It's always been. I've seen assholes in SUVs going top speed while turning without signaling and I once saw someone almost get hit by a bus because they were focused on their phone and not the road

Gonna take my lumps too but I agree. We trained our pup in JC and whenever there were fireworks we gave him a ton of positive reinforcement. Fireworks don’t bother him now.

this forum is made up of over 90% ppl who moved to JC recently.

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Same thing happened to me once on grove and grand. I had had a terrible day at work, and as soon as the driver opened his mouth, I uttered a “shut the fuck up” out of nowhere. Didn’t know I had that in me lol. The dude proceeded to stay quiet and left the scene slowly. (Thank god he didn’t have a weapon I guess).

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I am with you, but this is a good way to get in real trouble. Most of these drivers are unhinged in some way, and all it takes is one guy with a problem to hop out of the car, push you down and steal/break your phone (or much much worse) if they're worried about the picture. Yeah, that's escalation on their part, and a crime vs traffic violation, but all it takes is one.

For my part, I've been giving them a wave and trying to move on.

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I'm so sorry this happened. It's easy to be a bully when encased in 2,000 pounds of steel.

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City councilmembers are listening and they do respond (mostly). Their email addresses are here: https://www.jerseycitynj.gov/cityhall/CityCouncil

It's also an election year for all 9 county commissioners, and the county maintains 61 miles of roadways including the most dangerous ones, like Kennedy Boulevard.

Whenever this happens (and it happens a LOT here), I always whip out my phone and take a picture of the license plate. I don't do anything with the picture but a good chunk of the drivers (especially commercial ones) see me do this and I can see them have a microsecond of worry. It's not much, but I try!

McDonalds big breakfast with hotcakes walk 2 blocks and sit at Hamilton Park. 7 dollars. Boom.

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There’s a stronger correlation between New Jersey and asshole driver

My wife is very noticeably pregnant and is moving somewhat slower these days as a result. She was crossing Columbus at Jersey Ave with our toddler when some asshole in an SUV rolled down his window and yelled at her to "hurry the fuck up" so he could turn faster.

I've lived here a long time and the roads have gotten safer for pedestrians in a lot of ways but there are a lot of crazies out there who do not have the patience, restraint, and foresight that should be necessary to have a driver's license. The Venn Diagram representing r/jerseycity is slowly (and rightfully) merging into the r/fuckcars circle.

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No doubt. In jersey all such differences seem moot. If it’s not a eurotrash mobile, it’s an overwrought pickup “truck,” or a too tall suv. Somethinga getchya.

There’s a study on the correlation between car cost and assholery.

80% is significantly less than “universally”.

Thank you for agreeing with me.

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$50 off the whole year? Now that is a fucking deal /s

In my experience there is little correlation between car brand and general jersey asshole driver. Almost got taken down by a 20 years old Chrysler Pacifica this am. Was clearly a red for him, and a walk for me. Should commence walking carrying a baseball bat.