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> I thought tailgating was pretty much a western thing I've driven across country a few times and most of my genuine fear moments on the road came in Texas. I
by jraines 8y ago
> I thought tailgating was pretty much a western thing
I've driven across country a few times and most of my genuine fear moments on the road came in Texas. In LA you get the sense that some asshole is late for a meeting or took too many uppers that morning. On Texas interstates it feels more like you're in a remake of Duel
- abawany 8y agoI have seen it vary by city with Houston drivers bordering on homicidal, Dallas being no-nonsense fast (with many left lane hogs), and Austin being a bit too easy going (plus many left lane hogs). I miss MN - people sure (used to) drive nice up there. One thing to keep in mind is that trucks and giant SUVs rule the roost here so if you are driving a smaller car, things will generally look scary.
- jraines 8y agoDefinitely - most the incidents I'm referring to were on 10 around Houston (all sorts of vehicles but especially trucks & SUVs) or on 20 heading west away from DFW (big rigs)
- disease 8y agoMinnesota drivers are not very good in my experience. They are so passive aggressive that they made a law that said you had to zipper merge, but no one does it and you end up with ridiculous one-lane backups that go on forever because of said passive aggressiveness.