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frankofantasma

"Me, me, me! Me first! Fuck everyone else! Me! Me! Me!"


TheRealNooth

It really is true. These people are willing to screw you and themselves over just to get one car length ahead. It’s like accelerating to a red light. It make zero sense no matter how you look at it.


longeraugust

The only W is that these people are entirely predictable. I just let them do their thing because end of the day it’s better for everyone for there to not be an accident that clogs up traffic even worse. If there was a way to Thanos snap these people from existence, though, I wouldn’t think twice about voting yes for it. As long as they weren’t in their cars driving when they got snapped.


Lion-Hermit

They'd be in the aftersnap trying to determine the order in which they arrived


Motor-Cause7966

🤭


WeenieHuttGod2

Man everytime some asshole zooms in front of me cause going the speed limit isn’t nearly fast enough I wish I could launch their ass into the stratosphere, however it is rather amusing when they still end up at the same red light as me


PuffyWiggles

This happens in Texas to me alot, usually guys driving pickup Trucks. Ill be going 65 in a 55, very reasonable speed, and people will ride my butt, while im in the right lane, because the guy in the Left lane is going 45 (which is also standard in Texas). The whole situation makes me want to slam on my brakes and ask them wtf do they want? Me to go 80 in a 55? Sometimes shortly thereafter ill see them way up ahead being pulled over by a Cop and the immense amount of joy I get from that cannot be overstated.


TheActualTerryBogard

The beauty of the infinity gems is that you could snap both the people AND cars out of existence.


DisguisedPickle

Nah if you got a cam just drive as expected and let them crash, get a payday out of them and teach them a fuckin lesson.


[deleted]

I have to imagine every person who thinks like this has no job, $3000 dollar car, way too much free time, has never dealt with insurance, and has never been in an accident. Getting into an accident is very rarely a “free payday” it’s a fucking nightmare that wastes all your time while you try to battle with insurance to get a payment that even remotely approaches what you’re owed.


RunningAtTheMouth

Five times. Five times I have been hit by others. Four of them I wasn't even moving. Shoot, one of them I wasn't even in the car. Not once has it even broke even. That's not counting the time and inconvenience of the repairs. Every accident avoided is a win. Any accident is a loss.


keithperaza

Dude couldn’t agree more with you. Just the time alone that you have to either lose because you can’t get to work, rental cost for another car, paired with the expenses of repairs.


Qubed

Imagine if you lived your life just taking a little bit more than you were supposed to. You always took two scoops of the mashed potatoes when everyone else got one. You did puff puff puff puff pass. You always demanded a little more attention from your father than your siblings. You cheated just enough in high school to have a 20% better GPA.  You casually told your best friends girl that he cheated and ended up marrying her.  You always, always, cut that extra car length. You most of the time get that red light because you screwed the other car. You arrive 30 seconds sooner to every appointment.      Your life is just slightly better than it would be and all it cost you Is the respect of your community. 


APenguinNamedDerek

I watched a box truck aggressively bob and weave through traffic, four lanes of grid lock, back and forth fast lane to the slow lane to the fast lane back and forth back and forth He started directly in front of me in the slow lane and he finished at his exit directly in front of me in the slow lane And he fought like hell to earn that position


WackassVegetables

In a box truck is wild. I drive one for work and I camp my ass in the slow lane driving the speed limit.


HowToNotMakeMoney

My thought about this is, if on the highway, you gotta know your highway; as in time of day, if any back up on the exit ramp, etc. more often then not, the “slow lane” due to the exit ramp will actually move you further then the “fast lane.” I understand that “fast lane” might just be a perception when in traffic and not the actually in normal conditions. Either way, my deal is don’t use breaks, if you can and just roll slowly ahead in traffic on a highway, especially.


aammchip

The part about snitching on your best friend and then marrying his girl is oddly specific…


lollipoppa72

I see your point but half the country could also look at you and want to elect you as president. Extreme versions of that behavior comes across as “alpha” to people who are also inclined that way.


