• MrJameGumb@lemmy.world
    36·
    10 个月前

    Ah yes, the Door Dash/Uber “it’s cool if I just block an entire lane of traffic, right?” button!

      • MrJameGumb@lemmy.world
        2·
        10 个月前

        Double parking would be if someone parked illegally in such a way that it would block someone else in their parking spot. What I’m talking about is when someone like an Uber driver literally turns on their hazard lights and just stops in the middle of traffic to wait for whomever they’re picking up, and yes I have seen that happen a number of times lol

    • abbadon420@lemm.ee
      2·
      10 个月前

      To be fair, if I was paid minimum wage with a penalty if I don’t work fast enough, I don’t realy have any other choice but be an asshole. Espeially since my mental retardation would prevent me from thinking of any other solutions.

  • jjjalljs@ttrpg.network
    241·
    10 个月前

    Personally I feel like people that park in the bike lane should forfeit the protection of law. If I have to swerve into deadly traffic so you can get your coffee a little faster, I should be able to take your car’s mirror with me.

    • ArmokGoB@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      816·
      10 个月前

      I think that people that bike on the sidewalk should forfeit the protection of law. If I have to dodge you pulling 20 on a route that pedestrians were meant to walk just because you can’t be bothered to follow the traffic laws, I should be allowed to stick an umbrella in your wheel spokes.

      • jjjalljs@ttrpg.network
        8·
        10 个月前

        I ride (slowly) on the sidewalk sometimes because I’ll probably die if I ride with traffic. I’m sorry. It’s annoying. I walk the bike when it gets crowded. But I super don’t want to ride on a lot of these streets.

        • ArmokGoB@lemmy.dbzer0.com
          23·
          10 个月前

          You don’t sound like the type of person to try to ride a bike down the 3 foot wide sidewalk on a bridge, or to pull 40-50 mph through a crosswalk without stopping.

          • uis@lemmy.world
            7·
            10 个月前

            3 foot wide sidewalk

            0.9 real freedom units wide sidewalk? Am I the only one who sees problem here?

            EDIT: my skill issue. You see it too.

        • thecrotch
          3·
          10 个月前

          The person you’re replying to is complaining about bikes from the perspective of a pedestrian, not a motorist.

  • ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de
    13·
    10 个月前

    I went a solid 8 years having my kids convinced it was an emergency button that you would press only in an emergency if you had to have the stoplight turn green. Every once in a while I would “break the law” when I knew the light was about to change and push it just before. Their mom wound up spilling the beans :-( I’m pretty sure I could’ve kept it up till the oldest one started to drive. Lol

    • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
      51·
      10 个月前

      Some people get intimidated by a tiny bit of weather. I’ve seen people with there hazards on when its icy out.

      • Apathy Tree@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        8·
        10 个月前

        Around here people use them a lot when they start hitting traffic backups and slowing down, as well as when they hit a slippery patch, to alert other drivers to upcoming conditions.

        It’s not due to being intimidated, it’s a courtesy.

    • GONADS125@feddit.de
      4·
      10 个月前

      I learned in Japan that it is a thank you button. Like if someone let’s you into a lane, you flash twice to say thank you and turn it off.

      I’ve noticed truck drivers do the same here in the US, so I’ve started doing this as well as a regular driver.

  • TrickDacy@lemmy.world
    81·
    10 个月前

    I think people think of it like the star in super Mario Bros. Push that button, you start flashing, and no one can touch you!