Maryland drivers!

[Anonymous]

What is it with Maryland drivers speeding up to close a gap when you signal a lane change?

Before you get in my face I consider myself one - though my Pennsylvania roots urge me to be courteous when roles are reversed.

Yes it was a Beemer driver. HoCo. All stated for context but I am all over the state for my job and I see it everywhere. I am now conditioned when I use my signal to doublecheck before I take the space - and then to check tags. Yep, another MD driver.

[Anonymous]

Same old boring stereotype.

[Anonymous]

I come from Paris, France, where you need to be on your guard at all times because any space you leave will immediately be filled by a car or several motorbikes. I don't understand why everyone complains about MD drivers. They're much nicer than where I come from. And my Vietnamese BIL tells me horror stories of Ho Chi Minh city drivers. And my Egyptian relatives tell me horror stories of Cairo drivers.

So really, I don't think American drivers are the worst. At all. MD included.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I come from Paris, France, where you need to be on your guard at all times because any space you leave will immediately be filled by a car or several motorbikes. I don't understand why everyone complains about MD drivers. They're much nicer than where I come from. And my Vietnamese BIL tells me horror stories of Ho Chi Minh city drivers. And my Egyptian relatives tell me horror stories of Cairo drivers.

So really, I don't think American drivers are the worst. At all. MD included.

Maryland drivers being better than those in Ho Chi Minh City and Cairo isn't exactly a stellar endorsement. That's like Arkansas saying at least they're not as bad as Alabama or Mississippi.

[Anonymous]

No point complaining. MD drivers are just one of those things in life that you have to tolerate, like ads, mosquitoes, Covid and a whole bunch of other unpleasantries.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is it with Maryland drivers speeding up to close a gap when you signal a lane change?

Before you get in my face I consider myself one - though my Pennsylvania roots urge me to be courteous when roles are reversed.

Yes it was a Beemer driver. HoCo. All stated for context but I am all over the state for my job and I see it everywhere. I am now conditioned when I use my signal to doublecheck before I take the space - and then to check tags. Yep, another MD driver.

Turn signals are bad OpSec in Maryland. You are giving away your plans to the enemy.

My favorite is when you signal to change lanes, and the person behind is like, "great idea!" and swerves to get there first and tries to cut you off.

But yes, I have noticed this too. And it's usually a BMW or a pick up truck.

[Anonymous]

So sick of the tired bs.

Virginia has 11.6 deaths per 100,000 people and 1.23 deaths per 100,000,000 miles traveled.

The two places Maryland drivers drive the most, Maryland and DC, are 4.8/0.94 (DC) and 9.1/0.99

In this survey, Virginia was ranked #15 worst and Maryland was ranked #31

https://www.forbes.com/advisor/car-insurance/states-with-worst-driving-behaviors/


In this study, based on NHTSA data, Maryland was ranked 13th best, Virginia was ranked 27th best.

https://munley.com/states-with-the-best-and-worst-drivers/

According to this analysis, Virginia has the 4th worst drivers (Maryland wasn’t in the worst or best 10)

With this commentary:

“ In Virginia, drivers receive traffic citations 20% more frequently than the national average. In addition, 27% of drivers have an at-fault incident listed on their auto insurance policies.

Virginia has 9.7 traffic fatalities per 100,000 people. However, it came in first for rudest drivers in the country, making it the worst state for drivers with road rage.”

https://www.autoinsurance.org/the-best-and-worst-drivers-by-state/


So GTFO with this stupid shit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So sick of the tired bs.

Virginia has 11.6 deaths per 100,000 people and 1.23 deaths per 100,000,000 miles traveled.

The two places Maryland drivers drive the most, Maryland and DC, are 4.8/0.94 (DC) and 9.1/0.99

In this survey, Virginia was ranked #15 worst and Maryland was ranked #31

https://www.forbes.com/advisor/car-insurance/states-with-worst-driving-behaviors/


In this study, based on NHTSA data, Maryland was ranked 13th best, Virginia was ranked 27th best.

https://munley.com/states-with-the-best-and-worst-drivers/

According to this analysis, Virginia has the 4th worst drivers (Maryland wasn’t in the worst or best 10)

With this commentary:

“ In Virginia, drivers receive traffic citations 20% more frequently than the national average. In addition, 27% of drivers have an at-fault incident listed on their auto insurance policies.

Virginia has 9.7 traffic fatalities per 100,000 people. However, it came in first for rudest drivers in the country, making it the worst state for drivers with road rage.”

https://www.autoinsurance.org/the-best-and-worst-drivers-by-state/


So GTFO with this stupid shit.

None of that represents the reality of life in the road in this area. MD drivers are a constant menace.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So sick of the tired bs.

Virginia has 11.6 deaths per 100,000 people and 1.23 deaths per 100,000,000 miles traveled.

The two places Maryland drivers drive the most, Maryland and DC, are 4.8/0.94 (DC) and 9.1/0.99

In this survey, Virginia was ranked #15 worst and Maryland was ranked #31

https://www.forbes.com/advisor/car-insurance/states-with-worst-driving-behaviors/


In this study, based on NHTSA data, Maryland was ranked 13th best, Virginia was ranked 27th best.

https://munley.com/states-with-the-best-and-worst-drivers/

According to this analysis, Virginia has the 4th worst drivers (Maryland wasn’t in the worst or best 10)

With this commentary:

“ In Virginia, drivers receive traffic citations 20% more frequently than the national average. In addition, 27% of drivers have an at-fault incident listed on their auto insurance policies.