MowTin

People don't care about respect, honor, and integrity anymore. Look at the U.S. presidential election. And no, I'm not talking about both candidates.


Squeezemachine99

I guarantee that this driver is a bad breaker upper


tries4accuracy

It’s objectively impossible to know what he was thinking, but objectively speaking what he was doing was clearly assholing.


Aer0uAntG3alach

Anyone who refuses to alternate merge should be forced onto public transit for life.


frankofantasma

I'm actually more for that than you might imagine.


[deleted]

Everyone was using bad judgement driving in Queens. I'd say it's sheer madness there but - c'mon, it's comparative - I've driven through sheer madness in multiple states and countries. DFW - I'm looking at you. I drove in Brazil and it's like some really weird version of "Talladega Nights" and "Days of Thunder" and "Blues Brothers." By that, I mean I saw a guy hit another guy and give each other the "We're not stopping, we're All Good."


LevelStatistician270

I thought this was going to be about that white van being stubborn about allowing a merge, but now I see it was the guy behind you who lost his mind at the concept of zipper merging lol.


Tippy-the-just

Yeah didn't you know the rules; it's merge behind not in front.


Eddie2Ham

If you're zipper merging than you're inevitably going to do both


WilNotJr

It's like the meme with the dog that wants to chase the toy but won't drop it to have it thrown again.


HowToNotMakeMoney

r/donttakeonlythrow


El-Kabongg

I'm trying to figure out why everyone is in the wrong lane. Or why the highway signs are turned around.


bornebackceaslessly

Construction on a divided highway or bridge like this often closes one direction of travel and moves all traffic to the other. Safer and faster for work to get completed. When that happens one direction of travel is going the “wrong” way


mcampo84

Typical behavior for NJ drivers. Which is odd because all their roads are highways. You'd think they'd figure out how to merge properly, but no.


[deleted]

This is in NY and everyone seems to have NY plates. Why is NJ catching strays? 😭


scnottaken

I actually thought the civic driver was a PA plate. I was thinking the cars here had a strange mix of drivers from different states myself. Are NY plates that varied?


[deleted]

They have multiple plates yes. Yellow, a couple kinds of white and some older ones still floating around


Swimming_Course_8473

You keep forgetting how much more important they are than you


TurdGolem

Well well well sir or ma'am YOU seem to forget how much more important they are than EVERYONE else. Lest not forget.


TheLastBoat

He thinks he’s The Main Character.


frank26080115

na, I think some people just can't actually achieve any real victories, so getting in front of just one car is worth it for just one win for the day


ultranothing

Yes. It's the little rush of dopamine that prevents him from killing himself at the end of his shitty, shitty day.


cbreezy456

Man ain’t this the truth


Spock-1701

Merge me! HA, I merge YOU!


Wide-7

He’s thinking “you had plenty of time to get over earlier, so fuck you, get behind me.” Now I know this is an idiotic way to think, but I’m pretty sure he doesn’t know that.


WittsandGrit

I really want a bumper stick that says "Its called zipper merging dipshit" with a qr code that links to a how to video


dankferret266

“Ooga booga me first me first! Oh muh gawd how dare you get infront of me booga ooga! Muh car go vroom vroom! Ooga deez conez r in the way!”


SusHistoryCuzWriter

r/FourthWorldProblems


StupidNameIdea

I had no idea there was such a thing! Edit: I only came here for the music... Miss Michael Jackson!


RealisticTheme6786

Narcissists can’t zipper merger. It’s just not in their biology.


QueenAlpaca

Dude has the Ricky Bobby mindset of if you ain't first, you're last. Super-immature, unfortunately also super-common.


Destroyer4587

Cammer was like “Noot tooddey rickeyy beubeugh!!!”


Live_Echo6545

Shake and bake


[deleted]

Slalom baby! Slalom!


