Driving in Miami ! (Orlando: insurance, home, buy)

[619inda305]

Originally Posted by perry335654

I'VE driven in Manhattan(Park Avenue) and you will appreciate Miami traffic after you experience that, as I felt for sure that Im was going to get hit by a cab.

New York doesn't have anywhere near the same traffic fatality rate per capita as the 305, why? People in NY drive aggressive, but they know how to drive. Miamians don't know how to drive and on that basis, they should not drive so aggressively.

[flyers29]

I see people not using their turn signals, a Lexus in the emergency lane, and that's about it. Bad practice perhaps (as there was a fair distance between cars merging and those behind them), but crazy that video was not.

[seain dublin]

Originally Posted by 619inda305

Wrong.

Go to Los Angeles and drive that way. The cops will **** you without Vaseline. I've driven all over the US of A. Nowhere is as crazy as Miami my friend.

You're 100% right. I lived in LA for over 20 yrs and you don't see that kind of driving there because the freeways are highly patrolled by CHP.

You pull that and you're in trouble.

And try driving in CA with no car insurance and get pulled over for a traffic stop and see what happens.

You will be left on the side of the road as you wave bye-bye to your car which is off to the impound lot.

Not in FL, they get a ticket and keep driving.

[santiago33]

They can give you a ticket for no insurance (not "no proof insurance" which happens when you don't have the insurance card but are able to verify in the DMV system you have insurance) and let you be on your way? WTF!!??

[Reptoid Humidian]

I'm from San Diego, and I deal with the same level of stupidity every day. The only thing I noticed from your video, besides the irritating music was how scenic and beautiful the landscape and trees were, and that the Poincianas appeared to be nearly in full bloom --- oh, and how the drivers there don't use their turn signals much. Other than that, I drive 20x more aggressive than that every day. It's all about finding space and recognising when it's going to be filled. If you're in a lane that's moving, and the guy to right of you is coming up behind a slow car, then of course he's going to swerve in front of you into your lane. You don't need his turn signal to figure that out. Anticipate it and take evasive action.

In my game, speed is safety. Speed is manoeuverability. Speed gets me out of the way of an impending accident. Speed gets me around the flusterclucks and into the open parts of the freeway so I can secure all sides for any necessary manoeuvres. I never drive side to side with any car for any length of time, and when I do, I make sure I'm in their front quadrants. I generally drive in excess of 100mph every day I get behind the wheel. This is situation normal. I've been doing this for 22 years. I do it to stay sharp. You anticipate that people to the left of you are going to want to cut to the offramp so you get ahead of them before the situation arises. Psychology is 90 percent of the game, and having seen so many brands of stupidity and their telltale signs, there is very little unpredictability I find, even in the most "unpredictable" behavior unless they come at you from the wrong direction on an offramp. Turn signals play a very small role for me in predicting the behavior of the other drivers.

[tallrick]

Miami is a lousy city, but that traffic is nowhere near dangerous. I have driven through Miami many times and never had an accident in 25 years.

[seain dublin]

Originally Posted by santiago33

They can give you a ticket for no insurance (not "no proof insurance" which happens when you don't have the insurance card but are able to verify in the DMV system you have insurance) and let you be on your way? WTF!!??

Yes, driving without car insurance FL only gets you a ticket. If you don't pay the ticket eventually the license gets suspended.

But yes the drive off with just a ticket.

So they drive with no insurance and no license.

There is no incentive to have car insurance here for those who can't either afford it or don't feel the need to have it, they never lose possession of the car.

Amazing how in other states like CA when the car is taken to the impound lot the owner is able to come up with money for insurance in order to get the car back.

[seain dublin]

Originally Posted by Reptoid Humidian

I'm from San Diego, and I deal with the same level of stupidity every day. The only thing I noticed from your video, besides the irritating music was how scenic and beautiful the landscape and trees were, and that the Poincianas appeared to be nearly in full bloom --- oh, and how the drivers there don't use their turn signals much. Other than that, I drive 20x more aggressive than that every day. It's all about finding space and recognising when it's going to be filled. If you're in a lane that's moving, and the guy to right of you is coming up behind a slow car, then of course he's going to swerve in front of you into your lane. You don't need his turn signal to figure that out. Anticipate it and take evasive action.

In my game, speed is safety. Speed is manoeuverability. Speed gets me out of the way of an impending accident. Speed gets me around the flusterclucks and into the open parts of the freeway so I can secure all sides for any necessary manoeuvres. I never drive side to side with any car for any length of time, and when I do, I make sure I'm in their front quadrants. I generally drive in excess of 100mph every day I get behind the wheel. This is situation normal. I've been doing this for 22 years. I do it to stay sharp. You anticipate that people to the left of you are going to want to cut to the offramp so you get ahead of them before the situation arises. Psychology is 90 percent of the game, and having seen so many brands of stupidity and their telltale signs, there is very little unpredictability I find, even in the most "unpredictable" behavior unless they come at you from the wrong direction on an offramp. Turn signals play a very small role for me in predicting the behavior of the other drivers.

Sorry guy, you may doing 100mph heading out on the 15 towards Las Vegas in the desert, you're not doing it in on the San Diego freeways.

Lived in Southern CA for over 20 yrs and CHP is all over the metro LA and San Diego.

[Reptoid Humidian]

Originally Posted by seain dublin

Sorry guy, you may doing 100mph heading out on the 15 towards Las Vegas in the desert, you're not doing it in on the San Diego freeways.

Lived in Southern CA for over 20 yrs and CHP is all over the metro LA and San Diego.

I guarantee you I am. You've overrated the power of the law. They are not omniscient.

[619inda305]

I don't think the video really captured the severity of what was going down. You'd really need cameras all over your car to capture that. The iPhone camera also doesn't really give you much of a sensation of speed, so it doesn't look as bad as it actually was. The drivers captured on film weren't just one offs. They caught my attention way before in the rear view, weaving in & out and tailgating. With a better camera, this might have been more effective. Just take my word that any of those idiots on that clip could have easily caused a fatal accident and that the police are never anywhere to be found.