December 18, 2025 at 10:15 pm

Woman Feels Unsafe About Riding In A Car With Her Reckless Friend, So She Subtly Tries To Avoid Getting In Without Bringing Up the Real Reason

by Liberty Canlas

Woman wearing sunglasses sitting on the driver's seat

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Some people are just bad drivers.

This woman has a friend whose driving makes her anxious. The same friend has been insisting on driving everyone in their group to an upcoming meet-up.

Can she get out of it? Read below and share your thoughts.

WIBTA if I refuse to drive with my friend?

My one friend wants our small friend group to drive together to go to a restaurant.

The thing is, she is insisting that she wants to be the driver and drive everyone.

However, the problem is that I really do not feel safe with her as the driver.

She is a lovely human, and I enjoy hanging out with her, but she is a terrible driver.

This woman’s friend is a terrible driver.

The last time I saw her, I was walking and she was driving her car and crossing into a main road, halfway across the turn, she saw me, stopped, and got out to say hi to me.

Luckily, no one was hurt, seeing as the turn was a hidden one and oncoming cars would not have seen her.

She’s also told me that when she’s alone on the road she enjoys driving in the middle of the road for fun.

And when I’ve been in her car previously with friends, she would fully turn to the backseats to talk to us, almost crashing several times.

She tried to subtly get out of riding with her but it didn’t work.

Now, I’ve said on the group chat that they don’t need to worry about me, I’ll just meet them there since I have an appointment before hand.

But she insisted on just moving the meet up time so we can all drive together.

The idea of driving with her on a highway makes me quite anxious and so does the idea of bringing up my problem with her driving more explicitly than I’ve been doing.

Please send advice.

Forget politeness, put your safety first.

Let’s read other people’s take on this.

This one validates her anxiety.

Screenshot 2025 10 08 at 11.35.34 PM Woman Feels Unsafe About Riding In A Car With Her Reckless Friend, So She Subtly Tries To Avoid Getting In Without Bringing Up the Real Reason

Some useful advice from this person.

Screenshot 2025 10 08 at 11.35.55 PM Woman Feels Unsafe About Riding In A Car With Her Reckless Friend, So She Subtly Tries To Avoid Getting In Without Bringing Up the Real Reason

Just say no, says this one.

Screenshot 2025 10 08 at 11.37.20 PM Woman Feels Unsafe About Riding In A Car With Her Reckless Friend, So She Subtly Tries To Avoid Getting In Without Bringing Up the Real Reason

Firm but fair.

Screenshot 2025 10 08 at 11.38.32 PM Woman Feels Unsafe About Riding In A Car With Her Reckless Friend, So She Subtly Tries To Avoid Getting In Without Bringing Up the Real Reason

The friendship will survive, but her passengers might not.

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Liberty Canlas | Contributing Writer, Lifestyle & Relationships

Liberty Canlas is a contributing writer for TwistedSifter specializing in relationship dynamics, social sciences, and modern family life. Leveraging her extensive professional background in scientific research and data analysis, Liberty brings a highly analytical yet empathetic approach to dissecting viral online conflicts and social media trends.

Rather than simply reporting on internet drama, Liberty uses her deep understanding of human cognition and behavior to explain why people react the way they do. She excels at transforming complex interpersonal debates into relatable, insightful commentary that helps readers better understand human interaction.

Outside of her editorial work, Liberty embraces a holistic, "semi-crunchy" lifestyle as a dedicated homeschooling mother. When she isn’t analyzing the latest trending relationship dilemma, she spends her time meticulously researching and planning her family’s next global travel adventure.

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