What kind of driver are you?

[Marathoner]

Just now, missmuffet said:

What is your biggest pet peeve with other drivers?

When it's necessary to create sufficient distance between my vehicle and theirs to avoid the consequences of their reckless driving. 

[Neighbor]

1 hour ago, missmuffet said:

There are 4 types of drivers:

1. Passive

2. Aggressive

3. Assertive

4. Defensive

A drivers quiz

https://www.consumerreports.org/cars-driving/what-kind-of-driver-are-you-quiz/

With today's vehicle features  none of the above necessarily  pertain. I set a destination and the 2024 car pretty much takes over, asking only that I stay awake and occasionally put my hand back on the steering wheel, as evidence I am still awake I guess.

Need to add 5. inactive driver.

[missmuffet]

6 minutes ago, Marathoner said:

When it's necessary to create sufficient distance between my vehicle and theirs to avoid the consequences of their reckless driving. 

It is very important to stay one car length behind the car in front of you. If someone were to hit you from the back

and you should hit the car in front of you it would be 99.9% your fault.

 

Mine are:

1. Very few people using blinkers. It is helpful so you know what they are going to do.

2. People going through stop lights and stop signs. We have many here who do that. I think

the best way to resolve that is to get cameras on the lights. That way it will come out of

their pocket and they will think twice before they do it again.

3. Those who come from a side road and cut you off very close.

4. People texting while driving. Very dangerous.

 

Edited October 21, 2024 by missmuffet

[missmuffet]

1 minute ago, Neighbor said:

With today's vehicle features  none of the above necessarily  pertain. I set a destination and the 2024 car pretty much takes over, asking only that I stay awake and occasionally put my hand back on the steering wheel, as evidence I am still awake I guess.

Need to add 5. inactive driver.

My car doesn't do that. It is too old. You still need to be very alert.

[Neighbor]

8 minutes ago, missmuffet said:

What is your biggest pet peeve with other drivers?

Only that they are on "my road" and sharing my car's choice of lane. LOL

[missmuffet]

1 minute ago, Neighbor said:

Only that they are on "my road" and sharing my car's choice of lane. LOL

So you are one of those who think they own the highway?

[Knotical]

I am somewhat assertive and defensive.  Where I live it is nerve-wracking at times when you try to leave a good amount of space between you and the vehicle in front of you and other people think it is there for them to merge into.  Most people around here tailgate, so leaving a good cushion of space is paramount in the eventual case where someone gets rear-ended in front of me and I don't want to become a part of the pile-up.

[Marathoner]

5 hours ago, missmuffet said:

It is very important to stay one car length behind the car in front of you. If someone were to hit you from the back

and you should hit the car in front of you it would be 99.9% your fault.

 

Mine are:

1. Very few people using blinkers. It is helpful so you know what they are going to do.

2. People going through stop lights and stop signs. We have many here who do that. I think

the best way to resolve that is to get cameras on the lights. That way it will come out of

their pocket and they will think twice before they do it again.

3. Those who come from a side road and cut you off very close.

4. People texting while driving. Very dangerous.

 

Good points that I agree with. About a month ago, I overheard others complaining about cameras being installed and operational on the highway on the way to the new campus where I work. They were complaining because speeders were being caught remotely... and I remembered what it was like in Germany when I was a soldier stationed there during the 1980s. 

There were speed limits (usually 40 - 60 kilometers per hour) painted prominently on the surface of the road leading into towns and cities. Those numbers painted on the road were impossible to miss, yes? They were. For those who chose to ignore them, every little town or city featured an overpass (or similar feature) before you entered the town proper, and this was where the German polizei (police) had a very neat system of cameras installed to remotely catch violators in the act. Those cameras would take several photos of speeding cars from different angles (including a mugshot of the driver) which would arrive in the mail along with a bilingual letter in German and English if the speeder happened to be an American (or from the UK). 

It was very efficient, but that's how the polizei conducted business. The letter informed the violator about their offense, provided copies of those photos, and gave instructions on how to pay the fine: go to the nearest German post office and pay the fine. They accepted U.S. dollars... no problem!  

Edited October 22, 2024 by Marathoner

[Marathoner]

Something else worth sharing about cars and roads in Germany while I was there: there were polizei assigned to towns and cities, and then there were the Autobahnpolizei (highway police). The difference? Apart from the area of their responsibilities, it had to do with what kind of vehicle they used. 

The Autobahnpolizei around Stuttgart drove Porsche 944 turbo interceptors. No one was going to outrun the Autobahnpolizei. Special polizei units in the city proper operated the same hot-rod Porsche interceptors just in case someone managed to give the Autobahnpolizei the slip. Very rare, but the polizei were well-prepared. 

[missmuffet]

32 minutes ago, Marathoner said:

Good points that I agree with. About a month ago, I overheard others complaining about cameras being installed and operational on the highway on the way to the new campus where I work. They were complaining because speeders were being caught remotely... and I remembered what it was like in Germany when I was a soldier stationed there during the 1980s. 

There were speed limits (usually 40 - 60 kilometers per hour) painted prominently on the surface of the road leading into towns and cities. Those numbers painted on the road were impossible to miss, yes? They were. For those who chose to ignore them, every little town or city featured an overpass (or similar feature) before you entered the town proper, and this was where the German polizei (police) had a very neat system of cameras installed to remotely catch violators in the act. Those cameras would take several photos of speeding cars from different angles (including a mugshot of the driver) which would arrive in the mail along with a bilingual letter in German and English if the speeder happened to be an American (or from the UK). 

It was very efficient, but that's how the polizei conducted business. The letter informed the violator about their offense, provided copies of those photos, and gave instructions on how to pay the fine: go to the nearest German post office and pay the fine. They accepted U.S. dollars... no problem!  

Good way to get traffic violations. I know a guy from Holland and he said the same thing.