Twitter Thread: European Driving Can Be An Adrenaline-Charged Spectacle

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mattstaff
Oct 2, 2021 9:00 PM EDT

While a situation like being caught up in some nasty traffic during your commute to another day on the work grind can be a soul-draining affair, it's worth it to consider that ripping down the road with a ton of reckless drivers that are seemingly devoid of fear might be just a bit worse. Yes, it sounds like that's the general picture when it comes to driving around Europe. Of course, it's not always going to be like that, but this Twitter thread certainly paints quite the intense picture. 

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    Organism - sarah schauer ... A @sarahschauer I asked my Lyft driver to drive as fast as he comfortably can and he just said “I am from Russia" and now I feel like we're about to break the sound barrier 5 stars
    via @sarahschauer
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    World - lainey @lilbabyeggwich Replying to @sarahschauer our uber driver in prague had me fearing for my life...eastern europeans drive like they have nothing to lose Blagden V2.0 @J_Blagden · 23h Replying to @sarahschauer Reminds me of the time I told my taxi driver to get me somewhere as fast as he could while keeping us a live and his response, in very broken English was, "I used drive race car." Instant regret.
    via @sarahschauer
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    Font - little king trash mouth @aliengirlludii · 1d Replying to @sarahschauer we were stuck in traffic on the motorway/highway in ukraine on the way to the airport and everyone was panicked about missing their flight so the minibus driver just turned off and went cross country. we made our flight.
    via @sarahschauer
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    Font - Shelby @beaujesyasha · 20h Replying to @sarahschauer I had to get to a job interview and was afraid I was gonna be late, and asked my Uber driver to go as fast as he felt comfortable doing, and he said "you got it, mija." And we hit bumps so fast I was fully suspended in the air. I made it to my interview.
    via @sarahschauer
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    Font - Black Lives Matter Taups @Hag. · 1d ... Replying to @sarahschauer My dad was in a car with a bunch of Russians, bombing down the road in ice and snow, likely half drunk at least. My dad says, “slow down, you're going to get us killed!" The response comes back: “ life in Russia is not so good we worry about these things."
    via @sarahschauer
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    Mammal - Aaron York @BookHermitTalks · 17h Replying to @sarahschauer Reminds me of a cab I took in Italy. While speaking on a phone he had resting on his shoulder, he was in the oncoming traffic lane, holding a cigarette out the window with one hand, and a beverage with his other, steering with his knees. Quick trip, but took years off my life.
    via @sarahschauer
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    World - Cave Solarwinds123 @fgcallari Replying to @sarahschauer | asked my driver to go as fast as he could, and he laughed "Signurì, am from Naples, Italy" and now he's blasting through stoplights like he's colorblind. P. Oz @chilidoritobby · 19h Replying to @sarahschauer Omfg when I went to russia with my mom as a kid we were late going to the airport and she told the taxi driver she would tip him extra if we got there on time and he started driving on the side walk. And when I said I was gett
    via @sarahschauer

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