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And the No. 1 thing that drives motorists mad ...
The Daily Bulletin ^ | 7/17/2006 | Michelle Groh-Gordy, DriveTime

Posted on 07/17/2006 8:41:13 AM PDT by Smogger

Are you really a good, conscientious driver, or are your driving habits the behind-the-wheel equivalent of fingernails on a chalkboard to everyone else on the road?

A recent survey of 10,000 drivers conducted by Hagerty Insurance, a company that insures collector cars, determined the 10 things that exasperate other drivers the most:

10. You're taking a carefree spin down the road when you notice that the car in front of you has its turn signal on ... and on ... and on. Five or 10 miles later, your left eye twitching, you realize the other driver is clueless to the fact their indicator is on. You have just experienced the 10th-biggest irritation, according to the drivers surveyed.

9. Ah, men. Running a little late for work, they often can be seen grooming and shaving while driving. To be certain, this is never an issue for those of us of the female persuasion. Heads up, gentlemen. Grooming while driving was ranked as the ninth-most annoying driver behavior.

8. Due to the fact that I get into deep hot water with motorcycle riders every time I write something negative about motorcycles driving in between lanes, I feel it necessary to post the following disclaimer: I did not conduct the survey. Hagerty Insurance did. That said, the survey concluded that motorcycles that split lanes are No. 8 on the list of what infuriates drivers the most.

7. If you have been told on more than one occasion that you are a good candidate for an anger-management class, you should be aware that those of you who take your rage out on the road are the seventh-most disliked drivers.

6. Do you find that reaching up and turning on that pesky turn signal is more effort than you care to expend while driving? Not bothering to use your turn signal is the sixth-most irksome thing you can do when behind the wheel.

5. If you are a driver with a superiority complex, beware. If you speed up to keep other people from changing lanes or passing you, you were ranked as the fifth-biggest irritation on the road.

4. Some drivers weave in and out of lanes for the precious advantage of arriving at their destination two minutes earlier than those silly folks who actually drive safely. Traffic weavers, you have been forewarned -- you are the fourth-most reviled drivers.

3. You look in your rear-view mirror and see another car driving within inches of your rear bumper. If you were to stop suddenly, the driver behind you would no doubt be meeting you in your front seat for lunch. The survey found that the third-most exasperating driver is the tailgater.

2. If you've got to drive slow, you better know where to go. Those who putz in the fast lane ranked as the second-biggest driving annoyance.

1. And the Big Kahuna, the No. 1 act that survey respondents said made them grind their teeth down to a pulp when they saw other drivers doing it? You guessed it -- chatting on the cell phone. Some 28.5 percent of those surveyed would like you to hang it up the next time you hit the road.


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To: Tokra

agreed. very few men "groom" while driving, but women do it all the time. and c'mon, how dumb is it to apply eyeliner or mascara when driving? one little bump and you lose an eye.


61 posted on 07/17/2006 8:53:31 AM PDT by absolootezer0 ("My God, why have you forsaken us.. no wait, its the liberals that have forsaken you... my bad")
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To: who knows what evil?
#3...I despise tailgaters with a passion, and I drive in the right lane because I drive at the speed limit. Don't like drivers that obey the law? Then pass.

A thousand dittos.

62 posted on 07/17/2006 8:53:56 AM PDT by Skooz (Chastity prays for me, piety sings...Modesty hides my thighs in her wings...)
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Driving dogs sicken me.

63 posted on 07/17/2006 8:54:00 AM PDT by evets (huh?)
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To: Smogger
Number 3 - it's only a matter of time before some imaginary squirrel runs out in front of my car and that tailgating jerkoff behind me gets to taste metal.

Arrrgg.
64 posted on 07/17/2006 8:54:08 AM PDT by reagan_fanatic (Man was made in the image of God, not pond scum)
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To: Smogger

I have no issue with people talking on their cell phone as long as they don't slow down so much they impede the flow of traffic or start weaving from side to side in their lane. If people can talk on the phone without doing that, go for it. Otherwise, stay off the phone.

And those people who can't signal in my book should be shot.


65 posted on 07/17/2006 8:54:23 AM PDT by Ptaz (Take Personal Responsibility--it's not fun, but it's the right thing to do.)
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To: Smogger
Women gossiping with other women on Cell Phones in their SUV's. You can tell when someone is gossiping vs. talking serious business.
66 posted on 07/17/2006 8:54:25 AM PDT by The South Texan (The Democrat Party and the leftist (ABCCBSNBCCNN NYLATIMES)media are a criminal enterprise!)
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To: Smogger

Women farding?


67 posted on 07/17/2006 8:54:35 AM PDT by isthisnickcool (nac uoy daer sdrow sdrawkcab?)
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To: mysterio

You're right, we don't need another behavior modifying nanny-state law.

