Where are the world's worst drivers?
 

Ans, Paris, France and anywhere in Italy.

I wasn't sure which board to post his on, I chose this board since it's more active than some of the other boards.

I had originally posted this in 2004, but things got out of hand and the thread was shut down.

Since 2004, I've been to several new places, but my answer (Paris and anywhere in Italy) remains the same.

What experiences have fodorites had?

Let the debate begin.......

On second thoughts, I should add anywhere in India to my answer.

I thought you meant within the U.S. since that's where it's posted... I'll say Boston.

Cairo or Boston, take your pick.

Hands down NYC and Puerto Rico

Not just Boston but the entire state of Massachusetts where a yellow light means "step on it!"

haha that's definitely true!

Connecticut HANDS DOWN....!!! Boston drivers aren't bad...they know the rules of the road and expect everyone else to do the same...they may seem crazy, but they are actually pretty good....Connecticut on the otherhand...

Italy, mostly Rome.

Istanbul and Italy....I orginally from LA and those 2 areas
have wild drivers.

I disagree completely. IMHO Italians in general are quite skilfull drivers - they take it much more seriously than we do, and while they drive fast they usually drive well.

In my experience the worst driving I have seen is in Orlando. On one trip I saw 3 single car accidents (mid day, dry roads, not much traffic) between the airport and the hotel at Disney.

Caveat: I don;t know how many are locals - and how many are just VERY confused vacationers with 3 kids screaming MIckey, Mickey in the back seat.

I think the OP has confused different styles of driving with skill. (In the US I have found a shocking number of people who somehow got their license without actually learning many of the basics of driving, like:

left lane is for passing only

double check all your mirrors before changing lanes

anything closer than 1 car length per 10 mph is tailgating

you drive a curve by slowing down before you get to it and then accelerating through it (rather than going in too fast and breaking in the middle - thus maximizing the car's tendency to lose traction - SUV drivers are the worst offenders on this)

The world's worst drivers are usually in front of me!

Portugal and Thailand come to mind.

Beijing is beyond bad to life threatening. If you are so unfortunate to visit Baotou, Inner Mongolia; it's even worse.

Trenton, NJ

L.A. drivers are tame compared to the Capital Beltway.

1. Washington DC and not just the Beltway

2. Boston

3. Florida

4. the Outer Banks

I won't drive in NYC, or Paris - why bother - they have great public transportation.

Just because you can't get around very well driving in Boston or New York doesn't mean that all the other people who are getting around just fine are bad drivers.

Ditto many foreign cities.

Tampa!

My theory is that all of the New Yorkers who never drove because they rode the train take their new cars out for a spin when they retire to this area and don't really know what they are doing.

Mexico City
Rabat, Morocco
Miami