Rudest Driving Cities

[Forest]

forget to use your turn signal?

cut someone off??

1. NYC

2. Miami

rudest drivers in america


:okthumb:

[Almighty Colin]

Counting Commonwealths,

1. San Juan
2. Miami

[Forest]

Originally posted by Colin@May 22 2003, 01:54 AM
Counting Commonwealths,

1. San Juan
2. Miami
wooohooo

miami doesnt budge

Im doing my part



Last edited by Forest at May 22 2003, 02:00 AM

[Torone]

Houston and Dallas...
Where 'rude' comes with a BANG!
:shooter: :shooter: :shooter:

[Peaches]

ATLANTA! :angry:

[Almighty Colin]

I might be the world's worst driver. Everyone thinks so. It must be true.

[Loun]

Boston has a reputation as well.

For soem reason i love driving there though :)

[Almighty Colin]

I went backwards down a one-way street in Boston once. I stand by my above statement. Do NOT get in a car with me.

[gonzo]

Originally posted by Peaches@May 22 2003, 06:07 AM
ATLANTA! :angry:
YOu cant come to the big city and be rubber necking for Sylvia's and not expect for people to get pissed off.

If you cant stand the big lights...stay outta da city.

[DrGuile]

bah, small potatoes


Paris. Hand down.



Last edited by DrGuile at May 22 2003, 11:44 AM

[Mike AI]

Are we talking rudest or worst driving cities?

I would say NY, LA and Miami are up there when it comes to rudest - at least where I have driven, and probably worst drivers as well....

New Orleans definately leads list with WORST drivers... most do not have insurance, and their cars are not road worthy....

[Danny_C]

Originally posted by Torone@May 22 2003, 08:33 AM
Houston and Dallas...
Where 'rude' comes with a BANG!
:shooter: :shooter: :shooter:
Indeed.

I lived in Houston for several months, and then moved to Dallas where I've lived since. Rude drivers in both places...

Not only that, but apparently there's not much funding for driver's ed around here, because people in Houston and Dallas do NOT know how to drive.

[B1tch]

Originally posted by Mike AI@May 22 2003, 08:44 AM
Are we talking rudest or worst driving cities?

I would say NY, LA and Miami are up there when it comes to rudest - at least where I have driven, and probably worst drivers as well....

New Orleans definately leads list with WORST drivers... most do not have insurance, and their cars are not road worthy....
The UK to have no insurance and their cars are not road worthy....

But we have road rage and they stab people. :(

[SykkBoy]

Not so much rude, but Vegas has horrible drivers...
mix in the 90 year old senile snowbirds with their 90 foot RV's (the older they are, the longer the RV), the 20 year old rich kids from California driving their Daddylacs, the hick tourists who get easily distratced by water fountains, pirate ship battles, volcanos, etc., the locals who are just trying to get to where they are going as fast as they can (turn signal? whafuck is that?) and the taxi drivers who have become so bad that Nevada is trying to make it mandatory for cab pasengers to wear seat belts and 24 hour alcohol and you have a bad driving cocktail of epic proportions...

and people ask me why I don't drive ;)))

[Almighty Colin]

Seems a lot of people think the drivers where they live are the worst. Maybe that says more about "us" than "them".

[DaveM]

Hands down- Las Vegas. I thought Chicago was bad- till I moved here!

SykkBoy- You forgot to mention the road rage!

[voodooman]

Moscow Russia. Makes NY seem like disneyland.

In the state, NY for the rudest, Miami for the worst(because there are so many old blind people).

Believe it or not, Nashville TN isnt all that friendly either.

[Danny_C]

I lived in Nashville for over 10 years... drivers there are NOT rude... at least, no more than they are anywhere else.

In fact, I moved to Houston FROM Nashville... giant difference.

[Buff]

Mike AI is right: a distinction needs to be made between rude (inconsiderate drivers), and just sucky drivers. But we also need to add in asshole drivers, because there is a difference between just being inconsiderate and going out of your way to piss people off.

Inconsiderate drivers: Miami, hands down. Drivers there are oblivious to the lane markings and just kind of drift back and forth over the white lines on the interstate at whatever speed they see fit to go. They merge by luck.

Bad drivers: Houston, easily. Drivers in Houston do not understand the rules of the road, primarily because they don't read English. They come to complete stops on the interstate before exiting. They make left turns from the right lane. They merge by contact.

