tourist@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 8 months agoif I see these on the car in front of me, I'll merge into the oncoming lane, close my eyes and floor itlemmy.worldimagemessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up1696arrow-down125
arrow-up1671arrow-down1imageif I see these on the car in front of me, I'll merge into the oncoming lane, close my eyes and floor itlemmy.worldtourist@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square63fedilink
minus-squarePeriodicallyPedanticlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·8 months agoA “brake check” in the context of road rage isn’t checking your own brake lights, it’s checking the brakes of the person following you. You slam on your brakes, forcing them to slam on their brakes even harder, scaring and angering the trailing car.
minus-squaresheogorath@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoHmm, looking at the Wikipedia article seems like both of our definitions are correct.
A “brake check” in the context of road rage isn’t checking your own brake lights, it’s checking the brakes of the person following you.
You slam on your brakes, forcing them to slam on their brakes even harder, scaring and angering the trailing car.
Hmm, looking at the Wikipedia article seems like both of our definitions are correct.