November 4, 2025 at 9:22 pm

Non-Driver Needed A Ride To The Grocery Store, So She Asked Her Neighbor To Help Even Though She Thinks She’s A Bad Driver

by Kyra Piperides

A car driving down the highway at sunset

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When you don’t drive, you can sometimes find yourself reliant on other people for transportation.

Because as great as public transportation is, there are some moments in life when there simply isn’t a bus or train, and you need to get somewhere now.

The woman in this story doesn’t drive, so she asked her neighbor to drive her to the store.

Read on to find out how the neighbor’s driving blew a hole in their relationship.

AITA for telling off the neighbor who was driving me around for out-of-town errands when she was driving horribly?

I am a 28-year-old woman who doesn’t drive.

I have a few mental health issues including autism and anxiety.

I currently live in a small farm-town where anything major like a Walmart is a 45 minute drive minimum.

Let’s see how this factor ended up causing her problems.

Seeing as how I am currently on disability for said mental health issues, I got paid today and needed to Walmart.

Because I don’t drive, I had to ask a neighbor who did.

However, the last time I asked her to drive me, it didn’t leave me too enthused with her driving to begin with – so I was naturally reluctant to do so again.

Read on to find out how the neighbor’s driving was.

This time when we were driving, we she went through the roundabouts, she would start in the outside lane, go into the roundabout in the inside lane, and exit back out in the outside lane.

The last time that she did it, she nearly caused an accident and I just snapped.

I yelled at her saying how doing stuff like that causes accidents, and that I was ultimately terrified to ride with her.

AITA?

When you’re reliant on someone else to help you get around, you have to accept them and their ride as they are.

Sure, if you notice something truly dangerous you could make a suggestion or a calm comment – but yelling at the driver?

It’s not very gracious toward the person who was helping her out.

Let’s see what folks on Reddit had to say about this.

This person thought she should simply not travel with the neighbor.

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While others explained that yelling at a driver is only going to make the situation more dangerous.

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Meanwhile, this Redditor pointed out that she could have not gotten the lift in the first place.

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She needs to find another way.

If you liked that post, check out this story about a guy who was forced to sleep on the couch at his wife’s family’s house, so he went to a hotel instead.

Kyra Piperides, PhD | Contributing Science Writer

Dr. Kyra Piperides is a contributing writer for TwistedSifter, specializing in Science & Discovery. Holding a PhD in English with a dedicated focus on the intersections of science, politics, and literature, she brings over 12 years of professional writing and editorial expertise to her reporting.

Kyra possesses a highly authoritative background in academic publishing, having served as the editor of an academic journal for three years. She is also the published author of two books and numerous research-driven articles. At TwistedSifter, she leverages her rigorous academic background to translate complex scientific concepts, global tech innovations, and environmental breakthroughs into highly engaging, accessible narratives for a mainstream audience.

Based in the UK, Kyra is an avid backpacker who spends her free time immersing herself in different cultures across distant shores—a passion that brings a rich, global perspective to her writing about Earth and nature.

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