Worst drivers, Men, Women, Asians, Old People, or Youth

[vtec]

Just saw this poll on a NZ website that I'm finding kind of entertaining. Here:
http://www.haveyoursay.co.nz/polls/v...omen-or-asians

Thought I would show it on KB cause it made me laugh. May as well run a similar one here.

edit: Should be noted that some of the best riders/drivers I know are asian. So this is a generalisation. Do not take it personally, just like don't really get hurt all that bad by Hone saying "white motherfuckers". I have never shagged a mother. There are notably some shockers amongst the asian driving public, just as there are in all demographics. I only put this poll up, because I was surprised by the brazenness of the website that I attached the link to.

[McJim]

I've never had this problem with Asians drivers that is referred to by New Zealanders.
I have had shedloads of problems with grey haired Falcon & Commodore drivers.
I have been T boned twice while going through a green light - once by a Maori woman and once by a Tongan man.

So where is the option for Pacific people and Falcon/Commodore drivers?

[onearmedbandit]

Everyone is a sucky driver, just all the groups listed above are easily identifiable.

[huff3r]

Well isnt it 80% of NZers think they are an "above average driver" i.e better than 50% of other NZers

[EJK]

I voted my age.

[YellowDog]

IME: Some old people are very good and safe drivers.

IME: Some young kids are good and safe drivers; not many though and of the ones that are, they are usually female.

IME: I have not had any positive experiences of female Asian drivers of any age.

I suspect it could be realted to the fact that not many women have been able to drive in their previously native countries.

Someone please tell me that I am wrong?

[Milts]

Honest answer?
Old people are worse drivers (lack ability) but young people have poorer judgement/overestimate themselves/do stupid things for the sake of it. Both are equally dangerous imo.
I don't think ethnicity or gender actually has much to do with it

[ducatilover]

I voted my age.

Old people?

[McJim]

No one in New Zealand can drive - the tests are too easy. Well trained drivers like myself come over and end up with all your bad habits.

[Bren]

worst: old asian women!!!!

[huff3r]

worst: old asian women!!!!

Poll should've been multi-choice

[EJK]

IME: Some old people are very good and safe drivers.

IME: Some young kids are good and safe drivers; not many though and of the ones that are, they are usually female.

IME: I have not had any positive experiences of female Asian drivers of any age.

I suspect it could be realted to the fact that not many women have been able to drive in their previously native countries.

Someone please tell me that I am wrong?

No I don't think you are wrong. Some bits are true that some Asians don't respect much road laws. You see, the way I see it, generally Asians are from a much bigger and busier country. A city like Seoul is home for over "you do the maths" population where stress and crowdedness is uncomparable to NZ cities. You see how Auckland traffic is more "aggressive" than Christchurch?

The point I'm trying to say is, (some) Asians are preety agressive when driving. Because that's how they need to drive to survive in their country.
Also, im my experience (with my two eyes), many cause accidents around the roundabouts. Cause we don't have 'em in Korea.
One other thing. Many (I mean many) Asians don't indicate. I hate that...




Cause of Asian's causing car accidents are not because of their small eyes!!

[vtec]

Sorry can't change it now... We should really run two polls.. One women vs men... But all men would just vote for women and vice versa. And we could do a racially charged one aswell. I did get rear ended on my motorbike stopping at traffic lights by a maori lady, and her and her daughter tried to convince me it was my fault and that I had stopped on a green. Had to call the cops on her arse. Haha.

Also, been hit on my bicycle on the footpath by an asian after I had nearly cleared the front of his car as he was coming up a completely non-vision restricting driveway at the top of Hobson St, was a wide open carpark. He didn't slow down at all. Just totally didn't see me even though I was only at walking pace, and had gone right past his car just about and his numberplate hit my rear wheel.

Also, had a European women come out of a one way street the wrong way turning right into oncoming traffic to sneak up the next one way street down on customs street (coming out of Fort, and turning up Emily Place) I was trying to go into fort, and she turned across my path while I was on my bicycle, if she hadn't been going up Emily but rather joining the traffic flow I would have just past to the left of her (her right side).

And the only people that have specifically tried to kill me on my bicycle have been men.

Had a Mitsubishi Evo 4 stolen by Islanders... same with my mates WRX wagon... stolen by Islanders, and I caught a "dark" dude (ethnicity unknown) who'd broken into my mates Nissan Silvia and was trying to wreck the ignition with a big screwdriver.

My brother's Toyota Supra was taken out by a Pacific Island truck driver turning right into Penrose road off Great South across the traffic. Photos here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/mccamish/Crash
Arguably my brother wasn't driving defensively like you learn to on a motorbike

And my grandad who is now dead also had an asian claiming "gleen light, gleen light" when he turned across traffic and caused a head on with my grandad who hit his head on the windscreen quite badly.

Although my other grandad determinedly and from what I could tell purposely crashed into a young guy who failed to give way to him with the old "if you are turning left, you have to give way to cars to your right turning right into the same street.

My older brother as a young guy wrote off 2 cars arguably neither were his fault, but I know I wouldn't have crashed in either situation. His problem I feel is his lack of attention when at the wheel always fluffing with the bloody stereo, he loves his "sounds" (wank wank).

My younger brother who is the unco one in the family has been involved in 2 car accidents in Melbourne this year, again arguably neither were his fault and again I know in the same situation I wouldn't have crashed.

And my dad who is nearing sixty, blind in one eye, and is a reformed alcoholic and pub fighter from 'nam, never crashes motorbikes or cars. Although he did when he was younger.

My mum never crashes but she scares me when I'm in the passenger seat, with her lack of awareness about vehicles behind her. And her attitude that if she's going the speedlimit then she's perfectly entitled to hog the fast lane, that just pisses me off. I told her it's an overtaking lane.

I've never crashed a car either, I don't see how people can, they don't just fall over if you get it a bit wrong like a motorcycle or a bicycle.

My gran who is nearing 80... sure she's not entirely awesome at the old spacial awareness thing, but she never crashes either. Once left the park brake off and it ran away down the street about 25 years ago.

[EJK]

Old people?

I was born at the same year as yourself matey

[peasea]

I've never had this problem with Asians drivers that is referred to by New Zealanders.
I have had shedloads of problems with grey haired Falcon & Commodore drivers.
I have been T boned twice while going through a green light - once by a Maori woman and once by a Tongan man.

So where is the option for Pacific people and Falcon/Commodore drivers?

Ahem!
I have grey hair and drive a Holden. Oh dear.

I used to live on Auckland's North Shore where Asians abound and their driving antics are nothing short of atrocious. My eldest daughter once had a homework assignment that included observing traffic at a roundabout. I sat with her for about an hour by the Sunnynook Road roundabout and THAT was an education!