Worst Drivers Anywhere

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I don’t know about the rest of you (But I will soon! Vote in the poll!) but the drivers where I live are the worst anywhere. I base this assertion on my experiences both driving here and taking care of the wretched victims of the daily automotive carnage. As far as I can tell no one takes a driving test here. Instead they are just given a directive to obtain the largest and most obnoxious vehicle they can, then to spend all of their money making it even larger and more obnoxious and then to drive as fast and as drunkenly as they can until they collide with something. While they may not all obey the law about buying insurance they all comply with the “drive big, fast and drunk” mandate.

 

[Apollyon]

The people here in Hawai'i are great - they drive slowly (but not in the left lane), don't beep their horns, let people into traffic, signal, and are completely deferential to pedestrians. I am not kidding.

 

[southerndoc]

We don't have too much of a problem here in Georgia. The thing I see the most are out of state drivers who are visiting Georgia and insist on driving the speed limit in the left lane. Those left lane hogs are in for a surprise when GSP pulls them over and issues them a $100 citation for inappropriate use of a passing lane. Georgia has a keep right law.

The only thing that Georgia drivers do that drives me insane is for some reason, about 1 in 10 vehicles here don't see the need to turn their headlights on when its raining. Of course there isn't a scientific study to back this up, but it seems to be that the darker the vehicle, the less likely they are to turn on their headlights.

 

[Jeff698]

I live in suburban/rural Texas and, for the most part, drivers are pretty good here.

Plus, I grew up driving in Houston and have seen traffic first hand in Brazil. Talk about helping to put things in perspective.

Oh, and I don't live in California or NJ.

Take care,
Jeff

 

[deleted109597]

The only thing that Georgia drivers do that drives me insane is for some reason, about 1 in 10 vehicles here don't see the need to turn their headlights on when its raining. Of course there isn't a scientific study to back this up, but it seems to be that the darker the vehicle, the less likely they are to turn on their headlights.

For me it is the silver BMW and the silver Honda that feels overcast skies and drizzle equates no lights.
Here the biggest problem is the redlight lag. Seriously, you want to wait 15 seconds after the light turns before you risk going through.
Thankfully I drive something that prevents most people cutting me off.

 

[Dwindlin]

Here the biggest problem is the people who drive 55 in the hammer lane on the interstate.

 

[deleted6669]

philadelphia drivers are the worst in the country(and I have lived all over). they have no concept of "right of way". they just take it if they want it, regardless of if they are entitled to it or not.
they take lefts in front of oncoming traffic and flick you off if you give them a strange look when you have to slam on your breaks to avoid hitting them.....

 

[notdeadyet]

I can't vote yes because I don't live in Boston...

 

[southerndoc]

For me it is the silver BMW and the silver Honda that feels overcast skies and drizzle equates no lights.
Here the biggest problem is the redlight lag. Seriously, you want to wait 15 seconds after the light turns before you risk going through.
Thankfully I drive something that prevents most people cutting me off.

When I lived in CT, people behind you would blow the horn if you waited 2 seconds after the light turned green before you accelerated. If you go before 2 seconds, you're likely to get creamed by the jackarse that's trying to beat the light.

 

[BADMD]

I can't vote yes because I don't live in Boston...

I used to live there and they are not the worst. They are bad, but part of that is that the streets do crazy things, leading to crazy behavior. They drive as if the law does not apply to them.

Then I was in NY. They are a whole breed of crazy, but it is semiorganized crazy. The laws don't apply to them, but they are actually good at it.

Then I came to Michigan. The laws don't apply to Michiganders, the roads are always under construction, and the people aren't very good at driving. At least one interviewee a year seems to be late because of motor vehicle collision. They have to be some of the worst out there.

 

[GeneralVeers]

For me it is the silver BMW and the silver Honda that feels overcast skies and drizzle equates no lights.
Here the biggest problem is the redlight lag. Seriously, you want to wait 15 seconds after the light turns before you risk going through.
Thankfully I drive something that prevents most people cutting me off.

Fast cars FTW! No one gets around me unless I allow it.

Also, for some reason L.A. drivers are pretty good in L.A. (you have to be good in that horrendous traffic), but once they get to Vegas, they seem to lose all ability to use turn signals or stay out of the left lane. Weird.

South Texas drivers were among the worst. They all drive pickup trucks and drive in the left hand lane at 10 mph below the speed limit.

 

[Stitch]

Norfolk. Nuff said.

The light running thing just drives me nuts.

I generally think it's way too easy to get a license in the U.S. I lived in Europe during high school and there you had to take a formal driving course and a couple tests. It actually cost some money, and it resulted in better drivers as far as I can tell. I mean, they drive drunk better than we drive sober.... 😛

 

[Dimoak]

My biggest gripe with Chicago drivers is the relatively high number of people who just drive with their highbeams on despite being on a road with oncoming traffic or other motorists within visible range in front of them.

 

[Rendar5]

Been around a lot. Florida Drivers, South Carolina Drivers, and New Jersey Drivers are pretty bad. Nassau county drivers in NY (western long island) are absolutely ****ing out of their minds. NYC seems crazy but we're organized in our own manner and just agressive, but safe.

 

[gutonc]

Been around a lot. Florida Drivers, South Carolina Drivers, and New Jersey Drivers are pretty bad. Nassau county drivers in NY (western long island) are absolutely ****ing out of their minds. NYC seems crazy but we're organized in our own manner and just agressive, but safe.

You know what's funny, most people would think you're nuts for saying NYC drivers aren't bad. But I have to agree. I lived in NYC for 11 years, biked all over town the whole time I was there. 2 accidents in that time, one w/ a ped and the other when a guy ran a light. Otherwise, drivers did their thing, I did my thing and we got along just fine (with a few well-timed middle fingers and some "accidental paint damage").

I now live in the "bike-friendliest city in America" and I feel way less safe dealing with cars here. It's like they're afraid of me. I never know what someone up ahead or approaching from behind is going to do and it seems like neither do they. In NYC, I just assumed every driver was going to do the dumbest/most dangerous thing possible and planned for that. Worked like a charm.

As to the original question, Washington Drivers...the whole damn state. It turns out that there's only 1 lane on I-5 in Washington and it's the left lane...who knew?

 

[BklynWill]

Coming from NYC, it's been tough for me to accept the driving style in suburban PA.
If you drive like these people, please, when I am merging into your lane from an on-ramp, don't slow down or speed up!

 

[cls4n6]

Knoxville TN--the roads suck (all are named Ballpark..something) none go where you think...too much moonshine and for god's sake- Thunder Road (AKA Kingston Pike) runs right through the middle of campus! NO wonder the Body Farm is there...

 

[EM OR BUST]

Miami has the worst drivers!!

 

[Apollyon]

I can vouch for NYC also - aggressive, but everyone was aggressive, so there was no question. The one thing that was different is that people in NYC can NOT merge worth a damn. However, if you want good passing, speed, and a rush like you're driving NASCAR, do 278 or the LIE (Long Island Expressway).

When I was in North Carolina, NO ONE signaled - not police, not cars, and no trucks. NO ONE signaled. One day on the radio, one announcer was dumb enough to say "it must be the Yankees"; that made it clear that this person had NEVER been to NY, as, were one to try to move without signaling in NYC, anyone from there knows the result (and, if you're not from there, if you don't signal, pedestrians will belt your vehicle with umbrellas and briefcases, and people in cars will scream, yell, and give you the finger - that is not including the MVCs). South Carolina was the antithesis - everyone in the upstate signals, except, of course...the North Carolina-plated cars.