Just about everyone has seen bad driving on public roads and most will admit that they too have even participated at times. A few weeks ago we asked you what you thought were the absolute worst bad driving habits. Here are the top five answers according to you.
#5: Lights Off
In fifth place, we have Jaxxx555 with their suggestion “People driving without their lights on (or just their DRLs) at night and on rainy days is the single most infuriating example of bad driving.” As others in the comment section pointed out, it’s somewhat surprising how many people in new cars still manage to do this despite having automatic headlights.
#4: Left Lane Hogs
Coming in fourth place we have the classic slow driver in the left lane. Submitted by Holden Ute, this is my personal gripe. They substantiate their complaint saying “Maybe it’s because I come from a tourist city, but nothing pisses me off more than a rental Pacifica going 65 in the fast lane. Get your ass over. For you it’s a scenic drive, for me it’s a Tuesday commute.”
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#3: Tailgaters
We have a three-way tie for first place, each with ten upvotes and zero downvotes. We’ll kick that off with PsychoKisser who simply submitted tailgating. We all know that frustrating feeling when someone is inches away from our bumper for no discernible reason.
#2: Blinkers
Failing to use a turn signal comes next in line thanks to Styler. Again, that’s unsafe behavior in some circumstances so it’s easy to see why so many of you would vote for it. Somehow the word BMW didn’t appear in the comment or in the reply section.
#1: Parking Lot Riders
And the final winner is a riff off of tailgating known as the parking lot tailgater. Ben specifically called out that behavior (among a few others) and got a perfect 10 to 0 comment score too. Saving time in a busy parking lot seems to require parking quite a ways from the door and simply walking.
No doubt, a person who rides your bumper in a parking lot and then gets upset when you attempt to back into a space isn’t a very patient or courteous driver. It’s possible they might even attempt to vandalize your car should they be that upset. At least they’re not imposing the same high risk to safety that some of these other offenders likely are.
