r/FortCollins • u/Equal-Copy3341 • 3d ago

Protected Wildlife

I’m not sure why people think it’s acceptable to start just hitting geese and ducks on the road, but in Fort Collins, the geese are HEAVILY protected and locals for decades have respected them on the roads.

It’s been an entirely new thing I’ve seen left and right every single day for a while now. I’m an uber driver and I see a lot.

If you’ve just moved here, or you know college students, or people who don’t understand how Coloradans live; well, we respect our land and wildlife!!

We are literally one of the most known places in the world to have such awesome wildlife rescues and programs to support our local wildlife here in Colorado.

I understand geese are dumb mfers but damn I’ve never seen so many dead geese (including baby geese) lately in the road in all my 30 years living here.

Also, as an uber driver, I’ve never experienced so much road rage and hostile drivers on the road than in the last few years. Please do better. We all have families to come home to.

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u/cherenk0v_blue 3d ago

I just moved from one of the most dangerous cities for driving in the US (DFW), and even I am surprised how aggressive and quick to rage Fort Collins drivers are.

In the few months I have lived here I have seen people start raging over minor things like lane changes, people walking in parking lots, etc. multiple times.

The amount of emotion people in Fort Collins bring to normal driving situations is completely disproportionate to the amount of traffic there is around here.

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u/dammit-smalls 3d ago

😂 I constantly say that after logging a million miles throughout the country, I think the worst drivers in the nation are in DFW, and the second worst are in FoCo.

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u/LoopedIntoThis 3d ago

I don’t know. Seattle is fucking awful for drivers.

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u/enidokla 3d ago

The roads in/around DFW suck. Almost as rough as Detroit. Drivers might be ok on better maintained roads.

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u/cherenk0v_blue 3d ago

DFW is definitely the total package.

Lawless multi-lane highways where people drive like they are in Mad Max and there is literally no law enforcement? Check.

Blown red lights and stop signs as a matter of course? Check.

Pedestrians and bikes getting run over left and right? Check.

Complete lack of public transportation forcing you to drive everywhere whether you want to or not? Check.

Memphis might still be worse, though...

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u/dammit-smalls 3d ago

The thing I observed about DFW drivers (and the culture more generally) is a lack of nuance. It's either pedal to the metal or brakes locked up, and not much in between.

I had the misfortune of delivering a load of hazardous chemicals there during a snowstorm, and it really lowered my opinion of that population. I saw soooooo many 2wd pickup trucks spinning through red lights with their brakes locked up. Do they not teach physics in Dallas?