Amethyst
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I lived in S. Florida as a teenager. The traffic was awful even back then, but I don't recall that "old people" were the problem on the highways...it was more the reckless, speeding, crossing-4-lanes-at-a-whim drivers of pickup trucks sitting high on giant tires. OK, to put it bluntly, rednecks. I don't know; maybe they've been crowded out by now.
"Old People" were a real menace in parking lots, however. The many oldsters who had lost the ability to turn their heads, simply relied on their mirrors when backing out. This, combined with their tendency to drive huge vehicles (for "safety") with bad rear visibility, deceived them into thinking they had a clear space to back out, which of course led to wham. Nowadays, one hopes, the old folks' huge vehicles have the rear-view camera option.
Amethyst
"Old People" were a real menace in parking lots, however. The many oldsters who had lost the ability to turn their heads, simply relied on their mirrors when backing out. This, combined with their tendency to drive huge vehicles (for "safety") with bad rear visibility, deceived them into thinking they had a clear space to back out, which of course led to wham. Nowadays, one hopes, the old folks' huge vehicles have the rear-view camera option.
Amethyst
Really bad drivers are not in accidents, they cause them.
There is no doubt in my mind Florida drivers are more dangerous than anywhere else I have driven, and that includes plenty of Latin America. It is not statewide, though, instead heavily concentrated in South Florida. It is also not specific to any gender, age, or ethnic origin (although I do agree with Silver's post on backing out of driveways). Driving around Atlanta is also pretty bad.