The closer your proximity to a major metropolitan area, the worse the driving gets...one more way cities win at everything 
The closer your proximity to a major metropolitan area, the worse the driving gets...one more way cities win at everything
moparman76_69 wrote:DoctorBlade wrote: Atlanta's been well behaved, just fast as hell the times I've been there. My hometown is full of people who have a vague grasp of proper turn procedure and all drive Donks.Does it involve coming to a complete stop to turn even with no oncoming traffic? That always bugged me.
What part of STOP don't you understand ? 
some people still do.
Blame the Doritos. Some flavors have MSG which can cause potty emergencies. I'd be willing to pull to the curb and yield if I saw a flashing brown light in my rearview.
02Pilot wrote: The idiots were out on their usual weekend forays out of NYC, heading north to experience the quaint charm of upstate NY while annoying everyone who actually lives there. I encountered a succession of SUVs and minivans being driven (and I use that term loosely) side-by-side up the Taconic (a very twisty and hilly parkway that dates back to the 1930s) at 5-10 under the limit by panicky drivers who couldn't keep a lane, at least not while having their attentions occupied by children, food, drink, cellphones, the radio, squirrels, chipmunks, trees, clouds, and who knows what else. My girlfriend said it was like a group home was having a day outing and decided to give everyone cars as they left. Most of these twits don't drive at all except when they escape from the city. If you see a Zipcar or similar short-term rental on a nice weekend, watch out: it will crawl up the hills, weave across lanes, brake ridiculously hard into every corner, and then fly away at 90mph on the straights. It's a wonder more of them don't die spectacularly.
While I do agree with your characterization of most of my fellow city-dwellers, I'll suggest that non-city-dwellers attempting to drive though our little town are just as annoying.
You're trying to leave Manhattan in the evening after a nice sunny Saturday in the city? That's nice. Oh, there's traffic backed up for blocks and blocks to get into the Holland Tunnel? Who could have expected that? And better still, this backup intersects the backup to get across the Manhattan Bridge? Well no E36 M3. This must be a once-in-a-lifetime event... (if you can't smell the sarcasm...this happens every day)
So why the berkeley are you standing on the horn, honking at your fellow idiots who can't move an inch in any direction? I'm walking here. Do you think I want to hear that? Moreover do you think it's doing you any good? Let alone the stupid "I'm in NYC so driving aggressively is a sign of my manliness" moves you make that nearly kill us pedestrians (who you're not used to looking for because you're not actually from the city...).
I'll stop driving in your countryside if y'all stop driving in my city. 
The only people who should be allowed to drive here are cabbies and people who live here. The rest of you can use the more-than-capable public transit system. I don't want to drive here and I live here!
I used to drive large trucks into and out of Manhatten on a weekly basis. It's amazing that even cabbies get out of the way of something with 10 wheels that looks like a giant moving wall
peter wrote:02Pilot wrote: The idiots were out on their usual weekend forays out of NYC, heading north to experience the quaint charm of upstate NY while annoying everyone who actually lives there. I encountered a succession of SUVs and minivans being driven (and I use that term loosely) side-by-side up the Taconic (a very twisty and hilly parkway that dates back to the 1930s) at 5-10 under the limit by panicky drivers who couldn't keep a lane, at least not while having their attentions occupied by children, food, drink, cellphones, the radio, squirrels, chipmunks, trees, clouds, and who knows what else. My girlfriend said it was like a group home was having a day outing and decided to give everyone cars as they left. Most of these twits don't drive at all except when they escape from the city. If you see a Zipcar or similar short-term rental on a nice weekend, watch out: it will crawl up the hills, weave across lanes, brake ridiculously hard into every corner, and then fly away at 90mph on the straights. It's a wonder more of them don't die spectacularly.
=) Hey, I'm with you - I don't want to drive in that mess. I've done it plenty of times when I've had to, but I promise I haven't liked it. Not even once. I take the train up and down, and walk or take the subway whenever I can. Hell, I'd even ride my bike in the city rather than drive, and that's about as close to an admission of suicidal tendencies as I can think of.
