Would you call yourself a good driver?

[thegreenyogi]

[GuyAnswersGirls123]

I'm a very safe driver but I'm not very good.

I have a much easier time driving in Japan since Japan has more rules for traffic, like when there's a lot of traffic and people are trying to merge into our lane, all Japanese abide by a simple rule. Let one person merge and then pass, and the person behind us does the same. We don't let two people merge, we don't let no people merge, we always let one person merge and then pass.

In the US when I had to drive, I was always upsetting people since I drive the speed limit (never over, not even 5mph), people would honk at me letting one person merge the Japanese way only to find the person merging behind them rude and shoving their way in front of me (letting two people merge when I only intended one to merge), etc. We tend to have be more aggressive to drive well in the US and I'm not at all aggressive.

In Japan, I'm a better driver. I don't have to be very aggressive at all.

[GuyAnswersGirls123]

In the US, I'm the type of driver that gives a lot of people road rage being quite slow and letting other people ahead of me and so forth. 😅

[GuyAnswersGirls123]

I also tended to upset passengers driving the speed limit when everyone tends to go 5-10mph over. But to me it's a speed limit, not a speed recommendation, and I don't want to give a police officer any excuse whatsoever to give me a speeding ticket (been driving now for 28 years and never got one speeding ticket; it's impossible since I always drive the limit).

[thegreenyogi]

When you speak of the U. S. we have a similar scenario here in Italy. Everyone seems to create a driving code of their own and you have to have 4 eyes, not two. My best policy when there's someone behind me that's in a rush is turn into the first slip road and let everyone pass by and get back on the road without too much stress!!😃 Thank you as always for sharing!!

[GuyAnswersGirls123]

I watched some videos of driving in Italy and that looks so stressful to me! I also like to drive in the slow lane when there is one.

We do similar thing here in Japan as well as on escalators, like this:


Some people might wonder why all Japanese stand on one side of the escalator leaving so much space but it's so that anyone in a hurry can walk/dash up the other side.

[AviatorTom]

Yes, I am a good driver. I have had no moving violations in the last 10 years, last parking ticket I had was 25 years ago. In 40 years of driving, I've been involved in only 3 accidents, none of them my fault, and none of them involved any injuries.

[SnackTime]

I received an $80.00 infraction in Canada for tailgating. They have radar guns that measure tailgating. I asked the cop how close I was to the bus ahead of me. He said I was 80 feet behind the bus. (he said it in meters, but it's not hard to convert it.) Are you fucking kidding me? In America, the people are 8 inches from your back bumper.

When Saint George Floyd died, cops stopped policing traffic violations. You could now do 80 mph in school zones. Why? Because it was safer for the government to see no evil and hear no evil.

[Dargil]

There are not Federal traffic laws in the USA. There's no "8 inch" regulation. Cops are reluctant to make traffic stops because of many drivers carrying illegal forearms. Criminals do not obey traffic or firearms laws.

[petitedollbabee]

For the most part. I’ll admit, I do speed a bit, but I’ve never caused any accidents or damage to my car, and the 1 accident I have been in was unavoidable on my end.

[KrisKris81]

My insurance dropped me several years ago after falling asleep at the wheel and totaling both my jeep and the, parked, car I slammed into. That is still my only major accident in ~20 years of having a license. To me - yes, to my insurance - could be better.

[Viola_456]

I only drive for 2 years soo not great driver but i never had an accident and never failed to give someone right of the way soo yeah a good driver probably 😅

[BCRanger10]

It's been four years since my last ticket and nearly seven years since my last accident. I think so.

[Simslover92]

Never been in a car accident while driving but I call that luck more than anything. I'm a horrendous driver.

[OtterMan68]

Yes. Haven't had so much as a fender bender in over 20 years. I religously use my turn signals and never drive more than 4 miles over the speed limit. If I know I'll be drinking, I'll get an Uber or Lyft or ride with a designated driver.

[lightbulb27]

excellent within my scope of skills. not gonna race cars, but safe.

[user184394]

Yeah fast and furious, lol... just kidding i drive safe.

[DryGermanGuy]

I am. No surviving on the Autobahn otherwise! :-)

[superchan2011]

I would say that i'm a cautious driver so I guess you could say by that virtue that I'm a good driver.

[LittleMelissa9614]

I'm a pretty good driver and very cautious. Just not the best at main highways yet.

[ChicoFromThe305]

Yep I be swerving, I even cut off a cop while swerving, not on purpose but still lol

[Dargil]

Pretty good, but impatient and lean toward road rage,

[andreasderjuengere]

I'm alive.
I still have all my limbs.
Good enough, I guess.

[Rangers]

I'm not really good at anything, but I'm also not a moron, sadly not being a moron is a rare trait these days

[NathanDavis]

good at dodging trees...

[Booklover_90]

😂😂😂

[NathanDavis]

@Booklover_90 true story... lol

[Anonymous]

No. I'm much better with my irons. My short game is my strength.

[Night_Descends]

I am a decent driver. 😊

[thegreenyogi]

Good to know!!🫶

[IslaTheWitch]

I'm still alive and in one piece, right?

[mandyfire98]

No accidents yet lol.

[desidoll]

I am, but very bad with direction lol

[strateguy632]

honestly no, i am safe but not skilled.

[MushyKiwi]

No. I drive maliciously.

[goaded]

Everybody does.

[tfan1]

Yes. Yes I would.

[Still-alive]

Yes and a very cautious one too

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

I think I am.

[Fuentes]

Yeah I'm safe

[Sam12348]

Yeah, I am

[Sam12348]

Are you?

[thegreenyogi]

So far zero accidents. So I think I'm pretty good. I think having driven tractors and other vehicles that weren't cars in the past helped me a lot.

[Sam12348]

That makes sense. And yeah, no accidents even after years of driving means you are a good driver

[thegreenyogi]

Thanks!!

[Sam12348]

No problem 😊

[ab2shifty]

Realistically no but like, it’s alrighttt

[eagle1951]

been doing it for 55 years

[MemeSupreme]

i am speed...

[MrZameer]

I don't know how to drive a car 😭😭😭

[laly520]

yes def

[sheikalana]

Yes.

[soe11]

Yes ✓

[Booklover_90]

Yes. 😊

[LavLavLuv]

Yes 🚘🐰

[MrDaveAPSI]

Yeah

[BLP11520]

Yes, I would✅

[euniestars]

NUH UH