Mercurydriver t1_itp8pcw wrote on October 25, 2022 at 9:02 AM

Reply to comment by stickman07738 in So who else was on the GSP this morning? Be careful out on the road! | 2 killed in crashes moments apart on Garden State Parkway | NJ.com by jnetelle

And the thing is…we not only accept it, but we encourage it too. One thing I can’t stand about NJ culture is we celebrate unsafe, dick-ish driving. Basically our state attitude toward driving is “Lol doing 80 on the GSP move bitch get out of the way”.

NJ driving culture needs to change. We all make fun of bad NY and PA drivers, but from what I see, our state has a metric ton of bad drivers and practices too.

spicolisbong t1_itq4iml wrote on October 25, 2022 at 2:18 PM

Agreed. I have often wondered what it would take to change NJ driving culture, then I go out to run an errand and I'm tailgated thru a residential by uptight jerk who is in a hurry to go nowhere. It's a hopeless, aggressive herd mentality out there. Be safe.

Mercurydriver t1_itq6b0k wrote on October 25, 2022 at 2:30 PM

Nothing will ever change driving culture in our state IMO. Even before Covid we had terrible habits and drivers everywhere. Now we’re in an era where everyone is even more angry and aggressive than before. You honking a horn at a bad driver might get your ass kicked or shot at.

The only way we might change things is if we start making the laws more aggressive and strictly enforce it. But between a general lack of trust in police officers nowadays and even the cops tolerating bad behavior, that’s not going to happen anytime soon.