The worst drivers...
The Bay Area sub loves to lament about what kind of car does the worst driver drive. Tesla, BMW, and Nissan all rate pretty highly here, but having just done a 7700 mile loop around the US, I can tell you that the Bay Area drivers aren't close to the worst.
That award goes to New Jersey. I grew up in Philadelphia and I remember my old man complaining about how bad drivers from Jersey were. I thought that it was just him showing Philly pride, but when I learned to drive and crossed that bridge, I also saw that first hand. Nothing has changed in 30-years. Terrible roads make terrible drivers.
No particular brand of car had the worst drivers, but there were classes of vehicles that had the worst drivers. In order:
* **Giant pick up trucks.** Giant pick up trucks were consistently, in any state, the most selfish driver out there. I get it. You've got a huge truck, you feel safe, so you feel like you can do anything that you want. Lane hop with no signal? Sure. Turn into traffic and make others stop? Why not. Park like an asshole, absolutely. Giant pick ups are the worst. Loud, giant pick ups are the worst of the worst. * **Loud, usually Japanese, cars (but sometimes BMW's or Corvettes)**. These are mostly driven by young men trying to use the sound and their bad ass attitude to zip through traffic and find a mate, likely by crashing into them. Your loud ass, lowered 8-year old Honda Civic already lets the world know your coming, but instead of spending money on turn signals and driving lessons, you spent it on an exhaust system. Super cool, bro. You suck at driving. * As an aside, if you're friends with the guy that has the super loud exhaust car, do you tell him (and it's almost always a him) that it is super cool, but roll your eyes at how goofy it is or do you try to talk them out of doing that, but it is a futile effort. * **Cars older than 15-years.** This one is a bit of a wild card, but seeing a 2007 Buick or 2002 Camry, I knew that there might be trouble. Look for damage. In most cases, this is a very old person or a very young person. A sketchy combination behind the wheel in either case. Again, a wild card because some people simply can't afford to upgrade. They are good drivers, but the outer ends of the age graph were chaotic.
You know what California is the worst at? Getting out of the left hand lane. Jesus. What happens at the border of Arizona or Nevada? Every state, and we were in 26 of them, no problem getting over for passing cars in the left lane. Every single state except California. People just cruising up the 5 in the left lane at 60MPH. Please, look in your mirrors once in a while and get over for passing calls.