bad asian drivers - fact or fiction ?

[yllus]

Speaking as duly elected South Asian representative to these forums, I can say that the kind of driving you run into in India/Pakistan is 45,000 times worse than what you'll ever see in North America! And over there's it's all manual gearshifts, too. As an example...traffic tied up in front of you? Gun it through the opposing direction lanes fast enough and maybe you'll live to get wherever you're going ten seconds quicker! My cousins were the sons and daughters of the city police chief so we had a siren and light to flash to get out of our way too, sure cuts down on airport waits because of traffic.

So to conclude: Being trained over in some parts of Asia sharpens your driver reflexes to such an extent that you'll probably be an excellent driver when you come back over - when I landed back in Toronto I was amazed at the slow pace of traffic (though we were already doing 110 km/h). Of course it could go the other way and you could carry over those insane habits, but IMO that's much less likely to happen.

 

[GagBag]

<< it seems like the older generation of asians are bad drivers.... the ones that have the seat pulled all the way up so their knees are touching the steering wheel, face in near the windshield.

<<

lol so true, i rememeber seeing an exact replica of that when i was taking my drivers ed test, she couldnt even park the car. and my instructer was like "she was here yester day and she failed, i told her to come back in 3 months" heh

but yah, asians and indians go hand in hand when it comes to bad driving. Now if they grew up in america and were americanized they are probably fine at driving. its those who have probably never even been in a car or seen one that shouldnt be behind the wheel.

 

[Static911]

asians?

Try soccer moms with SUV's who don't really give a hoot who is on the road as long as they take their son to the soccer game


static11

 

[csiro]

When you say bad drivers, do you mean bad as in just can't drive bad? I find that the drivers in Asian countries drive pretty crazy. Basically park anywhere there's space (sidewalks), speed even in really tight situations like a traffic jam, ignore traffic laws, etc, etc. But I wouldn't call them bad drivers per se. In terms of driving skills, they're quite good, more than NA drivers IMO. Alot of the older generation asians drove in asia then moved here, so they bring the old driving habits here.

 

[RoninRXN]

<< Where is the option for "Everyone in Vancouver is a bad driver"? >>



Heh...that might include me but only in terms of...um...safety. I have awesome driving skills.

If you're ever in Vancouver and see a "turbo-charged" dark red Mercedes going 140 and drifting corners...that's me. =)

Oh, I'm Chinese, BTW. And no, in reality, even with my speed, I'm totally safe. Haven't been in an accident or even a speeding ticket. =)

 

[flavio]

A friend of mine refers to people as "DWA" sometimes, which means "Driving While Asian".

I don't know that they're really worse than anyone else though, although I seen my share of evidence.

 

[HamSupLo]

The best drivers are in the word are in Asian countries? you guys ever been to Taiwan? the best skillz are there....u ain't seen nothing yet when you see those guys cut lanes and dodge mopeds. Most roads have 4 marked lanes, but they manage to drive 6 lanes on traffic there. Once there was this intersection that was blocked off with traffic....and then to my amazement, a group of 15 mopeds bypassed the intersection by riding up on the sidewalk!!!

 

[OS]

"bad asian drivers" myth = self reinforcing delusion

 

[Angrymarshmello]

You can say that of any group, but its stereotypical to place Asian guys as bad drivers just b/c you assume they drive some whacked out import and races it against anything other than a Suburban.

 

[PsychoAndy]

i'm asian...no wrecks or tickets......yet

 

[GT578]

I think Mexicans and asian women are tied for the worst drivers...also old people too. Girls in general are worse drivers than men.......I know this seems reall biased but I live in Atlanta and I have to deal with traffic every freaking day because traffic is SO BAD here and it gets worse and worse every year. Georgia roads.....can easily get congested if there is ONE slow or bad driver in front ....because a lot of the roads are two lanes ...and there aren't that many exits on the highway and the traffic lights are red for TOO long and green only for a brief moment....

