The Quality of Drivers

[blakstang98]

Ok, so I've been driving for over 10 years now. Maybe it's just me, but it seems that the quality of drivers these days have gone down dramatically. Seriously, everytime I drive on the highway now, I encounter at least 1 aggressive driver that has no consideration for the other drivers. The percentage of tailgating drivers is astronomical now, drivers that change lanes across 2 or more lanes in 1 motion and drivers that take an exit from the left lane seem to occur very often. When I drove to Rhode Island this afternoon, I seriously saw like 3 or 4 near accident incidents. I get really pissed over this because it seems people don't realize that driving can be very dangerous and deadly. And knowing I could get caught up in a really bad accident because someone took aggressive action behind the wheel really angers me.

When I first started driving over 10 years ago, driving was never this bad. I mean, you'll always have aggressive drivers, but the number of aggressive drivers has gone up dramatically. Young drivers text messaging and talking on the phone driving is something I don't like at all, but I'm seeing this with seasoned drivers who aren't on a phone at all, so I won't blame the young drivers this time. It's quiet possible that this is only the case in the area I live in, and maybe not elsewhere in the United States, or even the rest of the world. So my question to you fellow FFF diehards, have you seen a severe quality drop in drivers in the last 10 years (or as long as you've been driving)? If so, please elaborate on your sightings, whether you think it's from younger drivers, older drivers, the way cars are built, or something else.

 

[Bun]

Severe drop? Ehh, I can't say I've seen a decline in overall driving skills. There are a lot of factors one has to consider when looking at the big picture. For instance, in my case, I moved from southern California to Oregon. If you've ever driven in Los Angeles, you might know exactly what I mean. People drive like maniacs there. The speed limit is about 20 miles an hour faster than it is up here in Oregon, no one signals, they stop on a dime, there are just a SHIT LOAD more people, traffic up the wazoo.

Whereas, in Oregon, our top speed is 65 on the freeway up North and going down South. In the metro area on the highway it's 55 mph. There is a significant less amount of people, the majority of everyone is very courteous. In fact, I think I read that Oregon is the second state with the best drivers (or something like that). So it really just depends on where you live, what the requirements are - if any - to obtain a driver's license and how much training you've had.

 

[Shu]

You should try Mississippi, or more generalized Oxford, MS. I haven't really seen a decline but all I got to say is I can be down right mean when it comes to calling people out on their driving skills.

First off people don't use blinkers in this town. We have two major highways, and on them there are plenty of county roads and places to turn off on. So when people are about to turn they forget their blinker and come to a very fast halt which can lead to nasty accidents. How hard is it to use your blinker? I mean seriously.. if you are slowing down on a 55 mph highway to a stop, you need to let people know which way you are turning or if you are turning at all. Also it is good to put your blinker on for the person in front of you too, so people behind you know what is going on.

Secondly. No offense to women, but the women of Oxford,MS can not drive. They are either texting or talking on their cell phone or have a car full of girls distracting, and even when all these excuses are used, they are still terrible drivers. First off, why give one of these girls a BMW or an expensive SUV? You should see how many dents are on these vehicles. I generally have to pass them because they like to weave in and out of lanes while looking down at their CDs or Cellphone.. without even them noticing.

Third - All old people should have their eyes examined as well as drivers test taken again at the ages of 65-70. Driving 5 to 10 miles under the speed limits on highways and 1 laned roads, I mean come on! Also their reaction time to cars coming the opposite direction while turning is ungodly slow. I may be old one day, but by then I hope to have my license taken away from me.

Lastly - Drunk drivers and aggressive drivers. I can't count how many cars I've seen weaving into the median while it was late at night. Just give the man or woman a DUI already and get them off the road. Aggressive drivers? Sheesh, I don't know what it is in this town.. but people will tail you if you cut them off accidentally. Fingers will be thrown, and lastly there will be wrecks on account of them.

 

[Midnight Memoire]

I really do believe that the quality of drivers depends on where you are located. I have lived in Pennsylvania, Kansas and California. California has by far the worst drivers out of these three states. I don't think that women drivers are any worse than males nor do I think a certain race is better than others. It really just does depend on your location and what is more acceptable there.

 

[Tyler Breeze]

My gosh. People absolutely suck at driving these days. Not turning on lights, driving on sidewalks, not having a license plate, having doors open while they're driving. What the fuck bruh? That was all in New York by the way. So far so good for Florida. My Dad hasn't gotten road rage once yet, which had become a daily occurrence for him for the past year. This is gonna be the one time I give my Dad credit when I say he's a damn good driver. He likes to be a showoff (Dolph Ziggler style) when he drives, but he has that right. But other people.....

 

[Cardinal Copia]

I always encounter drivers that I ask myself "How in the hell did they get their license?" It's ridiculous. I take pride in my driving and it's something I take very, VERY seriously. I don't go on the road and drive like a complete nut job. I have not only my life to worry about. There's also passengers and all the other millions of drivers on the road too. It's a serious thing that I don't think people give a shit about. Its a shame seeing all of these 16 year olds around my area getting killed because of speeding or driving drunk. It's depressing seeing little kids get killed because some asshole zooms through a neighborhood like hes at the fucking Daytona 500 trying to win the race.

Dont be a fucking stooge. Be aware of yourself and others. You're not cool by speeding and driving wreckless.