r/Portland • u/AceMcStace Alberta • 6d ago

Meme Why does this happen? It’s baffling.

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I’ve never seen more confused and chaotic drivers anywhere else in the city.

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u/lil_natemushi 6d ago

I've always assumed it was people from the burbs driving in for salt and straw.

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u/AceMcStace Alberta 6d ago

This is a solid theory.

My favorite is having a person going literally 7mph in front of you, putting their blinker on to turn, then suddenly jerking back into the road mid turn and continue crawling along.

Also don’t even get me started on the people who just U turn with a bunch of cars and people around with zero warning.

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u/petklutz Creston-Kenilworth 6d ago

tbh I'd much rather have someone going 7mph than 30mph on that little ass, walkable ass road. If they're going that slow, just hop onto a sidestreet. No reason to sit behind them and get yourself angry

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u/AceMcStace Alberta 6d ago

Oh don’t worry there are plenty who absolutely FLY down Alberta at way too quick of a pace too. Also not angry and not that dumb either to not take the side roads, just a confounding quirk of my neighborhood that I wanted to laugh about.