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The difference between how you drive and your significant other.

Posted on 10/20/26 at 2:41 pm
Posted by nuwaydawg
Member since Nov 2007
2508 posts
Posted on 10/20/26 at 2:41 pm
We drive a lot on 2+ hour trips on 2 lane roads. When I drive she frequently naps. If another vehicle is driving 60 mph, I'm fine. An aside, I usually wait 30 minutes or more after the car is loaded, before she is ready. It's dealing with traffic i.e. trucks, farm vehicles, road work...I'm cool.

When she drives, It's a constant bitchfest. "Did you see that truck pull out off that side road". "Look at this idiot that speeds up when I can pass". "I can't believe these traffic lights are so screwed up".

She is for the most part a nice person.



Posted by nicholastiger
Member since Jan 2004
58334 posts
Posted on 10/20/26 at 2:47 pm to
she's cheating on you
Posted by Boss13
Mobile
Member since Oct 2016
2205 posts
Posted on 10/20/26 at 2:49 pm to
I am for the most part, a much better driver than my wife. She begrudgingly concedes that fact.
Posted by Tigersforthee
Member since Dec 2025
680 posts
Posted on 10/20/26 at 2:49 pm to
I drive whatever the speed limit is +15. She drives whatever the speed limit is. So I always drive to avoid it taking half a day extra to get anywhere.
Posted by Loup
Ferriday
Member since Apr 2019
18204 posts
Posted on 10/20/26 at 2:49 pm to
quote:

She is for the most part a nice person.


if she's nice to everybody else and is mean when in the car then you should just be happy that she feels safe and comfy enough to be herself around you.

Posted by R11
Member since Aug 2017
6025 posts
Posted on 10/20/26 at 2:50 pm to
I hate the way mine drives


Doesn’t maintain steady speed
Doesn’t anticipate lane changing
Posted by Jebadeb
Member since Oct 2017
6040 posts
Posted on 10/20/26 at 2:51 pm to
My wife sometimes tells me I too far behind the vehicle ahead of us and need to close the gap. Other than someone pulling out in front of us, I don't see an issue with avoiding potentially rear ending someone.
Posted by BabyTac
Austin, TX
Member since Jun 2008
17542 posts
Posted on 10/20/26 at 2:53 pm to
Both of us relax and drive defensively and not like an a-hole. Neither are in a race to ‘make record time’.
Posted by Scuttle Buttin
Member since May 2020
494 posts
Posted on 10/20/26 at 2:55 pm to
Wife and I do great on road trips. She's a great driver, and a better navigator. Her dad used to drive Hotshot and she would navigate.
Posted by HempHead
Big Sky Country
Member since Mar 2011
56817 posts
Posted on 10/20/26 at 2:56 pm to
I don’t let mine drive. She may look like a honkey, but her driving skills scream elderly Asian lady.
Posted by boogiewoogie1978
Little Rock
Member since Aug 2012
20765 posts
Posted on 10/20/26 at 2:58 pm to
My SO is a danger to the general public and should have her license revoked.
Posted by brewhan davey
Audubon Place
Member since Sep 2010
33436 posts
Posted on 10/20/26 at 2:59 pm to
My wife rear ended by car while parking a couple weeks ago. Completely sober.
Posted by 18handicap
Member since Jul 2014
6696 posts
Posted on 10/20/26 at 3:05 pm to
Mine doesn't need a gas pedal... it's either to the floor, or nothing.. I have permanent whip lash.

Need just an go and stop switch on the steering wheel for her.
Posted by TygerTyger
Houston
Member since Oct 2010
11525 posts
Posted on 10/20/26 at 3:06 pm to
I drive 99% of the time that we are in the car together. The only time I can remember her driving was when I damn near cut my finger off with a chop saw and she drove me to urgent care.

I drive the limit +8, anticipate traffic patterns and adjust lane changes and gaps. I'm always aware of other cars and obstacles. I can navigate while holding a conversation.

She drives anywhere from 10 mph below the limit to 15 over, with no apparent pattern or reasoning. She will slow down for a car that's braking half a mile ahead, and then the next minute barely stop from someone crossing the road RIGHT IN FRONT OF US.

She will get in a lane and just stay there. If the car in front is going slow she won't notice until she's been creeping along behind if for miles. Then gripe about it and still just sit there.

If she's talking to me while driving there's a 75% chance she's going to miss a turn.

I have a really good relationship with her dad and I'm often tempted to tell him "sir you raised an amazing daughter in most respects. So I must assume your wife taught her how to drive".
This post was edited on 10/20/26 at 3:11 pm
Posted by VolsOut4Harambe
Baw Land
Member since Sep 2017
15349 posts
Posted on 10/20/26 at 3:08 pm to
I can't relax when mine is driving. It's either close calling with a curb, slamming on brakes, or almost backing in to someone if in a parking lot setting.

Needless to say, I do 99% of the driving. The two weeks after my ACL surgery in which I couldn't drive were hellacious.
Posted by Yewkindewit
Near Birmingham, Alabama
Member since Apr 2012
22138 posts
Posted on 10/20/26 at 3:08 pm to
I started driving my MIL around when my wife passed. She was always grateful for me hauling her around. She was very vocal about other drivers and her favorite comment was something like, “look at that crazy Ahole”. I can still here her when I encounter someone else’s bad driving even after she has been gone 2+ years.
Posted by Breauxsif
Washington
Member since May 2012
23899 posts
Posted on 10/20/26 at 3:11 pm to
I've had to get my wife's rims refinished multiple times because of curb rash, yes; I am the better driver.
Posted by andouille
A table near a waiter.
Member since Dec 2004
12013 posts
Posted on 10/20/26 at 3:13 pm to
My wife has a St. Christopher's medallion on her visor, he has his hands over his eyes. The last time I rode with her, I felt like I was supposed to shooting at the car behind us.
Posted by NIH
Member since Aug 2008
126457 posts
Posted on 10/20/26 at 3:15 pm to


My bitch wife can’t drive for shite.

- Randy, 47, Central
Posted by nuwaydawg
Member since Nov 2007
2508 posts
Posted on 10/20/26 at 3:16 pm to
quote:

I don’t let mine drive. She may look like a honkey, but her driving skills scream elderly Asian lady.


She is not Asian. She drives "competitively". It's like I have to win and get where I'm going before you". Rather, I'm late and It's not my fault that you are slowing me up.

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