Is it Me..or are People driving like crazy lately..where are all these nut-case drivers coming from?

I have noticed in the past 2-3 years people are driving like nuts..I can't believe how bad drivers have become. We took about a two hour trip yesterday and I can't believe how people just cut you off..change lanes 3 feet in front of you. We saw 5 bad accidents on the highway...one where there was NOTHING left of this car, 3 cars destroyed and I'm sure everyone was dead. Of course traffic was backed up for miles from the gawkers staring like idiots as they came up on the accident further blocking traffic...as we passed there must have been a 1/2 of mile between us and the car behind us because these idiots wanted to get an eye full...even the traffic on the other side of the expressway was backed up...what idiots these people must be.Is it Me..or are People driving like crazy lately..where are all these nut-case drivers coming from?
It's not you... people are definitely taking more chances on the road these days... Drivers don't think twice about cutting each other off at high speed and when those drivers do cause others to lose control and crash, they do the obvious, flee the scene... I've seen this more and more myself... speeding is the norm and not just a few miles over the limit, but 20 to 30 mph ! I see riders of crotch rockets doing wheelies all the time and police seem few and far between to stop any of this madness !Is it Me..or are People driving like crazy lately..where are all these nut-case drivers coming from?
I live in Jersey...everyone drives crazy here.
They all voted for Bush.
More cars on the road than ever before = more nuts on the road than ever before



The days of the roads only having traffic on Sundays is long gone, and people are used to instant gratification these days, so having to actually WAIT for someone to change lanes makes people nuts (like myself..big road rager here)
I hate to day it but everyone is stressed.
Its not you, people do drive like nuts these days....everyone is in a rush to get somewhere and talk on their cell phones while driving, its just flat out crazy....people have no regard for the roads and others sharing the road with them.....its very scary actually.....
I just recently got my license and I'm very fearful of getting in an accident. I live in southern California and have some of the deadliest freeways in the world here. We took a trip to Disney Land in March and on the way home in the middle of the day we saw at least 5 drunk drivers. And of course the usual speeders and lane changers without signaling. You have to drive very defensively to avoid being one of those people dead on the side of the road that everyone is staring at.
In Oregon, the bad drivers come from California
I completely know what you mean. People these days aren't being courteous drivers, they are more in a hurry and want to get to where they are going as soon as possible, at the expense of everyone else on the street. If everyone would just leave 5 mins earlier, they wouldn't be in such a rush, because by speeding, cutting people off etc you only save at most 5 mins from your commute. I have a newborn and I am scared to death of taking her out because drivers are so careless. And don't get me started on people who do their makeup, shave their beards, or text message on their cell phones while driving! I have seen all of these quite frequently. Its bad.
This really isnt new I think there just is more people today than years ago, so the roads were not as conjected, but I hear you, my town has a three year construction going on Highway,, about 10 miles of it 2 lanes either direction and 55 Mph, I always leave a space in front of me because there is NO break down lanes, and concrete barriers up,, and people cut off the other lane to cut me off and get in front of me, we are not going anywhere so why go around me,, dont know why Americans are in such a rush, seems like the more they rush the more I see them at the next stop light where I look at them and wave,,
';Lately?!!'; That's an understatement. People have always driven like crazy, that's why there are thousands of deaths every year. Unfortunately the problem will never go away if people don't stop being stupid and irresponsible.
It could be global warming, brains are getting too hot.

It could be that they come from a country, that most drive without training.

It could be they come from California.

It could be they think what ever they do is more important than anyone or thing.Get out of my I am coming through.

It could be we now have a complete break down in the rules of the road.
It,s been like that for quite some time. Some days are worse than others but it's always been crazy where I,m from (Chicago area).
Feel free to use the Oklahoma method. Drive friendly, if you see the idiot, just say ';Well bless his/her heart';, back off a bit and give 'em room.
Well, laws are for honest and responsible people. As humans we have a tendency to be lazy and opportunistic. The highways lack ';enforcement'; of these laws.

As a result, I think more and more drivers see more and more other drivers getting away with bad behavior and so, tend to follow suit.

We all have skills. We all have talents. We all lack self discipline too!
You're just getting older and more cautious. It happens to everyone...eventually.