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[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

I live on a one way street. the amount of times people go the wrong way is too high.

[–] Triasha@lemmy.world 43 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If you do it every time, you won't forget when it's important.

[–] imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 2 days ago

My friend complained that there is no reason to use turn signal to show me parking on the side of the remote road in the middle of the night. I just said "It's a muscle memory". Later he bought himself BMW and things came clear.

[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 154 points 3 days ago (5 children)

If someone is going the wrong way down a one-way, you really want to know about them.

[–] NotNow@lemmy.world 64 points 3 days ago (4 children)

It happens more often than you think.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 48 points 3 days ago

It's true, I don't think very often.

[–] greenhorn@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

I personally see it on my street once or twice a month, seems unlikely I'd happen to see it every time it happens

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[–] baggins@lemmy.ca 18 points 3 days ago (2 children)
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[–] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 days ago

I used to live next to a one way street that was two ways all around it. One of the only one way streets in that small town, next to where all the bars were, in a college town, and there was just enough of a hill to make it so two cars at opposite ends of it could not see each other. It was only a block long but the number of crashes and death defying attempts at crossing it on foot was astounding

[–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Did that once, cost me 30 bucks. Didn't see the sign, whoops. I did notice once it was too late tho.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I remember a vid of a cyclist going the wrong way down a 1 way street. Pedestrian didn't look that way and bam. Guess who the cyclist blamed.

[–] Ebber@lemmings.world 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Where I'm from most one way streets are only one way for cars and such, bicycles are often explicitly allowed in both directions

Not to say that it was the case in the video

[–] SaintNyx@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

The anecdote my dad always told me was being smart is knowing it's a one way street, being wise is looking both ways anyways

[–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

I always do this because I have gone down too many one way streets and found someone else going the wrong way. It's not uncommon

[–] recklessengagement@lemmy.world 25 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

I've had this happen 10+ times in my life, so always look both ways.

[–] Lightfire228@pawb.social 1 points 2 days ago

I have done this

I had my license maybe a year, and i had gotten lost downtown at night.

I came to a T intersection, with a one way road, but couldn't figure out which direction to go. I panicked and picked a direction

I only realized when i saw a row of headlights heading my way

[–] ceiphas@feddit.org 19 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I had an ambulance driving the wrong direction twice already, i keep looking both ways, thank you

[–] Zron@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Cops around here do it all the time.

There’s a one way at the end of my block, and I see at least 2 cops a week go down it the wrong way with no lights or sirens.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 22 points 2 days ago

You never fucking know, dude. Better to be safe than sorry. The other driver can be at fault and still leave you with a permanent disability.

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 53 points 3 days ago

You should always be looking both ways, if not for vehicles, then at least for pedestrians who have no direction.

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I've seen my fair share of people driving the wrong way on one-way roads. Can't rely on people following the rules.

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[–] 7U5K3N@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 2 days ago

Almost died once to a woman going 75 on the wrong side of the 4 lane divided road. I dodged her but she hit a car behind me. :/

Always. Look. Both. Ways.

[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 38 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yeah well looking the 'wrong' way on a 1 way street has stopped me from getting run over, and looking both ways before going on the green has saved my life from a red light runner when I was on my motorcycle.

[–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 19 points 3 days ago (2 children)

You basically need to assume everyone in a car is an axe wielding maniac out to kill you if you’re on a motorcycle. I had a family member crash after a driver didn’t look left before pulling out of a driveway and put them out of commission for a few months, plus some new hardware. Stay safe!

That attitude has kept me alive for 23 years of riding. Many have tried to kill me, but I saw most of them coming and got lucky the couple times I didn't.

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[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 21 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

One word: bicycles

Two words: electric scooters

[–] art@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You forgot dipshit drivers.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 8 points 2 days ago

Three words: dip shit drivers.

Four words: I can't spell well.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Bicycles (and electric scooters) are vehicles that should also be following the same rules as car, i.e. not driving the wrong way down a one way street and not bombing down the sidewalk. I mean, I still look both ways, but that's because people are dumb maniacs on the road, not because bicycles.

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[–] Deestan@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

This is actually a good tool to explain the difference between those RPG stats that can be easy to mix up:

Perception is noticing you are crossing a one-way street.

Intelligence is understanding cars are only allowed to come from one direction.

Wisdom is looking in both directions before crossing anyway.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Dexterity is avoiding getting hit by the asshole going the wrong way down the street

Strength is dragging them out of the car afterwards

[–] Glitterbomb@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)
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[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago

You have to look the other way anyway in case there might be pedestrians or cyclists crossing your path.

[–] AHorseWithNoNeigh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Being in a situation where I was on the highway being passed by an on coming car on the same side... you ALWAYS look both ways. Stupidity has no bounds.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 13 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Pedestrians and cyclists exist. Even on 2-way roads I've personally almost been run over multiple times on the right side of the road. A vehicle would drive up to the stop sign, look left, see no vehicles, then almost hit me as they turned right because they didn't actually look where they were going...

[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago (9 children)

Meanwhile:

Me crossing a 6 lane freeway.

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[–] Voyajer@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

I've seen enough vehicles driving the wrong direction that I'm not risking it.

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

Considering some of the horrible drivers out there, this isn't a bad idea

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