AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet

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  • That’s a big if. Additionally, he may have a scotus ruling saying that he’s not accountable, but that doesn’t mean that shit won’t hit the fan if he tries to exercise that decision. The government and its institutions aren’t comprised solely of documents. There are a fair number of powerful people who would not take kindly to a dictator running the country. Hopefully we never need to test this. I’ve lived through enough interesting times already.





  • If you are using that lane and see someone faster coming up behind you you get out of the way

    This is the crux of it, and what is so fucking annoying driving in Washington State, USA. We have the worst drivers in the country here, and people will be cruising along at 15mph under the speed limit in the left lane, keeping pace with the driver in the right lane, completely oblivious to everything going on around them. To make matters worse, they hit their brakes at every sweeping curve, curves designed so that drivers don’t have to slow down. It’s infuriating.


  • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldMtoFunny: Home of the Haha@lemmy.worldGerman highway
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    Driving fast is easy once you get used to it, especially on a road as perfect as the German autobahn. I’ve gone way faster on much worse roads in the middle of nowhere USA. 140 KM/h is not very fast at all. Those bikes are going much faster in the video. The speed limit on the highway in Texas is around 140 KM/h. I’ve gone 298 KM/h on a sport bike, and 170 KM/h in a car. The car was easy as can be. I do admit that 298 KM/h on a bike was excessive, and scary, and I decided not to do that again. But 193 KM/h was pretty standard for me when I had a sport bike.

    Edit: the vehicle you are in makes a big difference. Cars and bikes built for those speeds have tight suspension, and handle well at high speeds. An old beat up Toyota Corolla isn’t going to be safe or fun at those kinds of speeds.