European Drivers:
Those refelecty things on either side of your car aren't there to check your make up / admire your handsome boyish looks (delete as appropriate) they are in fact there to check for approaching cars before you blindly swing into the next lane!

Also, an advanced lesson, those pretty orange flashy lights aren't for your own personal disco but in fact designed to "indicate" to other road users your intended direction.

500 km today and nearly died about 7 times, fucking idiots!

Surprisingly the Dutch were the worst offenders who I'd previously regarded in high esteem.
(bill, Thu 30 Apr 2009, 21:31, 10 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Evening Billiam.
Glad to see your mood has improved :)
( thealternativefact, Thu 30 Apr 2009, 21:34, Reply)

Pfft
everyone knows they're for checking out hot guys who you suspect were checking you out as you shifted your fine lookin' ass into your car.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Thu 30 Apr 2009, 21:35, Reply)

/is annoyed
um Bill? - ik ben Nederlands. Ik weet het hoe te om mijn spiegels te controleren en te wijzen op. *is zeer zeer upset*
(Poppet some assembly required., Thu 30 Apr 2009, 21:50, Reply)

The worst drivers in America, and why:
(I should preface this by saying that these are generalizations, and that I'm saying why I consider them to be bad drivers, not why the group overall is bad.)

-Asian women. (By Asian, over here we mean Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese, Chinese and so on.) They drive as though no one else were on either side of them or behind them- they swerve, do sudden lane changes, pull out into traffic without looking, block traffic because it doesn't occur to them that someone else might need to be getting through there... it's as though the world only consists of the 120 degrees of view in front of them.

-Young black men. Turn signals are for white folk, yo. You ain't cool if you let others know where you tryin' to be. And you ALWAYS gotta be in front, even if you're about to turn onto a side street in a mile- dat fool is in your way, you gotta ROAR past him and show him who's cool. Oh, and brakes always work better in parking lots if you're going at least 30 mph as you screech into a parking space.

-Suburban housewives. They drive large vehicles so they can take Taylor and Tyler to soccer and dance and piano lessons and haul around at least thirty seven kids, and meanwhile they need to be talking to someone on their cell phone or doing their makeup, and since they're driving the bigger car if they get in a crash they'll be okay, so it doesn't matter if they cut you off, and how DARE you be in front of them, don't you know that they're late for their salon appointment and Rhett will give away their time slot if they're not there?

-Old fogies. This is a worldwide thing, I think, including the need to leave a turn signal on for at least twenty minutes. You don't need me to detail them.

And finally: white suburban teens in their pimped out Hondas, trying to show that they've seen "The Fast And The Furious" as they scream past you with their oversized exhausts. I shit thee not, one of these asswipes once got side by side with me when I was driving a 300ZX and raced me to the bridge- and as he was going over the bridge his exhaust started blowing blue smoke. He was so determines to show me how fast he was that he blew his engine.

Wankity fucksticks.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Thu 30 Apr 2009, 22:06, Reply)

@Vampierpoes
Ik ben niet Nederlands maar ik weet hoe ik spiegels op mijn schooenen kan zetten. * Is zeer zeer geill *
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Thu 30 Apr 2009, 22:18, Reply)

I concur with Bill
I've never felt more scared than when driving through the Netherlands.

VC - being in Oz, this will cancel out any possible bad things. Have a tissue.

In my personal rankings I place British drivers seconds (mainly because I am one), then Italians.
(Potty Jag har smör i min rumpspringa, Thu 30 Apr 2009, 22:18, Reply)

ta potty
and thanks Spakkahead.

/wipes eyes.
/gets ready for school.
(Poppet some assembly required., Thu 30 Apr 2009, 22:23, Reply)

While I'm at it
Have a can of petrol, ballaclava, fireproof gloves and remote igniter. Now you're ready for school
(Potty Jag har smör i min rumpspringa, Thu 30 Apr 2009, 22:27, Reply)

fucking win
I thought putting on my face and my uniform made me ready but apparently not.

/makes plans
(Poppet some assembly required., Thu 30 Apr 2009, 22:45, Reply)

Twats in hats.
You all forgot twats in hats. As a highly experienced passenger I pay attention to things my wife can't as she is driving. If anyone driving a car is actually wearing some sort of headgear, expect them to drive like a twat.
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Fri 1 May 2009, 8:39, Reply)