Actually no, just...more people on the road. Rush hour is rush most-of-the-day now, compound that by it's impossible to grocery shop at 2AM now.
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Covid. Since then a loooot of stuff shifted. The time being isolated did not do well on some people.
People are more aggressive since then. Also that a Lot of bad stuff happens to everyone.. with Not recognizing where it comes from.
Yeah. World divided is easier to rule
As you age you’re likely slowing down, becoming more timid, and as a result of that are becoming an obstacle on the road for people to avoid instead of being a part of traffic. This perspective shift will make it seem like other drivers are being more aggressive than before, because to you they probably are.
I think it's a combination of fallout from the pandemic and BLM protests.
During the pandemic traffic disappeared. If you were one of the unlucky few who still had to go on-site to work, the first thing you noticed was there was no traffic. What was a 1.5 hour commute previously was a 45 minute commute during the shutdown. When people started driving again it was like they all forgot how to do it.
Regarding the change in driving habits, the most dramatic example I've seen is people crossing the double yellow line to pass cars. I never used to see that, but it's almost routine now. I've seen people do it in areas where they can't even see oncoming traffic. Crossing over into the other lane to pass 20 cars sitting at a red light. It's insane.
Apart from all that there's also so many more people with their eyes glued to their phone when they are driving. You see someone swerving all over the road for miles, and if you get close to them they are always looking at their phone.
EDIT:
Re BLM, in some cases police policies directed officers not to get involved in traffic stops. In other cases, I think butthurt cops decided if they weren't allowed to abuse brown people, they'd just refuse to do anything.
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I wish they would ticket the fuck out of people driving in the left lane for no reason. I get in front of them and drop my cruise like 1mph a minute until they get over then go back to 10 over.
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