Dallas drivers try not to jam traffic by gawking at a wreck in the opposite lane challenge (difficulty: impossible)
Posted by isopodsarecooliguess@reddit | Dallas | View on Reddit | 39 comments
Appropriate-Act1411@reddit
Was in an accident years ago on 635 during afternoon rush hour. As we five drivers stood on the side of the road waiting for police, I watched my husband drive past, totally oblivious to me and my vehicle. Glad he’s not a rubbernecker?
bagdude25@reddit
Im so happy I won't have to deal with Dallas anymore after June. Houston is gonna be so much better and less stressful. No more accidents or terrible drivers. And Im sure traffic isn't so bad there.
test-user-67@reddit
I'm jealous. Dallas has been so humid lately.
bagdude25@reddit
Houston won't really be that much different with the climate. Yeah, so many people like Houston a lot better i noticed. And those that move here from Houston end up going back.
inkstaens@reddit
this gave me a good chuckle even before i realized it was sarcasm lol
SrASecretSquirrel@reddit
I guess you needed the /s with these comments lol
unbreakable-cheeto@reddit
No kidding
LZSchneider1@reddit
😬
AdIndependent8674@reddit
lol. Some of us can smell a shitpost anyway.
MadScallop@reddit
I think it’s actually worse there, at least on weekends for whatever reason. (I imagine because it’s more centralized)
texasusa@reddit
I think of Houston as Dallas 2.0. Good luck.
SadatayAllDamnDay@reddit
To be fair, they're too busy looking at the DallasTV post of the accident on their phone to see the actual thing on their left.
NorthOld2310@reddit
Let’s not forget the constant unnecessary braking
Wheres_Jay@reddit
I've been complaining about this for years. It is so infuriating!
NorthOld2310@reddit
One of the biggest reasons for so much traffic, along w people not understanding zipper merging
ninjamike808@reddit
Well now you have to wait after it turns green. Gotta let the red light runners have their turn, too.
Jedi_Mind_Trip@reddit
Man the waiting at green lights is so common. I wonder if it was nearly as bad pre-smartphone era.
These-Slip1319@reddit
No it wasn’t, just an occasional stoner who zones out, now it’s ubiquitous. Of course the person on their phone gets through the light in time.
I_Can_Barely_Move@reddit
It was not so bad before smartphones.
People these days (damn I’m not old enough to say something that makes me sound so old) are so used to constant stimulation. Waiting 45 seconds at a light is unbearable and is time that must be filled with social media…
happyreddithuman@reddit
I think they must be driving with two feet in order to tippy tap the brakes so much.
3-DMan@reddit
"Slow down, ma! We might git ta see a dead body! Oh it's just somebody changin a tire, but good thang we stopped!"
duncandreizehen@reddit
In Dallas, it’s particularly difficult just mad rubberneckers here
im-buster@reddit
Been around for a while. Hell even Elvis had a song called "Rubbernecking".
PieLow3093@reddit
The amount of traffic I've sat through for a delay on the other side of the freeway is just comical at this point.
Merciless972@reddit
And then they get on next door and ask what happened
therandomexican@reddit
YOU CANT PARK THERE !
RootinTootinHootin@reddit
If I had to wait in line I get to take a look at why. I know it’s worse for everyone but I’ve got some morbid curiosity I need satisfied.
Mediocre-Winter7100@reddit
Need warning signs that say “Keep going, it’s just an accident “
Zealousideal-Way7995@reddit
LOL! Mission: impossible
WrongBlueprint@reddit
You’re asking for to much
Cercie256to4@reddit
You have to always keep your whit's about you when driving anywhere in Texas. At any moment the lane you will be in will no longer goes straight, or that other confused bastards are pleading to get in your lane, or the racers that basically say FU to the rest of us.
Who has time to gawk at anything going on on the other side of the hwy?
beeba80@reddit
Everyone stuck in traffic thinking stop looking and just drive! 30minutes later when they’re finally passing it screw I get see what all the fuss is about
NothingButTheTea@reddit
Just look away and maintain the same speed, idiots
/s
Extension_Morning368@reddit
Emphasis on the 'difficulty: impossible'. The rubber necking here is the absolute worst.
osunightfall@reddit
-2: Makes the drive slightly less boring
3pedals4meplz@reddit
Hold on, lemme take a picture first
AbueloOdin@reddit
You've already said it's impossible. And I've already waited 15 minutes.
I'm gonna enjoy my view and soak it in, baby!
ExpertConsideration8@reddit
19 out of 20 times, it's a huge let down.. just some dumb dumbs holding up traffic due to a fender bender.
NorthMathematician32@reddit
Rubber necking is evil and causes accidents.