Louisville drivers - YOU ALL STINK (Lexington, Dayton: living, safer, moving to)

[airdog747]

What about speeding up to not let you out of side rd. or merging unto a on ramp. Those wacky looneyville drivers.

[EddieOlSkool]

Originally Posted by kernelc

Louisville is no different than any other city that lives and dies by the car. With one major exception: Louisville is one of the least educated and most complacent cities in America. There is a connection between lousy schools, half-assed leaders, vigilante rules, and bad drivers. A community can be judged quite fairly by how people behave on its roads and by its road fatality statistics. In fact, our fair city can be judged by the fantastic number of crashes caused by LMPD cruisers. If police officers drive like idiots how can we expect civilians to drive with their brains? Louisville drivers are no more hostile than drivers in Nashville or Indianapolis. They're just plain dumber. The refusal by most drivers to signal while turning is the purest example.

As for the Indiana suburbs, ditto.

If you are visiting or considering moving to the Louisville area, your odds of being involved in a crash increases. Pedestrians and bicyclists are in even more peril.

Welcome Derby visitors, and may you survive the trip.

This is surprisingly the most accurate description of Louisville I have ever read.

[EddieOlSkool]

Originally Posted by tomocox

I appreciate your comments about Louisville drivers. But first, a couple of notes. Odds are, if you check the tags, the bad drivers are from Indiana. (LOL)

Secondly, I know were I am going, and if you know me, then you know were I am going too, so why waste the electricity and effort to turn on my blinkers? What's a signal good for between friends. (LOL)

Oh, and changing lanes. Well, being that Kentucky is a border state, and since we try to always be ladies and gentlemen, we don't wish to hurt drivers from other states feelings by trying to drive in only one lane. We also help the wear to our highways by using as much of the road as possible.

Oh, yeah, and thank you for only driving 20 minutes. Kentucky has such a high gasoline tax. You probably drive one of those darn gas savers so you aren't paying your fair share of our taxes. Dang it man....

I really hope this was sarcasm because if not, you are exactly what is wrong with Louisville.

[KY_Transplant]

I love most things about Kentucky, but one thing I don't like is the drivers. Louisville, especially, has some of the most aggressive and rude drivers I have ever seen and I have traveled a lot! My insurance rates went through the roof when moving to Louisville from Ohio. I have sinced move out of Louisville city limits and they dropped a little, but not a lot. Kentucky drivers drive as if they are running from the law, and I mean that. Quick lane changes on the interstate, no signals, tailgating, throwing up gestures unless you move when they want you to move, driving recklessly or with heavily damaged vehicles, it is insane!

I am used to Ohio drivers who are much more polite and drive at or around the speed limit, partially because Ohio State Highway Patrol heavily enforces traffic laws in the State. I hardly see KSP when on I-64 or I-75.

[EddieOlSkool]

Originally Posted by KY_Transplant

I love most things about Kentucky, but one thing I don't like is the drivers. Louisville, especially, has some of the most aggressive and rude drivers I have ever seen and I have traveled a lot! My insurance rates went through the roof when moving to Louisville from Ohio. I have sinced move out of Louisville city limits and they dropped a little, but not a lot. Kentucky drivers drive as if they are running from the law, and I mean that. Quick lane changes on the interstate, no signals, tailgating, throwing up gestures unless you move when they want you to move, driving recklessly or with heavily damaged vehicles, it is insane!

I am used to Ohio drivers who are much more polite and drive at or around the speed limit, partially because Ohio State Highway Patrol heavily enforces traffic laws in the State. I hardly see KSP when on I-64 or I-75.

Ohio is awesome. Looking to move to Cincy if I get this one job up that way. And the drivers and people in general are just more polite in general.

[Dayton Sux]

Ohio is awesome.


Well...maybe. Yes Cincy is great, though. One of my favorite places.


And the drivers and people in general are just more polite in general.


Midwest Nice.


