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I once saw a car driving the wrong way on a one way, make a turn to drive the wrong way on a second one way.

I've seen two people clearly on phones hit each other as they were accelerating at a stop light, and then keep going. Fortunately the really only screwed up their front quarter panels from what I could see.

I've seen someone use an entry ramp to pass on the right.

I've seen someone who missed their exit try to still make it by driving through the grass, it didn't really work.

I've seen several impromptu street races, the best was a hellcat and some crotch rockets.

The craziest was probably a pickup truck with a huge load of straw bails that had caught on fire.

Shoutout to that influencer who was pulled over for drinking Raising Cane’s dipping sauce while driving, cuz someone thought it was Jell-O shots and called 911 on him.

I watched a guy eat a meal while driving a van.

In itself that's not crazy, but it is when you're holding a knife and fork, and you've got a plate of...something on your car dashboard.

Someone curling their eyelashes while driving 65mph

About 3 months ago on my way home picking up burgers for my bro and i. On a major route and this sketch pedo van (early 90s white ford econoline rusted out and ratty as hell) busts out of a side street, almost hitting one person, slams on their brakes, slides over 2 lanes into oncoming traffic passes me and 2 other people before cutting someone off as an oncoming car almost hit them head on, the. Makes a left hand turn on a red light at the next intersection.

This could have been in a movie except somehow no accidents happened in my view. Fucking crazy.

Besides that a few years ago at 3 lane traffic circle on one side of an overpass to our largest highway(settle down, its only 3 lanes each way!)hear someone absolutely gunning it over the overpass. Comes into view, brand new metallic blue BMW M3 goes the wrong way into the traffic circle (everyone stopped because we all heard it coming) loses control, spins like 480° almost hits the retaining wall in the middle of the circle then proceeds to gun it back over the overpass they came from.

I blame drugs

Drinking red wine from a wine glass as they were making a right turn (US) on a 40 mph street.

exercising while driving is a classic technique for keeping yourself awake

When I was younger I stopped by QFC and got a cup of chicken noodle soup. For whatever reason, I just couldn't wait to eat it when I got home. I straddled straddled wheel with my elbows while eating it with a spoon while on the highway going 60. I am not sure if I should be alive at this point.

Having a slap fight with the passenger in the back seat. On the highway.

Was also in a car where the driver was rolling a joint while steering with his knee.

Downtownish Winnipeg road, three or four lanes in each direction: buddy pulls a hard left turn without signalling, from the rightmost lane, across all the lanes of traffic.

I brought it up on the bar later and the local guy was like "Yeah that's called a Winnipeg Swing"

I was rear ended while waiting to make a left turn on a rural highway. We got out and look at the car behind us. The windshield is completely splattered in red. It was two guys eating chips and a bowl of salsa.

A guy in a convertible shaving with an electric razor.

Turning right from the left turn lane when the lights turn green, in front of the cars going straight and right.

I guy undertaking on a sidewalk outside a school, over the speed limit.

Me and a few other drivers were parked by an unmanned gas station (late night near airport pickup that charged per minute from entry) - anyway, an early '00s renault hatchback swings into the station, pulling a U-turn before three unmarked police vehicles with sirens on surround it.

Officers step out and walk over, having a chat with the driver for a bit. Then, the driver steps out and the other passengers start to come out, one after another. After a little bit, there are twelve adults have exited this little hatchback along with a bunch of luggage. Driver is arrested shortly after.

Never seen anything like it before or after.

Pittsburgh has some of the worst drivers I've ever seen. Running red lights and waiting for yield signs to turn green is the norm there. I've seen at least 5 accidents caused by a Pittsburgher stopping at the end of an entrance ramp to a highway.

Unfortunately my car was finally sent to the body shop after 7 years dodging people, and 3 months from leaving the city by a lady who decided to make a left turn from the right lane. Luckily I always have a dashcam running, no one was hurt and the police wrote her a ticket. This lady was a high level Karen, and went ballistic when I asked if she was ok after she crashed into me. Best part was when her husband showed up 10mins later and apologized to me for his, "dumbass wife" who just knocked the mirrors off his truck.

The 2 most ridiculous ones I've seen are

1. Reading a newspaper with a flashlight in his mouth

2. Eating a gallon of ice cream

Saw a dude driving down the wrong side of the free way once.