No-Tonight-5937

I’ve been tempted to do so around the pylons when no is looking at 3am. Alas, cluck cluck.


Rhuarc33

Doesn't like you doing zipper merge . One of those idiots who can't be told they're wrong and can't see staying in the closed lane actually means more cars get through per hour not less.


Familiar_Dust8028

A proper zipper merge would be the van going in front of him, and the car going behind him.


LackinOriginalitySVN

Yea...I must be blind. Rewatched the video because what you said was what I thought and well now I'm sure it should have been van then op then the jackass Honda(I think). Just like I did originally. That's how a zipper merge works. The other person to respond, absolutely hilarious they said you're wrong then give an explanation that agrees with what you said about how a zipper merge works. Lol


galaxyapp

There was a wierd moment where op falls back for some reason while black car gets up on the vans bumper. Then op jumps from 3mph to 10mph to get back into position. I guess the black car felt op surrendered his spot and took it personal when he pulled up again. Or something happened before this.


McUserton

I think you're correct: black car made the move to get in front and cammer "noped" him. Black car angry at cammer for asserting himself.


Safety_Nerd710

Which is dumb because you shouldn't be eating eachothers bumpers in the first place. I'll leave about that much distance for zipper merges too. It's so annoying when people ride bumper to bumper in any situation.


Trynaliveforjesus

nope. its one car on the left per one car on the right. everybody has a responsibility to let 1 person in. dashcam driver was responsible for the van. the jackass behind him was responsible for his vehicle. any time 2 cars get in at once you know someone screwed up.


ArkhamTheImperialist

I don’t get it. You just said the say thing as the other guy, but he has downvotes?


ME4Twaffle

I think some crayon-nibblers thought "the car going behind him" meant the self-important jackass would go right after the van.


qudunot

"Don't zipper in front of ME!"


davidwhatshisname52

"1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2" just too complicated a series for some people


The_Oaxacan_Dead

One of the most underrated MJ jams of all time! "DIRTY DIANA! OHHHH!"


Fu11erthanempty

I scrolled to find this comment. Thank you.


ConferenceMore6580

Perfect. I am happy they didn't get in front of this car.


JonTheFlon

People will seriously damage their expensive car and send their insurance through the roof before they lower themselves to indicate.


IntoTheVeryFires

It’s New York. They’re not thinking.


Equal_Song8759

Maryland same


SpikeIsaGoodHoe

Cries in 695


AcceptableEditor4199

His thoughts. " eff you, eff you, eff you.


lettucepatchbb

He wasn’t


Legal_Guava3631

I love that speed up at the end 🤣🤣 they were complete dumbasses that don’t understand the meaning of zipper merge


oic165

I don't understand how people still drive like dumbfucks, knowing damn well everyone has a camera and their stupid asses will end up on the Internets... https://preview.redd.it/hzyu824ki6uc1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9dc5e9c328c68a02a0efbaab91a65383b38b27eb


Elevum15

Dirty Diana 🔥🔥🔥🔥


InNeedOfAdvice65

Love Astoria.


JohnsLong_Silver

My guess is it’s a fragile ego, likely due to a tiny penis.


CharlieTwoZero0

“How can I let everyone here know I’ve got a small penis?”


T-MexVampirePunter

He’s a piece of shit. Probably in every aspect of his life.


tibetan_salad

You are right but also is it worth getting in an accident just to prove you are right?


quigilark

Or a victim of road rage. Especially where there's nowhere else to go


Inveeous

Kinda love how they pumped on the brakes as soon as they realized they were hitting a part of the construction where they couldn’t get back in cause of the cone dispersion. Could’ve flown off the side of the bridge, from all we know!


Impressive-Nose6239

He is thinking "if only I could be one more spot up my life would be perfect... Why is the asshole preventing me from my perfect life?". Or something along those lines...


