I spent part of yesterday at one of the NY State Motor Vehicle offices (registering a car), which reminded once again, that a good percentage of drivers should be in an institution, not a car.

Which drives home the point (no pun intended) that attempting a conversation with an adult motorist about their driving skills or lack of, is about as useful as talking to your cat and attempting to correct cat behavior accordingly.

Very few motorists actually THINK about what they are doing as they drive, so starting a conversation that attempts to correct their behavior typically results in "Huh ?", and then migrates into a Parent -> Child conversation, that itself ends up with [Insert foul language here].

And they hold all the cards. They will easily use the vehicle as a weapon and just run you the **** over. I've been chased onto a sidewalk by a shmuck in a Cadillac that I told to Go **** Yourself. I lost.

Now I keep my mouth shut.

I had a conflict two weeks ago when I took the lane and the entire lane. No place for me to go, 2 lane road, parked cars on shoulder, rush hour thus lot's of horns being blown at me. Nobody said anything, but the stress isn't worth it to take that road anymore, even though I've used it for 15 years usually with few issues. I simply went hunting for an alternative in local neighborhoods, found it and added a peaceful 1/2 mile to my commute.