https://xkcd.com/2932

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This PSA brought to you by several would-be assassins who tried to wave me in front of speeding cars in the last month and who will have to try harder next time.

    • theluckyone@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      I’ve got several years of experience riding motorcycles. It’s taught me to read traffic. I see a gap in a line of traffic like that, it’s either a driver who’s smart enough not to block an intersection (rare), or someone letting another someone out.

      • LyD@lemmy.ca
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        6 months ago

        When I saw the gap I started watching it closely. I probably wouldn’t have been able react fast enough otherwise.

      • LyD@lemmy.ca
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        6 months ago

        She had to slam on her brakes or she still would have hit me. When I looked back she made a clear “I fucked up” gesture that wasn’t caught on cam.

    • stebo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      6 months ago

      tbh there weren’t many options for them besides waiting for the entire line of cars to pass which could’ve taken forever

      • LyD@lemmy.ca
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        6 months ago

        The guy leaving the gap tried to wave her through but I guess she didn’t see the “STOP” gesture he started throwing when I got too close.

      • Fishbone@lemmy.world
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        6 months ago

        To quote alice in wonderland:

        “How long is forever?”

        “Sometimes, just one second”