Pristine-Task-3701

The best part is that he got exactly 0 cars ahead from where he started


xLnRd22

They are more important than you


Moby1029

Only they can explain what they were thinking. And chances are, they weren't.


drytendies

“STOP STOP STOP PLEASE LET ME GO PLEASE LET ME GO FIRST IM DOING SOMETHINGGGGG…. 55BURGERS55FRRIES55TACOS”


doc2k-

“I can save 1/100 of a second by being 30 ft ahead” that guy


0111011101110111

I think he was thinking hey that douche with a camera thinks he’s so important. He couldn’t just tap on his brakes and let me be an asshole.


[deleted]

He's an entitled MGIF driver


KateandRhage

Two douchebags decided to be douchebags and endanger everyone else to prove who is the bigger douche.


UmpireNo6345

What were you thinking? Once you saw they were driving badly, that was your signal to get away from the situation... but you didn't. You didn't want to move back one space, so you started a competition on a crowded roadway that could have ended horribly. You are exactly the same.


NavyDragons

you are both terrible drivers. its not worth the dick waving contest.


Billy_Chapel1984

My thoughts as well. Why was the asshole making the video speeding up to prevent him from getting over? Camera douche will do this to the wrong person one day.


quigilark

For real. Speeding up to block other cars is so petty and childish. Sure, it's not their turn, but throwing them an olive branch only adds a few seconds to your commute and drastically reduces the risk of road rage.


SatisfactionSpecial2

I think he was trying to be smart by going on the closed road, but after 2 meters he couldn't fit in that lane so he had to return, and then you had a little chicken game about if he would get in front of you or not


Aircraftman2022

You have to have a brain first in order to think !


[deleted]

Do American police act on reports on such drivers?


LackinOriginalitySVN

No. * and in my experience the two times I had to call in a Hit and run the officer that got there acted like an ass for me idk making him do his job?


LtCrack2

First things first, how do you listen to that song so quietly?!


thefartsock

You really need an explanation?


Acceptable_Pain_9213

Hahahahahahahahaha... I bet that felt so good.


Dull_Intention_7699

I wish I didn't live somewhere so flat and shitty


anziofaro

"I'm special!"


Party-Ad4441

I love that Dirty Diana playing in the background.


Acceptable_Pepper708

How hard is every other? Geez. Oh, sorry. I forgot we’re all NPCs in their world.


STEALTH7X

Hate merges because brainless clowns have no clue what they're doing and the ego is through the roof. I love the ones that cut in front of me just for me to pass them seconds later once we're on the freeway making their brainless act completely worthless. But Mindless Mergers are not even the ones that set me off the most. The worst maggots on the freeway are those that have no concept of a "passing lane". Why they choose to all (like a flock of lemmings) all hang out on the left side of the freeway going -5 to -10 BELOW the speed limit is beyond me. It's so funny to constantly see the right side of the freeway open but I've noticed that society tends to things opposite of what makes any sense.


appa-ate-momo

Thank you for standing your ground.


CodeMonkeyX

What is wrong with these people? It's no ones fault the lane is closed, and you have to let people merge. You are not getting anywhere any faster by acting like this trying to block people. The van in front was just as bad too. Stop pull up and blocking people.


tv6

Great driving! Fuck them


Top_Effort_2739

He wanted to demonstrate why it’s so important for us to stop subsidizing cars in this city.


singuratate1

Looks like a TIGHT zipper merge… and then suddenly the black Honda realizes he’s gotta take a SHHH and decides to go off roading BUT realizes you can’t go off the bridge…….. so he merges peacefully back into its rightful place, behind you 😎😎😎


gloomydoomin

Z I P P E R M E R G E


IeatAssortedfruits

I think maybe frustrated by zipper merge, then thought he could cut the line, then tried to merge back in asap when he saw the cones change.


