[Eric3452]

Before I moved here, I took the comments about Las Vegas drivers with a grain of salt. I've lived in a lot of places and they all had "the worst" drivers by local opinion. But holy *****.... I've never seen so many accidents, every day, as I've seen here.

[lvmensch]

Originally Posted by Eric3452

Before I moved here, I took the comments about Las Vegas drivers with a grain of salt. I've lived in a lot of places and they all had "the worst" drivers by local opinion. But holy *****.... I've never seen so many accidents, every day, as I've seen here.

According to the Allstate rack up Las Vegas is 117th and Henderson is 56th out of the 200 major cities.

Not great but not the bottom either.

[oeccscclhjhn]

Originally Posted by lvmensch

According to the Allstate rack up Las Vegas is 117th and Henderson is 56th out of the 200 major cities.

Not great but not the bottom either.

Wouldn't the bottom be the best?

[EA]

I know most people posting are products of the public school system, but this isn't a difficult concept to understand.
We don't actually teach people how to drive. The tests to get a license do not actually test driving skill. There's no real incentive to drive well. It's no wonder there's 6 million wrecks a year. No one knows how to drive. Even the cops who go through some semblance of training are awful drivers. I've been almost hit by cops so many times it's not funny.


My long term financial goals include lobbying the government to change driving standards and insurance laws.
I would like to get insurance companies to understand that if they pressure the country to be better drivers the insurance companies will make more profit and pay out way less money. Why they aren't doing it already is beyond me.

At least there is some good news on the horizon. Autonomous cars. A lot of people scoff, but it's coming a whole lot sooner than you think. We'll be better for it.

[NLVgal]

Originally Posted by EA

I know most people posting are products of the public school system, but this isn't a difficult concept to understand.
We don't actually teach people how to drive. The tests to get a license do not actually test driving skill. There's no real incentive to drive well. It's no wonder there's 6 million wrecks a year. No one knows how to drive. Even the cops who go through some semblance of training are awful drivers. I've been almost hit by cops so many times it's not funny.


My long term financial goals include lobbying the government to change driving standards and insurance laws.
I would like to get insurance companies to understand that if they pressure the country to be better drivers the insurance companies will make more profit and pay out way less money. Why they aren't doing it already is beyond me.

At least there is some good news on the horizon. Autonomous cars. A lot of people scoff, but it's coming a whole lot sooner than you think. We'll be better for it.

My eldest brat went to driving school, and then took a class out at The Speedway called “ Drivers Edge “ Mario Andretti’s grandson was his instructor. They taught him how to deal with a spin, and how to avoid obstacles like a spare mattress at high speeds. They come ( or used to ) several times a year, and it’s donation based.

I highly recommend the program for young drivers.

[SoHoVe]

Originally Posted by Eric3452

Before I moved here, I took the comments about Las Vegas drivers with a grain of salt. I've lived in a lot of places and they all had "the worst" drivers by local opinion. But holy *****.... I've never seen so many accidents, every day, as I've seen here.

I only realized this a few months ago but I think another emerging factor may be that we now have young drivers who grew up with their eyes always focused on some electronic gadget in their hands while being driven places rather than watching what was going on around them and developing at least some sense of how things work on the road.

Previous generations entered drivers ed having at least a decent comprehension of the basics having observed thousands of hours of driving...it appears many of today's teens come in without this advantage.

Obviously, not a specific problem to LV but I believe it isn't helping things.

[johninvegas]

A problem with our streets is that most of the drivers are from somewhere else, i.e. they don't grow up driving in Las Vegas. Therefore they all have different driving habits. I found this also to be the case in Washington D.C. when I moved there in the 90s.

Some people like to be right on your bumper, some people don't want to let you merge, other (well most) drive way too fast, perhaps because they come from areas that are even less crowded than our own streets, many don't stop for pedestrians or give way for cyclists, some states don't allow right turn on red, the list goes on.

And as alluded to above, you have the problem of people texting or using a phone while driving, not all of which are young drivers by far.

[oeccscclhjhn]

If you are taught correctly and develop the right skills and attitude, it doesn't matter where you're driving. Driving school teaches that. Even the motorcycle defensive driver class (Motorcycle Safety Foundation) will make you a better driver on two and four wheels. It's inescapable.

[NLVgal]

Originally Posted by oeccscclhjhn

If you are taught correctly and develop the right skills and attitude, it doesn't matter where you're driving. Driving school teaches that. Even the motorcycle defensive driver class (Motorcycle Safety Foundation) will make you a better driver on two and four wheels. It's inescapable.

Education is the one thing that they can never take away from you.

[orca17]

I had much rather drive here than Dallas, Atlanta or Los Angeles.