Virginia has 9.7 traffic fatalities per 100,000 people. However, it came in first for rudest drivers in the country, making it the worst state for drivers with road rage.”

https://www.autoinsurance.org/the-best-and-worst-drivers-by-state/


So GTFO with this stupid shit.

You said it all very eloquently. Let's shut this stupid thread down and don't respond to the baiting. Who the F cares what Virginia thinks anyway?

[Anonymous]

It's not limited to Maryland. You see this everywhere, because selfish people live everywhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So sick of the tired bs.

Virginia has 11.6 deaths per 100,000 people and 1.23 deaths per 100,000,000 miles traveled.

The two places Maryland drivers drive the most, Maryland and DC, are 4.8/0.94 (DC) and 9.1/0.99

In this survey, Virginia was ranked #15 worst and Maryland was ranked #31

https://www.forbes.com/advisor/car-insurance/states-with-worst-driving-behaviors/


In this study, based on NHTSA data, Maryland was ranked 13th best, Virginia was ranked 27th best.

https://munley.com/states-with-the-best-and-worst-drivers/

According to this analysis, Virginia has the 4th worst drivers (Maryland wasn’t in the worst or best 10)

With this commentary:

“ In Virginia, drivers receive traffic citations 20% more frequently than the national average. In addition, 27% of drivers have an at-fault incident listed on their auto insurance policies.

Virginia has 9.7 traffic fatalities per 100,000 people. However, it came in first for rudest drivers in the country, making it the worst state for drivers with road rage.”

https://www.autoinsurance.org/the-best-and-worst-drivers-by-state/


So GTFO with this stupid shit.

None of that represents the reality of life in the road in this area. MD drivers are a constant menace.

Try driving 95 north on a weekend. Virginia idiots are sitting in the fast lane. I am far more frustrated there than in Maryland.

- no dog in this fight.

[Anonymous]

I think the whole DC areas the drivers are mostly very self centered and only worry about getting to their destination and F everyone else.

that being said, when I cross AL or WW into MD from VA it goes down hill quick. don't even think about Indian head or route 4 or Rt 5 might as well be a race track...

Rt5 50 is pretty civilized though...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So sick of the tired bs.

Virginia has 11.6 deaths per 100,000 people and 1.23 deaths per 100,000,000 miles traveled.

The two places Maryland drivers drive the most, Maryland and DC, are 4.8/0.94 (DC) and 9.1/0.99

In this survey, Virginia was ranked #15 worst and Maryland was ranked #31

https://www.forbes.com/advisor/car-insurance/states-with-worst-driving-behaviors/


In this study, based on NHTSA data, Maryland was ranked 13th best, Virginia was ranked 27th best.

https://munley.com/states-with-the-best-and-worst-drivers/

According to this analysis, Virginia has the 4th worst drivers (Maryland wasn’t in the worst or best 10)

With this commentary:

“ In Virginia, drivers receive traffic citations 20% more frequently than the national average. In addition, 27% of drivers have an at-fault incident listed on their auto insurance policies.

Virginia has 9.7 traffic fatalities per 100,000 people. However, it came in first for rudest drivers in the country, making it the worst state for drivers with road rage.”

https://www.autoinsurance.org/the-best-and-worst-drivers-by-state/


So GTFO with this stupid shit.

None of that represents the reality of life in the road in this area. MD drivers are a constant menace.

Got it. So the data don’t align with your feelings. Terribly sorry about that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So sick of the tired bs.

Virginia has 11.6 deaths per 100,000 people and 1.23 deaths per 100,000,000 miles traveled.

The two places Maryland drivers drive the most, Maryland and DC, are 4.8/0.94 (DC) and 9.1/0.99

In this survey, Virginia was ranked #15 worst and Maryland was ranked #31

https://www.forbes.com/advisor/car-insurance/states-with-worst-driving-behaviors/


In this study, based on NHTSA data, Maryland was ranked 13th best, Virginia was ranked 27th best.

https://munley.com/states-with-the-best-and-worst-drivers/

According to this analysis, Virginia has the 4th worst drivers (Maryland wasn’t in the worst or best 10)

With this commentary:

“ In Virginia, drivers receive traffic citations 20% more frequently than the national average. In addition, 27% of drivers have an at-fault incident listed on their auto insurance policies.

Virginia has 9.7 traffic fatalities per 100,000 people. However, it came in first for rudest drivers in the country, making it the worst state for drivers with road rage.”

https://www.autoinsurance.org/the-best-and-worst-drivers-by-state/


So GTFO with this stupid shit.

None of that represents the reality of life in the road in this area. MD drivers are a constant menace.

Try driving 95 north on a weekend. Virginia idiots are sitting in the fast lane. I am far more frustrated there than in Maryland.

- no dog in this fight.

^^^ THIS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is it with Maryland drivers speeding up to close a gap when you signal a lane change?

Before you get in my face I consider myself one - though my Pennsylvania roots urge me to be courteous when roles are reversed.

Yes it was a Beemer driver. HoCo. All stated for context but I am all over the state for my job and I see it everywhere. I am now conditioned when I use my signal to doublecheck before I take the space - and then to check tags. Yep, another MD driver.

Had a VA driver do the same to me when I was driving in Va.

Yes, you have to always double check even if you have your blinkers on.

-signed someone who moved here from out west