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Dodge Drivers Tailgating Even When You Are Already Well Over The Speed Limit Meme

The meme consists of text at the top paired with an image of a car's rearview mirror. The text reads "POV you're already doing 30 over the speed limit in the slow lane and the fast lane is empty". The rearview mirror shows the front grille of a red Dodge vehicle with its high beams on, positioned extremely close to the viewer's car, indicating the Dodge is tailgating. The meme jokes about the widespread online stereotype that Dodge drivers are recklessly aggressive, choosing to tailgate other drivers even when those drivers are already speeding far above the limit, and an empty fast lane is available for the Dodge to pass in instead.
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POV you're already doing 30 over the speed limit in the slow lane and the fast lane is empty

Overview

The meme consists of text at the top paired with an image of a car's rearview mirror. The text reads "POV you're already doing 30 over the speed limit in the slow lane and the fast lane is empty". The rearview mirror shows the front grille of a red Dodge vehicle with its high beams on, positioned extremely close to the viewer's car, indicating the Dodge is tailgating. The meme jokes about the widespread online stereotype that Dodge drivers are recklessly aggressive, choosing to tailgate other drivers even when those drivers are already speeding far above the limit, and an empty fast lane is available for the Dodge to pass in instead.

Origin notes

This meme was sourced from an RSS feed of the Reddit r/Meme subreddit. It builds on a long-running, popular joke in car and driving related online communities that Dodge drivers are consistently among the most dangerous, poorly behaved, and unnecessarily aggressive drivers on public roads.

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