Sadly, I don't think the city-dwellers have nearly as many options up here, so I'm stuck (literally) dealing with summer weekends of clueless migrating antiquers and hikers, which will give way to fall weekends of clueless migrating leaf-peepers, and thus to winter weekends of clueless migrating skiers. I think it's time to up my dosage.
02Pilot wrote: The idiots were out on their usual weekend forays out of NYC, heading north to experience the quaint charm of upstate NY while annoying everyone who actually lives there. I encountered a succession of SUVs and minivans being driven (and I use that term loosely) side-by-side up the Taconic (a very twisty and hilly parkway that dates back to the 1930s) at 5-10 under the limit by panicky drivers who couldn't keep a lane, at least not while having their attentions occupied by children, food, drink, cellphones, the radio, squirrels, chipmunks, trees, clouds, and who knows what else. My girlfriend said it was like a group home was having a day outing and decided to give everyone cars as they left.
That is infuriating. The last thing I want to do on may way home from work is follow a parade of minivans through the mountains. Most days when I drive home from work I start flying up the Taconic with the mest of the maniacs to get home. Come fridays I'm stuck in this endless parade. Last week I never topped 50 going through Westchester. The only time you should ever be in a pack of cars three wide going the same speed is if you're about to start the Indy 500. And for those people clogging up the roads while your booger eaters watch tv could you get a new DVD? I'm sure I've seen the same episode of Yo Gabba Gabba a half dozen times this summer.
I always love driving down from the mountains with people trying to make sure they don't have any brake pad material left by the time they get to the bottom.
Of course, these people have automatic transmissions, so it's not as easy for them to maintain a speed through engine braking, but they can get the hell over in the other lane if they are gonna hit their brakes every time they go from 55 to 57.
SyntheticBlinkerFluid wrote: The way you feel about Illinois drivers is the way I feel about Indiana drivers. Growing up here we came to hate the way Indiana drivers drove. Then I moved to Ohio for 3 years. Lets just say, when I get mad at an Indiana driver, I just remember my time in Ohio and my anger subsides.
As a native buckeye living in the south I long for the drivers back home.
I'm surprised these idiots down here can even tie there shoes let alone drive a car.
God forbid it rains
The worst part is everyone is afraid to accelerate. There is a gas station about a half mile from a red light on my way home. Speed limit is 45, I usually end up second in line in the left lane and when the light turn it's like the two idiots are having a slow race. I mean barely doing 35 a half mile away from the red light
HIT THE FREAKING GAS YOU MORONS!!!
A few things I deal with on an almost daily basis. The tailgating is horrible. We're running 65 to 70 or higher and people are 3 feet off each others bumpers, even the truck drivers who are supposed to know better. Guy running 55 in the left lane and won't move, even though the highway is nearly empty. I go around on the right and he speeds up and flips me off for going around. 2 or 3 drivers love to get side by side and just shut the road down, not moving for anyone. Goes on all the time. Won't be anyone behind me for a mile, but jerkoff needs to blow by me doing 80, slide in front of me, and slam on the brakes. Many of the roads near my house are all posted 55, including the one I live on. Most days it's a struggle just to get over 40. It's gotten bad enough that I hate leaving the house for anything.
Will wrote:vwcorvette wrote: You must understand that at some point we all have been "the other" driver to another. So as a group, yes, we are not at our best. As individuals we are sometimes better, sometimes worse. Problem is we meet us all on the road everyday!I've never been the one eating a salad while driving, though. ISalad. As in bowl and fork. Each of which requires a hand. I swear I saw this.
I saw a girl doing this while TEXTING at the same time. I almost followed her off the exit she took to chew her insanely stupid ass out.
mad_machine wrote: I used to drive large trucks into and out of Manhatten on a weekly basis. It's amazing that even cabbies get out of the way of something with 10 wheels that looks like a giant moving wall
It's amazing how HUGE a semi truck looks in the city. It's like when the moon is low on the horizon - having so much stuff around it gives you scale and makes it look even bigger than it is.
Boston drivers take the cake. Eastern Massachusetts seems to be chock full of shiny happy people and E36 M3 heads.
I will agree with you. DC, Baltimore, Philly, and NYC drivers will give way to a big commercial truck.. Boston drivers.. not-so-much
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