There are three types of drivers in this world: competent, overcautious, and reckless. After driving for many years in frustrating rush hour traffic, one might find there are three types of drivers, competent drivers who keep the flow going, over cautious drivers who cause slow and backed up traffic, and reckless drivers who weave in and out of traffic causing one near death experience after another. Trying to sort out what type of driver a person might be is an extremely challenging task.In a person's own mind, they think they are the aggressive type of driver, or the cautious type, but no one will ever admit that they are reckless kind. In most cases they’re too oblivious to these classifications and all other drivers on the road.
First, there are competent drivers who drive safely by not speeding and obey the common driving laws. The only fact that is certain about a person is they are never always aggressive or cautious while they drive. The competent drivers are always coming to a full stop, looking both ways, using turn signals, and yielding when necessary.Typically they drive no more than ten miles over the speed limit. This type of driver is the most agreeable of the bunch, putting others at no risk.
These responsible drivers also follow small rules such as stopping at the crosswalk and let people walk through, it’s by the law, but most people don’t care and drive through it anyway. This type of driver also stops at red light, and also does not even try to speed up and beat the yellow light. They use the yield area properly, not just going through because they can. Those are good examples for a competent driver.Second to the competent driver, is the overcautious driver.
This type of driver would go at least 5 mile per hour under the speed limit. They would be holding onto brake a lot more often than necessary, causing others around them to become frustrated and aggressive. It is usually older people who are holding up the traffic with their under the speed limit driving and constant intermittent braking. There are also the ones who are afraid to get speeding ticket, driving as if a police car were right behind them. A final classification of an overcautious driver would be one who was previously in bad accident.
Feeling the mental and financial sting of having to buy a whole new car really puts things into perspective, but hinders them on the road. Now we get into what is known as the reckless driver. A picture comes to mind of a frazzled man or woman driving a beat up Oldsmobile; cigarette dangling from the lip of their mouth, swerving in and out of traffic while others beep their horns in disapproval. This type of driver can occur when a competent driver has had a bad day and is encountering the overly cautious driver.Stereotypically this driver is younger in age and male, but I feel that the reckless driver has no set age or sex. They get so angry for the smallest of reasons that they don’t really care what they do as a result, so long as they go out in a blaze of glory.
They tend to disregard most driving signs and have no qualms about risking their life or the lives of others. These are the drivers who barely apply the brake when coming to a stop, more like “tap tap and go”. My uncle Jim is a prime example of a reckless driver.At the age of 82, he drives a boat of a Cadillac, commanding the streets with his led foot and somewhat latent reactions to those around him. Try telling him to ease up or look out, and he’s bound to increase the gas flow to his V8 engine. After driving for many years in frustrating rush hour traffic, one might find there are three types of drivers, competent drivers who keep the flow going, over cautious drivers who cause slow and backed up traffic, and reckless drivers who weave in and out of traffic causing one near death experience after another.
Most drivers tend to fall in the category of competent, but the overcautious and the reckless tend to attract more attention. It’s important to remember that a person's driving type varies from time, place, and, the most important reason, their attitudes affect one's driving style. These driving styles aren’t bound to change any time soon so it’s best to become aware of them and know when to look out when driving.
