What is your #1 driving tip that if everyone followed, we’d all be better off?

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What is your #1 driving tip that if everyone followed, we’d all be better off?

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  1. NeedsItRough Avatar

    Don’t be polite, be predictable.

    Meaning don’t give up your right of way to wave someone out into traffic, or through an intersection, or into a roundabout.

    Make your stop, wait your turn, go when it’s your turn.

  2. QuantityNew6210 Avatar

    Never, ever, ever, look at phone while driving.

  3. AudibleNod Avatar

    The zipper merge.

    When two lanes have to form into one lane (construction, accident) both should fill up as close to the bottleneck as safety allows then zipper into single lane at that point; one car from one lane, then the other lane. This is scientifically the most expedient method to merge.

  4. ScarabKael Avatar

    Safe following distance. Seen so many accidents over the years that could have been avoided

  5. Dolphin_Princess Avatar

    Dont block traffic in the left lane

  6. Erbsensuppe666 Avatar

    Think about the drivers behind you too.

  7. Crooked-Grinds Avatar

    If you are in the fast lane and cars are approaching at a faster pace change lane and let them through.

  8. Avedarm Avatar

    The left lane is for passing. If you aren’t actively passing cars, move over.

  9. RandomUselessPersonn Avatar

    Signal at fucking roundabouts PLEASE

  10. joatmon63 Avatar

    Don’t try and undertake, or overtake, on roundabouts. Just be patient and wait for the slower driver who has not decided what they’re going to do, because they may cut into your lane. Too many videos end up on YouTube of crashes, or near misses, on roundabouts because someone is driving too slow and someone else is impatient.

  11. SeaMammoth1482 Avatar

    Use your turn signals! Please!

  12. Burnlt_4 Avatar

    It is better to miss your turn than to “try and make it”

  13. IamtheBoomstick Avatar

    Leave earlier. Leave the house with lots of time to get where you are going. Please don’t make your bad planning my problem when your impatience causes an accident.

  14. No-Nebula-8718 Avatar

    Plan ahead….. if you need to exit in 3-5 miles, maybe start working your way right. I cannot stand how many people will cross 3 lanes of heavy traffic to make an exit.

  15. InhLaba Avatar

    When you’re driving on public roads, you are not just responsible for you and those in your vehicle, but also every one else you share the road with!!

    Driving is dangerous and we are so desensitized to the fact. Follow traffic laws and understand that you are responsible for EVERYONE you share the road with.

  16. sapian-sapian Avatar

    Turn on your headlights in low light, rain, snow, etc. Be seen!

  17. ThomasTallys Avatar

    Keep right; if someone wishes to pass, make it quick and easy for them.

  18. Trillion_G Avatar

    Driving is more than pointing your car and making it go. It’s an active rules-based activity. Pay attention to where the other cars are around you, signal your intent, never assume the other drivers are paying attention.

    Finally: don’t be nice, be correct! This applies mostly for right of way. Sure, let cars in so everyone can zipper. But don’t wave people through a four way stop to be nice. Go when it’s your turn!

  19. b1gtym1n Avatar

    Use your signal well before completing your lane change or turn. If you brake and slow down to 5mph, it’s absolutely useless to put on your signal then. Use your signal 100-200 feet before the turn so the car behind you can get over or can expect to brake.

  20. BurningSanders Avatar

    in the USA – turning left on a solid green means YOU must yield to oncoming traffic, it is not your right of way. green arrow would mean it’s your right of way. green does not only mean go!

  21. Amazing-Good-4469 Avatar

    Assume every other driver is a complete moron… mom taught me that when I first learned to drive, and unfortunately, it’s often true

  22. MongooseProXC Avatar

    Read your owner’s manual. It’s got stuff in there.

  23. Ok_Woodpecker9463 Avatar

    Always assume that the person driving in front of you or behind you is drunk, and that you need to exercise extra caution as that drunk person will almost definitely mess up.

  24. meatybunn Avatar

    Stay out the left lane if you are going below the speed limit! 🤨 holding everybody & everything up. 😒

  25. Glad-Toe547 Avatar

    You’re not going to teach anyone to be a better or less aggressive driver by being a worse or more aggressive driver at them.

  26. CamTech100 Avatar

    Turn signals, USE THEM!

  27. falconshadow21 Avatar

    Drive RIGHT on the interstate. Don’t be a left lane plug.

  28. Tapdance_Epidemic Avatar

    1.Assume everyone on the road is an idiot.
    2.Don’t be polite, be predictable.

