Driver's Ed... in California

I learned to drive in southern California.  First day behind the wheel and I was taking the on ramp onto the freeway with the instructor praising me for taking it with such speed.  I like to drive fast.  It's no wonder that california speeding ticket was a big part of my youth.

We all got speeding tickets.  We were taught to drive fast.  Trying to merge your way onto the freeway going anything less than 70 would get you slammed in the rear end... or worse... a road raged driver would threaten you with who knows what.  It truly is just safe to drive fast on the California freeways.

I live in Utah now and the driving skills are drastically different.  I can't tell you how many times I have almost hit someone stopping at a yield sign.  In California, you roll through stop signs, and yield practically means nothing at all.  The worst problem in Utah is the round about.  I don't know who thought Utahns were ready for this road skill.  The idea, the main idea behind the round about is to keep traffic moving without stopping. If we wanted stopping, then they would have put in a four way stop.  But time after time, there are cars stopped in the round about... not sure if they should go... or should they let someone try and get in.

I understand that fast is not necessarily safe.  But I guarantee you slow and stopping when you are supposed to can be even more dangerous.

This is a sponsored post however, all the points and views are my own.