Entitled truck driver honks at car in front of him for going slightly above the speed limit, cue malicious compliance: 'We both enjoyed the last 80% [of the drive] at the exact speed limit'

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Nov 27, 2024 8:00 AM EST

There are some drivers out there who just enjoy honking at the person in front of them for essentially existing. We understand that everyone has bad days, but taking one's frustrations out on the road is never a good idea, and it can backfire in a plethora of ways.

For this Redditor, he was driving slightly above the speed limit in a quiet, empty residential area where his speed was the unofficial norm. The truck driver behind him, however, clearly had an issue with his speed and started honking aggressively. This prompted the Redditor to decide to give the entitled dude behind him exactly what he was asking for. This meant driving at the exact speed limit on the narrow one-way street for the final 80% of the drive without allowing the truck driver to pass. Let this story serve as a friendly reminder to always be careful who you're honking at on the road.

For more stories like this, take a look at this post about a retail employee who maliciously complied with the new overtime policy.

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    Honk at me because I'm driving only slightly too fast? Watch me drive at the exact speed limit and not a tiny bit faster.
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    I just drove back home from getting groceries, through a residential area where there's a fixed 30km/h (~18.6mph) speed limit for about 2km/~1.2 miles. I'm going slightly faster already (like 33-35km/h) because I want to get home but don't want to risk a ticket.
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    But somehow the truck driver behind me still felt the need to flash his lights and even honk at me.
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    So I do the obvious thing, and slow down to go exactly 30km/h, and not a fraction more. I mean, that's what he was trying to warn me about, right? That I was too fast?
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    We both enjoyed the last 80% of that part, at exactly the speed limit, not endangering anyone because we were going to fast. Was it petty? Yep. Would I do it again? Also yep.
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    edit for more info: That residential area is one lane per direction, so I had no way to let them pass by without leaving my way home.
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    Also it was a construction material truck, not an SUV or a semi. Nobody seemed to be in any physical emergency in the drivers cabin.
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    RevolutionaryDi... . 3h ago Next time make sure to let other drivers pull out of their driveways in front of you. They will appreciate the kindness while stupid behind you has to keep going slow.
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    Secretspyzz 3h ago 00 Why 30!? Could have dropped it to 26, just to be safe.
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    Apollo_3249 · 3h ago · . I get it, it's frustrating. In these situations I like to imagine there is an emergency situation in the impatient car. Maybe rushing to the hospital or something? Helps me calm down a bit
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    . Popeye1911 2h ago I've learned if you just go a hair under, it will drive people absolutely mad and it's the best feeling
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    yeswab 2h ago I haven't even read this yet and I would like to say that I am completely on your side. F all those a h les who have replied to similar posts of mine and who might be replying to your post with bulls like "get out of the passing lane grandpa!".
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    BurlinghamBob • 1h ago Top 1% Commenter I had a former boss who yelled at me because he got a ticket for doing 40 in a 30 mph school zone that had a state police station right across the street. Why did I
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    get yelled at? Because I lived in the town and didn't tell him to drive slowly past the school. I wasn't with him. He was just mad because he couldn't read the speed limit signs.
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    whenplansfail • 2h ago . . LOVE doing this. If you're riding my a while I'm speeding you can ride my a while I'm going to exactly the limit! One time, someone got sick of this and changed lanes, only for me to them speed up, trapping. them behind someone also going exactly the speed limit
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    NurseJaneFuzz... • 2h ago I was driving through a school zone as I have to do every morning coming home from work. Speed limit drops from 55 to 35, you know the drill. Like always, I slow down, because it's the law!
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    So some swipe in a work van gets right up on my bumper, tailgating me through the school zone, mind you there are 2 lanes,
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    since he is clearly not interested in going the posted speed, surely he can just go around me, right? No, no he cannot. He rides my a through the school
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    zone. At the end he does pass me, and then cuts back in front of me. At this point I have maybe 1/4 mile until I have to make a right turn, so I do the a h le move that I usually avoid, which is, I
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    accelerate around him, cut back in front of him, flip on my turn signal and brake to make the turn. Yes, it's a move. No, I don't care.
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