Ok, now you're arguing for the sake of arguing. If you can't figure out what OP and I are saying, I can't help you

Yes, but that was not what the post originally said. Also, good luck explaining 'predictably' to every single individual, where language is so open to interpretation. What you might do in a situation might not be what someone else would. That is all I am arguing. Maybe better phrasing for this post would be drive safely, according to the law? But then that's kind of obvious, so why doesn't everyone just do it?

That's literally the first thing they teach you in driving school

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>how do you define predictable driving?

Using turning signals at appropriate times, avoiding changing lanes for no reason, using your brake when engine breaking just enough so your brake lights turn on, so the person behind you knows you're slowing down, using the overtaking lane for overtaking, not the driving lane, etc.

But i'd say turning signals are one of the more important parts, i see too many people turn them on when they're already making the turn, like, what's the point in that, literally none, you're already making the turn, it's obvious you're turning right now, turning signals are meant to notify everyone what you're about to do, not what you've already done

>It's quite a subjective metric

I mean not really, just do stuff that lets others know what you're about to do and what you're doing, and that's driving predictably

That's the issue tho, when you say 'be predictable', and then you go on to add another meaning to the post in a separate comment, the messaging gets warped

Again, you are warping the main message of the post. It said 'be predictable'. Not everyone has the exact same cognitive processing as you, especially under pressure

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Be consistent in things like your following distance. Better to keep a decent gap in front so someone else can merge without slowing traffic behind them. Follow the pace of traffic, and follow the rules. Don't cede your right of way unless there's literally only one other person on the road. Signal sudden slowdowns in traffic ahead by tapping your brakes multiple times in succession even if you don't need to use them. Stay out of the right lane if you're the first to an intersection so it's clear for someone to turn.

Also when you say drive safely, what do you consider safely? Some people speed on the roads because they don't feel it is unsafe, they're 'good drivers' after all

Yeah, sounds easy when you put it like that. Not everyone has the same level of hand-eye coordination, reflexes, executive functioning etc. Also what one may deem predictable may not be what is predictable to the other, people solve problems in alternate ways, as it has always been the case for humans. What you're basically saying is be a good driver, well some people struggle with exactly that

Pretty much the opposite of ambiguous. Just drive sensibly, within the rules, not erratically.

It's not at all ambiguous. Drive a consistent speed and avoid hard acceleration and braking whenever possible. On a multi lane road, stay in one lane as much as you can. In short, don't drive like a jackass

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that is very ambigous, how do you define predictable driving? It's quite a subjective metric

The day I passed my test my dad told me "Just assume everyone else is a fucking idiot". Served me well on the road and in pretty much every other situation in life.

Agreed. Well said.

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