Posted by JML755 on December 02, 2010 at 05:52:13 from (66.184.63.110):
In Reply to: OT Elderly Drivers posted by Adirondack case guy on December 01, 2010 at 17:28:38:
Adirondack case guy,
it's not only the elderly drivers. I drive rush hour every day through the city. Invariably, when freeway traffic starts hitting the brakes, it's because of someone who wants to go slower than everyone else. I constantly see huge gaps between them and the car in front with a line of cars behind them. Once you get past them, traffic speeds up, runs smooth until you get to the next person who has the "I will drive at any speed I want in any lane I want" attitude.
About an hour ago on the way to work on a busy freeway, I got into the "exit only" lane (which is almost a mile long for a busy ramp to the downtown area) behind a late model Jaguar. It was going unusually slow (under 50) considering we were still on a freeway. Anyway, it kept slowing down and evidently didn't like how close I was getting, (due to their continual slowing) so it finally STOPPED ON THE EXIT RAMP. I could see headlights dipping behind me as people slammed on their brakes on the freeway. Wouldn't be surprised if there was an accident in the backup. The Jag sat there for probably 30 seconds and then slowly continued up the ramp. Traffic may still be backed up due to this idiot middle-aged woman wanting to show that she could go any speed she wanted to and stop anywhere she wanted.
I've also recently had to maneuver around a young woman who was eating something out of a bowl (how do you steer holding a spoon in one hand and a bowl in the other?), texters who drive 10-15 mph slower than traffic, cell phone users who are also oblivious to traffic around them and the idiot last week who tried to get ahead of me as he entered the freeway by driving half on the shoulder. He was so POed that neither the guy in front of me or myself would let him in, that he kept stopping on the freeway to show how tough he was. When my wife and I happened to get along side of him later, he was still furious and threw a cup of ice at us.
Lord knows how many accidents are caused by these inconsiderate and distracted drivers.
Also, just last weekend, there were 3 road rage incidents where middle-aged guys (all between 40 and 55) pointed guns at other motorists WITHIN 5 MILES OF MY HOUSE. Two of them occured on Black Friday near a major mall.
My point is that while some elderly people may not be fit to drive, there are a lot more people of younger ages who are a bigger menace on our roads.
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