People need to voluntarily stay the hell off their cell phone when they're driving. This problem is getting worse. The people who poke in the left lane with their blinker on are either about 80 year old, or on their damn phone.


68 posted on 07/17/2006 8:54:39 AM PDT by Doohickey (Democrats are nothing without a constituency of victims.)
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To: Cobra64
I turn mine OFF when I get in the car.

Thank you. My wife and I appreciate it.

69 posted on 07/17/2006 8:55:11 AM PDT by who knows what evil? (New England...the Sodom and Gomorrah of the 21st Century, and they're proud of it!)
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To: Smogger

#5 is the worst! Especially when you turn on your turn signal and are 10 or 20 car lengths out in front of the guy... And STILL he tries to keep you from changing lanes... grrrr!


71 posted on 07/17/2006 8:55:16 AM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: Little Ray
I hate drivers who go up to the very end of a lane marked as "closed" then try get into the open lane, ahead of those of us who actually changed lanes when we saw the sign. AND yes, I will close up on the car in front of me to keep them out. They can wait forever as far as I'm concerned.

Agreed. My general rule is -- if you're doing something that implies that you're more important or in a bigger hurry than everyone else on the road, then you're p*ssing off other drivers with your actions.

72 posted on 07/17/2006 8:55:31 AM PDT by kevkrom (Posting snarky comments so you don't have to)
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To: mysterio
Sorry to hear that. However, that's not convincing enough to talk me into growing a new artery to our cancerous tumor of a government.

I'm no fan of big government but if people can't drive and talk at the same time they shouldn't do them at the same time. That being said, I live in the Peoples Republic of New York where driving while talking on a cell is illegal and the law is totally ignored and unenforced.

73 posted on 07/17/2006 8:55:50 AM PDT by jalisco555 ("Dogs look up to us, cats look down on us and pigs treat us as equals" Winston Churchill)
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To: goodnesswins

"LOL....I've wanted to get a sign I could flip up that says....."You're turn signal isn't working""




You might want to proofread that sign, though.


74 posted on 07/17/2006 8:55:55 AM PDT by MineralMan (non-evangelical atheist)
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To: Smogger
Due to the fact that I get into deep hot water with motorcycle riders every time I write something negative about motorcycles driving in between lanes, I feel it necessary to post the following disclaimer: I did not conduct the survey. Hagerty Insurance did. That said, the survey concluded that motorcycles that split lanes are No. 8 on the list of what infuriates drivers the most.

This pisses me off, too, especially when I'm on my motorcycle. Talk about a good way to make yourself dead . . .

75 posted on 07/17/2006 8:56:08 AM PDT by Hemingway's Ghost (Spirit of '75)
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To: Smogger
#2 should be #1. I've seen more incidents of road rage triggered by people trying to get past some left-lane hog than for any other reason, including getting cut off. If you're going no faster than cars to the right of you, you need to move over to one of the lanes on your right. Doesn't matter if you're doing the speed limit - unless you're a patrol officer, it's not your job to enforce the speed limit in the fast lane.

People who insist on cruising in the passing lanes are probably more dangerous than the speeders they're blocking.
76 posted on 07/17/2006 8:56:13 AM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: Smogger

Men grooming behind the wheel? I'm old and I've never even seen this--ever. Women on the other hand...


77 posted on 07/17/2006 8:56:23 AM PDT by subterfuge (Call me a Jingoist, I don't care...)
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To: who knows what evil?
#3...I despise tailgaters with a passion, and I drive in the right lane because I drive at the speed limit. Don't like drivers that obey the law? Then pass.

AMEN!

And if traffic is too heavy to pass, then it's likely to slow down any second and make me hit the brakes, and *then* where will the jerk be?

I absolutely detest tailgaters. The only thing worst than tailgaters on the interstate are tailgaters on twisty back roads at night, where you can't see well enough to pull off because he's got his blasted lights crammed up your butt, blinding you. UNGH!

79 posted on 07/17/2006 8:56:44 AM PDT by RosieCotton
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To: Hegemony Cricket
I can honestly say I don't give a crap about #1, and I don't even notice it, UNLESS, #2-#10 draws my attention to that driver. THEN it might cause me to mentally chide them, but if I see someone driving safely while talking on a phone, I have no problem with that.

Me neither. Slow azz, lollygaggin, sight-seeing drivers, oldies, Asians, and illegals are the biggest culprits.

My second biggest pet peeve is not even on the list. People that don't know when to go at a four way stop, paticularly the moron directly across from you waits and wants you to turn left in front of him. I find that illegals are the biggest culprit there as well.

80 posted on 07/17/2006 8:56:47 AM PDT by Smogger (It's the WOT Stupid)
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