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Survey: Northeast has dumbest [sic] drivers
http://www.cnn.com/2005/AUTOS/05/26/...udy/index.html
Though the article claims that speeding is a dangerous activity (it isn't), it's right on the mark when it says that "... many drivers find basic practices, such as merging and interpreting road signs, difficult." You would think that someone would put 2 and 2 together and conclude that those who find merging and road sign interpretation difficult would pose more danger than those exceeding the speed limit by more than 11 mph. Of course, what else would you expect from the IIHS. |
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Arif Khokar wrote: > http://www.cnn.com/2005/AUTOS/05/26/...udy/index.html > > Though the article claims that speeding is a dangerous activity (it > isn't), it's right on the mark when it says that "... many drivers find > basic practices, such as merging and interpreting road signs, difficult." > > You would think that someone would put 2 and 2 together and conclude > that those who find merging and road sign interpretation difficult would > pose more danger than those exceeding the speed limit by more than 11 > mph. Of course, what else would you expect from the IIHS. Why am I not surprised that Maryland and D.C. are tied for 44th place in driver cluefulness? What is surprising is the fairly high score for Virginia; I guess the non-D.C. areas must more than balance out the idiots around here. Other than Virginia, the state-by-state scores actually correspond fairly well to my highly unscientific observations of the level of driver competence by state for those states in which I have driving experience; note the high score for West Virginia. Bad news: this probably means that my insurance rates are going to remain high for yet another year, despite a squeaky clean driver's record and lack of claims. nate |
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"N8N" > wrote in message oups.com... > > > Arif Khokar wrote: >> http://www.cnn.com/2005/AUTOS/05/26/...udy/index.html >> Well, this study must be pretty accurate if it says that massholes are the 2nd worst drivers. Don't know how Rhode Island beat the massholes in the cluelessness test, unless they just happened to test a lot of people in RI who recently moved there from Massachusetts. When I lived in Massachusetts, it was GUARANTEED that if I was going straight or turning right on a solid green light, someone turning left from the opposite side of the intersection would attempt to cut me off without even slowing down. Sometimes, they'd even honk at me if I didn't stop for them. ****tards I'm so glad I'm not in MA anymore. Cluelessness doesn't even begin to describe it. Those who know the rules blatantly violate them in MA. It is offensive driving at its worst. -Dave |
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Around 5/27/2005 7:15 AM, Arif Khokar wrote:
> http://www.cnn.com/2005/AUTOS/05/26/...udy/index.html "Oregon and Washington drivers knew the rules of the road best." Except, of course, for the KRETP rules... But then they probably weren't measuring /that/ brand of cluelessness. -- ~/Garth |"I believe that it is better to tell the truth than a lie. Almgren | I believe it is better to be free than to be a slave. ******* | And I believe it is better to know than to be ignorant." for secure mail info) --H.L. Mencken (1880-1956) |
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