Sex and ethnic stereotypes regarding drivers don't hold true. Geographic stereotypes about drivers, on the other hand, seem to hit the mark. Drivers in the northeast, particularly drivers near northeastern cities, cut off other drivers, won't let you change lanes, beep without reason, comandeer two lanes to make a right turn, tailgate, don't use their directionals, regard stop signs as "slow down" signs, and resort to road rage very easily. The GMAC insurance-test results lends statistical credence to my anecdotal observations. Northeastern states dominate the bottom tier of the state-by-state rankings on the test. Western and Midwestern drivers seem to know more about the rules of the road. I took the test (take it here), and barely passed with a 70. Cut me some slack. I am from Massachusetts.
I would suggest, as most insurance companies have chosen to do, that if you don't like the way we drive in the NE, don't drive there! ;-\
Come on, Dan. Number 7. Who waits to make a left turn until there are absolutely no oncoming cars in sight? The ensuing traffic backups would bring more danger than turning even though there is an oncoming car 500 yards ahead.
Needless to say, I missed that one.
I am fully guilty of using Stop Signs as Slow Down Signs at nearly all times.
But I do use my blinker religiously.
In Florida, where I went to college, I was acquainted with a group of people who were dedicated to the proposition that all stop signs rimmed with white were merely "pause" signs. They really and truly believed this!
I love Florida and at one time considered living there. But, it is rapidly becoming another example of how much toward the third world this country is leaning.
Chock full of lawbreakers and cretins and where chaos seems to be the order of the day.
And, as much of a bad rap NE drivers take, try driving around the Charlotte NC area. Insane! Funny thing is, when people get out of their cars, they are as polite as hell.
I scored 100%! I formerly prosecuted drunk drivers, and I know the rules of the road. And, I live in the northeast and I follow the rules. Traffic deaths are mostly tragic and unnecessary.
I do not acknowledge civilian driving laws while in my LAV-25.
asian women.
asian women.
Florida: A sunny place for shady people.
Wow, if Washington state is #2 then I would hate to drive in any other state.
I love this:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060605/ap_on_sc/road_rage_disease_1
When I was a boy, it wasn't referred to as some guiltless behavior by slapping a disease label on it. It usually came down to taking control of ones emotions and being a grown up.
Radical concept these days.
100%. Wisconsin, but, I drive for a living. I know, with some of the drivers out there, that's not saying much.
