While driving down the highway many people have noticed different types of drivers. There are the ones that go way too fast, way too slow, listening to music with the volume all of the way up, or the ones that seem fairly responsible. Leading comedian George Carlin ask the question, “Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?” He put a name to two types of drivers; nevertheless, there are more than just idiots or maniacs. In fact, there are four main categories of drivers. In addition to idiots and maniacs, there are defensive drivers and jammers. Everyone has different personalities, and it shows while they are driving. The first driving personality is the idiot drivers, and no they are not idiotic people driving around town. Idiot drivers are those that drive like a grandma, also known as Sunday drivers. This means they always drive well below the speed limit, usually in a no passing zone. Idiot drivers like to take in the details and enjoy the slower pace of life. Typically idiot drivers seem to not care about getting places; however, they really just enjoy the ride and the beauty of the journey. They do not mind when others become upset with them for driving so slow. Idiots really are not idiots, they just have a different vibe about how they live their lives.
On the other end of the spectrum of drivers are maniac drivers. Maniacs, better known as the road ragers, are considered the “bad boys” of
Another type of drivers are the unsure drivers. A lot of the time, the characteristics of unsure drivers can overlap with
“Driving while Stupid” is an article by Dave Barry that addresses the crazy thing people do while driving. In this article, Dave talks about his personal experience of reckless driving. One example includes how people in Boston drive as if they trying to jump through an open drawbridge. He talks about how people in Italy drive as if they shouldn’t drive behind any other driver and how they are trying to pass each other. Dave talks about how people in Argentinean drive fast even inside parking garages. Also, how they drive at night with their headlights off to extend the life of their bulbs. He even discussed how the bus driver in China would sometimes push people out of the way with the bus. Dave then explains that these are nothing compare
Having all concentration on the road and your surroundings counts as a driver, all your focus on is the ride, an intoxicated driver doesn't get far once pulled over the sobriety tests determines it all. Overall more than 10,000 people are killed and 40, 000 estimated are injured. What can't be comprehend can risk the ability to make rational decisions. Drunk driving is among the worst habits it isn't okay to drive around knowing you could injure the next person while intoxicated. This may be the worst decision to make and once it's done get ready to face the consequences being
Whether we like it or not, driving is part of our everyday life. There are many types of drivers currently on the road; slow snails, weavers, and speedsters, but the type of driver to strive to be, is the defensive driver. I strive to be a defensive driver. Not only for my safety, but for the others driving around me. What can be done to prevent distracted driving? Well, I’m glad to tell you, it's much easier than it seems.
George Carlin once said, “Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and everyone going faster than you is a maniac?” This quote is meant to show how people believe that they are doing the right thing, even when they are not; some people are wired differently on what they happen to think is best for them. There are many different point of views to view this quote from a slow driver and a fast driver; between the two, there is a great deal of diversity in what each would believe this quote means to them.
In 2014, there were 32,675 deaths related to motor vehicle accidents (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and The Highway Loss Data Institute, 2015). The top reported causes of car accidents are distracted driving, speeding, and drunk driving (Starver, 2014). So many lives have been lost to the road, but fortunately, the number of deaths in motor vehicle accidents are decreasing year to year. This trend also correlates with the increasing amount of laws created in order to deter people from actions associated with the causes of many car accidents. In order to continue this trend of reducing fatalities related to car accidents, the federal government should pass laws to standardize safer practices across states, as well as require new drivers, and those who have had their licenses revoked, to take courses on the dangers of driving and defensive driving practices. To support these laws, the federal government could
If the answer is yes to any of these questions, it is possible that you are susceptible to road rage .
Driving While Stupid In the story “Driving While Stupid” Barry wrote about driving in Miami city. The author is knowing to deliver his ideas through humor writing style and he has won several rewards doing so. In his writing, he always likes to make fun of his own hometown. In this article, Barry wrote about how the people in Miami drive in a crazy way. His argument is that the people in Miami are the worst in driving.
There was a time when getting a driver’s license meant the right to own a car. And a car was a symbol of freedom which left its owner endless opportunities to cruise their towns, to take in the scenery, and to meet people. Now, vehicles are merely a means of transportation, getting the driver from point A to point B as quickly as possible, and with little regard for other people on the road. Today’s drivers exhibit many dangerous habits that are causing increasingly hazardous road conditions for everyone, such as impatient decision-making, distracted driving, and intentional recklessness.
Hostile driving is the number one leading cause of deaths due to aggressive driving on our roadways today. In society today we find many hostile drivers with their eyes looking off the road, onto their phones and their foot laying on the gas pedal. In society today, it is hard not to feel like the drivers on both sides of the roads have become more territorial, more aggressive, more controlling and just plain awful when they get behind the wheel. This type of action is known as “road rage” a sign of a common anger issue. So now it brings us up to these questions: Is hostile driving a safety concern? What causes road rage? Is road rage a gender problem or is it both? Is aggressive driving bad for a person’s health? What can we do to reduce the problem of hostile driving? Road rage is becoming a major safety issue in which it is affecting the roads that we travel daily. By understanding these types of questions, it will not only save lives but reduce safety issues on our roadways.
There are three types of drivers in this world: competent, overcautious, and reckless. After driving for many years in frustrating rush hour traffic, one might find there are three types of drivers, competent drivers who keep the flow going, over cautious drivers who cause slow and backed up traffic, and reckless drivers who weave in and out of traffic causing one near death experience after another. Trying to sort out what type of driver a person might be is an extremely challenging task. In a person's own mind, they think they are the aggressive type of driver, or the cautious type, but no one will ever admit that they are reckless kind. In most cases they’re too oblivious to these classifications and all other
During daily driving everyone experiences different situations, and types of drivers. There are many different types of drivers, and most of them have no distinct characteristics. Then, there are the types of drivers that everyone can relate to seeing. Usually once in a drivers day they can say that they have been caught up in one of the following types of driver situations.
Many drivers feel as if the are too rushed to make it to their destination and spend less time on the road. Many drivers either speed during rush hour or when the road is empty. "Motorists who drive
The question that should be asked is why are so many people are compelled to be dangerous drivers? It could be that there is a sense of invincibility when they are in control of a big powerful machine. This is often the case with younger male drivers, who enjoy the thrill of dangerous driving. In other instances normally calm, law abiding drivers snap in a fit of rage. This road rage can turn a driver from calm to instantly a monster behind the wheel,
Anyone driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac.