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?
To some extent. I've also noticed more crazed pedestrians, too, including one guy who waited till I was right in front of him to step out into the street, not at a crosswalk, forcing me to slam on my breaks. And, no, I highly doubt it was a suicide attempt, the dude was just a prick who wanted to control other people. I've noticed a few of these. Plus the usual homeless craziness.
The amount of vagrants is crazy to me too. Should have mentioned that in OP. They are everywhere now. Always harrassing people for money and making a general nuisance of themselves.
It has definitely gone up in the last few years. More street corners are being staked out by panhandlers.
Not at a crosswalk? Why did you stop? Just a while back, there was a jackass who did that, and I blasted the horn to make sure he stopped - and then he looked at me as though I was the bad guy!