5 Signs You Might Be The Driver Everyone Hates

September 15, 2009 - 1:00 pm By igorderysh

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Driving is a delicate endeavor – not only do you have to make sure you don’t f**k up, you’re effectively putting your life in the hands of everyone else on the road with you. So it’s no surprise that those who do it wrong can send even the calmest among us into a fit of hate-filled rage. Problem is, most of the people who suck at driving don’t know how truly bad they are. So here are five ways that you can tell if you are the driver that everyone hates.

1. You Wear Your Heart on Your Bumper Sticker

If you are the person whose beat up Jetta is covered in bumper stickers that say something about their political and social views, the person behind you wants nothing more than to ram your car repeatedly. No one cares that you voted for Dukakis in ‘88 or that you support a tree’s freedom of assembly.

If you have a “Baby on Board” window hanger, you are the worst type of offender.

granny-small 2. You Are Over 65

Seriously, your ten block trip from your house to Bennigan’s does not need to take a half hour. There is no such thing as driving at a leisurely pace. So do everybody a favor, and get your son to handle all your transportation, before your trifocals slip down and you accidental drive through the front door of a 7-11.

speed 3. You Don’t Speed Up on The On-Ramp

Merging onto a highway, with cars, trucks and 100,000-pound 18-wheelers whizzing past you at 70 MPH, is one of the most potentially dangerous parts of driving. So when someone creeps onto the highway like a scared little asswipe, keeping everyone behind them from getting up to speed, there’s good reason for people to get angry. (We’re looking at you, Prius drivers…)

cell-phone 4. You Are Talking On Your Phone

If you don’t have time to wait to get where you’re going to talk on your phone, time to consider clearing up your schedule. If you are texting, you are even worse. The fact that your girlfriend is “wtchin TWC lmaooo” can wait, and frankly does not need to be addressed.

asian-driver 5. You Are An Asian Woman.

Sorry, some stereotypes just hold up.

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that guy says:

September 16, 2009 at 12:41 am

ouch for the asian woman. true, though.

Mustafa_Beer says:

September 16, 2009 at 7:52 am

I find the stereo types true.
My most hated… Grey or blue hair in a Buick (usually in those wrap around Cataract glasses).
Import car with anyone wearing a flat brim hat sideways or backwards ( no concept of turn signals, speed limits or that double or triple parking to have a conversation is illegal and annoying)
Middle eastern woman who still wers the veil ( probably more familair with the camel than driving in NYC)
DWO ! ( driving while oriental) “nuff said!
Speed limit in the left lane. (if everyone is passing you on the right, you’re probably screwing up traffic!)