  29. SportsCommercials Avatar

    A tip that if EVERYONE followed it we’d all be better off? Know and obey the traffic laws. 

    You wouldn’t have people running red lights or stop signs, using phones while driving, driving drunk, pulling out in front of traffic, turning across 4 lanes at once, going 25mph faster than the rest of traffic, following 3″ behind you, driving full speed in heavy rain/snow, and every other dumbass thing you see on a daily basis.

    Wrecks would only happen due to equipment/infrastructure failure, car insurance companies and auto body shops would probably be reduced by about 95%, traffic would be reduced, injuries/deaths and lost productivity would be reduced, and probably 800 other things I can’t even think of.

  30. gringledoom Avatar

    Try not to block anyone else’s ability to make progress (when possible):

    • When the light turns green, proceed promptly but safely.
    • If someone is tailgating don’t try to be the sheriff of the highway and create a hazardous situation for everyone around you.
    • Don’t change lanes in front of someone such that they need to brake.
    • Don’t proceed through an intersection if you can’t get completely through before the light turns red.
    • Don’t creep up on pedestrians at crosswalks (they will be more hesitant and you will wait longer!)

    Et cetera!

  31. SpreadEagle48 Avatar

    Your turn signal should go on before you start to hit your brakes.

  32. mizu12 Avatar

    If every driver assumed that others might run red lights, not check their blind spots, or brake suddenly, they’d stay more alert, keep safer following distances, and avoid many accidents. Defensive driving saves lives—yours and others.

  33. boy_doesmypoopstink Avatar

    two: 1) always assume the other driver can’t see you and wont yield. and 2) slower cars stay right.

  34. West-Path-5117 Avatar

    Lose your ego. We’re all trying to get someplace safely.

  35. PrintError Avatar

    Have some godsdamn situational awareness.

  36. Fedup52 Avatar

    If the successful completion of a maneuver in traffic requires that the other guy do the right thing, then it is a mistake.

  37. AmigoDelDiabla Avatar

    Be an active driver. Don’t over-brake because you weren’t paying attention. Don’t take a long time to resume speed when someone slows down in front of you. Leave enough space that when someone brakes in front of you, there’s a buffer where you don’t have to slam on the brakes. Don’t go exceptionally slower or faster than those around you.

    Basically, just pay attention.

  38. stealthchaos Avatar

    ALWAYS signal turns and lane changes. Every time. BEFORE you turn.

    Turn Signals should indicate INTENT, NOT ACTION. In other words, turning on your turn signal after you have started to turn is ignorant and useless.

  39. TheBigC87 Avatar

    Don’t tailgate, especially in the right lane. If you want to drive faster, get over on the left and fuck off. I absolutely despise people who tailgate in the right lane and refuse to get over on the left.

  40. Cautionzombie Avatar

    You don’t need to hit your brakes to slow down just let off the gas.

  41. Buzzerk032 Avatar

    I feel like if everyone used their turn signals properly, that would eliminate like a third of all traffic-related accidents.

    That and not following so closely, especially when going 55+

  42. Junior_Owl_4447 Avatar

    Pass on the left. Then move back over. Keep lane 1 open for passing vehicles.

  43. Drink15 Avatar

    Allow faster cars to pass on the left

  44. RockSolidJ Avatar

    Being the best driver on public roads isn’t about being the fastest. It’s about how smooth and relaxed you are during the drive. Drive like you’re a high class chauffeur driving someone else’s Rolls Royce. Be smooth, calm, precise, and courteous.

  45. DonJugless Avatar

    Eyes up, look further ahead.

  46. AstroGoose5 Avatar

    Be Alert, Be Considerate, Be Predictable

  47. alphalegend91 Avatar

    Be predictable

    Get TF out of the left lane if a car is behind you, regardless of what the speed limit is and how fast you’re going

    Stop trying to constantly switch lanes to get ahead in traffic, you just make it worse

    If you are one of the first couple cars at a light, pay attention and don’t look at your phone. Nothing worse than a distracted driver not going when a light is green.

    USE YOUR BLINKER FOR EVERYTHING

  48. RemoteControlledMan Avatar

    “use your turn signals” is a must, not a damn suggestion

  49. Le_Botmes Avatar

    Keep right except to pass

  50. gluten_heimer Avatar

    Get up to the speed of traffic on the freeway before merging.

  51. sed2017 Avatar

    Get off your phone and focus on driving only.

  52. DudeLoveBaby Avatar

    You HAVE to speed to pass a car. Getting in the left lane in a 60 to pass at 61 is a waste of time for all involved. My state’s driver manual even says this lol

  53. Grouchy_Way_4286 Avatar

    put your turn signal on BEFORE you switch lanes, not during or after already switching.

