I am all for people exercising their driving privileges, but really, some people should not have a license! That is what makes me mad. These morons get a driver’s license (from a gumball machine I’m guessing) and then hit the road, wreaking havoc and making the good drivers nuts. Now, there are a bunch of different “bad drivers,” but there are some that just really take the cake. I have listed my top ten bad driver types. You may have your own top ten list, but these are the things that just really gripe my cookie.

1.The Cell Phone Cruisers
Don’t you just want to yell at these people, “Hang up and drive!”? These “Cell Phone Cruisers” are so busy gabbing on their cell phones that they just don’t have time to pay attention to all that driving stuff. So while they are yakking away, they are meandering into other lanes, going very slow, randomly braking for no reason and generally being a road hazard.
2.Hurry up and go Slow
These numbskulls are in such a hurry to get in front of you – so that they can go real slow. Here’s the scenario. I am on the interstate, cruising with the rest of the traffic. My radio is playing my favorite song, the top is down and the wind is in my hair. Life is good. Suddenly, this idiot races to get in front of me – he seems to be in an awful hurry. Only when he gets in front of me, screech! He slows down to a crawl, causing me to nearly rear end him. Nice.
3.The Tail Gaters
These drivers (and I use the term loosely) seem to have an abnormal fixation with your back bumper. The will ride so close to you that you can’t see their headlights in your rearview mirror. I mean, I have had some tail gaters ride so close that I was sure we were going to have to get engaged or something. The real trouble with these guys is that if I am in front and hit my brakes, the car in the rear is going to plow into me.
4.Sunday Drivin’ in the Fast Lane
These totally obnoxious drivers lolly gag down the road, puttering along completely oblivious to the long string of traffic creeping along behind them. They are the Sunday drivers, but with a twist. They are riding in the fast lane!
5.The Travel Texters
These are “special” people. They treat driving as a secondary activity because their precious cell phones are number one! They try to text while driving, usually ending in, at the very least, near disaster. Hello! You are operating a very large, very heavy moving vehicle! Trying to multitask while driving is a bad, bad idea!
6.Old People
This probably won’t get me any friends, but I have to say, there are some old people who should not be driving. Yes, yes, there are some young people who should not be driving and some middle aged people who should not be driving, but I am talking specifically about this age group. It seems that a lot of them can’t see so great and they don’t have really good reaction time. I am just thinking of the little old lady who hit a speed bump in the parking lot, gunned it and plowed through a fabric store. Yeah, let’s monitor older drivers a little more carefully, eh?
7.The Speed Racers
This guy is in a hurry and just wants to be in front. He will also do pretty much anything to get that position. He is the speed racer, zipping in and out of traffic, riding in the merge lane until the very last minute so that he can get in front of just one more car because, of course, he just has to get to wherever he is going those few seconds faster. Hey, buddy! Where’s the fire?
8.The Lane Hogs
These guys want their piece of the pie and they take it, but hogging the entire road. What’s more, they usually drive 25 miles per hour in a 50 mile per hour speed zone. Often they are riding right, smack down the middle, straddling the center line.
9.The Stunt Driver Wannabe
The stunt driver is much like the speed racer. He zips in and out of cars, driving very fast. But he adds a twist. Sparky thinks that driving on the shoulder, even riding between cars is a good idea. He breaks every road rule there is and doesn’t even seem to care.
10.The Makeup Artist
A personal favorite. The makeup artist apparently doesn’t like her mirror at home and feels that the tiny rearview mirror makes a MUCH better makeup mirror! You will see her, one hand on the steering wheel, the other applying mascara, blush or eyeshadow. She will lean forward to be closer to that tiny mirror and she can’t possibly see the road. That just seems like a hazard on so many levels. I mean, what would happen if she was putting on her mascara and hit a pothole that she didn’t see because she had her face three inched from the mirror? Ouch!

There are many more types of bad drivers, but you probably saw yourself in at least one of these. What makes me mad is that the DMV just keeps on cranking out those driver’s licenses and giving them to people who should be walking.