 

[FuZoR]

Im asian and failed my road test 2x so far... hmm 3rd time is the charm right? LOL
Im in no rush to drive my parents minivan.

 

[Chrono]

being asian myself I do think that asians have a tendency to hesitate and not do stuff accordingly when a situation arises.

but that's not just asians though.. I think all races and ethnicities are the same...
I've seen a lot of horrible white/hispanic/whatever else you want put here drivers in my city

most SUCK

but best kind of drivers are the ones that DON'T DRIVE so that the roads that are already congested don't become even more bottlenecked!

I really hate stupid undecisive drivers and the drivers that are too aggressive

 

[MiniGolfIsFun]

If you mean bad as in: either driving too slow or way too damn fast, reckless driving that would probably cause an accident (and it probably did), and just plainly ignoring the law, then I would have to say yes. Sure there are some other races that do the same but I would say a majority of them are asians. I know I haven't been "brainwashed" into thinking this either. It's more of personal experience. Hang out long enough in those asian shopping plazas and you'll realize how much different they are from any other one. And no, i'm not exactly racist either since i'm chinese. just try going out to an asian plaza on a weekend during dinner time. it's god awful.

And yes, some of the best drivers in the world are asian, but they usually have different driving styles (and laws) in other countries. I've seen in some countries where there would be a 4 lane highway and only 2 cars can be next to each other at a time cuz they wanna take a lane and a half. then again, other times there can be 6 cars. go figure.

 

[lowfatbaconboy]

its not just asians that drive bad
id have to say
alot but not all women
old people

the worst IMO is Old asain women not to be racist but ive seen the dumbest things done on the road done by that group

 

[erikiksaz]

It's true it's true, the "bad asian driver" stereotype can be attributed to the OLD ASIAN FOLKS!! I live in a chinatown-like city, I KNOW.

 

[eliteorange]

asian women cant drive!!! i know this for fact!!!

 

[BeaverTail]

Q: What do you call a Chinese 20 minute workout?
A: Parallel parking.

 

[JeremyJoe]

Im chinese and I got 100 on my driving test in Cali, but everyone is a bad drive at one time another but i think that asians uauslly get singled out cause that myth that is going around and its mostly old asians that cant drive, but America in period sucks as drivers cuase the test is so freaken easy. Go to Asia or Europe then probably most of people in US that have a license now will not be able to get behind the wheel

 

[jjones]

<< asian women cant drive!!! i know this for fact!!! >>


so true

 

[lowfatbaconboy]

<< Im chinese and I got 100 on my driving test in Cali, but everyone is a bad drive at one time another but i think that asians uauslly get singled out cause that myth that is going around and its mostly old asians that cant drive, but America in period sucks as drivers cuase the test is so freaken easy. Go to Asia or Europe then probably most of people in US that have a license now will not be able to get behind the wheel >>



were not saying younger asians.....old ones.....
and yes lots of americans probably couldn't
IMO people should be required to make well above a 70 to pass....something like a 85 or more......i mean we don't want people are just mediocre at DRIVING for pete's sake.....

 

[Masas]

guys showing off in front of his friends will always speed and be reckless, no matter the race
girls on phones and doing make up will miss lights, turns, and lanes, no matter the race
older people with bad vision, hearing, or reflex will be that way, no matter the race
drivers are drivers, this is the same question as asians being good at math...
if you were raised with parents who get you a math tutor at age 7 to do algebra, you'd be good at math too.
i admit i am an asian, korean to be exact, and do drive fairly ..."properly", but i do speed and become reckless now and then...but i'm only 17
and my dad drives as well as anyone i've seen, while my mom and my grandpa sux.

 

[CJZ]

Fiction.

I'm only scared of two groups of drivers. Teens and the very elderly.

 

[rutchtkim]

What a stupid freakin topic. What right do u have to accuse asians of being poor drivers??? Are you the damn government and have all the statistics to back you up?????

 

[Darknite]

I am Chinese and i drive......if this is true then. Dont be on the same road i am!:|