We have this problem in my area as well. I guess it's pretty universal. I won't say it happens a lot as there are things that take place more often here than not turning a turning signal on, but I'll talk about that shortly. I've only had a few times where due to a lack of a turning signal I've had to slam on the breaks. I can almost guarantee it was either because the person wasn't looking to see what kind of clearance they had, or that they were just distracted or royally confused. All of these instances, there is never a signal on. I also don't see signals a lot of times near busy intersections. Surprise, surprise! Makes it worse when you can't see whether or not they're in a turning lane.
In my area, people have more of an issue with speeding and passing illegally. Crashes out where I am are pretty frequent, and it seems that whenever we get bad weather, there's always someone in the ditch because they were speeding to get from A to B. I'm a person who drives defensively, doing the speed limit or under based on road conditions, and I'm always being tailgated by someone who wants to do 70 in a 55. I understand the want for speed, but people need to plan better or accept being late if they're going to do that. I'm not going to speed up or pull off to the side of the road because of that. Snow on the road? You've got people driving in trucks the same way they drive in the summertime. Those are the same ones I find in the ditch a mile ahead of me after they pass me. If someone's under the speed limit, I'm fine with it. If I can pass them safely, I can. I understand the reasons why people would go slower than the limit, and I don't hassle myself over it.
What does irritate me on the road are people who cannot decide whether they are stopping or going. It seems that driving habits trend in this area, from speeding, to not using turning signals, to pressing on the breaks for no reason. Seems like every other week I've got someone who speeds up, hits the breaks not even near an intersection or even following a car, speeds up, and does the same thing 10 seconds later, and every time I come across one of these drivers I give them further clearence as I cannot understand why they keep stopping. I do this simply bcause I don't want to risk them slamming on the breaks after losing their mind and risking injuring anyone or ruining vehicles.
I sometimes think the world is out to get me, but I see it as another challenge the world is putting me through as a test, so I take it all positively. I do get some good humor out of talking to some people casually about driving, they bring up they speed, and I ask how many tickets they've got. Always give them the jokish version of "Shame on You" when they say they've got 3+ speeding tickets on record and they haven't been driving for very long 
Smith6612 wrote:We have this problem in my area as well. I guess it's pretty universal. I won't say it happens a lot as there are things that take place more often here than not turning a turning signal on, but I'll talk about that shortly. I've only had a few times where due to a lack of a turning signal I've had to slam on the breaks. I can almost guarantee it was either because the person wasn't looking to see what kind of clearance they had, or that they were just distracted or royally confused. All of these instances, there is never a signal on. I also don't see signals a lot of times near busy intersections. Surprise, surprise! Makes it worse when you can't see whether or not they're in a turning lane.
In my area, people have more of an issue with speeding and passing illegally. Crashes out where I am are pretty frequent, and it seems that whenever we get bad weather, there's always someone in the ditch because they were speeding to get from A to B. I'm a person who drives defensively, doing the speed limit or under based on road conditions, and I'm always being tailgated by someone who wants to do 70 in a 55. I understand the want for speed, but people need to plan better or accept being late if they're going to do that. I'm not going to speed up or pull off to the side of the road because of that. Snow on the road? You've got people driving in trucks the same way they drive in the summertime. Those are the same ones I find in the ditch a mile ahead of me after they pass me. If someone's under the speed limit, I'm fine with it. If I can pass them safely, I can. I understand the reasons why people would go slower than the limit, and I don't hassle myself over it.
What does irritate me on the road are people who cannot decide whether they are stopping or going. It seems that driving habits trend in this area, from speeding, to not using turning signals, to pressing on the breaks for no reason. Seems like every other week I've got someone who speeds up, hits the breaks not even near an intersection or even following a car, speeds up, and does the same thing 10 seconds later, and every time I come across one of these drivers I give them further clearence as I cannot understand why they keep stopping. I do this simply bcause I don't want to risk them slamming on the breaks after losing their mind and risking injuring anyone or ruining vehicles.
I sometimes think the world is out to get me, but I see it as another challenge the world is putting me through as a test, so I take it all positively. I do get some good humor out of talking to some people casually about driving, they bring up they speed, and I ask how many tickets they've got. Always give them the jokish version of "Shame on You" when they say they've got 3+ speeding tickets on record and they haven't been driving for very long
I don't mind people going under the limit. There are a ton of legitimate reasons for going slower. What I do have an issue with is people going under the limit in the fast lane (far left here in TX) on the highway. The left lane is the fast lane here, and a passing only lane in several other states. The right lane is the slow lane. If you want to go slow, that's fine. Just get out of the way. ;P
If it's a one-lane road, though, I wouldn't expect anyone to speed up or pull over just for me. This is strictly a highway pet-peeve.
