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In the U.S. it does depend on where you are..
Posted by Noel (more from Noel) on Thu, 1 Dec 2005 06:23:51
In Reply to: The American Driver, thor-in-2004, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 04:43:49
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I think it is only partly that we don't have good driver training in the States, but it is also how people react to volume, bad road design and other factors. Look at the states where there are dense populations and you get people driving more aggressively. I find Massachusetts drivers tend to live up to their bad reputation. Lived most of my life in that state and it can get pretty bizarre. It's not a lot different in LA or the Bay Area, but the more crowded it gets the worse people seem to drive. When I go to Florida I am amazed at the generally bad behavior. Same goes for NJ, metro NYC and into CT. Or the Baltimore to DC area (drivers on the Beltway are pretty bad).
What I've noticed in the past 10years living in NH is that the level of aggressive and simply bad driving I see has increased along with population and the influx of people--many from Massachusetts. Go north in NH or into western Maine and it's much more civil. But you can still count on someone with a MA, RI or NY plate to do something strange/dangerous/discourteous.
Now go out west. I was just in AZ and people seem to drive much better there than in more congested states. In fact, I've long noticed that out west even RV drivers are much more likely to pull over than in the east.
As for Europe, I'd rather drive there, but not in the cities. My wife observed in France--while we were cruising at 100 MPH--that it feels much safer than going 80 in the US. Because other drivers are driving better.
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Posts in this Thread:
- The American Driver, thor-in-2004, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 04:43:49
- In the U.S. it does depend on where you are.., Noel, Thu, 1 Dec 2005 06:23:51 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: The American Driver, TML
, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 18:31:07 - waxing poetic, ryanathp, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 17:55:24
- Re: The American Driver, George on the Cape, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 13:38:10
- American Driver's Ed?, Bill H., Wed, 30 Nov 2005 13:34:22
- Europe, Lolke Bijlsma, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 11:05:38
- "Obliviousness, Sloth and Self-Righteousness", RS
, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 10:33:59 - Peter Egan,...easy to relate, 91Aero.jr, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 10:19:16
- Sounds pretty accurate., WFVIGGEN, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 10:04:06
- The Next Generation American Driver, JimN, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 09:56:41
- Well some Canadian drivers are ignorant too ..., MailOrderSupplies, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 09:36:02
- he's right for the most part, Canadian_Saab, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 09:00:28
- Just back from Europe yesterday...., Randy Thatcher
, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 08:54:38 - True that Illinois is an embarrasment to Ike ->, michael p, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 08:10:13
- not really american specific, jp, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 07:01:44
- good observation about interstate highways, Erik, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 07:00:05
- So true... Driving lessons should be manadory, LeoNL, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 06:41:17
- Re: The American Driver, yaofeng, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 06:12:15
- Re: The American Driver, SeeVTSaab, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 05:29:13
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