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My friend won't wear his fucking seatbelt so the car fucking dings the whole time

I'm not a huge fan of my father-in-law falling asleep while driving on the highway and then lying and saying that he was just thinking/meditating. I guess, also add my father-in-law thinking that driving down the highway is an acceptable time to meditate.

My former boss's wife used to steer very strangely when driving - The Jeep was likely out of alignment, but instead of staying centered and making continuous small corrections, she'd let it drift to one side till it was on the line then quickly correct back towards center and then continue drifting, endlessly until arriving at the destination.

Getting on a cell phone.

Recently one of my family members got license and a car. Great! However, whenever something happens that person always starts to shout, insult and behave like a child throwing a tantrum.

It made me going from “oh you want to drive to x place? Alright” to “no, it’s okay. I will take the bus” real quick.

Pretty much everything. Either I'm driving or I'm not.

Using their phone, e.g. trying to snap it into their phone holder, planning a route, that sort of thing.

Just being a passenger makes me uncomfortable.

Well... Driving a tesla, letting the autopilot do the work, showing off the amazing acceleration and using the karaoke function while driving when it explicitly tells you as you start it up that you shouldn't use it as the driver.

My mate is usually so sound of mind and an absolute delight to be around. But i just don't like driving in his tesla.

This is a weird one, but a personal pet peeve. Assuming no one is behind you and there are already some cars at a red light ahead of you, there is no reason to accelerate. Let off the gas. Coast. Sometimes the light turns green by the time your there. If you keep accelerating and stop that's just wasted gas.

• Not looking at the road.
• Speeding, even more egregious during bad weather
• Eating something that isn't hand food or is messy. Also drinking from bottles that require a twist off. Straw is fine.
• Doing anything on the phone. I don't care if it's just to skip a song. Tell me and I'll do it. I'll even read texts to you. Just keep your eyes on the road.
• Agreesive drivers. Like, people who wanna try and race others, etc.
• No insurance of any kind

My wife will not turn off her wipers even when it's no longer raining. Drives me mad.

When the driver is drunk. Inevitably after a party someone will offer to drive me at least part way to home. I try to resist but when I'm also drunk saying no is hard.

You wouldn't want to ride with me, then.
I generally don't secure the seatbelt until I'm moving forward. Not sure why, but I've always done it.

I'll mess with the rearview mirror often, as my position in the seat may shift, and I can't stand it when the view in the mirror isn't centered.

As for the radio... I channel surf like mad. 40 presets and I'll scan through them all before deciding on something that I never stay on very long. My wife can, not, stand it. lol But, the radio controls are on the steering wheel, so doing so isn't a distraction.

In the past, when I drove any of my vehicles that had a manual transmission, I had a habit of rattling the gearshift at stoplights. People who rode with me didn't like that either.

Daredevil left turns

Which is basically every left turn in NYC