'Young drivers most unpopular'

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There's a reason why people hate young drivers. Particularly young, male drivers.

It's because so many of them drive like dickheads.

Almost without exception I am able to determine whether the driver of a particular vehicle is a young male because many of them speed even in suburban side-streets and seem to think the existence of the brake pedal is some kind of urban legend. They also drive like they don't give a shit about other road users (drivers, cyclists and pedestrians alike), but in that respect they're no different to about 90% of other drivers.

Truck drivers are up there on my list too. In part their behaviour is a product of the pressure they're put under to perform to expectations unrealistic for any human being. On the other hand, there's no excuse for speeding and aggressive driving in a vehicle capable of turning a highway into a slaughterhouse in the blink of an eye. Human life is worth more than any excuse that can be made for such an incident.

Old people, not so much. We've all heard stories in the news of that remind us of a scene from South Park.
However, many elderly drivers are meticulous about following the road rules and are probably the most careful drivers around. My Grandma was an exception, but she was a crappy driver her entire life to the point where my brother and I were never allowed to be passengers in her car. The world's a safer place now that Grandma doesn't have a licence!

What did surprise me about the results of the survey was that 60% of people said they would not stop and help a young driver stranded by the side of the road. That's just plain nasty. Unless the young driver had almost run them off the road a couple of kilometres back and they figure it's karma... but that wasn't in the question.