I'm always looking for new ways the social contract is breaking down. It's easy to get caught up in internet drama but every now and then I like to touch grass and see what the normies are doing. One thing I've noticed is how aggressively people drive now.
This past weekend I had my whole family in the car and a Dodge hatchback of all things shoots past us at over 100 miles per hour. This was in the middle of town, not a highway. We pull up next to the dude at the next red light (because that always seems to happen) and he guns it again, going into the opposing lane of traffic to pass everyone and shoot down the road again.
I feel like I see this kind of thing more and more now. People going 60+ in residential areas and blasting through school zones. Has anyone else experienced this? Do you think it's indicative of anything or am I just an autist?
My wife and I have both noticed it, and it's weird because its so consistent now. Multiple incidents over several weeks. I joked that it was the normie hive mind breaking down.
I saw a bad road rage incident on the freeway a few months ago, with two people racing each other around oncoming traffic. For the past several weeks I've also had people speed up aggressively to beat me at traffic circles and intersections, even when I obviously had the right of way.
You never actually have the right of way.
Idiots will remind you of this when they fail to yield...