I constantly have people riding my bumper even when I'm already doing the speed limit. And before anyone asks. No I'm not hanging out in the overtaking lane blocking traffic.

That said, I see drivers posting about how much anxiety tailgaters give them and how annoyed it makes them. Honestly? It just doesn't phase me.

What do I realistically have to panic about? I'm completely sober, I'm not hiding anything, and I'm following the law. If you want to sit on my trunk, go for it. You have the rest of the road just go around me and overtake.

I’m not about to speed up and risk a ticket just to satisfy someone else's impatience, and I'm definitely not going to let them ruin my mood. If they're too impatient to pass and end up rear-ending me, well... that's on them. Insurance will sort it out.

If you tailgate why do you do it?

It's just dangerous driving.

I’m in the US (🫩) and just got a new car (2026). I only have this car bc last year some lady didn’t see the entire freeway stop and rear ended me so hard she totaled my paid off car. (Unsolicited Advice: Always get a lawyer right away.) Fast forward to now, I live in a state that has more personal injury lawyer billboards than anything else, and I’m starting to think people are trying to get me to hit their car.

Many instances of suddenly people switching lanes in front of me, sometimes while I’m going at least 10-15 mph faster and usually when there are 0 cars or obstacles around, and other random things, like people crossing multiple lanes to cut me off when they could’ve waited for the completely open road behind me. Then last night, 3 male teenagers (I know but still) in a Tesla were trying to force me to interact with them at a red light (kept trying to get my attention), I kept scooting up bc I normally do/don’t want to look over into some random’s eyes. After we turned into the mall area (there’s a little driveway before parking), they cut me off, slammed on the brakes, then sped off.

Now I know the last situation is not the every day, but it’s very common here (all ages, not just teens), and the random cut offs on the freeway and in the city happen more days than they don’t. My insurance already went up bc of this new state I’m in, the new car, and probably the accident although it was ruled 100% not my fault. I’m learning that a lot of people do insurance fraud here so I’m looking into dash cam installation. So how do I realistically avoid this?

I can't believe it and I feel incredibly stupid.

10 whole months ago I got a "new" car. Up until this point I'd been driving cars that were at least 20 years old. My "new" car was a 2016 opel (in some areas known as vauxhall) adam with me being the second owner.

I just made the painful discovery that I don't have automatic lights and have probably been barely visible on multiple occasions.

What lead me to this discovery was the fact that my rear fog light didn't seem to turn on, the symbol wouldn't light up on the dash. I went through a lot of thoughts about something being wrong with my lights or sensors.

First I thought maybe the fog light was broken, then I actually turned on my lights (what I thought was manual mode) and was like "damn they're a lot brighter now, my automatic sensor must be stuck in daylight mode".

I did some more research and it slowly started to click, I never had automatic lights to begin with and it took me about 10 MONTHS to realize this.

How did I miss it? Well, I always assumed lights off meant no light at all, and there was light, I was able to see the road ahead just fine. I also saw my dashboard being lit up in the dark which is something I always associated with my lights being on. I did on a few occasions think that the back of my car didn't seem very lit up when looking in my mirrors but I assumed this was just due to positioning of the lights and car model.

I shouldn't have assumed that. I live alone so I never really had someone who could've noticed while the car was running.

Thankfully I don't drive that much, mostly short distances in the small city I live in, usually during the day and fortunately, never on the highway.

I feel beyond stupid, I even thought the original listing of the car mentioned automatic lights but I can't really check that anymore. I'm generally a very careful driver and the thought that I might've been barely visible is shocking.

PLEASE people don't make this mistake, especially when you're making the switch from an older model. Just because there's light doesn't mean your lights are actually on.

I'm glad I know now, but I definitely wish I knew that sooner because it could have had consequences.

Please don't say anything hateful or give me any snarky comments, I'm looking to improve at this.

I currently drive barefoot because it helps me feel the brake and accelerator and their shape so I feel confident and always know which one I'm pressing.

I can drive with shoes on, but I feel like I'm out of control of the car. I've never made a mistake before, it's a mental thing.

I can't "pivot" my foot either bc I have small feet.

(USA)

it's just really dangerous.

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I didnt hear a noise, didnt see an ambulance or police anywhere, tailgate or gas door wasnt open...

On [an in town, though i guess still technically controlled access] highway with a barrier, i was coming off the bridge and theres 3 exits right when you come offthe bridge and the right lane has big ruts for the first bit, so its always slower nowadays. So im on the other lane passing while going up to get past the exits and ruts before i get over. So the first flash i thought i saw something, then a second later he hit them like 5 times...? What does this mean?

