Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Minnesotans are terrible drivers!

It's true. They may be, as statistics show, well-educated, but when it comes to driving, whoa! I've reserved making this declaration to anyone other than Kris for as long as possible, hoping that I would be proven wrong, but I can hold my tongue no longer. I've seen the driver's ed cars, so I know they at least have driver's ed, but somewhere in the process of learning how to drive sensibly something has gone horribly awry. I grew up hearing Ohioans say Hoosiers were terrible drivers and vice versa, but this takes it all to a new level. Here are a few of the problems I've witnessed all to often: the failure to consider that someone may be in the lane next to you before you move on over, the failure to understand that the red light means stop (and that's truly scary!), the absence of the notion that you stay between the lines rather than straddling them, the inability to understand that the first person to a four way (or two way) stop gets the right of way, regardless of if he/she is turning left. The list goes on and on. Anyhow, I hate to be a disser or complainer, but it is truly mind-boggling how bad they are. It's nothing against Minnesotans personally. I just think they should either learn how to drive or go back to mushing with the dog sleds!!!

1 comment:

Justin said...

Harkens to the Onion's Our Dumb World commentary on Minnesota (though I still find it a little harsh!)

People here in CT seem to drive relatively well, and it's not like the roads are overrun with SUVs--just tons of Indiana made Subarus!

~Le gros Hoosier