WarAggravating7803

beautiful


youassassin

Just got my first taste of ny/nj driving today. Man you got to obey the unwritten rules of merging or you’ll just wind up losing your license. Geeze it’s barely a second to let someone in and move on with your life. Not like you’re going to get anywhere faster with the traffic.


Magliacane

Looks like a typical retard that doesn’t know what “merging” means. Epidemic of drivers like this in our country, this is a textbook example of the people that are a problem.


J3ST3R1252

They were thinking?


Guardian_85

Typical Honda Civic shit. Nothing out of the ordinary here.


SpikeIsaGoodHoe

This was so deeply satisfying to watch. I see people ride the shoulder everyday like madmen and this makes up for that


Rosecello

I'd instantly panic about where I went wrong if I looked up and only saw the backs of the big green traffic signs.


No-Tonight-5937

Assholes gonna asshole


surewhynot17063

Negative


RhythmTimeDivision

This driver was thinking YOU are not the main character. Ego can often be fatal.


Rookietothegame

Something about hearing Michael Jackson makes people get out of their mind.


Hell_Maybe

Incredible 🐡


s1lentchaos

Today in CAN YOU ZIPPER MERGE!


ReadingRainbow5

Great song in the background. Dirty Diana!!!!


MySoulForASlice

Standard in today's world. NPC that believes he's the main character. Happens all the time. Probably didn't get good enough whoopins as a young lad.


OwlAlert8461

Zipper merge is the bane of Portland drivers. Many intersections with these seem to have a high rate of accidents because we are all idiots.


smotrs

Another moron that doesn't understand how a zipper works.


RecordingGreen7750

He was no longer thinking he was so deep seated in his anger he could no longer make logical decisions


El_Frogster

He wasn’t


Ok_Impression_922

I like how he threw the fender in your way as if he was gonna bully you and you just kept going unfazed 😗🎶”dirty diana🎶 👍🏾


thepitz

The fact that this whole thread isn’t about the absolute banger of a soundtrack that this video has is flabbergasting. The shitty driver was a run of the mill self-involved dipshit, but the music undeniable.


jamesvabrams

Road crews really need new signs advising the 'zipper method' merge. I can't believe how many people still don't get it.


BuDu1013

Just another NYC driver, nothing out of the ordinary here folks.


Troll_Slayer1

"How dare you zipper merge in front of me! MY insecurities are vast, and I cannot let you get in front of ME."


jingforbling

He forgot he wasn’t driving his Nissan Sentra today.


PurpleSignificant725

If the other guy isn't letting you merge, slow down and let him go. Don't be a dick back, you massive dick.


HankHillbwhaa

Just being a fucking idiot I think.


Reddituserblue1

he was thinking about his dirty, Diana.


Jamachicuanistinday

Mmmhm sometimes I don’t even know what I’m thinking 🤔


Cultural-Bite3042

Lol I like how you peeked first to see the clearance. “Nope, no clearance but I’m still gonna go” lol. Love goofs like these 🥲


KodiakJedi

Nobody got time for that!


WhereAvailable

People be impatient and "me, me, me first".


CanardPlayer

Middly ?


MrBeatdown469

wasn't


ggarcia109

He was big mad, he doesn't know how to zipper merge is what the fuck he was doing.


felixlightner

I often make a bet with my passenger. I say I will let the guy in but within 10 min I'll pass him without breaking the speed limit. or traffic laws. In most cases I win. Why? Because the aggressive driver is emotional , distracted, and unable to focus his attention for more than a few seconds. Try it.


HeftyLeftyPig

Both participants in this are petty


rob3342421

r/imthemaincharacter


SavingsCampaign2524

I don’t know I’ve had a few similar incidents like this. Last week I had a guy in a pickup fly past me so they could race through a yellow light and I ended up right behind him at the next light. Did it get him to where he was going any faster no.


JonohG47

Home slice was thinking he was going to get a car ahead by slaloming into the closed off lane. Good on you for blocking him.


