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I and most of the people I've asked all noticed a distinct drop in driver skill after the covid lockdowns lifted. In particular people seem not to be noticing t

I and most of the people I've asked all noticed a distinct drop in driver skill after the covid lockdowns lifted. In particular people seem not to be noticing things. They're not noticing the car in their blind spot or that the light has turned green.

toast0 4y ago
Reduced maintenance of vehicles and roads may also be a factor. Although the comment elsewhere about miles driven increasing is probably the biggest factor.
- riffic 4y ago
  people don't know how to set their mirrors properly, for one. Always assume you're in a blind spot.
2OEH8eoCRo0 4y ago
I do too, people have become crazy. Distracted and stressed? People seem more pissed off and more likely to take risks.
mod 4y ago
I've noticed that truck drivers frequently stay in passing lanes while not passing. I think it's a recent phenomenon, though I can't think of a reason for the change.
- kube-system 4y ago
  Shortage of drivers. Labor shortages are never good for quality.
- UncleEntity 4y ago
  Because they’re idiots. Since I came back to driving trucks I have noticed a distinct lack of simple common courtesy and professionalism amongst my fellow drivers. My working theory is that all the “old hands” have retired and the current crop of drivers don’t know what it’s like to get yelled at on the CB for doing stupid stuff. Plus they will let you train new drivers with only six months experience which isn’t enough. And the multitude of people from other lands where driving rules are basically “the largest vehicle has the right of way” who I see all the time running up a few feet off a car’s bumper going 80+ mph. I don’t even think I’m falling victim to the “get off my grass” syndrome, these people are just idiots.
kube-system 4y ago
I wonder if post-COVID brain fog is a contributing factor. We know people 65+ are hit harder by COVID, and that same demographic had the biggest increase in accidents.
- ekianjo 4y ago
  that's a stretch. Rather people above 65 who stop doing things regularly lose skills faster than younger people, probably.

toast0 4y ago

Reduced maintenance of vehicles and roads may also be a factor. Although the comment elsewhere about miles driven increasing is probably the biggest factor.

riffic 4y ago
people don't know how to set their mirrors properly, for one. Always assume you're in a blind spot.

2OEH8eoCRo0 4y ago

I do too, people have become crazy. Distracted and stressed? People seem more pissed off and more likely to take risks.

mod 4y ago

I've noticed that truck drivers frequently stay in passing lanes while not passing. I think it's a recent phenomenon, though I can't think of a reason for the change.

kube-system 4y ago
Shortage of drivers. Labor shortages are never good for quality.
UncleEntity 4y ago
Because they’re idiots. Since I came back to driving trucks I have noticed a distinct lack of simple common courtesy and professionalism amongst my fellow drivers. My working theory is that all the “old hands” have retired and the current crop of drivers don’t know what it’s like to get yelled at on the CB for doing stupid stuff. Plus they will let you train new drivers with only six months experience which isn’t enough. And the multitude of people from other lands where driving rules are basically “the largest vehicle has the right of way” who I see all the time running up a few feet off a car’s bumper going 80+ mph. I don’t even think I’m falling victim to the “get off my grass” syndrome, these people are just idiots.

kube-system 4y ago

I wonder if post-COVID brain fog is a contributing factor. We know people 65+ are hit harder by COVID, and that same demographic had the biggest increase in accidents.

ekianjo 4y ago
that's a stretch. Rather people above 65 who stop doing things regularly lose skills faster than younger people, probably.