A completely unscientific observation about bad drivers and their political ideologies.

[janradder]

Now to start off, I'm not talking about all people who declare their political allegiances on the back bumper of their car -- there are plenty who do who are perfectly reasonable motorists. Nor am I talking about all bad drivers since there are many of them who drive cars with no political bumper stickers. However, among those who do voice their political opinions via their cars and who are bad drivers, this is what I've noticed:

Republicans/libertarians/conservatives
--Drive aggressively fast
--Speed up whenever I try to pass them on the highway
--Weave recklessly through traffic
--Knowingly run red lights and stop signs
--Cut me off on purpose, fully aware of what they are doing.

Democrats/Greens/liberals
--Drive aggressively slow
--Sometimes take up two lanes at once making it impossible to get past them
--Drive ten miles under the speed limit in the passing lane and refuse to budge from it
--Stop at intersections where they don't have a stop sign to let the person go through who does have a stop sign
--Cut me off without realizing it because they're wandering vaguely about the road.

Has anyone else noticed these traits?

Comments

[barthanderson.livejournal.com]

Aw hell. I'm a Republican!

[janradder.livejournal.com]

So when are you slapping the Norm bumper sticker on the back of your car?

[st-writes.livejournal.com]

I've noticed that we have both these types of drivers here but I had failed to make the political connection! (The other day somebody did that stupid stop at an intersection where they had no stop sign and I did, so of course I ran the sign before I realized it.)

[haddayr.livejournal.com]

Yes, and it makes me HATE THE LEFTISTS.

If you're going to be an asshole driver, do it quickly, I say.

[jamiam.livejournal.com]

So Republicans are aggressive, selfish assholes and Dems are passive-aggressive, self-righteous assholes?

[janradder.livejournal.com]

We have one of those intersections right by our house and people will sit there, waving us on. I find it really irritating (most especially when I'm behind someone like that, though).

[janradder.livejournal.com]

Yeah -- I get much more annoyed by the lefties than I do the right-wingers.

[janradder.livejournal.com]

Exactly!

[geniusofevil.livejournal.com]

yeah, but in our defense, we're probably yelling at our kids at all those moments

[janradder.livejournal.com]

Actually, there are no kids in the car because having kids would only add to the carbon footprint.

[geniusofevil.livejournal.com]

damnit! I knew I was forgetting something