 PM

Yeah, you're part of the problem, bud. Don't delude yourself into thinking you're taking some kind of stance. You're just a selfish driver.

Evening_Chemist_2367 t1_j27k8d4 wrote on December 30, 2022 at 5:19 AM

It's no "stance." It's being assertive. I've been living and working in the DMV for almost 20 years, and have put a shit ton of miles on many cars on these streets - and in my experience, a blinker might get acknowledged by like 10% of the drivers in the DMV, tops. The remainder will either ignore you and not let you in, or intentionally speed up and cut you off. That's just a fact. And that's why drivers like me end up having to be very pro-active and not even giving them the chance to speed up and cut me off. My behavior is conditioned by the 90% of selfish drivers in the DMV. If you want to yell at someone for being selfish you can start with them, because I'm not interested in hearing it.

CrownStarr t1_j21hd6x wrote on December 28, 2022 at 11:44 PM

I use my turn signal religiously and honestly people deliberately cutting me off for it is pretty rare. Better to be safer and a little inconvenienced than to be another unpredictable car on the road.

Evening_Chemist_2367 t1_j27jfog wrote on December 30, 2022 at 5:12 AM

You definitely aren't driving the same DC roads that I do. I see people cutting others off ALL THE TIME. Especially the Uber drivers, many of whom also never use their blinkers.