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Bad drivers in Atlanta long predate Tesla’s existence

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I’m guessing you haven’t driven I-4 in Florida. Rated multiple times as the most dangerous stretch of highway in the US. People just change lanes without indicating or even looking. It’s crazy.

https://www.bcmillerlaw.com/posts/interstate-4-in-florida-tops-list-of-deadliest-u-s-highways/

The most frustrating drivers I’ve ever encountered, however, were in the Northern Virginia/DC area. So much entitlement. People stopping their cars in all sorts of places where you’re not supposed to, putting their hazards on as though that makes parking anywhere legal. Driving aggressively. Just generally entitled, crappy drivers (maybe because the population is so heavily made up of immigrants from countries with different rules–just a guess).

I’ve been through most of the US at this point and lived in a handful of states. Those two are the worst. LA sucks, too, but that’s mostly because of traffic.

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I-4 was much easier to drive for me than I-95 in Miami. I have never seen worse drivers.

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Yup I4 is bad but Miami is brutal. In Miami a turn signal is a .25 second warning to get out of the way. (Lifelong central Florida resident)

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I lived in LA (admittedly 20 years ago) and the traffic was bad, but the one thing that made up for it was that people who drove like assholes also knew what they were doing. They don’t leave a cushion so if you want to get over, you have to force it, and you have to know exactly how much you can get away with. Don’t get me wrong, there were certainly accidents, but fewer than I would have expected given the population. No data though; this is just my memory. It’s probably different now.

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People just change lanes without indicating or even looking.

Sounds like Atlanta. As does everything else you list. Couldn’t say if it happens at a higher rate elsewhere though.

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I am pretty sure that a lot of Tesla drivers just traded in their BMW.

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“Of the states where Ram dominated, drivers were worst in Massachusetts at 64.44 incidents per 1,000 drivers. Tesla (31.13) and Subaru (30.09) were the only other brands whose drivers had incident rates above 30.00.”

Damn, Ram drivers are more than twice as worse as the second worst drivers. WTH?

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9 points

Look up the rate of DUIs for Ram drivers

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That does not surprise me at all.

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This is remarkable! BMW drivers are definitely the sponsors od this article.

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3 points

I like confirmation.

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Well no one in Atlanta is from Atlanta. We blame the rest of you for sending us your bad drivers.

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Same with L.A. Which had the second-worst drivers. And I had to live there for 10 years.

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So you’re admitting to being a bad driver then.

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I’m admitting to not being perfect, but trying to be as good and courteous as I can.

Are you a perfect driver? Do you try to be as good and courteous as you can?

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