When driving, you should engage your turn signal before you start applying the brakes in preparation for your turn.
Also, related to proper use of turn signals, you should signal well in advance of your turn. The rule of thumb I learned was your signal should be on for three seconds of before you turn, assuming you’re currently in motion. Additionally, you should actually use your turn signal. Far too many people seem to be scared of the blinken lights. There is no reason not to use your turn signal.
- Changing lanes? Signal.
- Turning from a turn-only lane? Signal.
- Backing out of your drive-way? Signal.
- Pulling out of a parking spot? Signal.
- Moving the steering-wheel for any reason other than continuing to follow the curvature of your lane? Signal.
- Driving in a post-apocalyptic wasteland where you are confirmed to be the sole living thing left on the planet and doing any of the above? Signal.
If you’re turning and think you have a reason not to use your turn signal, you’re wrong. Fucking Signal.
I nearly died the first time I turned the blinker on in the new car. I was changing lanes and I put the blinker on to signal I was heading over their. I saw the car next to me and was signaling to let everyone else know I was going to go over when it was clear. Then the car started making all these noise and scared the crap out of me. Come to find out the car warns you with a loud audible alarm if their is a car near your blind spot.
Anyway just wanted to share
Cant you just fucking read the mind of the person in front? They are clearly thinking of turning way ahead. Sometimes before they enter the car.
This is my husband’s “pet peeve”, as he puts it. “Don’t just throw on your brake in the middle of the road! Why are you slowing down? Signal!”
I originally got this one from an Actual Advice Mallard meme.
When driving, if you plan on turning from the turn lane, switch lanes and THEN slow down to turn. Don’t slow to a crawl before leaving the driving lane.
The rearview mirror (the one that hangs off the windshield) is for seeing directly behind you. Your side mirrors are for seeing things to the right and left of you. If the driver directly behind you can see your face in your side mirrors, or you can see their front windshield, and your rearview mirror both exists and is unobstructed, then you are driving around unreasonably blind to vehicles overtaking you. This blind spot can be almost completely eliminated.
The side mirrors should be positioned thus that you have a clear view of the lanes next to you, with the door handle or body of the vehicle just slightly out of view. You can lean and tilt your head if for some reason you prefer a view of what’s going on behind you that is half obstructed by the vehicle you are currently driving.
The goal is to maximize the area covered by the mirrors so you can see more things, not to have redundant views of the same thing.
don’t hold your phone while driving
If your seat reclines in an airplane, you have every right to recline it except during takeoff and landing. This one is controversial.
Hard agree.
I genuinely never begrudge anyone reclining back into me, because I will pass that right along to whoever is behind me.
I generally agree with you, though I haven’t flown in like 20 years because of the situation with airplanes, so I happen to think if they’re going to pack you in like sardines they should just disable the reclining feature cause there comes a point where any reclining at all is just making things markedly worse for the people behind you.
Yeah they want people to fight each other instead of them. What plane situation you talking about?
A combination of the TSA (security theater; jump through a bunch of bullshit hoops just so you feel safe without actually making you any safer) and airlines cramming more people into the same amount of space to increase their profits.
I’m 6’6” and my knees push against the seat in front of me even when not reclined.
I have a right to be able to travel without you causing me discomfort, and that’s a bit stronger than you having the privilege of getting more comfortable.
If you are the kind of person who asserts this “right” when someone asks you not to, you’re kind of a dick.
I need to lean back slightly or I won’t be able to walk straight when we land, so I’m gonna need to do that two inch recline.
The airlines are our enemy, not each other.
My kneecaps need to be in one piece as well.
Yeah, and that is why I get the row in front of the emergency exit row when possible to reduce the chance of fighting for space.
Nah homie, I’m also tall. Airplanes are airplanes, book the exit row. Your right to travel comfortably ends with the right to the same for the people around you. If you want more room, pay for the exit row.
New rule: only six tall people allowed per flight.
What if I get back pain if I’m not able to recline? I think your discomfort takes the backseat to my back pain (no pun intended).
My knees disagree with you.
Your knees are in my seat space. Airline companies want us to fight each other instead of them.
Definitely!
Fight not, here, rest your head on my lap pillow. UwU
What if you fart? Will you warn me?
One could write a book on unspoken rules for tipping in the US. Do you tip on takeout? Do you tip baristas? Does it depend on the beverage? Do you tip if you sit down but bus your own table? What’s considered a good tip (and this is situation-dependent)? The only thing I can tell is if you’re worried about something happening to you, then 20% of the price is generally a safe amount.
Easy highly controversial fix : dont tip and start demanding that people are paid a living wage
“Do unto others…”
Even those who supposedly devote their lives to such teachings don’t seem to know wtf that means
I don’t think everyone agrees on what it’s supposed to even mean. if you want no mercy to be given to you should that mean that you shouldn’t give others mercy?
Literally the opposite. If you want mercy, you should show mercy to others…
yes, but what if you don’t want mercy?
