• Fuckfuckmyfuckingass@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    As someone who regularly drives a large vehicle, I find it amusing how big a berth folks in little cars give. If my box truck can make it you don’t need to cut half way into the next lane in your Fiat.

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      4 months ago

      Mother fucking idiot 18 wheeler drivers sway out of lanes all the time. I do appreciate you being aware though. Some of those folks shouldn’t even drive a 10 ft box truck.

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      4 months ago

      Are you talking about those motherfuckers that turn a little to the opposite direction before turning? I fucking HATE that shit.

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        4 months ago

        uhm that’s counter steering and actually helps you reach the apex of the corner quicker.
        rookie racer

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          4 months ago

          The motherfuckers who do this take said turn at like 2km/h, they’re not racing at all

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            4 months ago

            If they are traveling in the right direction they can actually take the turn in upwards of 1672 km/h in your example

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        4 months ago

        The good news: I don’t drive anymore

        The bad news: I did that shit because I grew up on an intersection with a real bad angle, so the only way to see both directions was to angle the car flat with the road I was turning onto. Then, even after moving, I did it because it gives better visibility.

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          4 months ago

          We might be talking about something different, or maybe I’m just having difficulty understanding. You at least have a good reason for doing what you did. What I was mentioning is when people turn to the opposite direction of their actual turn, because they think they need more room to clear the sidewalk corner. The solution to this is to simply pull FORWARD a little more before your turn. It’s NEVER a good idea to move unpredictably on the road, and that action is a prime example.

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        4 months ago

        It because they’re bracing themselves with the steering wheel when doing a very exaggerated shoulder check.
        My driver training course explicitly brought this up, but presumably not everyone took driver training.

        But I don’t think that’s what they’re talking about, I think they mean that little cars who give an enormous berth between their car and obstacles, so they end up taking up as much of the road as a large car would

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          4 months ago

          You are correct that’s what I mean. Little cars passing parked cars, rubbish on the road, or bicyclists in the bike lane going half way, or more, into the oncoming lane to avoid it.

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            4 months ago

            It only takes one bike to wobble as you pass or one baby cart coming unexpectedly out behind the obstacle to imprint the need to give wide clearance

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        4 months ago

        Quickest line and far easier to not hit those rims. You might not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like.