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Old 08-15-2011, 11:10 AM
 
Location: Frisco, TX
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I'm just going to stereotype here....what I've noticed is if the person going slow is in an older and/or beat-up car, the driver is almost always Latino. This is especially true if the car in question is a Chrysler minivan or any make of American pickup truck.

If someone's going slow and drifting or has left their blinker on, it's someone on a cell phone. Usually they're female and disproportionately east Asian. If the car in question is a Town Car or other American luxury behemoth, the driver is usually an older white male.

This is just what I've observed.
This weekend I saw a caucasian soccer mom on her cell phone, in a Chrysler minivan packed with kids, tailgating a state trooper on 121 at 75mph. That either takes a serious set, or lack of brains, or most likely both...

 
Old 08-15-2011, 11:39 AM
 
Location: North Texas
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The reason for the lack of driving experiance is that lack of enforcement and the lack of driving quailities it takes to get a license- let alone 55% of the DFW area doesn't have a license or car insurance.

I have drove a lot through half of the United States- not the east coast (one day soon) but I have cover the midwest and west coast....and here in the DFW area I am honestly afraid of everyone around me. And I am a very good driver (no tickets) mildly agressive- not passive drivers.

I see many drivers in the far right lane cut over four lanes of traffic at the last minute to exit. I have seen wrong way drivers.....how this happens truly surprises me. I have seen men shaving and changing clothes while driving (not to mention texting and talking on the cell phone- we all know multitasking is not a mans strong point) women changing, applying makeup using their rear view mirror (HELLO that is not what it is for ladies) of course texting and talking on the cell.....

pure crazy! Be very awear of who is around you while driving.

I have been hit twice by two uninsured people within 9 months apart. Funny thing is I couldn't even sue them for insurance purposes even if I wanted to.
 
Old 08-15-2011, 11:39 AM
 
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Ditto that for Philly. At least I haven't seen anyone (yet) out here who believes Yield=Stop
Oh I've had a few of those... Ask my wife about my " 'mericans don't understand yield signs!" rants.
 
Old 08-15-2011, 12:54 PM
 
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Originally Posted by BigDGeek View Post
I'm just going to stereotype here....what I've noticed is if the person going slow is in an older and/or beat-up car, the driver is almost always Latino. This is especially true if the car in question is a Chrysler minivan or any make of American pickup truck.

If someone's going slow and drifting or has left their blinker on, it's someone on a cell phone. Usually they're female and disproportionately east Asian. If the car in question is a Town Car or other American luxury behemoth, the driver is usually an older white male.

This is just what I've observed.
I'm in full agreeance with your comments.

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Old 08-15-2011, 12:54 PM
 
Location: North Texas
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This weekend I saw a caucasian soccer mom on her cell phone, in a Chrysler minivan packed with kids, tailgating a state trooper on 121 at 75mph. That either takes a serious set, or lack of brains, or most likely both...
LOL...she sounds like an idiot. Glad I don't live near 121 so I don't encounter this lunatic. Sadly there are lots more where she came from, and they're everywhere.
 
Old 08-15-2011, 06:08 PM
 
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Old 08-16-2011, 12:58 PM
 
Location: Sun City, AZ
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I don't know which is worse....the heat, or the people that just refuse to speak English.
 
Old 08-16-2011, 01:26 PM
 
Location: Willowbend/Houston
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LOL...she sounds like an idiot. Glad I don't live near 121 so I don't encounter this lunatic. Sadly there are lots more where she came from, and they're everywhere.
The 121 is the DFW's Pan Asia highway (between DFW and Allen). You will find more Asian drivers there (and on George Bush) than anywhere else.
 
Old 08-16-2011, 02:31 PM
 
Location: Forney Texas
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The roads are not only very bumpy but they are also very narrow. And lots of lanes on the highways just magically end without warning.
 
Old 08-16-2011, 02:33 PM
 
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The roads are not only very bumpy but they are also very narrow. And lots of lanes on the highways just magically end without warning.
What roads are very narrow?
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