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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Speeding isn't the problem.  Frustration with poor and inconsiderate drivers is the problem, as is distracted/drunk/stoned driving.  People who don't know how to merge without disrupting main lane traffic flow, people who camp in the passing lanes virtuously adhering to the speed limit, people driving at or below the speed limit on roads which obviously are safe at speeds 10 -15 over the limit, bicyclists who partially block motorized traffic on single lane roads, and drivers blowing through red lights at high speed right after the lights change are all causes of road rage and of accidents.  Merely driving 10-15 over the speed limit is not a meaningful contributor to accidents, unless also distracted/drunk/high or simply incompetent as a driver (e.g., driving too fast for conditions in bad weather).

A major related issue is the virtually nonexistent bar to obtaining a driver's license.  Almost anyone, regardless of actual driving skill, can get a license, which is seen by most people as an inalienable right instead of a privilege which should be earned.   [/quote]

Agree.  It would be a pain, but people should have to work harder to get and keep a license.  It is so clear that many, many drivers (and not necessarily new ones) have no idea what the rules of the road are.  [b]And I'm so tired of people making bad moves that endanger everyone because they got in the wrong turn lane[/b]. No, you cannot swerve over into my lane abruptly or hold up a line of traffic while you try to merge into another lane because you don't want to turn around.[/quote]

A good driver will occasionally miss their turn. A bad driver never will. [/quote]

Yeah, that was a lesson I drilled into my daughter, if you’re in the turn lane or a committed lane just take it and figure out how to get back, don’t try and make a last-minute switch[/quote]

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