As for driving. Maybe I posted on this long thread already....but I learned to drive in Louisville. This was in the 1970s, when we had the "old" Watterson Expressway and the old "Kentucky Turnpike" (AKA I-65). So I, like a generation of Louisvillians, became fairly skilled and observant drivers in order to navigate this undersized expressway....fast, decisive, yet also carefull....not bad drivers.


However I have notice this has changed.


Drivers in Louisville have become actually reckless in terms of speed and aggression and taking chances. and not giving a sh_t. Things have deteriorated when it comes to driving in Louisville.


I do agree about Ohio drivers being disciplined by aggressive traffic enforcement. It took a few tickets to slow me down (and cruise control!) after I moved from California. Traffic enforcement in Ohio also involves a highly visible presence as well as aggressive enforcement....which is a bit different than Louisville where there is this speeding crap shoot with the local cops and their unmarked cars. Im sure they have these in Ohio, but that's really now how they do it here.

[EddieOlSkool]

Originally Posted by Dayton Sux

Ohio is awesome.


Well...maybe. Yes Cincy is great, though. One of my favorite places.


And the drivers and people in general are just more polite in general.


Midwest Nice.


As for driving. Maybe I posted on this long thread already....but I learned to drive in Louisville. This was in the 1970s, when we had the "old" Watterson Expressway and the old "Kentucky Turnpike" (AKA I-65). So I, like a generation of Louisvillians, became fairly skilled and observant drivers in order to navigate this undersized expressway....fast, decisive, yet also carefull....not bad drivers.


However I have notice this has changed.


Drivers in Louisville have become actually reckless in terms of speed and aggression and taking chances. and not giving a sh_t. Things have deteriorated when it comes to driving in Louisville.


I do agree about Ohio drivers being disciplined by aggressive traffic enforcement. It took a few tickets to slow me down (and cruise control!) after I moved from California. Traffic enforcement in Ohio also involves a highly visible presence as well as aggressive enforcement....which is a bit different than Louisville where there is this speeding crap shoot with the local cops and their unmarked cars. Im sure they have these in Ohio, but that's really now how they do it here.

Not sure what you mean by Midwest nice but as far as Louisville goes, Louisville people are hot and cold. Nice if they like you (for whatever reason they decide you're worthy) or complete jerks if they decide you don't fit their personal definition of decent. This is when they don't even know you so I would rather take everyone being nice to my face than half of people being sweethearts and the other half being standoffish jerks who feel territorial and like the constant need to beat their chest.

[KY_Transplant]

Originally Posted by EddieOlSkool

Not sure what you mean by Midwest nice but as far as Louisville goes, Louisville people are hot and cold. Nice of they like you (for whatever reason they decide you're worthy) or complete jerks if they decide you don't fit their personal definition of decent. This is when they don't even know you so I would rather take everyone being nice to my face than half of people being sweethearts and the other half being standoffish jerks who feel territorial and like the constant need to beat their chest.

I think "Midwest Nice" is a term to describe the general mannersims and politeness of Midwesterners. As a midwesterner, I would say we are more reserved, but almost always polite. It os different than the typical Southern hospitality, more genuine.

[EddieOlSkool]

Originally Posted by KY_Transplant

I think "Midwest Nice" is a term to describe the general mannersims and politeness of Midwesterners. As a midwesterner, I would say we are more reserved, but almost always polite. It os different than the typical Southern hospitality, more genuine.

Again, as far "Kentucky" hospitality, it seems reserved for people that the one giving it out deems worthy. And maybe this is part of cliquey Louisville but people here either are really friendly to you or it seems you are not worth their time. This is especially true of people with more money. Whereas in the Midwest, the general consensus seems to be that even if you don't know someone yet, you might as well just treat them with kindness and decency because they're people. Can't speak for the entire South, I am just referring to Louisville.

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[Oldhag1]

There seems to be a bit of thread creep occurring. The topic is about Louisville drivers. While the general disposition of the people of Louisville may be a part of that discussion, the focus of posting should be on drivers. Thank you in advance for keeping the tone of whatever comments you make respectful towards the good people of Louisville. As always, it is possible to discuss problems or shortcomings without being insulting.