It's not just the drivers, like someone else stated pedestrians also go without a care in the world, figuring they have the right of way and everyone will stop for them. Someone once put it to me in a very simple yet effective way, you only have the right of way if people give it to you and car > person. When I was in Montreal I've never seen so many people pay attention to the road. Someone actually said to me "Walk when I walk or you will get hit." needless to say I listened. But yes, the driver's are terrible as well. When it snows they go 30 on a highway and you wonder why they're going so slow, I mean, it's never THAT bad. When it's nice out everyones going 100 and cutting you off. People stop for no reason, my personal favorite is when they have the blinking arrow and sit there like someone else is coming the other way. The second I get behind the wheel of a car I focus more than I ever have. The fact that my life is not only in my hands but random idiot out there driving like a jackass scares me so I do whatever possible to lower chances of getting hit.
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