Asshole drivers: New Orleans. Turn your blinker on, they block you. Try to merge, they block you. Try to pass, they speed up to block you. They drive slow in the fast lane on purpose to keep you under the speed limit, then they wait til the last second and turn right across 4 lanes of traffic to exit (no blinker). They wait til the last possible second to turn in to make you jam on your brakes, even though if they could have waited for you to go by, as no one was behind you. They merge by force.



Last edited by Buff at May 22 2003, 02:33 PM

[Forest]

the most polite driversi have encountered

san francisco

they actually stop to allow peopl to cross the street

Boy were they surprised when I didnt stop

NYC cabbie I am
:agrin:

[SykkBoy]

Originally posted by DaveM@May 22 2003, 01:20 PM
Hands down- Las Vegas. I thought Chicago was bad- till I moved here!

SykkBoy- You forgot to mention the road rage!
hahah, definitely...
that's why even though I have a concealed weapons permit and such, I don't carry my gun with me...I'd be all road raged upside someone's head...LOL

for the freindly law enforcement officers who may be veiwibng this post, I am a total law abiding citizen who always shows courtesy and never flips anyone the bird or calls them a "stupid redneck cocksucker" when they cross two lanes on I-15 to exit to 95 without even looking to see if anyone else is around nevermind actually using a turn signal...

Dave, I'd pop on over to visit you guys once in awhile, but since I'm way out in Henderson, I'd actually have to go across town and it's just too much for me to bear...heheheehhe

[Vick]

Worst drivers - Florida

Everyone is from some place else and bring their native driving style with them. Factor in the blue hair crowd (with the 3 minute long red lights in St. Petersburg) and you have all the elements for horrific driving

[voodooman]

Originally posted by Danny_C@May 22 2003, 02:17 PM
I lived in Nashville for over 10 years... drivers there are NOT rude... at least, no more than they are anywhere else.

In fact, I moved to Houston FROM Nashville... giant difference.
Yeah, maybe its just because I ride a motorcycle and I take
getting cut off very serious, and happend to me more riding
though Nasville in 45 mins than when I LIVED in NY.

[Sharpie]

When we go to shows or hold shows, we always rent a car except ONE place. This is our 3rd time there and we still aren't about to drive there. That place is MONTREAL!. I even close my eyes when Alex picks us up at the airport. The roads are complicated, and the drivers are extremely aggressive. Not a place for the faint hearted.

[Forest]

well if we are talking the world

Jamacia wins hands down

tiny winding dirt road

peice of shit cars

maniac drivers passing eachother at insane speeds

while smoking a spliff

verry scarrrryyyy

[sarettah]

Rudest Drivers: New Yahk City

Worst Drivers: Florida (anywhere in the state)

Best Drivers: New Yahk City (They my be rude, but they know exactly where the fuck they are going)

Friendliest Drivers: Kansas City and Northern Cali tie for me


:)

[sarettah]

Originally posted by Forest@May 22 2003, 03:33 PM
the most polite driversi have encountered

san francisco

they actually stop to allow peopl to cross the street

Boy were they surprised when I didnt stop

NYC cabbie I am
:agrin:
lol... That may be because it is a law in pretty much every state that you have to stop for pedestrians.... Cali actually enforces it though :)


The Plaza here in KC is the same way.....

[cj]

Originally posted by Colin@May 22 2003, 11:03 AM
I went backwards down a one-way street in Boston once. I stand by my above statement. Do NOT get in a car with me.
I just can't imagine you being a bad driver but i'll take your word for it & never get in a car with you lol

however, you can't be the *worst* as my grandfather owns that title ... i told a story in the eulogy at his funeral about this time we did 3 laps of a round-about because he was too scared to exit & the moment i started telling this story the crowd of almost 1000 people all started laughing and nodding along ... he lived in a pretty small town, and the entire town had in some way experienced his driving. He rarely had accidents, but i'm sure if you looked behind the car it would be a pile of other cars who did have accidents to avoid him :biglaugh:

my vote for rudest is new york city, too many cars & not enough room ...

miami has some pretty bad drivers too, all those old, half blind & deaf people who should have given up their license long ago

[Forest]

Originally posted by sarettah@May 22 2003, 03:11 PM
Best Drivers: New Yahk City (They my be rude, but they know exactly where the fuck they are going)


That is the TRUTH!

i learned to drive on those mean streets and drove a cab and limos there for years

I can drive anywhere in the world where they drive on the CORRECT side of the road

:P :okthumb:

[voodooman]

Whats correct for you, isnt correct for them.