  54. chumloadio Avatar

    Be ready for the other driver to do something stupid.

  55. FunctionBuilt Avatar

    Square your shoulders, keep your head down, get your hips out in front of your swing to generate power then push off the ground in an explosive motion. 300+ yard drive.

  56. Affectionate_Web_170 Avatar

    Zipper merge…if everyone allows one car to merge when a lane ends the traffic flows better.

  57. ImWeTallDid Avatar

    YIELD.

    So many people don’t know how to yield or the fundamentals of yielding.

  58. AffectionateBlood784 Avatar

    The left lane is for PASSING!!!!

  59. BlackPhoenix1981 Avatar

    TURN SIGNALS! Use them!

  60. El_Hiezenberg Avatar

    Don’t drive bumper to bumper on merging lanes. Or in general actually

  61. APartyInMyPants Avatar

    Turn. Fucking. Signals.

  62. zenspeed Avatar

    You should not be able to see your own car in your side view mirrors.

  63. Surprise_Fragrant Avatar

    Miss your turn, and circle back.

    Don’t stop in the middle of a travel lane because you need to get into the other lane.
    Follow the road and turn at a different light, or u-turn and come back.

    Don’t sit in the left turn lane until the straight lane light turns green because you need to go straight.
    Make the turn, then come back.

    Don’t turn from a straight lane because you need to turn.
    Go straight, then come back.

    Don’t reverse on a one-way road because you passed a parking spot and wanted to park there. Drive around the block and come back.

    You are breaking road laws and inconveniencing everyone around you, and if someone did it while you were driving, it’d probably piss you off, so why do it to others?

  64. FuckedUpImagery Avatar

    Leave lots of fucking room. I know you tailgating fucks are here in this subreddit. You know how traffic starts? Chain reactions to braking, you know what makes it so theres no traffic? Everyone coasts/uses engine braking with distance as much as possible to match the speed and distance of the car in front and back of you. You arent saving any time tailgating, your little shit box can pass from 3 car lengths away just as well as it can from 3 inches away.

  65. nakedjig Avatar

    When I was learning to drive, my dad told me this: look at everyone around you and imagine the dumbest thing they can do, then get ready for it to happen.

  66. ljb00000 Avatar

    If you are about to miss a turn or an exit, let it go. Miss it. It is always the correct choice to take the next turn and loop back instead of cutting across multiple lanes at the last second. Never, ever worth it.

  67. gammagulp Avatar

    If you arent passing, get out of the fucking left lane

  68. SkipJack270 Avatar

    Blinkers. Use blinkers.

  69. Firechick9 Avatar

    Don’t tail gate

  70. FightingIlliteracy Avatar

    Keep right except to pass. An impossible concept for the average driver in the US

  71. _AaronJ Avatar

    Don’t change lanes in traffic. You’re fucking it up for everyone else.

  72. Human-Ambassador6840 Avatar

    STOP CHANGING LANES EVERY 8 SECONDS!!! You’re an ass

  73. Yota8883 Avatar

    Get the hell off my ass. Your reaction time isn’t that fast. I hit a deer 2 hours into our 19 hour drive on vacation because of an idiot bumper clinger right behind me when we were the only 2 cars. If I braked to not hit the deer, him hitting the back off my car at 70 would have ended the trip. Instead I touched the brake pedal and waited a moment for him to react and move over. Another inch of room and I would not have hit the deer. Would have been a complete non-event had he not been clinging to my bumper at 3/4 car length on an empty interstate highway

  74. Nolby84 Avatar

    My dad always said, “drive like everyone else is stupid”, make smart, safe decisions, expect the unexpected.

  75. MommaBear354 Avatar

    Just follow the rules of the road! Stop means STOP! If you’re too scared to go the speed limit (at the very least) then maybe you shouldn’t be driving? When taking my son to school I would end up behind a woman that drives 25 in a 35. Made me insane! I had to change when we left the house to avoid her.

  76. roughdraft29 Avatar

    Don’t text and drive. No matter how important you think it might be, it’s not worth your life or anyone else’s.

  77. mofugly13 Avatar

    Merge like a fucking zipper. Do it, and allow it.

  78. sharalasmyles Avatar

    Stay to the right unless you are passing!!

  79. KinkaJac97 Avatar

    For the love of god. Please speed up to match the speed of the cars on the highway. I can’t count how many times that. I will be behind someone trying to merge, going 35 mph.

  80. Thick-Inspection420 Avatar

    Put down your dam phones