Heidi_Hatch's Blog

I think bad driving reflects ones personality. If you are a bad driver you're also a very selfish person. People that wait until the last minute to merge, people that cut off others and think the laws do not apply to them are all very selfish acts. It is funny to me when I see someone zoom pat me because they are in suck a hurry and then you end up right next to them at the next light or exit.

Well, it doesn't surprised me Heidi. I thought driving in NY was bad but really I have been here 3 years now and this is crazy world in a heaven for crashes and atrocheous accidents by far some of the worst I've seen up North even with the snow. (lol just like you said on the news) EVEN MORE SAD...is why would someone drive a vehicle THAT DOESN'T HAVE A FREAKING LICENSE......putting their lives in danger let alone all others on the road...Happy Fourth and please be safe

Heidi, no we don't have all that to contend with, it's just that all those bad drivers came from where they do have those problems, and they don't know how to act here!

Wiz..... Let's get together with all of our horse buddies. and show them what a REAL traffic jam is! LOL Get a couple of those horses, seasoned at the famous "cow kick"....

Probably because your test is in a parking lot...And the bad drivers are from right here in sunny Florida...They are natives to this state and the local law enforcers don't give a rats BLEEP how bad you drive...I rarely see local cops anywhere unless there is an accident or something like that happening. So don't blame the people from other states moving in...Florida drivers just suck...They can't even follow their own rules...

Maybe its overconfidence BECAUSE Floridians don't deal with ice, snow, mountain passes, etc.

That, combined with lax road rules concerning pedestrians/cyclers (drivers do not have to stop at a crosswalk at a left or right hand turn if someone is on it, for example, even if the pedestrian has the right of way. If they do, you could've fooled me, because I NEVER see them stop) and just being careless in general all combine for dangerous drivers.

All in all, I still think Italy and St. Thomas have the worst drivers. Floridians are just more inconsiderate.

add to the fact that florida allows applicants for a license to take the test in spanish! WHEN have you ever seen road signs in florida printed in spanish? no se habla englasia, stay off the fraggin roads til you learn it!

I've been here for a little over a week and have noticed how bad the drivers are here. No signals, running red lights, camping out in the left lane...turning into/out of the wrong lane, etc...

I moved here from TX...trust me, you don't have a "illegal" problem!

You are correct, I have not been to South FL...but I would doubt many around there are "illegal"...

I was referring to the drivers I have seen around here...since that is what the post was about.

I wonder if Miami is on the list and where...If there are a lot of "illegals" there, that would help to validate or invalidate that argument.

I am just talking about illegals. Cubans are here legally. By definition, "legally" means the law says it is OK...since the law says OK, they are legal.

I have noticed a lot of hispanic oriented stores in Kissimmee, but have not seen/met many...in TX you run in to them everywhere.

My roommate and I always drive the speed limit. One reason is we should and the other is we can't afford a ticket. I would guess at least 80% of the time we have people almost touching the bumper of our vehicle. We refuse to go faster and most of the time we are on 4 lane roads. So they have another lane to get around but a lot of them will not do it. Its like they just enjoy doing it.
Recently I had a car behind me on my bumper and someone pulled out in front of me so I had to slam on the brakes. I know only by God graces did the guy behind me missed me. I hate it when people ride others bumpers. It is so dangerous doing that.
I understand they need to get to places and they might be running late but by doing this they not only put their life in danger of getting injured, they are putting mine in danger of getting injured. Plus, they might get a ticket. I wish people would just slow down.
The funny thing is, most of the time they don't get any further down the road than I do because when we come to any lights there they are.
I just saw the board at an intersection that shows vehicle deaths so far this year. The number is all ready at what last years total was. This is only July there is 5 months to go, 6 if you figure this one just started. So many people have lost their love ones and I bet a lot are do to speeding. Its a shame.

Be_Nice wrote: "Probably because your test is in a parking lot...And the bad drivers are from right here in sunny Florida...They are natives to this state and the local law enforcers don't give a rats BLEEP how bad you drive...I rarely see local cops anywhere unless there is an accident or something like that happening. So don't blame the people from other states moving in...Florida drivers just suck...They can't even follow their own rules..."

And YOU are AN IDIOT! I NEVER took my driving test in a parking lot, UNLESS you consider I-4 a parking lot! My test was ON THE ROADS and if I didn't follow the rules, I WOULD NEVER HAVE PASSED IT!

You are WRONG, it IS NOT the NATIVES you dimwit, I FOLLOW POSTED SPEED LIMITS, TURN MY LIGHTS/WIPERS ON when it rains, I SIGNAL to CHANGE LANES or WHEN MAKING A TURN (100' FROM my turning point!), I DO NOT MAKE ILLEGAL TURNS ON RED (POSTED NO TURN ON RED), I REFUSE TO CROSS RR TRACKS UNTIL the FLASHERS ARE "OFF" and GATES UP, but who do I see BREAK EVERY ONE OF THESE RULES?, that I WAS TAUGHT and DO OBEY, that's right, MANY "OUT-OF-STATE" plates ALWAYS ARE THE ONES doing this. Some may have a FLORIDA TAG, but they ain't no NATIVE, if they were they'd KNOW HOW TO DRIVE PROPERLY HERE!

Good idea polecat! How do you hook up the button?

There is people that can't even spell thier name, and they out there driving.