:P

[Forest]

Originally posted by voodooman@May 22 2003, 03:27 PM
Whats correct for you, isnt correct for them.

:P
ill never forget the first time i drove outside the us

it was nassau Bahamas i was 16 and on a motor scooter

hadnt even really drove a car and here i am zipping around on the wrong side of the rode

LOL

amazing im still here

[cj]

i fucking hate that place (bahamas)

we hired 3 scooters, 1 of which had a wobbly wheel ... one of our party had a really bad accident, & the scooter company were worried about nothing but their precious scooter while my friend bled on the ground beside it

i've been to the bahamas twice & both times have had bad accidents because of carelessness of the people ... my first experience involved nearly being sucked into the motor of a snorkelling boat because the moron felt it was reasonable to start the boat while there were people swimming around it.

[cj]

their only saving point is that they drive on the CORRECT side of the road
:P

[Forest]

Originally posted by cj@May 22 2003, 03:52 PM
their only saving point is that they drive on the CORRECT side of the road
:P
:D :D

actually if you go to the outer islands of the bahamas its AWESOME

no people small hotels

they have day flight out from here to some of the closer islands

still verry pristine and quiet

[cj]

that's what i was hoping we were doing forest, and we ended up in port lacaya (sp?) on grand bahama island

:barfon:

i have better beaches 30 minutes away!

next time i will plan it all myself so i end up somewhere nice - i hear so many good things about how beautiful the area is & ended up in hell both times i tried to visit ... i have realized though that i'm spoilt when it comes to beaches ... this is the coastline where i live ...


http://www.carlajayne.com/galleries/aroundmycity/aerial/images/DSCN1955.jpg

FUCK the bahamas!
:biglaugh:

[Torone]

I just hope that I get to die peacefully in my sleep like my uncle...
Not screaming in terror like his passengers. :D

[voodooman]

hahahahahahahahaha,

Torone,

Thats funny stuff.

[Danny_C]

Originally posted by voodooman+May 22 2003, 05:12 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (voodooman @ May 22 2003, 05:12 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin--Danny_C@May 22 2003, 02:17 PM
I lived in Nashville for over 10 years... drivers there are NOT rude... at least, no more than they are anywhere else.

In fact, I moved to Houston FROM Nashville... giant difference.
Yeah, maybe its just because I ride a motorcycle and I take
getting cut off very serious, and happend to me more riding
though Nasville in 45 mins than when I LIVED in NY.[/b][/quote]
Hmm... I see your point. I bet it was a Sunday. I swear, people in the Nashville area are ok to drive around every day except Sunday, and I have no idea why that is. It's wierd.

[cj]

Originally posted by Torone@May 22 2003, 08:07 PM
I just hope that I get to die peacefully in my sleep like my uncle...
Not screaming in terror like his passengers. :D
:biglaugh: :lol:

[Hell Puppy]

Originally posted by Peaches@May 22 2003, 09:07 AM
ATLANTA! :angry:
Atlanta?

No way! We're southern gentlemen! When we get cut off by some clueless soccer mom in traffic we say "fuck you MA'AM!".

[Hell Puppy]

Rudest: NYC -- no contest. only two kinds of drivers there, the quick and the dead.

i once rode with a cabbie who picked me up at a restaurant on the left side of a 4 lane busy one way street and needed to make the right at the end of the block to head for my destination. so after i'm in the car, he holds down the horn, sticks a bird finger out the window and proceeds to scream across all 4 lanes and makes the right hander on two wheels. i kissed the ground when i finally got out back at the hotel.

Toughest to drive in: NYC is first, but San Fran is a close second. The one way streets, hills and the ever present cable car running up your ass ringing that damned bell.

Worst drivers: Las Vegas on the Strip. The cabbies think they're in NYC and the tourists are craning their necks looking at the pretty lights instead of where they're going. Nasty combo. Learn the back streets if you rent a car in Vegas, stay off the strip.

[Almighty Colin]

Originally posted by cj@May 22 2003, 06:20 PM
I just can't imagine you being a bad driver but i'll take your word for it & never get in a car with you lol

I used the wrong word. "Dangerous" is the correct one. I rarely ever wreck.