On 8/12/2010 1:57 PM, andrel wrote:

> There are probably as many driver styles as there are drivers. There is
> for instance the aggressive style, though they would probably describe
...

Interesting point. I'm probably more of the cooperative driver, though 
depending on the circumstances I'm probably edge in a small amount of 
aggressiveness when called for. E.g. crowded road, no one will leave a 
good enough gap. You have to do something because you're running out of 
road (trying to merge onto the freeway)

Interestingly, I used to race in autocross back when I had a car that 
was appropriate for it. It gave me a good outlet for carving corners and 
doing some fast driving at the limit, something not appropriate for the 
street.

There is something to that, though. I see many drivers as not 
necessarily being bad drivers (unless they are driving 50mph on a 70mph 
road yapping on their cellphone) but being just plain rude drivers. I'm 
always very irritated when I see people wait until the absolute last 
possible second before moving over when there have been signs indicating 
the lane is under construction and everyone must move over up to a mile 
before the construction starts. Although, a couple of states I have 
driven in have enacted a law stating that they must move over 1/4 - 1/2 
mile before reaching the construction zone. Waiting to the last second 
before moving to a different lane will cause delays because someone will 
have to stop for you.

-- 
~Mike

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