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Originally Posted by DownInFlames
I could go on and on. This city is so easy to get around in but so many people can’t manage, or be bothered to pay attention enough, to do it without being a hinderance.
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Originally Posted by Table 5
Canadian drivers have this weird combo of low skill + high arrogance. Compared to the rest of the world, our traffic is relatively mild and roads are stupidly easy to drive on... yet for some reason many people are stressed out whenever the slightest inconvenience/transgression happens. Perhaps because things are so easy, it's easy to get thrown off?
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The mark of a good driver isn't being able to take note of all the bad drivers, it's being able to get from point A to point B without driving dangerously while minding the flow of traffic, minding other drivers, and doing it stress-free. Even then, good drivers make mistakes. Even F1 drivers make mistakes.
That's it.
If someone has slowed down or stopped because they chose the wrong lane (or even if they chose that lane on purpose trying to get ahead) you can bet that if I can safely let them in even if it means adjusting my driving, I'm letting them in 100/100 times. It doesn't cost me anything and it helps them (and usually the people behind them).
As an aside, there does seem to be something unique in the way Calgarians especially view lane changes. From any lane change that is more than 1 to more complex lane issues like basic merges and zipper merges, it seems like a constant blend of people who either don't know how to do it right or think someone else isn't doing it right so they take it upon themselves to stop them from doing it.
Whether it's "I'll drive however I want" or "I'm driving the right way and anyone who isn't doesn't deserve my respect" there's a huge entitlement issue around driving here.
People are also weirdly averse to horns. Part of the problem is that people don't use horns as a polite "hey, you're impeding traffic, move it along" they use it for "I DON'T LIKE THAT!" a lot of the time, which has the direct result of when you use a horn for the former, half the time you're getting the middle finger in return lol.
I was at a four way stop the other day planning to turn right. There was an old van coming from the opposite direction that got there first by about a second, I couldn't see their turn signal, so as they started to go (what I thought was straight) I crept into the intersection to make my turn. Well, they started turning left into the same lane at which point I saw their signal once it was out of the sun glare, so I hit the brakes, totally my mistake as they were there first and obviously had the signal on (didn't impede them though, at least 6 ft. between my vehicle and theirs) and they gave me "the glare" as they turned (not watching the road), and then once I made my turn behind them, they gave me the finger. People here are the most fragile drivers.