GMAC's Rankings of State Drivers

[JTWood]

Virginia is 15th?? It surprises me that Northern Virginia and Richmond don't pull us waayyyy down.

I actually would like to have seen a rural/urban split in this survey. I'm from southern Illinois, and our drivers are perfectly polite and knowledgable (for the most part). St. Louis, though, is awful. I swear that people in the city think that blinkers are for decoration only, and that lane changes can really be conducted over a period of 30 seconds.

Ridiculous...

[blankman]

no surprise seeing jersey down at the bottom. if its a circle they are ok. but if they are presented with a straight line road its a catastrophe . some of the worst drivers ever. (course that can be said about most drivers everywhere all over the US.)

And no left turns in Jersey which is the most retarded thing ever

That's not at all true. Trust me, I've lived there my whole life

I thought there were no left turns...ahh well

you suck blankman ! j/k

Haha. No left turns, that would be the most retarded thing ever.

There are places in Jersey where you can't turn left but it is not the rule. You usually only find this on very busy roads. I know route 10 has some in Morris County. They use "U-turns" instead.

From my experience, you can turn left at 99+% of intersections in NJ.

This is true with Rt 10. I actually go there all the time and live in Morris County. What about you?

[acsguitar]

Virginia is 15th?? It surprises me that Northern Virginia and Richmond don't pull us waayyyy down. People in Northern Virginia are just plain HOSTILE. Like they're out to kill you. Which can't be said about drivers in NJ, by the way. Most places like the Garden State, it's just crowded. In NoVa, it's deadly deadly, as my man RZA would say.

Yea NoVA drivers are totally insane...I should know I used to be one

[WharfRat]

no surprise seeing jersey down at the bottom. if its a circle they are ok. but if they are presented with a straight line road its a catastrophe . some of the worst drivers ever. (course that can be said about most drivers everywhere all over the US.)

And no left turns in Jersey which is the most retarded thing ever

That's not at all true. Trust me, I've lived there my whole life

I thought there were no left turns...ahh well

you suck blankman ! j/k

Haha. No left turns, that would be the most retarded thing ever.

There are places in Jersey where you can't turn left but it is not the rule. You usually only find this on very busy roads. I know route 10 has some in Morris County. They use "U-turns" instead.

From my experience, you can turn left at 99+% of intersections in NJ.

This is true with Rt 10. I actually go there all the time and live in Morris County. What about you?

I grew up in Monmouth County, and actually there are a lot of jughandles there on the highways. I'm not sure what the proportions are, but it seems like 30% or so of the left turns on highways or main roads are jughandles, the rest are just regular. I still don't get why NJ has them.

And here's a kind've-related question: why does NJ (and Oregon??) have gas station attendants, where other states (like Virginia) let you do it yourself? Another thing I've always wondered about.

[WharfRat]

Virginia is 15th?? It surprises me that Northern Virginia and Richmond don't pull us waayyyy down. People in Northern Virginia are just plain HOSTILE. Like they're out to kill you. Which can't be said about drivers in NJ, by the way. Most places like the Garden State, it's just crowded. In NoVa, it's deadly deadly, as my man RZA would say.

Yea NoVA drivers are totally insane...I should know I used to be one

I've never seen so many people make it a point to speed up if someone WAY ahead of them is trying to change lanes, like they don't want anybody in front of them ever. And the tailgating is AWFUL. But they do that in rural VA too, from my experience at least.

[RyanK]

I wouldnt think CT would be so bad.... not too much traffic.. welll... yah.. nevermind, lot of new york comuters

[Amazinz]

And here's a kind've-related question: why does NJ (and Oregon??) have gas station attendants, where other states (like Virginia) let you do it yourself? Another thing I've always wondered about.

I don't know about Oregon. It's been that way in Jersey since the late 40s. I have been told that there was a huge fire in the 40s in Edison? NJ related to smoking at a gas station and that's what spurred the local government to pass the law. Not sure if that's accurate though.

[davidmarver]

California drivers suck. We should be last.

[JTWood]

And here's a kind've-related question: why does NJ (and Oregon??) have gas station attendants, where other states (like Virginia) let you do it yourself? Another thing I've always wondered about.

I don't know about Oregon. It's been that way in Jersey since the late 40s. I have been told that there was a huge fire in the 40s in Edison? NJ related to smoking at a gas station and that's what spurred the local government to pass the law. Not sure if that's accurate though.

There are other states that have attendants for weird reasons. For instance, parts of Florida hire full-time attendants during the Love Bug mating season. The Love Bugs fill the air like you wouldn't believe. There are so many that it actually sounds like rain as they splat on your car.

It's so bad that you have to stop pretty frequently to clean off your grill and windshield, otherwise, all of those bug guts will fry to your car in the Florida sun. That's where the attendants come in. As you pump gas, they get clean off your car. It's a free service, but tips are expected.

[WharfRat]

And here's a kind've-related question: why does NJ (and Oregon??) have gas station attendants, where other states (like Virginia) let you do it yourself? Another thing I've always wondered about.

I don't know about Oregon. It's been that way in Jersey since the late 40s. I have been told that there was a huge fire in the 40s in Edison? NJ related to smoking at a gas station and that's what spurred the local government to pass the law. Not sure if that's accurate though.

There are other states that have attendants for weird reasons. For instance, parts of Florida hire full-time attendants during the Love Bug mating season. The Love Bugs fill the air like you wouldn't believe. There are so many that it actually sounds like rain as they splat on your car.

It's so bad that you have to stop pretty frequently to clean off your grill and windshield, otherwise, all of those bug guts will fry to your car in the Florida sun. That's where the attendants come in. As you pump gas, they get clean off your car. It's a free service, but tips are expected.

Haha, that's kinda crazy. I always thought Love Bugs were just hippy slang for VW Beetles.