Submitted by user1752916319 t3_117mf1f in newjersey
Am i the only one who notices this? Every time I see a car driving like a moron it’s always a New York license plate. Learn how to drive!!!
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T_D_A_G_A_R_I_M t1_j9cu0pp wrote
A NY transplant would likely have NJ plates.
lost_in_life_34 t1_j9cuw3t wrote
many of these people only learned to drive in their 20's or 30's
[deleted] t1_j9d241f wrote
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Obvious_Ad9670 t1_j9d4ud9 wrote
Who gives a flying fuck. Hating people based on moving to better their life is wrong. Plenty fuck ton of bad NJ drivers.
Bergamoted t1_j9d6t5h wrote
Being from NY and living in SJ. I can say y’all can’t drive including PA folks
Icy-Formal975 t1_j9d7z5t wrote
Or pa aswell
NotsosmartamInow t1_j9ddel8 wrote
That's funny cause I think the same about NY drivers and PA drivers. Keep right unless passing.
TenCentCherryCoke t1_j9din9t wrote
IMO in northern NJ it’s the ones with Diplomat license plates
TrueAd3615 t1_j9djteo wrote
You do realize that people in the NY sub say the same thing about NJ license plates?
dontkillchicken t1_j9dm24e wrote
I drive to the city late on the weekends and I keep getting stuck in left lane behind people going sub 50
SnooWords4839 t1_j9dm34g wrote
Add PA and Maryland to the list!
Full_of_hope t1_j9dncbj wrote
That’s true, we got our own non-transplant morons.
yomama1211 t1_j9dp599 wrote
This is a common thing in every state. And in human nature in general! We like to blame the other. In Florida we call all of you guys snowbirds and say you suck at driving :)
xazurestarlightx t1_j9dp8p5 wrote
I thought it was Pennsylvania
needtoredit t1_j9dpzoo wrote
Correction, many of these people got their license in their 20's and 30's......They still don't know how to drive.
burrito__supreme t1_j9dq6jl wrote
this is why we changed our ny registration to nj as soon as we moved. easier to blend in 😈
thealmightybunghole t1_j9dr8hl wrote
Tired of everyone not knowing how to drive
MamaK35 t1_j9dxy6w wrote
Add FL to the list. Get TF outta my way! And don't jump on your brakes, fully stop on a green light and decide last second that you need to make a turn!
Appropriate-Tutor-82 t1_j9dzn2e wrote
You’d be surprised. My neighbors moved over a year ago and still have Ny plates since the car is still registered to their other house in NY they don’t live at anymore
[deleted] t1_j9e5ijm wrote
Yes. 💯. Overly-aggressive and lack situational awareness.
1_ofa_kind t1_j9eddf1 wrote
That’s funny because in New York whenever someone is driving like a moron they have New Jersey plates.
peter-doubt t1_j9en6c3 wrote
(call a cop to check it?)
peter-doubt t1_j9en9fm wrote
If you learn in NYC, it's unlikely you get above 30 mph... Face it, they're scared!
peter-doubt t1_j9enf7k wrote
Says the guy who also watches for drivers who can't see over the wheel
peter-doubt t1_j9enia1 wrote
So? They're Wrong!
electric_kite t1_j9etbki wrote
Yeah, that’s because the snowbirds we’re sending you are just 90% old people. Of course they’re gonna suck at driving, they’re someone’s 86 year old Italian grandfather driving an ancient Cadillac.
Snorlaxstolemysocks t1_j9euxql wrote
Every NY plate on the parkway that’s actually going fast in the passing lane is driving like a dickwad. Yes we have our own unspoken laws about the parkway and some of us want to pass but do it in a safe manner.
Teskoh27 t1_j9eve5g wrote
don't hate the player hate the game. Car dependency is the problem. You can't build your way out of traffic and car infrastructure is not financially sustainable. Meaning those guys in NY who can't drive are subsidizing your suburbia through their taxes.
firstbreathOOC t1_j9ewaof wrote
Every time I see a car driving like an idiot, they’re on their phone. 99% of the time.
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LittleJoLion t1_j9exj3r wrote
My cousins transplanted about 6 months ago and they’re both still rocking NY plates.
AdministrativeBall58 t1_j9f1luw wrote
PA plates are actually driving super fast. They always used to drive so slow. I take 9 both north and south by like manalapan and old bridge area and New Yorkers do below the speed limit in the left lane and have practically taken over all the roadways!
AdministrativeBall58 t1_j9f1p3s wrote
Because they can get their insurance cheaper with the ny plates on. It’s so stupid and has been happening for years!
AdministrativeBall58 t1_j9f1u50 wrote
I know they practically weave in and out of the lanes using no blinker and just going super fast.
CopperPeak1978 t1_j9f3g1n wrote
Anyone, baring physical limitations, can get a license, It’s like having a child. There will always be shitty drivers and shitty parents.
