People that shouldn't be driving

[Touring5]

There are some intersections near me that I now avoid like the plague. In my area of the city we were descended upon by a large number of refugees. Somehow, the state makes getting a driver's license practically "automatic" for them. I suspect many of them had never driven before coming to America and they'll do some crazy things ( like making a right turn from the left turn lane). When there's a (inevitable) wreck, they've been known to leave the scene, then return with someone who can interpret English for them. There's a fairly major intersection that rapidly became one of the most dangerous in the city in just a few years.

I've often shuddered at how much trust we place in complete strangers when driving anywhere.

 

[John105]

You see stupid driving every day among all age groups.
Running late to work? Get out of bed a little earlier.
Have an urgent appointment to get to? Leave a little earlier.
Every driver has the right to expect reasonable driving behavior from every other.
Daily driving is a cooperative endeavor, not a competitive one.
Accidents often result in serious economic and physical consequences and drivers need to grasp this before acting as though driving is a video game or a race.

We just dropped our kid off at karate for his black belt pre-test. It was at 6:30 AM but everyone was told to be there 6:15 and no later. We were up the road and a car comes the other direction maybe 60 in a 25, and I saw the karate sticker on the hatch. That’s a bad feeling being late to something one cannot be late for. But I notice when it comes to kids, parents have tunnel vision. My wife’s car had a hit and run/scrape at preschool years ago. At St. ***** pre school.

 

[Pew]

5 mins ago some old guy decided to fly into the left turn lane from the middle lane and cut off the entire line of cars waiting. If I didn't just light my cigarette I would have flicked it through his open window.

 

[dishdude]

I turn now. Good luck everybody else!

 

[OVERKILL]

5 mins ago some old guy decided to fly into the left turn lane from the middle lane and cut off the entire line of cars waiting. If I didn't just light my cigarette I would have flicked it through his open window.

Just saw something similar yesterday. Same street as in the OP, up further, guy turns left from the middle lane into a parking lot on the left-hand side, cuts off an F-150 who lays on the horn and the look of confusion on the idiot's face told me he had no idea what was going on as the bumper of the F-150 was 4ft from it.