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Old 08-17-2012, 12:19 PM
 
Location: Wake County, NC
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#8 for the most dangerous city to drive in. I doubt this will surprise anyone, but helps explain why insurance is so high.

Report: Tampa, Orlando in Top 10 most dangerous cities to drive in
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Old 08-17-2012, 01:35 PM
 
Location: Tampa, Fl
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#8? It made an improvement!
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Old 08-17-2012, 01:58 PM
 
Location: Spring Hill Florida
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Its those who run red lights, blow off stop signs, speed and switch lanes 10 times per mile that is the problem.
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Old 08-17-2012, 02:06 PM
 
Location: Myrtle Beach
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Odd that the most dangerous places are in the sunbelt andthe safest places are where (most cases) there is typically snow. And 4 cities in Florida on the top 10... that's impressive. I'll bet you anything the top 10 also have the most drivers with bald tires. It is amazing the number of people around here that have bald tires. Also, no safety inspection. Rain + Bald Tires + No Safety Inspection = Accidents. And that's just part of it, because yeah... people drive completely nuts in Orlando and Miami. Tampa isn't as bad.... as this report shows.

When you live somewhere that there is snow... you make sure you have decent tires.
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Old 08-17-2012, 02:08 PM
 
Location: Wake County, NC
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#8? It made an improvement!
Yes, I believe we were #4 a year or two ago. I really have not noticed any difference in bad drivers.

On my way home from Orlando this afternoon I saw a woman in the left lane of I-4 come to a COMPLETE STOP because she missed her exit to I-75. How stupid do you have to be to come to a complete stop on a very busy interstate? Not to mention she was in the fast lane.
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Old 08-17-2012, 02:15 PM
 
Location: Wake County, NC
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Its those who run red lights, blow off stop signs, speed and switch lanes 10 times per mile that is the problem.
I'll add drunk drivers, wrong way drivers, wrong way drunk drivers, pill heads, meth heads and the hit and run epidemic. And as another poster said "we don't have a state safety inspection."
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Old 08-17-2012, 02:22 PM
 
Location: Spring Hill Florida
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Another for the list woulds be senior citizens who never give up the license or their cars. In Winter Park, Winter Park Road in fact, when they were paving it, there was a closed lane ahead. Traffic was going both ways in the same lane controlled by a flagman. Sure enough, this gray haired old lady with a blank look on her face ignored the flagman, went through the construction area and nearly head on collision with me.

State "safety inspections" as most of the states found out, are useless.




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I'll add drunk drivers, wrong way drivers, wrong way drunk drivers, pill heads, meth heads and the hit and run epidemic. And as another poster said "we don't have a state safety inspection."
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Old 08-17-2012, 03:05 PM
 
Location: New Orleans, LA
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Tampa seemed no more dangerous than baton rouge or new Orleans and less dangerous than Miami.

I did find that it was hard/confusing to get around the core of Tampa, but the suburbs and pinellas county were pretty normal in terms of ease of use.
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Old 08-17-2012, 03:35 PM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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State "safety inspections" as most of the states found out, are useless.
I'll never forget driving through Orlando a couple years ago and seeing a guy driving a Honda Civic on I-4 with no doors, no hood, and all four tires were donuts.

My truck failed my safety inspection in Texas this year because I had illegal tint. Our safety inspections (when not corrupt) do a pretty good job of keeping unsafe vehicles off the road. You won't find too many people here with bald tires or missing hoods/doors.

I was surprised as well to not see New Orleans on this list. Those Cajuns drive crazy, but.. Floridians drive crazy too. I can't count the number of times, while driving through downtown Orlando (Isn't the speed limit like 50mph ?) with people doing well over 100.
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Old 08-17-2012, 06:22 PM
 
Location: Spring Hill Florida
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Yeah, I believe the story about the Honda Civic. NOT. I have NEVER witnessed such a thing any where much less on I-4. Wouldnt you think any LEO on duty or off duty would have either pulled this car over or at least phoned it in so they could get it off the road.

I do agree that it is highly likely that people drive through Orlando at 100. Safety inspections aren't going to prevent that.




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I'll never forget driving through Orlando a couple years ago and seeing a guy driving a Honda Civic on I-4 with no doors, no hood, and all four tires were donuts.

My truck failed my safety inspection in Texas this year because I had illegal tint. Our safety inspections (when not corrupt) do a pretty good job of keeping unsafe vehicles off the road. You won't find too many people here with bald tires or missing hoods/doors.

I was surprised as well to not see New Orleans on this list. Those Cajuns drive crazy, but.. Floridians drive crazy too. I can't count the number of times, while driving through downtown Orlando (Isn't the speed limit like 50mph ?) with people doing well over 100.
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