No statistics but other proof I have. We're experiencing a major shift in demographics in west Hamilton. The contrast in driving styles is highlighted because of how recent the shift is. Call 'em the way you see 'em.
Scarborough: Land of the Crap Drivers, partial proof
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No statistics but other proof I have. We're experiencing a major shift in demographics in west Hamilton. The contrast in driving styles is highlighted because of how recent the shift is. Call 'em the way you see 'em.
I think Einstein once quipped that the most abundant element in the universe wasn't hydrogen--it was stupidity, so nobody is off the hook when it comes to bad driving. In my experience, when stupid and aggressive driving is on display, there's a 99% chance of Whitey being behind the wheel (or bars), though we all know not to trust statistics.
Supernam
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I read so often about bad riders/drivers saying how bad other riders/drivers are that I am flabbergasted by the irony.
That seems to be the way our society functions nowadays in regards to many other things not related to driving as well. Is it a tea pot / kettle phenomenon?
Point 1, you need to identify what bad driving. There's aggressive, stupid MotoGp wannabe whitey type driving and otoh total clueless spatially regressive yellow driving. And parking.
Point 2, so long as the tea pot doesn't call the kettle black instigating a drive by shooting it's all good.
Supernam
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Point 1: Both types are bad drivers. One has good skills but poor judgement. The other is just bad all around and probably shouldn't be on the road. When you mix the 2 together you have a big problem.
Point 2: No comment.
Meh, bad drivers are everywhere these days. Drove from Toronto to Gatlinburg, TN and I think I could count the number of times I saw a turn signal come on, on one hand.
Just 2 days ago I'm a passenger in a car with a coworker and we're talking about crappy drivers and how no one signals anymore and he agrees with me. By the end of the trip I've noticed that despite agreeing with me fully he didn't signal a single lane change or which way he was going whenever he leaves a parking lot.
Just 2 days ago I'm a passenger in a car with a coworker and we're talking about crappy drivers and how no one signals anymore and he agrees with me. By the end of the trip I've noticed that despite agreeing with me fully he didn't signal a single lane change or which way he was going whenever he leaves a parking lot.
I see TTC run reds almost daily and they haven't been signaling properly since I moved to Toronto 3 years ago.
But I do agree that school bus drivers are worse. There's one in my neighborhood that jumps the green at one intersection almost every day which, as far as I'm aware, is actually included in the stunting laws.
