What kind of driver are you?
Muddy
USA
Are you a fucking lunatic out there? Grandma pace? Big time honker?
Me I’m a REALLY defensive driver. Im not zig and zagging, I’m not worried about the horn I got my hands on the steering wheel because I’m worried about staying away from YOU. Fuck getting into accident that shit ruins your day possibly week. Fuck getting a $150 ticket. Im not speeding. Im not a road rage dude, call me whatever names you want, don’t care. I’ll pull over to the side, you go, I’ll wait fuck outta here. Im pretty low heartbeat driver maybe half a hand on the wheel, really chill, really smooth but most I’m with would want some giddy up.
The only thing I do do is I drive with my middle fingers up (when it’s safe) that’s not directed at anybody in particular more of a general fuck you world thing that feels therapeutic for me.
Me I’m a REALLY defensive driver. Im not zig and zagging, I’m not worried about the horn I got my hands on the steering wheel because I’m worried about staying away from YOU. Fuck getting into accident that shit ruins your day possibly week. Fuck getting a $150 ticket. Im not speeding. Im not a road rage dude, call me whatever names you want, don’t care. I’ll pull over to the side, you go, I’ll wait fuck outta here. Im pretty low heartbeat driver maybe half a hand on the wheel, really chill, really smooth but most I’m with would want some giddy up.
The only thing I do do is I drive with my middle fingers up (when it’s safe) that’s not directed at anybody in particular more of a general fuck you world thing that feels therapeutic for me.
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Now I've calmed down. You have to be aggressive in the northeast, but I'm not cutting people off or getting into shouting matches.
Only thing I lay on the horn for is if I see someone (usually a teenage girl driving daddy's Benz) texting while driving. That'll never sit well with me.
Answering the original question I drive carefully when I’m on the local side roads, but fast on the main roads and highways.
I had a few rules that guaranteed survival:
#1 Avoid any risky behavior next to a dented rust bucket. They were either more aggressive than me, or were just to incompetent to react.
#2 Avoid VW Beetles - anybody crazy enough to drive those roads with their toenails out front as bumpers with a gas tank in their laps needed lots of space!
#3 VW Beetles that were dented rustbuckets: those folks were fucking nuts and must be avoided at all costs.
My crowning achievement was an unsignaled cutoff of a cabbie in lower Manhattan. I'm pretty sure he wasn't expecting that treatment from a car with Ontario plates, lol.
Not saying it was wise.
Some guy up in NH weaved around me, slammed on the brakes, and flipped me off. I was coming back from the gun range and legally armed at the time. Instead, I made a gesture to a Home Depot parking lot--then drove off.
But by "aggressive," I mean that in the northeast, someone gives you a couple car lengths to change lanes, you need to take it or you're going to miss your exit. I think everyone accepts it as the way everyone else is up here. Nothing personal.
Defensive on normal streets/roads - because most drivers around aren’t paying attention.
The speed limit on most interstates out slide of my home base, but if traffic is thick I’ll just do whatever speed the rest of the traffic is around me. If it’s congested cops usually aren’t going to pull you over if you’re going with the flow and not weaving in and out like an asshole.
Just for note - PA and Ohio turnpike, I set my cruise and go like 3 miles over the speed limit. I get passed like I’m standing still but myself and others I know homage way too many tickets there that I permanently drive slow. Try my best to avoid driving in DC - too many traffic cams. The joke about that is “Welcome to Dc that’ll be $125” if you arrive by car.
Crowning achievement:
Got a ticket from an airplane once. Only other person I know to have gotten that was my dad. My uncle once got 2 tickets, in the same spot, 2 days apart. You think he would have Karen’s his lesson the first time.
Anyone driving slower than you is an idiot and anyone driving faster than you is a maniac.
The aggressive drivers seem to take many risks, and they might get to their destination 3 minutes ahead of me, and it’s just not worth it (in my opinion).