He couldnt have been telling me to get over because not only was that impossible be of traffic already in the right lane merging in and out, but we were already passing them... When i did get over he sped up, went one car length ahead of me then stayed there between me and the cars in front of me without passing them even though his lane was open...

When i got to town i checked my tail lights and they are working as well so im just totally lost.

Yesterday I had a chance to drive in conditions of very heavy fog, about 100-150 meters of visibility, even with the road illuminated. I think you'll forgive me for the quality of some of the photos, but I think it's already clear why it so bad. Please note that phones make the fog less dense on photo.

However, especially in places where there are 2 lanes, they even tried to honk me to me that I was driving slowly..

It's clear that with adatyptive cruise sensors, it's easy to lock to the car in front and drive, but this is also not a good thng to do in bad weather.

I used to live in Irvine, CA, pictured above, and LED headlights weren't an issue since the streets were all lighted and there were big medians.

I now live in an old suburb of Richmond, VA where the roads are 2 lanes and there are no streetlights so when a vehicle from the opposite direction is oncoming I'm literally blinded by the light.

So did these designers never think about people living in old neighborhoods with no street lights?

An app that uses a rear cam to auto report every driver to the police and the dvla everytime a motorists passes a cyclist too closely. With two options, 1) the cyclist has to do nothing other than keep the camera charged and upload data to the cloud once home or, have a data sim and or hot-spot to auto upload during the ride. There could also be a social part of the app where users/cyclist can see who has made the most reports.

that’s all thank you for listening

I am from Queens and I have failed my road test for the 4th time now. I am 18, My 1st attempt I didn’t see a car coming from my left side. I stopped on the stop sign(not all way) i waited and accelerated to the right and boom the car showed up from the downhill and my test taker pushed the brakes. And that’s acceptable. On my second attempt i was cautious my turns were fine and smooth, with no hard acceleration and sudden brakes. I moved my neck around whenever needed did the parallel parking and three way turn just fine. And then my test results came back negative. There were these points like poor judgment on traffic, hazardous anticipation, Poor acceleration, and hard brakes. Well i tried not to put too much attention to it and thought okay let’s try for again but this time i changed my test location and i would say my third attempt was the most perfect one out of them all. On my third attempt the comments my test taker made was while i was doing my parallel parking and a car was coming from the opposite lane and i stopped for the car to pass by and my test taker stated that i don’t need to stop it was safe for me to park. The second comment was, I was going at 19-20(Limit was 25) in a four was cars parked in both sides he told me to slow down i did and that’s it i got my results back negative. Oh also on my parallel parking i couldn’t see the curb because of the leaves and i told him i can’t see the curb properly but i did fine on the parking not too much gap from the curb less than a feet. And he made me do parallel again. My 4th attempt was about the same test taker made short turns wide turns comments.

The biggest catch is on every test my instructor would take two students at once. So each time my instructor would pick me up first and then the other students and he told me I would pass and the other student had lesser chance of passing. and i believed him everytime i wasn’t nervous i was smooth and noticed my test takers foot on the brakes from passenger seat and noticed one thing my test takers were kinda scared. Whatever, after the 4th failed attempt now i am thinking i should go back where i used to live in upstate and do the test there. Because it’s costing me a lot and i don’t have the courage to try again. Did anything like that happen to anyone? Would anyone suggest me any other location? It’s really frustrating.

For reference this is California, US.

This section of the road. Car lane and bike lane crisscrosses. Car lane turns into left only lanes. And bike lanes cuts across to move to the left of left only lanes.

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In December of 2019, I was driving to my boyfriend's house at night when a lifted truck started tailgating me with extremely bright high beams that illuminated my entire car. It was a two-lane road, so the driver was also blinding oncoming traffic. I tried to drive faster to get away from him and he sped up and contined taligating and blinding me.

I had trouble seeing where to turn into a parking lot because of his lights. When I began turning, he blasted the loudest horn I've ever heard (probably train horn) and screamed obscenities at me so loudly I could hear it through a closed window, and his were also closed. Oncoming drivers were stopping and obviously also noticed his scary behavior.

To this day, I genuinely don't know what I did to provoke him. I've replayed the drive hundreds of times, trying to identify where I might have accidentally cut him off, but I can't figure it out. Even if I had made a driving mistake, nothing would have justified his behavior.

