Cars are one of the most dangerous forms of transportation, second only to motorcycles. But since they’re such a routine part of daily life, it’s easy to forget how risky they can be. Being on the ground doesn’t feel nearly as intimidating as flying 40,000 feet in the air, after all.
The real concern, though, is that on the road, you’re constantly surrounded by other drivers—unlike planes, which don’t exactly have to worry about traffic jams in the sky. And let’s be honest, people can make some pretty ridiculous decisions behind the wheel.
Just take a look at the pictures we’ve gathered of some truly questionable drivers, and you’ll see exactly what we mean. Stay safe out there!
#1 Ratchet Straps? We Don’t Need No Stinking Ratchet Straps
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#2 No Straps No Nothing. Just Pure Idiocy
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#3 My Friend Was Hit By A Car Running A Stop Sign Today And The Dude Left The Scene, But Hey, At Least He Left Her A Little Souvenir
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#4 Car Gets Stolen, And The Driver Rams Through The Entrance Of A Brick Building
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#5 Funny Looking Bikes
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#6 Guy Riding Down The Road Holding A Dresser On Top Of A Car On A 50 Mph Road
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#7 Last Weekend, I Was The Idiot. Didn't Notice Until 1h Down The Road
I called them as soon as I got in cell phone range. The hose was busted up by dragging so long. I agreed to pay for a new one which came out to $500.
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#8 I Quickly Moved Over
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#9 This Looks Safe. I Particularly Like The Propane Tank Next To The Bundle Of Rebar On The Back
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#10 Don't Tailgate A School Bus When Your Car Is Shaped Like A Door Stop
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#11 Sunday Cruise
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#12 This Guy Doing 65mph+ On A Highway With His Tiny Dog Hanging Out The Window. What The Actual
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#13 If Only There Were A Better Way
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#14 Saw This Idiot Who Got His Tesla Stuck At The Beach Today
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#15 This Was My Driver From Today. Not Sure If This Belongs Here But This Is Just Pure Insanity. Why Not Just Buckle It Completely, It's Like 2 Inches Away
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#16 Please, Don’t Drive Like This
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#17 If Only He Had A Truck
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#18 This Is Just An Accident Waiting To Happen. This Was On A Highway
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#19 Idiot Holding Her Baby Like This While Driving
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#20 I'm Gonna Stay In This Lane For A While
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#21 No Straps. No Chains. On The Left Lane Of I-25 In Colorado Springs On Labor Day Weekend
Smart car balanced at an elevated position in the bed of a truck being towed by another truck with a rope
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#22 They Hit At Least 1 Vehicle - Hit And Run
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#23 Stupid People Are Not Born Stupid, They Simply Exist
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#24 Leaving A Puppy Out Back On The Highway
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#25 Well I Was Gonna Get In The Highway
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#26 He Drove On That For Miles
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#27 Traffic Was Backed Up For Miles Because Of This Guy
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#28 He Pulled Out Of That Gas Station, Upstream Through Traffic, To Make It In This Lane. Like This
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#29 Taken In LA On The Freeway. In Traffic Driver Going 30 Mph
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#30 Saw This Today. Lady Told Me She Was Reaching Down To Get Phone And Accidentally Hit Accelerator
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#31 Someone Is Bad At Tetris. Luckily It's Central Washington And Not A Lot Of Curves
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#32 Why Aren’t There Any Signs?
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#33 Pats Box. That’s Not Going Anywhere
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#34 Saw This Today While Driving On A Major Road. They Had Three Kids In The Bed And The Two Women Are Sitting On Lawn Chairs. Bonus Points For The Cigarettes Too
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#35 USA - Don't Use Your Cell Phone While Driving! Meanwhile In Hong Kong
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#36 Someone Drove Their Car Into Mission Bay This Morning
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#37 This Man Only Needs 4 Wheels And An Engine To Get Somewhere (Montreal)
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#38 Truck Full Of Small Children On The Back. One Was Standing Before I Took Out My Phone
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#39 Idiot Out Of Her Car
The middle of the highway with a green light might not be the best spot to get out and brush the snow off of your car.
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#40 Just Now, At The Gas Station
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#41 Now That’s Sitting In Traffic
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#42 The Most California Tweet
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#43 Saw This Driving Home Today. Driving 65mph, No Straps, No Door, No Problem
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#44 Ever Heard Of A Thing Called A Strap?
