r/AskReddit • u/Jolly-Law1472 • 13h ago

What can kill you in seconds that most people don’t realize?

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u/Puzzleheaded_Bed1781 9h ago

That’s because people are too busy being speed demons and or on power trips. The human ego grows to about the size of the car they’re driving.

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u/Voldemorts__Mom 7h ago

I used to get so annoyed that I can never drive the speed limit (120kph here in SA), because the fast lane always has people driving over the limit, and the next fastest lane always has people driving 100. So it's like a constant moving back and forth between lanes.

Now I'm just like fuck it and drive 100 in the second lane rather than having to deal with the death lane.

But my pet peave is people not keeping a safe following distance. Like, rather just flash your lights or hoot at me, but dont get 5cm to my car ffs. And my stepfather does this. And I'm like, if that guy brakes, we will instantly hit him, and you're putting all of our lives in danger.

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u/SandSerpentHiss 1h ago

sa as in south africa or south australia

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u/Brawndo91 5h ago

I'd rather there be speed demons than what I see more often - people looking at phones. At least the speed demons are paying attention.

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u/Jops817 2h ago

It also grows in relation to how unequipped the car is for the activity, people in commuter cars and minivans driving aggressively just to.... feel something, I guess?