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?
It was a thing here for a while, though it's calmed down a bit. You can definitely tell how much worse it was for a while, because a lot of cars in my area still have battle damage.
I've got something weirder still going on. Once or twice a month, and only at night, people will just stop their cars in the middle of suburban roads. They don't park, they just come to a stop and leave it running. They're not waiting for anyone to get in or out. They're not checking their phones. They're just sitting there. I've watched them sit there and do nothing for upwards of 10 minutes.
I'm not intending on asking any of them what the fuck they're doing. Seems like a good way to get shot, or skinned.