Sufficient_Cow_6152 t1_j9f5j92 wrote
I see PA plates slowing down the left lane on 78 so much that it makes me wonder if PA even has a “keep right, pass left” provision.
coreynj2461 t1_j9f63zm wrote
From Hunterdon county to the Lehigh Valley tons of left lane hoggers on 78
eonetiller t1_j9f9wz2 wrote
Pennsylvania Title 75. Section 3313. Subsection D.
Driving in right lane. (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) and unless otherwise posted, upon all limited access highways having two or more lanes for traffic moving in the same direction, all vehicles shall be driven in the right-hand lanes when available for traffic except when any of the following conditions exist:
(i) When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction.
(ii) When traveling at a speed greater than the traffic flow.
(iii) When moving left to allow traffic to merge.
(iv) When preparing for a left turn at an intersection, exit or into a private road or driveway when such left turn is legally permitted.
(2) Unless otherwise posted, no vehicle or combination over 10,000 pounds may be driven in the left-hand lane of a limited access highway having three or more lanes for traffic moving in the same direction except when preparing for a left turn at an intersection, an exit or into a private road or driveway when such left turn is legally permitted.
(Apr. 29, 1994, P.L.148, No.25, eff. 60 days; June 25, 1999, P.L.164, No.23, eff. 180 days; June 26, 2001, P.L.734, No.75, eff. 60 days)
Mrguy4771 t1_j9fcbd7 wrote
This is called "confirmation bias". When you see someone driving like an asshole with an NJ plate, you assign some broad description for them "look at this idiot". This happens hundreds or thousands of times.
Then a NY plate is driving like an asshole, and you say "look at this fucking idiot from NY, it's always the NY plates that are driving like assholes, fucking NY idiots".
So even though the NY plates are likely only a small percentage of the idiots you encounter on the road. Your brain has tricked you into thinking ALL NY PLATES = IDIOT DRIVER
r61738 t1_j9fcm4v wrote
Everyone always thinks they’re a good driver and other people are bad drivers. If you don’t like other drivers then move somewhere where you don’t have to drive.
Sufficient_Cow_6152 t1_j9fcu46 wrote
TLDR just like most PA drivers on 78 in NJ.
This comment and the previous were both meant to be sarcastic.
My apologies if you actually posted that for the PA drivers to read.
ceeyell t1_j9fet9r wrote
Yes everyone except you is a terrible driver, I’m sure.
Queasy_Turnover t1_j9frt8b wrote
Yup. Check out r/newhampshire for daily complaints about people from MA. Apparently they're all trash and NH natives have never caused any problems ever.
eonetiller t1_j9fu6f5 wrote
> This is a common thing in every state.
Everyone needs to realize this is a thing no matter where you go in the world.
brunhilda78 t1_j9fuhq8 wrote
Pennsylvanians as well.
Acceptable_Reading21 t1_j9fv989 wrote
Hefty-Couple-6497 t1_j9g1mxh wrote
When I drive in NYC I drive very moronic so I blend in with the other drivers
Sufficient_Cow_6152 t1_j9ga183 wrote
I see them way back starting in the Newark area. They just multiply the closer you to PA.
shea_harrumph t1_j9gek5l wrote
My insurance rates did not change at all when I moved and switched registration.
Traditional_Job_4063 t1_j9gi4tr wrote
I don’t find that to be true at all. Certainly much more true of individual drivers from any state.
Anxious_Web8787 t1_j9gphvz wrote
ALWAYS IN THE LEFT LANE WITH THE NY PLATE AAAAAAALLLLLLLLLWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYSSSSSSSSS (at least on the turnpike)
thecoffeecake1 t1_j9gw0vf wrote
People from out of the area will always be bad drivers, anywhere you go. Driving conditions are unique everywhere, and adapting to them can be difficult.
Drivers from the city in general are terrible at driving on highways. They don't understand what the left lane is for, seemingly have no problem driving in the middle lane 15 mph slower than everyone else, watching cars blow by on either side while everyone else behind them is trying to get around. Cars will drive the same speed next to each other for some inexplicable reason, slowing down traffic for the entire road. I live in Philly, and driving 76 and 95 is a nightmare aside from the congestion.
At the same time, suburban drivers have no idea how to handle the city. Jersey plates are often the ones holding up 4 way stops, crawling along busy streets looking for parking, making 4 or 5 attempts to parallel while traffic builds up behind them.
California and Connecticut are probably the two worst places I've ever driven.
Impressive-Box7983 t1_j9gycl2 wrote
It’s always a New York plate in left lane. When you pass them on the right and make eye contact they are so clueless why you are so pissed lol
biscovery t1_j9hbpym wrote
NYers drive slow in the left lane as often as people with NJ plates and theres a lot less of them here.
gordonv t1_j9pct49 wrote
Nah. Moronic drivers come from everywhere.
It seems local drivers tend to blame anyone who hasn't memorized every bend and pothole in a local road. As if it were common knowledge.
Put those same people one town over and they'd be making the same mistakes.
And.... every supermarket parking lot is a disaster.
hipsteradonis t1_j9cj9k9 wrote
On 78 it’s PA plates in the left lane.