Fair point. Maybe it doesn’t work out so well for that guy, but for the 999/1000 people who don’t want to be murdered/tortured, “do unto others” probably ends up being a net positive versus “do whatever the fuck you want as long as you can get away with it”, which seems to be the direction a lot of “leaders” are going and dragging humanity into Hell alongside them
Give LOTS of space when passing a bike in your car.
Give EVEN MORE when passing a horse.
Don’t stop in doorways when walking through public places.
Or at the top of the stairs/ escalator you just came up. There are people behind you with nowhere to go while you decide which way you want to go.
How grown adults can stand around, mouth agape, in apparent wonder that they’ve been transported to the next floor up just escapes me. It’s a conveyer belt behind you, Gladys, fucking MOVE!!! Just one or two steps to the side even if you still need to wrap your head around what just happened to you.
In general, stay out of the ducking way.
Confirmed; if I see a duck approaching, I will step aside.
Remember to be kind.
I’m one of a kind. Does that count?
Kind of.
Do not start or continue a phone conversation when going to the bathroom - public or private restroom but especially in public bathrooms.
About ten years ago I was talking to one of my sisters on the phone. She was in NZ, I’m in the UK, so it wasn’t an everyday thing. Evening for me, morning for her. So we’re chatting away and suddenly there’s a weird noise, like interference on the line. I remarked on it - and it turned out it was her PEEING. She somehow thought I wouldn’t hear? Bloody hell.
I’ve seen people facetiming in the men’s room.
Elevator Etiquette: Let people exit before you enter. That way you have more room to enter. This applies to all things, not just elevators.
Trains, buses, gangbangs…
But how else are you going to turn a gang bang into a train?
HUMAN Centipede
If you’re in a drive on the left or right side of the road country, that goes for bike and walking paths too. Eg in Australia, keep left on footpaths.
And for the love of god if you’re on a shared bike/walking path, keep your dog/child on the same fucking side as you. Share the gd path.
Actually, in Hungary (at least when I was a kid) they thought us, pedestrians, to use the left side, although this was more important when there was no sidewalk. The reason is, drivers might not see pedestrians very well, especially at night, but pedestrians do have a higher chance to see cars, as cars are usually illuminated. The pedestrian is facing forward, so it’s easy to see and react when a car is coming. But from behind? They’ll pass on the right side of the road, so there should be plenty of clearance.
And I was legit surprised when I moved to Germany, pedestrians here are using the right side.
America is the same way in that regard. I think what op was saying is when you’re on the sidewalk or in a grocery aisle, use the same rules of the road with other pedestrians/bikers.
In my state in the US we were taught if you were on a bike you go with traffic because you are moving fast but if you are walking/running then go against traffic so you can move out of the way if needed.
I used to use same rule when riding bike in paved roads with no side walk.
That’s what I was taught for walking country roads with no pavement, sometimes even no shoulder.
German here. I was taught the same thing, when walking on a country road. If there’s a pavement, I walk wherever.
United States is different, cars and bicycles on the right side, pedestrians on the left side.
Thankfully my city isn’t strict about that, as it makes damn near no sense to me, regarding the opposite side laws for people on foot… 🤷
Walking and running are like standing still compared to traffic. Going against traffic means you see it coming and can move aside if needed or wave your arms or something if they don’t seem to see you.
Bikes and other fast wheeled devices go with traffic because they follow the same patterns for lanes and turning as vehicles like motorcycles or scooters.
Let the people out of the elevator that are trying to get out of the elevator before you attempt getting in.
Elevator, all public transport, buildings. There’s more space outside. Stop cramping.
Yes! And to those getting out: don’t stop or walk super slow the moment you are out, people are trying to get in, get out of the way!
And escalators. I forgot one of the reasons I hated shopping with my ex but this past weekend we had to get some stuff for our kid. Sure enough, STOPPED as she stepped off the escalator. Wtf
Ditto buses and subways
When shopping and it’s busy, don’t walk down the middle of the aisle or leave your shopping kart there.
I miss Costco having one-way aisles during COVID, it significantly improved the shopping experience.
And don’t walk in the middle of the parking lot where the cars drive. Coming from the sparsely populated Midwestern US and moving to densely populated Los Angeles, CA I don’t understand how nobody here fucking knows this (people here have zero self-awareness).
And don’t look at me like I’m the monster when I push your unattended cart out of my way.
When exiting an airplane, it is more efficient to remain in your row until the row ahead of you has accessed their belongings. This includes people that have no overhead luggage. Sometimes someone’s overhead luggage is behind their seat and it causes noticeable congestion/delays if there are people standing in the aisle obstructing their path. An exception could be made for patrons that need extra time for mobility issues, but this is usually arranged in advance with the flight attendants. Having said that, it’s best to make every effort to exit with expediency because there could be others that have very little time to reach their connecting flight.
It’s safe to generally assume that most others are equally (or more) tired of being on the plane and want to leave ASAP.
Be aware of your surroundings. This is not just a safety thing for yourself, but a courtesy thing for other people.
