My father taught me how to drive. Before we even left the driveway on the first day, he said, quite simply, "don't be a nice driver, be a correct driver".
In the past few months, I've seen several collisions occur primarily because someone was "nice" and let the other driver go before they had right of way. The problem here is that not every driver (e.g. at a four-way stop) is aware that driver A is waving driver B through.
So now I'll rarely give anyone a break. I'm not being a jerk (despite the insults the other driver is likely yelling at me), I just don't want the hassle of dealing with the insurance company and/or lawyers when someone cuts in where they shouldn't and tries to blame it on me for waving them through.
My father taught me how to drive. Before we even left the driveway on the first day, he said, quite simply, "don't be a nice driver, be a correct driver".
In the past few months, I've seen several collisions occur primarily because someone was "nice" and let the other driver go before they had right of way. The problem here is that not every driver (e.g. at a four-way stop) is aware that driver A is waving driver B through.
So now I'll rarely give anyone a break. I'm not being a jerk (despite the insults the other driver is likely yelling at me), I just don't want the hassle of dealing with the insurance company and/or lawyers when someone cuts in where they shouldn't and tries to blame it on me for waving them through.