I live downtown and driving here has been ridiculous lately. People dive bombing 3-4 lanes to make an exit, watched a guy try to haul ass in the right lane on Main Street downtown to get around left lane traffic and he smacked a street parked car, people blow by the stop signs on the blocks adjacent to Main Street. I know pointing out bad driving is a common thread throughout the country, but damn the amount of people who are looking at their phones while driving is insane. Makes me wonder why there isn’t more regulations into driving. 45,000 gun deaths (54% suicide) and 46,000 vehicle deaths in 2021. Va passed a law where police can’t pull over vehicles with a few lights out, it has to be all the lights. Registrations can be expired for up to 60 days before tickets can sent out. I just don’t get it. I haven’t seen anything quite like the audacity of this area, I came from San Diego. I also lived in Va Beach and Roanoke Virginia. Besides how bad 81 can be, Richmond has to have the most unpredictable drivers of all time. Honestly it’s a national issue, all these required documents, laws, and ordinances just for leeway on poor maintenance and the same percentage of DUIs and distracted driving annually. Don’t know about you guys but I wouldn’t mind traffic violations and poorly maintained vehicles to have 1000% stricter penalty. Driving is very simple and so is most maintenance. Can’t afford to keep your vehicle optimal, then don’t cost us injury or death because you are irresponsible. I’m no mechanic and I don’t make a lot of money, youtube is full of tutorials for almost every make and model. I noticed Chesapeake Va has digital speed limit signs that take photos of speeders in real time, also flags them if the vehicle is stolen or there are warrants on the owner. Hope these signs go everywhere. 2 friends have had major setbacks in their life due to distracted drivers and recklessness. Sorry for the tangent. Get dashcams and don’t skimp insurance. It’s a matter of when in Richmond not if.
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Reply to How do you even flip your car on Main?? Saw this on my way home from work today. by bstagner86
I live downtown and driving here has been ridiculous lately. People dive bombing 3-4 lanes to make an exit, watched a guy try to haul ass in the right lane on Main Street downtown to get around left lane traffic and he smacked a street parked car, people blow by the stop signs on the blocks adjacent to Main Street. I know pointing out bad driving is a common thread throughout the country, but damn the amount of people who are looking at their phones while driving is insane. Makes me wonder why there isn’t more regulations into driving. 45,000 gun deaths (54% suicide) and 46,000 vehicle deaths in 2021. Va passed a law where police can’t pull over vehicles with a few lights out, it has to be all the lights. Registrations can be expired for up to 60 days before tickets can sent out. I just don’t get it. I haven’t seen anything quite like the audacity of this area, I came from San Diego. I also lived in Va Beach and Roanoke Virginia. Besides how bad 81 can be, Richmond has to have the most unpredictable drivers of all time. Honestly it’s a national issue, all these required documents, laws, and ordinances just for leeway on poor maintenance and the same percentage of DUIs and distracted driving annually. Don’t know about you guys but I wouldn’t mind traffic violations and poorly maintained vehicles to have 1000% stricter penalty. Driving is very simple and so is most maintenance. Can’t afford to keep your vehicle optimal, then don’t cost us injury or death because you are irresponsible. I’m no mechanic and I don’t make a lot of money, youtube is full of tutorials for almost every make and model. I noticed Chesapeake Va has digital speed limit signs that take photos of speeders in real time, also flags them if the vehicle is stolen or there are warrants on the owner. Hope these signs go everywhere. 2 friends have had major setbacks in their life due to distracted drivers and recklessness. Sorry for the tangent. Get dashcams and don’t skimp insurance. It’s a matter of when in Richmond not if.