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#45 This Is What You Look Like When Your Don’t Have Your Headlights On
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#46 Just Grabbing Some Wood
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#47 Meanwhile In Phoenix
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#48 This Happened In My City. She Was Arrested
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#49 This Is Never Okay! Going 60+ Mph On The Highway, Poor Dog Was Stressed And Pacing In The Bed. There Is No Excuse
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#50 The “Snooze Button” Crew
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#51 Truck Cutting Across To Make A Left Turn, Blocked The Entire Green Light Cycle For The Rest Of Us
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#52 Yeah I’m Changing Lanes
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#53 Encountered One In The Wild Today. Look Closely, You’ll See The Driver. He Almost Rear Ended Me Twice. I Got Out After The Second Time And Snapped This Beauty
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#54 Til You Don’t Need A Truck To Pick Up A Hot Tub. We’ve All Been Missing Out. (This Happened Yesterday Just Outside Of My Hometown)
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#55 Flying Down The Highway With Over 20 Pallets Stacked On Their Small Suv. Seen Today In Houston On I-45
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#56 These Idiots That Parked Right At The Entrance To Load Their Vehicle Up And Blocked Traffic
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#57 Guy Almost Rear-Ended Me Because He Has His Phone Mounted Right In Front Of His Face Blocking His View
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#58 This Guy Was Watching TV On His Phone While Driving
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#59 Gotta Love Scrappers
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#60 Driving Open Trunk With A Dog Sitting Right There…
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#61 Gee Whiz, I Sure Hate Being Able To See Anything At All While Driving At Night So Thanks For Illuminating My Visibility To Zero
Disclaimer: photos taken safely at a red light!
While no picture can capture the essence of this somehow not illegal car lights, I feel like the literal twinkle streaks is a good indicator.
This person was behind me (and several others) most of my commute. Lights like this clearly aren’t for the driver’s visibility benefit since many are affixed to trucks requiring a miniature ladder to hop in, so what is the point other than Main Character douchebaggery?
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#62 That Can’t Be Safe
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#63 Buddy Crashes A Porsche On A Test Drive First Corner Out Of The Dealership
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#64 Sometimes It Pays To Have A Dirty Car. My Son Got Rear Ended Last Night, The Other Driver Was Aggressive And Left Without Exchanging Info
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#65 These Collective Idiots Making An Illegal Left And Causing Gridlock
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#66 My Father Refuses To Wear A Seatbelt
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#67 At Some Point Last Night Someone Hit Our Neighbors Mailbox. Nobody Heard Anything. Just A Stab In The Dark Here, But I'm Willing To Bet They Were Drunk Since They Left Part Of The Flippin Car
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#68 Only After I Have Moved Aside, I Realized The Real Danger I Was In
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#69 These People Deserve To Be Flung Into The Sun
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#70 Saw Someone Post One Of A Car And It Reminded Me Of What I Saw The Other Day
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#71 I'll Just Go Ahead And Break These Brand New Mattresses
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#72 That Looks Secure. Also No License Plate Visible, I Didn't Black It Out
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#73 Not One, Not Two, But Three Unsecured Dogs In The Bed Of A Truck On A 40 Mph Road
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#74 "Two Cops In The Middle Of The Street Chatting. Road Is Open, Cars Have Gone By, Including A Bus That Had To Maneuver Past. Been There 15 Mins. "
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#75 Red Truck Decided A Text Was More Important Than Watching The Road. Amazon Truck Has Less Than 1000 Miles On It. Fyi These Are About $130,000 To Replace
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#76 My Uber Driver Is Watching A Movie While Driving Down The Highway
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#77 Should I Pull Off The Highway And Take Care Of This? Nah
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#78 Three Semis Going The Same Speed Taking Up Every Lane Of The Highway During Morning Rush Hour
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#79 This Guy Was Watching Anupama On His Laptop While Driving
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#80 Oh Boy
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#81 Just Hold Onto It- It'll Be Okay
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#82 Some Idiot Tried To Turn Here LOL
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#83 Are People For Real
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#84 Idiot Didn’t Strap The Pepsi
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#85 Idiot Doesn’t Know How To Haul A Ladder Properly
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#86 The Texas Version Of Snow On The Windshield
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#87 Entitled Tesla Driver Refuses To Back Up To Allow Truck To Complete Turn Willfully Blocking Traffic For Over 30 Minutes
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#88 There Were None Left A Mile Later. The Worst Part Is The Black Balloons You See Are Actually Garbage Bags Holding More Balloons Together
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#89 Dude Blocked Three Parking Spaces Which Also Happened To Be: An Emergency Vehicle Space, A Handicap Space, And A 10 Min Space For Delivery Drivers
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#90 Hoarder Car On Freeway
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#91 Tried To Flag Her Down Before She Made A Hard Turn Off The Highway But She Wouldn’t Put Down Her Phone To See Me Waving At Her. Oh Well
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#92 Truck Lifted Too High To See The Porsche In Front Of Him
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#93 Lady Goes Down Protected Bus Lane To Try To Get Around Traffic - Gets Pissed They Wouldn't Move The Bus Immediately
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#94 Just Airing Out His Leg - Drove Like This For 3.5 Miles About 25-35mph, At 45mph He Pulled His Leg In But Still Held His Door Open
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#95 This Guy Was Holding His Cell Phone In His Left Hand, And A Magnifying Glass In His Right Hand So He Could Read His Cell Phone.. While Driving.. With Headphones In Both Ears
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#96 Another One From The Walmart In My Town
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#97 This Is What Happened To My Car After A Guy In An Suv Chose To Speed Through A Red And Hit Me. I Walked Away Unharmed
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