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Can we agree that California in general is home to the worst drivers on the planet
- Thread starter Bruceleeroy
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Today's WAPO: Drivers from Washington and Baltimore are the worst, report says (based on insurance claims btw)
I can confirm.
New York City has the best drivers and Florida has the worst.
Also America is not the world. As others have said it's even worse in other places.
Our roads are so ordinary that any oddity like that seems to throw everyone off. Roundabouts are even more frustrating.
California is a shithole. Shitty people ruined this one great state. I can't wait to leave this place. This happened near me a few weeks ago. NSFW.
BTW, the same driver who murdered someone in that video, led police in a high speed chase last year and got away with it.
BTW, the same driver who murdered someone in that video, led police in a high speed chase last year and got away with it.
SoCal Drivers: We're the worst!
AZ Drivers: Hold my meth....
I swear that AZ Drivers are allergic to turn signals..
AZ Drivers: Hold my meth....
I swear that AZ Drivers are allergic to turn signals..
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I say drivers in general have gotten worse. The fuck is up with people not accepting that they missed their exit or turn or what have you and stopping hoping somebody lets them in to do so?
I mean, I saw some jackass once stop in the #3 lane after missing their damn exit and fucking back up!
I mean, I saw some jackass once stop in the #3 lane after missing their damn exit and fucking back up!
holy shit, looked like the Chevy was targeting that car. nutty video
Maryland around DC metro area is pretty fucking terrible. Lived there and LA area. LA was people not paying attention cause they were stuck in traffic so often, Maryland is more like they legitimately don't know how to drive plus cops are so vigilant that people will pace other cars on a 4 lane highway so as not to speed...or they'll just slam on their breaks out of fucking nowhere.
New York is fine. You just have to understand that rules don't matter - except no right on red. Fuck you if you break that one rule.
I agree with a lot of posters citing Boston though. Terrible.
New York is fine. You just have to understand that rules don't matter - except no right on red. Fuck you if you break that one rule.
I agree with a lot of posters citing Boston though. Terrible.
Fair enough. Milan is horrible too, and in general France is pretty bad on the highways..
Literally not even possible when Florida exists. If we're talking US at least.
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Worldwide.. China, Thailand and India are madness.
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I'll agree with this too having been in Texas for a week recently.
Worldwide.. China, Thailand and India are madness.
I live in California but have driven in a decent amount of other states. Decided against driving in Boston, but did drive throughout the east coast. It's not close, California really is that goddamn bad. Everywhere you drive from San Diego to LA you will get your ass ridden. People don't use turn signals, they run lights, they don't give a fuck about pedestrians or bikes.
Truly the worst place to drive, especially considering how vital driving is to living in California.
Truly the worst place to drive, especially considering how vital driving is to living in California.
No, because Texas exists. You don't even need to take a driving test to get your license there and every jackass in a Ford F-150 thinks the laws of physics and/or the road don't apply
The thing is you see people driving like this twice a day on a California freeway. Always whipping in and out of lanes.
For a large city in general New York City has excellent drivers.
Everyone understands how to push it to make the mass move as quickly as possible.
Contrast that with DC (at least when I lived there). People are just happy to sit around and wait for the sun to fucking set instead of trying to move traffic.
I live in Chicago now, but I grew up in Indiana.
I never really had in issues driving there, though that's largely in part to just not that many people on the road.
Everyone here needs to travel outside of the US to see some truly horrible driving. I used a taxi in China and the dude drive in the opposite side of a freeway because of a traffic jam. Thailand and India driving is also awful.
To be fair this dude was high on meth. You don't normally get people doing 120 on freeways during heavy traffic here.
To be fair this dude was high on meth. You don't normally get people doing 120 on freeways during heavy traffic here.
Or most any Asian country.
Every time I go to Indonesia its wild.
According the World Helath Organizations latest report*, Thailand is only beaten by two central African countries (CAR and DRC) in terms of the most dangerous roads for drivers in terms of fatalities.
Indonesia's rate was actually calculated as half of Thailand's.
*Only includes countries that issues driving licenses.
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New York by far was the best for me. Everyone drives one way - aggressive. It works though because they are all focusing on one thing which is driving. They don't take it personally when you wedge ahead and everyone for the most part is paying attention
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I just came from a 3 week vacation where I drove alone for 9940km and went to 18 european countries and the only place I felt people drove differently was Italy (not necessarily bad, just very very fast), and traffic in Rome was absolutely insane.
In asian countries, driving seemed like chaos, but I guess if you're not expecting anyone to follow any rules, you pay more attention and it somehow becomes safer?
In asian countries, driving seemed like chaos, but I guess if you're not expecting anyone to follow any rules, you pay more attention and it somehow becomes safer?
I've lived in Taiwan for several years and the roads are crazy with the mix of scooters & cars, but looking at a traffic fatality chart by country, Taiwan's fatality rate is on the low-to-average side. So traffic there is dangerous, but apparently people there are better drivers to make up for it? In any case, I would never want to drive there and I grew up in Southern California.
Of all the countries I've visited, the ones where I felt like traffic was the safest for both vehicles & pedestrians are Singapore and Japan.
Of all the countries I've visited, the ones where I felt like traffic was the safest for both vehicles & pedestrians are Singapore and Japan.
It's bad
Miami drivers are assholes. At least in California they don't pull stunts like reversing on a freeway if they missed their exit
At least they mostly follow HOV rules. In Texas, HOV exits and entrances basically don't exist. They jump in and out of them whenever they feel like and they'll swerve from an HOV lane across and 4 lanes to make the freeway exit.
