Oakland Drivers/Road Rage
This is in no way meant to cause a debate- but I grew up in NY and frequently drove in NYC and I have never encountered worse drivers than in Oakland. I have almost gotten t-boned 5 times in the past year from people just running red lights. People will just go through red lights casually, no turn signals, going insanely slow in the left lane with no care in the world, cut you off at the last second. Honestly- the worst part is if you beep at them most drivers instantly fill with rage and flip you off or start flipping you off even though they are completely in the wrong. I’ve had people follow me before because I beeped at them. I’ve had someone throw a full soft drink at my windshield so I have stopped beeping all together. I have never seen such insane reactions from being beeped at in my life.
I assume the horrendous driving is because there’s absolutely no police presence in Oakland/no traffic enforcement? Has it always been like this? I have only been in the bay for 2.5 years. I’m just curious :)