The Worst Drivers in America...

[GaryS]

All seem to have settled in Austin, Texas.

 

[old bear]

Gary, you are not even close. The worst drivers I've ever encountered were the Snowbirds heading North on I 95, the last part of May this year.

Ya ever had 30+ feet of R.V. towing a car 10 feet your back bumper at 75 MPH? That's scary...

 

[PlaytheAces]

I dunno, we sure seem to have our fair share in Vegas. We have the elderly who think anything over 25 mph is insane and those who I actually see driving on the freeway shoulders at 70 or 80 to get ahead of traffic. So many people used to driving elsewhere who all moved here.

 

[elm_creek_smith]

All seem to have settled in Austin, Texas.

Nope. Some of them stopped off in Oklahoma. However, I did have an attractive blonde in a red top-down Mustang convertible pass me on the left before crossing three lanes of traffic to barely make the Round Rock exit on southbound I-35 with nary a signal or even a look over her shoulder. Maybe her kids are driving by now...

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[arjay]

Heading south from Wyoming and crossing into Colorado is eye opening [emoji33]

 

[OFT II]

I haven't been every where in the U.S. but I certainly agree with GaryS that the drivers in Austin are the worst in Texas.

 

[mojave30cal]

Las Vegas, Nevada has you beat by a mile!

 

[OLDSTER]

Hate to disappoint you guys, but; THE worst drivers on the planet are here in Bismarck, North Dakota---certifiable

 

[GaryS]

My daughter has lived there for three years now. She's convinced that many of them are stoned. Right turns from left lanes (no directionals), left turns from right lanes (no directionals). U turns. Stop at green lights, wander from lane to lane more or less like a pinball.

The only thing I haven't seen is "straight thru on red". Which seems to be reserved for New Jersey.

My daughter also opines that one could in fact drive thru a red light in front of an APD cruiser and not get stopped. I didn't want to try that one.

I haven't been every where in the U.S. but I certainly agree with GaryS that the drivers in Austin are the worst in Texas.

 

[steveno]

I lived in Ft. Collins for 21 years and I would say the whole front range of Colorado is the worst. in Ft. Collins just because your traffic light turned green doesn't mean you should be the first person into an intersection.

 

[pharmer]

Every other car here is a rental. Half are Americans from BFE the other half are foreigners and half of those drive on the wrong side of the road. Half of all drivers drink way too much and like to show it on the road. No, Florida has the worst drivers and all the "3-time-losers" eventually wind up here. Throw one of those on the road with 20 cop cars chasing at 100mph and not stopping for lights and it gets downright "entertaining." Joe

 

[Old TexMex]

Resentment warning

Pardon me, but the worst drivers anywhere are in Port Aransas, Texas. They may, and usually do, originate from off the island, but in this little island town, they visit in great numbers. They park their cars, and rent golf carts. Once they have a golf cart on city streets, they become hopelessly stupid. No traffic laws apply, nor guidelines of safety and common sense, certainly not courtesy apply to these crazed holidaymakers. It creates mayhem, injury and incredible frustration amongst those who live and work in the industry (tourism) which attracts these arrogant, irresponsible life forms.

Add: where do most of these people come from? You guessed it....New Austin, Texas.

 

[cmort666]

All seem to have settled in Austin, Texas.

I see you've never driven in NE Ohio in the winter.

This past winter I left the office after 8:00pm, to find a heavy snow had fallen.

There were a couple of steep hills with a deep valley between them between the office and I-77.

It seems that every drooling victim of generations of inbreeding and foetal alcohol syndrome was trying to take that hill in third gear.

There was even a semi partially blocking both directions of traffic at a 45deg angle. A woman who'd been riding in the truck advised me to "go the other way". I replied, "I don't LIVE that way. Am I supposed to move to Maple Heights?"

Putting my car into first gear, I had VERY little trouble negotiating the inclines... only to be blocked for a good 1/2 hour by MORONS slipping and sliding in THIRD GEAR.

I used to work with a guy at NASA who had just moved back from Boston. He HATED the drivers here. He said they were all "driving in a coma". I had to agree with him.

The only worst place I've seen in the US was in northern Kentucky, where TWO times in TWO weeks, I was almost killed by imbeciles doing U-turns across a four lane road with a 55mph speed limit, DURING RUSH HOUR.

 

[LVSteve]

Las Vegas, Nevada has you beat by a mile!

Yep, every bad driving habit in the Union and from around the world all in one place.

 

[GaryS]

Austin drivers make Boston drivers look cautious. The roads in Austin are far better (straight, level) than the roads in Boston. You wouldn't know it though, from the way the Austinites (or are the Austintonians?) drive. They drive as if they are driving through an earthquake.

I think the worst USA drivers are in Boston.

I think the worst drivers in the world are in Iran.

Just my opinion.

 

[italiansport]

Scene Scottsdale AZ Winter months:
You come up upon a Buick or Cadillac sorta weaving down the road at well under the speed limit. Until you've lived here for awhile your impression is the car is unattended because no one is visible in the drivers seat. Upon carefully passing you will note an ancient driver peering thru the steering wheel which they have in a death grip!!
We have a term for this here as in "I'm being Buicked"!!
Jim

 

[swsig]

Since my last Austin relative passed away a few years ago, I no longer need to go there, thank heavens. I've driven in Boston, I've driven in Los Angeles rush hour traffic, I've driven a bunch in San Francisco, and I've driven in the worst traffic the DFW Metroplex has to offer, but the worst, stupidest, most brain-dead example of driving I've ever seen was in Austin.

I was driving on I-35 in moderately light traffic (for Austin) on a section that was four or five lanes wide, northbound. I got caught in a center lane for several minutes in a line of traffic going 35-40 mph, while traffic in the lanes on either side zoomed by at 70-75 mph. When I finally was able to move into another lane, I discovered the cause of the slow-down. A nerdy looking younger guy was puttering along talking on his cell phone while reading from a three-ring binder that was propped up on (and totally covering) his steering wheel. He was paying zero attention to his "driving". He was probably just another Austin techie providing 24/7 customer service to a client at the minor expense of endangering the lives of every other person around him on I-35 that day. I wonder if he is still alive? Frankly, I hope not. I just hope he didn't take anyone else with him.

 

[coltle6920]

It seems only fitting that the State that claims to have the biggest or best of everything should also be allowed to lay claim to the worst of some things.

Texas,You have my vote...

 

[the ringo kid]

All seem to have settled in Austin, Texas.

Right State-but the worst drivers (or shall I say NON-drivers) are in Harlingen all the way down Mexico-way.

 

[Qc Pistolero]

My daughter has lived there for three years now. She's convinced that many of them are stoned. Right turns from left lanes (no directionals), left turns from right lanes (no directionals). U turns. Stop at green lights, wander from lane to lane more or less like a pinball.

The only thing I haven't seen is "straight thru on red". Which seems to be reserved for New Jersey.

Well,we've got you beaten.Come up here in Montreal more specifically during the week end and sit tight at any busy corner and I bet you won't have long to wait to see a car going by on a red light!Looks like many drivers around here have found their driver licence in a box of Cracker Jack!
Qc