Why New York City has so many bad drivers

by Louis Albornoz

New York is full of bad drivers. Actually, New York may have some of the worst drivers in the world. I think the primary reasons for this phenomenon are insufficient driver training mandates and the lax requirements for ob...read more

by Jon Wulff

People don't want to talk about it nor believe it. But movies like Fast and the Furious and Gone In 60 Seconds, it's no wonder one of the most populated, busiest cities in the world has the worst drivers. Let's take Ma...read more

by Susan Nagy

The reason why New York City has so many bad drivers is not hard to figure out at all. It's because they have so many people! New York is the largest city in the United States, so it only makes sense that since they have...read more

by Lacy Ways

According to Allstate Insurance Company's "Best and Worst Drivers of U.S. cities with populations over 100,000" ranking report from 2005, New York City isn't the worst. It's actually ranked 23rd worst out of 196 cities th...read more

by knowledge

The problem with New York city drivers is that every one is in such a hurry. with the amount of people that they have in the streets no one wants to let some one pass so every one pretty much forces them selves in. thats w...read more

by Richard Serra

I don't know if bad drivers is the correct label to use. After all, what is a bad driver? Maybe driving a car with a lot of dents might be an indication. Aggressiveness comes with competitiveness. And in New York, well.......read more

by Francine M.

I believe that New York has many bad drivers because of related city issues: always being in a rush, and all the traffic. Living in the city, I can attest to it that no one has any time to slow down and take all the dri...read more

by Bhumika Ghimire

Actually there are bad drivers all over the country but in New York City you will find more of them. Why? Here are some reasons # They don't have much experience driving since the subway and other public transportation ...read more

by Clacky McSnackins

What one has to consider when talking about New York is the overall climate in which these individuals drive on a regular basis. New York City is a completely different driving experience than anywhere else in the world. ...read more

by Steve Martin

Have you tried driving in London? Or Paris? Or Rome? I don't think the issue is to do with New York particularly, but with cities in general. The bottom line is that when the car was invented, it was never envisaged that o...read more