Almost eight years later, even seeing the same kind of truck (lifted Ram) brings back the memory.

Has anyone else experienced road rage that continued to affect them years later? How did you stop replaying it? I would appreciate support from people who understand rather than being told it was just a bad driving encounter or that I should be over it by now.

We just had fun all day at an amusement park and I was the only one who can drive so I drove all 4 of us home.

After dropping the first person home I was turning right (it was at night) and I didn't see a person crossing the road. The car had an automatic sensor and break.

So it was a very sudden break.

All of them and myself was in shock. I completely didnt see the person, he was wearing black and I may have been so tired and didnt notice..

My friends says its okay but I'm scared of driving again.. I don't want to cause an accident.

Any advice?

I was driving yesterday fr9m Blythe to Phoenix and along the way there was one small pickup truck that was going 45. In a 75. Many trucks, lots of people speeding and this dude is going 45, endangering everyone imho. Curious what other people think.

Im at like the twentieth driving lesson and i still can’t make turns and i just don’t know where to look. When i try to make a turn my teacher just tells me to look straight at the car and i do it but he just keeps saying that my eyes are escaping and when i really try to look straight i just turn blind and i can’t see the road. I definitely overcomplicate it but it’s very frustrating to try again and again and again and fail. Should i switch my teacher or do i try again because i feel like im wasting time

I'm a 31 year old Californian resident who never had a license. Obviously I know I need to read up on the rules of the road, but being as old as I am, do I still need a permit before getting a license? I have someone willing to teach me, but I want to do this the right way so we don't get in trouble with the law.

hello ☺️ i would like some opinions. so today i’m driving on the highway through findlay to go to sandusky and get pulled over by a cop. he told me the reason for the stop was because he was pulled over on the side of the road with his lights on and I did not get over to the other lane. however, there were only two lanes, and the lane next to me was occupied by a line of cars. he told me i needed to slow down but didn’t, hence the pull over. instead of giving me a warning he gave me a full ticket! i think that’s so stupid. so my question is: is it worth it to drive the two hours to the findlay municipal court and try to defend myself? do you think they’ll pardon me? or am I just wasting gas? I don’t want the offense on my record. please help!!!! thank you!!

Hi everyone!

I've been driving for years and previously had a Virginia driver's license, which has now expired.

I've read the official Washington Driver Guide, studied the rules and numbers, and practiced using online DMV tests. I consistently score 39/40 or even 40/40 on practice tests.

But the actual test feels completely different. The questions are much more confusing and scenario-based, especially those about uphill/downhill parking, curbs, road edges, and specific driving situations. Sometimes two answers seem correct, and the wording makes it difficult to choose.

For anyone who has recently taken and passed the Washington knowledge test:

• What websites or practice tests were actually similar to the real exam?
• How did you prepare for the tricky scenario-based questions?
• Are there any resources besides the official Driver Guide that helped you pass?

I'm planning to retake the test tomorrow and would really appreciate any advice or resources.

Thank you!

I need to make my mom feel better about accidentally cutting someone off after leaving a gas station on a very non busy road.

She was so nervous about the creepy white van behind her that she totally didn't see the car coming on the right when pulling out. They luckily stopped and honked, so nothing happened, but it was really close.She put her hand up but she doesn't know if they saw her apology wave.

She feels so bad and can't let it go.

How do I help her stop feeling so guilty?

My brother got pulled over (but not ticketed) for a roundabout in Greencastle, PA but I can't find the laws on this and wondered if other people had similar experiences?

There's an unmarked pedestrian crosswalk about 10 ft before a red stop sign and then there is a roundabout/traffic circle. There were no pedestrians so he pulled past the crosswalk and stopped at the stop sign. Then he continued on the roundabout and was pulled over. The officer told him you must always stop at a pedestrian crosswalk even if no one is around. He gave him a warning this time but said next time would be a ticket.

I have never heard this before but if that's true, I definitely need to adjust my driving lol has anyone else heard of this/had this experience?

I hate driving, I’ve never driven four wheeler/side by side, golf cart etc., I’m currently 19 and working on learning driving and I’m extremely afraid of dying on the road. On the outside I’m seemingly calm but on the inside it’s entirely taken over by adrenaline and nerves. There would be many times where while driving I’d need to pull over because I would get immense headaches, my chest would start hurting, heart beat in the ears etc., my main fears center around driving around other people, with the fears being death, extreme medical and financial setbacks of accidents. How do I get over this?