I can confirm.
We once went on a trip to LA. On the highway, if you give an indicator to change lanes, the car behind will actively speed up on purpose to pass instead of giving you space.
We once went on a trip to LA. On the highway, if you give an indicator to change lanes, the car behind will actively speed up on purpose to pass instead of giving you space.
You haven't been to literally any third world country. People will drive on the wrong side of the road lol.
The Philippines has the worst drivers and traffic I've ever personally seen, but I guess they somehow make all of the chaos work for them. I've heard a ton of horror stories from coworkers about Egypt traffic and driving as well.
In the US though, there are shitty drivers everywhere and everyone thinks they have the worst drivers where they are. It's bad everywhere and there are selfish asshole idiots spread all across the country. I used to think Georgia was pretty bad from all the times I drove from SC down to Atlanta but then I drove to Jacksonville, FL. For only one day! As I left Florida on my way back I said "Holy shit, I don't ever want to drive around these people ever again." I feel like for the most part it isn't so bad where I am, but the military base in town means there are thousands of shitty drivers from all over the country in this one location. Driving past the base around 4:00 PM while everyone is getting off work means you'll be stuck in traffic with shitty drivers from Georgia, Texas, California, Florida, New York, and everywhere else, in addition to the locals.
THAT'S where things get really bad, is anywhere which has a large population of drivers from all over the place in one spot, so near military bases, metropolitan airports, tourist locations like Disneyworld, and more.
In the US though, there are shitty drivers everywhere and everyone thinks they have the worst drivers where they are. It's bad everywhere and there are selfish asshole idiots spread all across the country. I used to think Georgia was pretty bad from all the times I drove from SC down to Atlanta but then I drove to Jacksonville, FL. For only one day! As I left Florida on my way back I said "Holy shit, I don't ever want to drive around these people ever again." I feel like for the most part it isn't so bad where I am, but the military base in town means there are thousands of shitty drivers from all over the country in this one location. Driving past the base around 4:00 PM while everyone is getting off work means you'll be stuck in traffic with shitty drivers from Georgia, Texas, California, Florida, New York, and everywhere else, in addition to the locals.
THAT'S where things get really bad, is anywhere which has a large population of drivers from all over the place in one spot, so near military bases, metropolitan airports, tourist locations like Disneyworld, and more.
Miami's on its own level. I spent years driving in Houston and thought it was the worst but Miami is the New Game++ of bad driving. Its like a quarter of the people there are on their way to a drug shutout.
You have never been to AZ then. We have so many wrong way accidents it's almost a daily story here
No.
I grew up in CT, people there drive normal.
I moved to Boston. People in Boston/Mass drive crazy and dumb.
Then I moved to Houston. I soon realized that Boston drivers were just a product of insane street layouts and rules. People just doing the best in a tough environment.
Driving in Houston SHOULD be easy. Long, wide highways, easy roads, simple layout. And yet everyone drives like a maniac. Always 15 minimum over the speed limit. No turn signals. Try to exit the last second. Will ignore a line forming for an exit just to squeeze in at the last second. Lane switching every 2 seconds. Tailgate your ass.
I live in the Seattle area now. People here are a lot more passive driving, which comes with its own annoyances. But goddamn I do not miss driving in Houston at all. Between CT, Boston/Mass, Houston, and Seattle... Houston is by FAR the worst.
Yep, it was always the pickup trucks that acted like they are better than everyone else and can drive how they like.
The south has legitimately terrible drivers. California is up there but depends on which part of the state. People in the cities drive like total douchebags who only care about themselves. In the rural areas and on smaller highways people don't know how to use the lanes properly so they just hang out in the left lane completely oblivious to those around them.
Philly drivers in Philly are also trash. The only city I've been to where stop lights are more of a suggestion than an actual rule to follow. I see people drive up on the sidewalk on a regular basis to get around things.
Never been to Cali but they can't possibly be worse than Philly drivers.
I still stand by my Boston pick, but damn, I agree that Houston drivers are fucking shit. Some of the most godawful traffic I've ever dealt with, and yes, that includes Los Angeles which I find more tolerable sometimes.
In the world? No state in the US is the worst, probably not even top 10.
California has a wide range of driver ability. Some of the best, some of the worst. It's too large to have any sort of consistency. Usually the best ones are people who grew up here as driving is such an important part of everyday life in California.
California has a wide range of driver ability. Some of the best, some of the worst. It's too large to have any sort of consistency. Usually the best ones are people who grew up here as driving is such an important part of everyday life in California.
Correct.
Fun fact, this is where Michael Schumacher comes from.
I've lived in Texas 27 years. Texas driving is dangerous. I think it's the worst in the USA. The drivers don't follow zipper merging and they are clueless at at 4 way stops. They run red lights and they block you from exiting the freeway even when you have right of way. It's common to miss your exit or barely clear the divider without a moment to spare because people won't let you go where you need to. They speed up every time you signal or try to change lanes. Consequently nobody signals when they change lanes. People go 90+ mph on the freeway and will ride your ass until you speed up with them or move out of the way. They will aggressively zigzag to get around you without any warning. There's multiple crashes on every Texas highway every fucking day and people will line up slowly, single file to pass the wreckage.
Fuck Texas drivers to hell. My spouse moved here from California and he's terrified to drive in this state. Traffic gives him panic attacks because it is just plain unsafe.
PA drivers are usually fine, but Ohio drivers drive slooooooow. Fuckin Slohio infects my town every summer. And when on the highway, you sometimes need to deal with the odd Ohio-Brand Muffler Delete.