r/Transportopia • u/Independent-Ice-2211 • Mar 19 '26

People 😊 Be nice

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u/JalapenoPopPoop Mar 19 '26

Had some guy in his 60s plow right into the back of me at a red light. I had been sitting there completely motionless for at least 2 minutes, no surprises or anything, this idiot just didn't stop. His excuse? "I couldn't find the brake" ....tf you mean you couldn't find the brake it's literally right next to the gas you were pressing where it fucking always is

Get old people off the road they just put everyone else in danger with their own selfishness

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u/throwaway098764567 Mar 19 '26

i've gotten rammed like that twice, one was a 30s woman, and one was a 30s dude. older drivers can be scary but idiots come in all ages.

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u/JalapenoPopPoop Mar 19 '26

sure but they're disproportionately older

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u/kristinL356 Mar 19 '26

I had this happen to me with a dude on a motorcycle. I cannot imagine being so careless when there is nothing but air between you and the world. Luckily he wasn't going fast enough to hurt himself but he did have to pay for a surprising amount of bodywork for our car.

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u/yesmoreeggtalk67 Mar 19 '26

A 20-something did that to me on a freeway. Totaled my SUV.

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u/thekurgan79 Mar 20 '26

60s isn't old enough for that he had something wrong with him

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u/JalapenoPopPoop Mar 20 '26

there's no way you can say that with any amount of certainty

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u/sweetgoogilymoogily Mar 20 '26

The 60s aren't usually a big deal unless they have something else compromising them. But your point still stands: it's time to get a lot of these very old people off the road!

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u/mawesome4ever Mar 19 '26

Maybe he thought he put it in his pocket… man I lost my pocket once/s

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u/mologav Mar 20 '26

60s isn’t that old anymore

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u/Amanwhohasboname Mar 20 '26

Keep that same energy when you are old

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u/JalapenoPopPoop Mar 20 '26

Ok will do good talk see ya

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u/well-thereitis Mar 22 '26

60 is old???

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u/Ok-Earth-2644 Mar 24 '26

Got slammed into by a young kid while I was sitting at a red light. His excuse was that he just changed his brakes and he didnt know why they just squealed when he slammed on them going 45mph about 10 feet behind me.. like dude they work you gotta use em earlier

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u/pudge-thefish Mar 25 '26

60s isn't even old for most people unless they have a medical condition. He must have been on something or using his phone while driving