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Originally Posted by Duruss
Yes but why do Calgary drivers do that? My question is what is making Calgary's drivers bad? Is it education? Or just local culture?
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Local culture, low congestion, wide open roads and slower speeds.
Go to a bigger city (specifically an American one) and even terrible drivers drive better. There’s so much more movement when traffic is free that there is more forethought and awareness needed. On top of that, when traffic is bad, people generally understand that every in traffic is collectively “in it together” and it’s much less antagonistic. Calgarians don’t handle congestion well and so, when it hits, they turn into absolute idiots.
With bigger roads, slower speeds, and less traffic, drivers are naturally less aware/alert, strategic, and purposeful behind the wheel. Add the aversion to honking here and nobody is ever course corrected. 9/10 times you honk at someone when they #### up here and they give you the middle finger lol.
Calgary is genuinely one of the worst places I’ve ever driven. Though, Toronto is also terrible, so I’m not sure what the original person is talking about.
Basically, it’s a mix of everything that makes Calgary bad, but mostly there’s low incentive to be any good and (so long as you avoid an accident) no punishment or shaming for being bad.