#1 for years lol #7 now
I’ve been in quite a few accidents,never got a ticket for one.
I’ve been in quite a few accidents,never got a ticket for one.
WHAT KIND OF DRIVER ARE YOU?
- Thread starter ExcitableBoy
- Start date
THE PILGRIM
Member
- Joined
- Dec 2, 2012
- Messages
- 3,346
- Reaction score
- 5,567
I'm a 1/6 combo, heavier on the 6. Sorry if you were behind me this morning, but I wasn't in Wisconsin.
My New Year's resolution is actually to tone it down a bit on the roads this year.
To all of you that gave yourself such a glowing review (you know, the folks that said "7" when you're actually a "4"!)- Do you think you would get the same numerical rating from the drivers around you?
My New Year's resolution is actually to tone it down a bit on the roads this year.
To all of you that gave yourself such a glowing review (you know, the folks that said "7" when you're actually a "4"!)- Do you think you would get the same numerical rating from the drivers around you?
A Swedish survey in 1981 found 88% of drivers think they are better than average. Most of the newer drivers today learned the driving basics on the video game “grand theft auto”. That is why we have #’s 1,5 & 6 drivers.
I would hope so I'm always armed and most certainly not looking for trouble!
Absalom
SWCA Member, Absent Comrade
Kudos to all the folks here who think they‘re #7.
I would offer a reminder that it has been shown that, the older people get, the worse they drive, but the better they think they drive compared to everybody else.
I would offer a reminder that it has been shown that, the older people get, the worse they drive, but the better they think they drive compared to everybody else.
I've noticed re driving with my 28 YO son that he is definitely a better driver than I am. Sees more and reacts to what he sees, makes decisions, much more quickly than I do. If he's around and we're going any distance I ask him to drive.
I think I am a good driver in that I try to drive safely and respect other drivers. I don't try to compete with them. To some extent, I think, while my reaction time is less than it was when I was younger, this is mitigated by my increasing caution.
On a four lane highway, I cruise about 8 miles over the speed limit if traffic is reasonably light.
On the other hand, I am at times guilty of timidity, not pulling into traffic even when, as I soon realize in retrospect, the next oncoming car allows for plenty of time to do so. But, I'd rather err on the side of caution than risk.
I think I am a good driver in that I try to drive safely and respect other drivers. I don't try to compete with them. To some extent, I think, while my reaction time is less than it was when I was younger, this is mitigated by my increasing caution.
On a four lane highway, I cruise about 8 miles over the speed limit if traffic is reasonably light.
On the other hand, I am at times guilty of timidity, not pulling into traffic even when, as I soon realize in retrospect, the next oncoming car allows for plenty of time to do so. But, I'd rather err on the side of caution than risk.
Smith System trained to check traffic from 1/2 block to 1/2 mile away depending on distances. I rarely exceed the speed limits in a town or residential area. Interstates are posted 80, I usually travel between 80-84 if conditions permit.
I hate to be boxed in and will speed or slow to get out of one. In Montana we are blessed with legislation making the left lane on the interstate for passing not for travelling. The only exception I do for that is crossing the continental divide to come home from the next town as the right lane is reverse banked and the left is not.
I hate to be boxed in and will speed or slow to get out of one. In Montana we are blessed with legislation making the left lane on the interstate for passing not for travelling. The only exception I do for that is crossing the continental divide to come home from the next town as the right lane is reverse banked and the left is not.
Chubbo
Member
My type ofdriver
ExcitableBoy, it’s apparent that you have done a lot of research. You have driver types well categorized, but have overlooked a couple of very common but important categories; The back seat, driver, and the mother-in-law’s seat driver. Since I no longer drive, or ride motor-vehicles, I fit nicely into both categories. The categories, are quite similar, as both are critical, and vociferous.
Chubbo
ExcitableBoy, it’s apparent that you have done a lot of research. You have driver types well categorized, but have overlooked a couple of very common but important categories; The back seat, driver, and the mother-in-law’s seat driver. Since I no longer drive, or ride motor-vehicles, I fit nicely into both categories. The categories, are quite similar, as both are critical, and vociferous.