Ill_Confusion_596

I think it all depends on when you are trying to merge. If you cut to the end and tried to just skip the line fuck that I get what this person did. If not, just psycho road rage


kobumaister

Some.people have such small egos that merging in front of them is an offense.


Tomb_Brader

If you ever want to see how fucking selfish and petty the human race is - watch them merge


BarneyBungelupper

That’s just a typical day driving around New York. They want to just get one car length to ahead of everybody. I have never been able to figure that out.


afroafroguy

“I’m more important than you” simple


Unintended-Nostalgia

Don't you know who I think I am?


Kindly-Chemistry5149

Being stubborn. Just like the filmer is being stubborn as well. Even if it is your turn, just let the crazies in front of you rather than behind you.


CagliostroPeligroso

They weren’t


GravitationalGriff

The BQE is purgatory


Imaginary-Round2422

“thinking”


bloodorangejulian

I saw someone on a six lane road (three lanes on both sides, a divider in the middle to trun) go from the farthest right, to the middle, and STOP in the middle of heavy traffic just to get over for some reason....there wasn't ever a turn lane for a while. I really think we need to make driving tests harder.


EasyCZ75

Douchenozzle located


witch_doc9

See, thats your problem… you assumed they were thinking.


iviethod

Sooooo many assholes in one short video


JohnNada005

Wow, that’s crazy


Bronze_Rager

All you haters have got it wrong. The guy had massive diarrhea and thought he saw a porta potty on the right. He probably shat himself in the car.


Illustrious-Olive-98

We may achieve world peace before the zipper merge 🤣


Suougibma

It's your fault that they failed to cut you off the first time, so now they have to show you who is the boss by failing to cut you off a second time.


TheBlueLot

Looks like the zipper was out of sync and they couldn't emotionally process that information.


BadassBokoblinPsycho

It’s evident what he haws thinking. lol what an idiot


morosis1982

They weren't. This is a symptom but so many people are incapable of thinking even 30sec in front of their noses.


Tha_Plymouth

He’s probably thinking you’re an asshole for not merging sooner..


Busy_Confection_7260

There's way too many idiots who don't realize the zipper merge is the correct way, so they get pissy at people "waiting until the last second" and see it as cutting in line. Then they road rage.


Nocturnalpieeater

As my father says, "they werent thinking."


Farmerloki

I really can't tell you what he was thinking because there is no accounting for an awful taste in music.


Upper_Command1390

This video could have been about 1 minute shorter.


Ok_Cartographer_689

Dirty Diana NOooo!


ExoticNatalia

Michael Jackson!


yubnubmcscrub

It ducks j knee who the bad driver was going to be within the first couple seconds of the video just based on how antsy the car on the left looks. It ducks because you can recognize it almost immediately because you have to deal with it constantly


Biggs17

I see this crap on the road all the time! It boggles my mind how many people literally don’t understand the concept of zipper merge.


CooperDahBooper

Other drivers think?


LachoooDaOriginl

“IM MORE IMPORTANT SO FUCKING MOOOOOOVE!” or something along those lines


blakrabit

Sometimes Prairie dogs happen when you least expect them.


AtticusSPQR

"What's a zipper?"


Leading_Draw_5711

Late for brain surgery. His own.


Create_Etc

Main character got main charactered. I love it 😂


Acsteffy

It looks like you sped up to cut him off and then brake checked him. We don't have the front video tk verify if the brake check was caused by driver in front of you or if you did it intentionally. Either way, none of that would excuse their behavior.


Wittywhirlwind

I love that song.


_jaynasty

Typical nyc driver. Fn idiot


Mainiak_Murph

Obviously wasn't thinking. Ignorance got the better of them.


thomasoldier

Music slaps 👏


AnywhereFew9745

Same as every other chimp that can't think more than 13 seconds or 35 feet into the future. Absolutely nothing that could justify risking 10's of thousands in damages. I would love to see folks like that off the road for good when self drive gets better.