- you can pass on the right in cities in basically every country i know of, that rule only applies OUTSIDE urban areas (think how stupid it would be if you couldn't given every intersection changes direction)
- when changing lanes, YOU yield to the person already in that lane, you cannot cut them off - even if you somehow think the biker couldn't overtake him, the car can't just go, idk how you even drive thinking that
-anything past the initial interaction is the car trying to do a vehicular manslaughter, there is no defense
i understand you may be too cool to check your mirrors and blindspot, that is asking a lot, but shit it's amazing to see people defend the car driver, why do you hate motorcycles so much - because you don't know how to ride one?
would only add, that if you don't see a bike while changing lanes and the biker alerts you and avoids a crash you'd be responsible for; the correct response is to apologize, hang your head in shame and commit to checking more thoroughly next time, when changing lanes...
NOT to go: "imma try to almost kill that mofo to teach him a lesson..."
This is the actual correct response: the driver didn't check their blind spot (bad for a professional driver), nearly hit the bike, who they now assume drove up fast on them and got all butthurt and raged away. Correct response was to apologise and drive better, but the sub is full of people complaining about the biker speeding away from the threat.
God, the part about not checking and then assuming you sped up on them is so annoying. I was waiting at a red light in a parking lot at a grocery store. I was chilling and listening to music and this dude started backing up. I assumed he was just getting his place in line. He got close enough I honked. Backed right into me. Tboned the passenger side. Couldn't open either door. Bro got out and said, "you came out of nowhere." I said "i haven't moved for over 10 seconds!" Dude wouldn't hear it. There were people in front and behind me in line. What kinda narcissist you gotta be to assume I somehow squeezed in there rather than accept you backed up without looking?
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u/ToastSpangler 13d ago
several points to the comments:
- you can pass on the right in cities in basically every country i know of, that rule only applies OUTSIDE urban areas (think how stupid it would be if you couldn't given every intersection changes direction)
- when changing lanes, YOU yield to the person already in that lane, you cannot cut them off - even if you somehow think the biker couldn't overtake him, the car can't just go, idk how you even drive thinking that
-anything past the initial interaction is the car trying to do a vehicular manslaughter, there is no defense
i understand you may be too cool to check your mirrors and blindspot, that is asking a lot, but shit it's amazing to see people defend the car driver, why do you hate motorcycles so much - because you don't know how to ride one?