Chubbo
As long as everyone else on the road realizes the road belongs to me and they are just guests, everything is just peachy! 
prairieviper
Member
You didn't mention one of the most common, CELL PHONE ADDICT: Nothing is more important than your phone. Clueless as to anything going on around you and do not care because your life is consumed with texting, talking and responding to others that are texting or calling you. Your safety and that of others does not matter because the number one priority is staying connected.
Of course, most people would not admit to being this kind of driver but many are, whether they own up to it or not.
Of course, most people would not admit to being this kind of driver but many are, whether they own up to it or not.
meaneyedcatz
Member
I’m the 7.
But when I’m behind someone doing 39 in a 55 and hitting the brakes on every corner and some of the straights for no reason my blood boils.
Then I have to calm myself down and tell myself I don’t know what’s happening in their life. After that I’m more patient.
This is all on a two lane highway which leads into town. Once into town where the speed limit is 40 mph that same person does 50. Sheesh!!!!!
But when I’m behind someone doing 39 in a 55 and hitting the brakes on every corner and some of the straights for no reason my blood boils.
Then I have to calm myself down and tell myself I don’t know what’s happening in their life. After that I’m more patient.
This is all on a two lane highway which leads into town. Once into town where the speed limit is 40 mph that same person does 50. Sheesh!!!!!
Last edited:
fiasconva
US Veteran
Definitely #7. As a former driver ed teacher it became ingrained in me. Having a student driver with your life in his hands and you with nothing but a brake on your side makes you a #7 very quickly.
Ruthie is a combination of #2 and #3. Since I can no longer drive she gives me the option of either a Fisher-Price steering wheel or a pillowcase. I generally choose the latter.
I’m a PERFECT driver! Haven’t been in an accident or received a ticket in decades and I do a good amount of driving.
My philosophy: Anyone who drives slower than me is an idiot and anyone who goes faster is just plain crazy!
Not picking on you but your comment brought back memories. My grandfather was getting older, and blinder and all his kids were trying to get him to give up his license. His reply was he had never been in a wreck. My dad's reply was maybe you have never been in a wreck, but you caused a lot. He grew up in a time when there were few cars on the road and virtually no traffic control devises on the roads in his rural area. He never stopped at a stop sign or at a red light. Everybody in town knew to avoid the old man in the turquoise station wagon.
LVSteve
Member
Ah yes, cuddlers and tailgaters. You can be in the middle of the desert on an empty I-15 when some maroon will come along and think you want to travel in close formation. Guess again.
Last edited:
I'm a 7. No tickets ever. Driving since 1966, and my only accident was running into a deer in a rental while traveling for work (totaled it, unable to miss the deer - interstate traffic).
Ole Joe Clark
Absent Comrade
Three warning tickets since I was 17 years old. The first one was because of a headlight or tail light out, (can't remember), in the old Volkswagen we had, caused by a loose fuse. Another was somewhere in Northeast Texas in 1996, was speeding between the towns and forgot to slow down. I had a trooper stop me one night going home from work. The old 1950 model Ford pickup's steering was loose as a goose, and I was wondering all over the road. He told me to be careful and try to stay closer to the edge/shoulder of the road.
I use the cruise control a lot, especially on the big road, because if I don't, I find myself following a car and speeding along with him if he is driving too fast.
I don't know what number I am, and really don't care.
Have a blessed day,
Leon
I use the cruise control a lot, especially on the big road, because if I don't, I find myself following a car and speeding along with him if he is driving too fast.
I don't know what number I am, and really don't care.
Have a blessed day,
Leon
Last edited:
I consider myself to be a defensive driver. I'm always scanning around me. I don't drive in other's blind spots and it annoys the hell out of me when others sit in my blind spot.
But I'll suggest a #8: the oblivious driver. Makes turns and lane changes without any regard to what's going on around him.
But I'll suggest a #8: the oblivious driver. Makes turns and lane changes without any regard to what's going on around him.
I have every driving license available. General truck, air brakes, tankers, doubles, triples, hazmat, motorcycle, and school bus. If it has wheels and stays on the road, I can and have driven it. Got my first "truck driving license" when I was 19 years old, two years before most because I was owner-operator of my own truck. Around 1995 I had logged over 1,000,000 miles and there was nothing I didn't know. This year, Readers Digest (remember those?) came out with a quiz titled "So you think you can drive". A test with 25 questions. Easy peesee for a driver with my credentials and experience. I got only 3 correct answers. Kind of humbling.
