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DrWillVKN
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When I'm on the road, I try to maintain a steady 'moderate' driving judgment. When I am entering a roundabout or highway, I go when the cars on the left/right are a good distance away (ie. if I yield and the car is just about to cross my path and I can only cross with a very quick reaction time, I usually stop because even though I can cross, I think that if I have other passengers in the car that it's safer to stop).
I think I'm not an overly safe driver when I compare myself to others, and I always am alert and quick. However, when I am at those roundabout/highways and I let just *one* car go past me because I think it's safer, there have been many, many times when the car behind me would honk right when I stop. This is irritating, considering that there's always traffic ahead anyways and that there's no point getting a few seconds ahead.
I have noticed that this happens mostly when I drive a car that belongs to a younger person that has a red bumper sticker thing (around these parts, if a car belongs to someone with less than 1 year of driving exp, the car is forced to have one of those red things, which are annoying to remove everytime you drive, so I usually just keep it on). The person honking is usually a person in their 40s or 50s who looks pissed off. Today, as cars were tightly zooming by from the left, someone honked at me at the exact moment the 3rd last car was passing even though there was no possible way to cross without being turned into scrap metal.
Anyways, the main point of this topic is to discuss what situations you feel is 'safe' driving vs. what is 'too much'. I've been driving for years now and have never been in an accident, and no one has ever told me I drive too safe and slow, but I keep on getting these cars honking at me. I know I lack experience, but a lot of the decisions I make are the same as the ones older drivers do, so it's hard to tell if I'm actually being too safe or if the other drivers are just being jerks. Heck, I thought that older drivers hate to see reckless younger drivers. Do you ever look down on younger/very old drivers?
I think I'm not an overly safe driver when I compare myself to others, and I always am alert and quick. However, when I am at those roundabout/highways and I let just *one* car go past me because I think it's safer, there have been many, many times when the car behind me would honk right when I stop. This is irritating, considering that there's always traffic ahead anyways and that there's no point getting a few seconds ahead.
I have noticed that this happens mostly when I drive a car that belongs to a younger person that has a red bumper sticker thing (around these parts, if a car belongs to someone with less than 1 year of driving exp, the car is forced to have one of those red things, which are annoying to remove everytime you drive, so I usually just keep it on). The person honking is usually a person in their 40s or 50s who looks pissed off. Today, as cars were tightly zooming by from the left, someone honked at me at the exact moment the 3rd last car was passing even though there was no possible way to cross without being turned into scrap metal.
Anyways, the main point of this topic is to discuss what situations you feel is 'safe' driving vs. what is 'too much'. I've been driving for years now and have never been in an accident, and no one has ever told me I drive too safe and slow, but I keep on getting these cars honking at me. I know I lack experience, but a lot of the decisions I make are the same as the ones older drivers do, so it's hard to tell if I'm actually being too safe or if the other drivers are just being jerks. Heck, I thought that older drivers hate to see reckless younger drivers. Do you ever look down on younger/very old drivers?
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