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Did you know that almost every city believes this about their local drivers? I've gotten it in LA, Boston, NYC, DC, SF, Philly, Atlanta, and Austin. Adding Miam

Did you know that almost every city believes this about their local drivers? I've gotten it in LA, Boston, NYC, DC, SF, Philly, Atlanta, and Austin. Adding Miami to the list.

BWStearns 2y ago
Having lived in most of those cities and in Miami I can say Miami is definitely the most dangerous driving I've seen. And my car insurance company certainly seems to agree.
- 0xbadcafebee 2y ago
  Most Americans don't understand that Miami is full of expats from the caribbean and latin america, some of whom may be here illegally, and so can't get a driver's license. They also may have grown up in places where they didn't get a drivers license or learn the rules. So they literally aren't supposed to be driving and never learned how. Because they can't legally drive a car, they buy a beater second-hand for cash, and it's never inspected, and of course falls apart and causes accidents. Add to that the crime in general, and yeah, insurance is $$$$$, and lots of crazy driving. (It's a minority of people, but enough that it creates more extreme outlier events than in most states) Not to mention The Ticket Clinic, a private service to pay a small fee to get out of traffic court. I probably had 10 different traffic violations thrown out, for $80 a pop, when I grew up there in the 00's.
  - NickC25 2y ago
    This right here. I currently live in Miami. I've lived all over the country. I'm from NYC burbs. I thought NYC drivers sucked before I moved here almost a decade ago. Miami's drivers are horrible, mostly because most of the people here have never been trained to actually drive.
maybelsyrup 2y ago
Yes, that’s true, but in this case they’re all actually wrong. I’ve driven or lived in all of those cities, and they’re all placid next to Miami. It’s not even close.
Quinner 2y ago
LA Drivers aren't that bad, driving just is awful there because the amount of traffic. NYC Driving is an absolute pleasure compared to Miami driving. I have what should be an easy ten minute commute and every day I am avoiding an accident due to a driver doing something crazy you would almost never see in another US city. This is exacerbated by the dysfunctional government which is happy to let developers do whatever they want without regard to impact on traffic flow, while doing no investment in infrastructure itself. I'm generally pro-growth, and I think California goes too far with its restrictions, but living in Miami has caused me to gain some appreciation for the reason behind some of what California does.
kemotep 2y ago
In my experience it is a State wide problem. I95 seemed to be a speed minimum of 95 if you didn’t want to get run off the road by everyone else for going too slow. I-4 (Daytona to Tampa, through Orlando) had over 400 deaths caused by traffic accidents one year. More than 1 death per mile of road. I don’t think 75 was any better, of course it was rough in Atlanta too, but still. My experience with Florida driving was not a great experience for the few years I lived there.
- deadbabe 2y ago
  In Florida it is common to see cars drive at speeds in excess of 100mph.

Did you know that almost every city believes this about their local drivers? I've gotten it in LA, Boston, NYC, DC, SF, Philly, Atlanta, and Austin. Adding Miami to the list.

BWStearns 2y ago

Having lived in most of those cities and in Miami I can say Miami is definitely the most dangerous driving I've seen. And my car insurance company certainly seems to agree.

0xbadcafebee 2y ago
Most Americans don't understand that Miami is full of expats from the caribbean and latin america, some of whom may be here illegally, and so can't get a driver's license. They also may have grown up in places where they didn't get a drivers license or learn the rules. So they literally aren't supposed to be driving and never learned how. Because they can't legally drive a car, they buy a beater second-hand for cash, and it's never inspected, and of course falls apart and causes accidents. Add to that the crime in general, and yeah, insurance is $$$$$, and lots of crazy driving. (It's a minority of people, but enough that it creates more extreme outlier events than in most states) Not to mention The Ticket Clinic, a private service to pay a small fee to get out of traffic court. I probably had 10 different traffic violations thrown out, for $80 a pop, when I grew up there in the 00's.
- NickC25 2y ago
  This right here. I currently live in Miami. I've lived all over the country. I'm from NYC burbs. I thought NYC drivers sucked before I moved here almost a decade ago. Miami's drivers are horrible, mostly because most of the people here have never been trained to actually drive.

maybelsyrup 2y ago

Yes, that’s true, but in this case they’re all actually wrong. I’ve driven or lived in all of those cities, and they’re all placid next to Miami. It’s not even close.

Quinner 2y ago

LA Drivers aren't that bad, driving just is awful there because the amount of traffic. NYC Driving is an absolute pleasure compared to Miami driving. I have what should be an easy ten minute commute and every day I am avoiding an accident due to a driver doing something crazy you would almost never see in another US city. This is exacerbated by the dysfunctional government which is happy to let developers do whatever they want without regard to impact on traffic flow, while doing no investment in infrastructure itself. I'm generally pro-growth, and I think California goes too far with its restrictions, but living in Miami has caused me to gain some appreciation for the reason behind some of what California does.

kemotep 2y ago

In my experience it is a State wide problem. I95 seemed to be a speed minimum of 95 if you didn’t want to get run off the road by everyone else for going too slow. I-4 (Daytona to Tampa, through Orlando) had over 400 deaths caused by traffic accidents one year. More than 1 death per mile of road. I don’t think 75 was any better, of course it was rough in Atlanta too, but still. My experience with Florida driving was not a great experience for the few years I lived there.

deadbabe 2y ago
In Florida it is common to see cars drive at speeds in excess of 100mph.