[ollie87]

I guess it's the same issue with a lot of crime in America (let's face it, when you're behind the wheel of a lethal weapon, not paying attention is murder). It's hard to police a place this is so bloody massive.

I've driven quite a few times in different parts of America and the lack of courtesy is frankly ridiculous and is almost an extension of that "I've got mine, fuck everyone else" attitude that some (not all) Americans display.

I have to say as another Brit, some of the cars I've seen on the roads of America wouldn't be allowed near a carriageway here. It's not just the standard of driving that is sketchy, but the maintenance or lack thereof too. I've driven on roads that felt way more iffy that anywhere I've been in the third world.