5 Reasons Why I Hate Driving

This upcoming Wednesday, I will be attempting to pass my driving test for the third time (Read about my experience taking the test the first time!). This goes to show that you should never ask me to give you a ride. But am I really a terrible driver? I don’t know. You see, the rules of the road and I just don’t get along too well.

There are hundreds of reasons why I hate driving as much as I hate taking public transportation. I just cross my fingers and hope that scientists will hurry up and invent autopilot for our cars (Update: Google built one!). In the meantime, take a look at the following five reasons why I hate driving.

  1. Driving will kill me.

    2. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, traffic accident fatalities was the fifth leading cause of death in the United States in 2008. Yes, it says “Accidents (unintentional injuries).” Just subtract the number of people killed from rocking vending machines and BAM, there you go.

  2. Driving will make me poor

    3. Is it me or has gasoline prices been fluctuating from 3 to 4 dollars for the last five years now? No matter what, whenever your primary means of transportation runs on a nonrenewable resource, you are likely headed toward a very expensive future. A Pearls Before Swine comic strip I read a while ago painted the picture quite well.

  3. Caution ahead: Everything is a potential danger

    4. Let me try to list every possible hazard you might encounter on the streets, ranging from the highest degree of danger to the lowest: Female-asian drivers, females with periods driving, single-mothers with three hyperactive children, taxi drivers, pedestrians crossing the street, animals, fire hydrants, ambulances, homeless people, Chuck Norris, dying trees, truck drivers who have driven four hours nonstop, money, Twilight fans chasing after Robert Pattison, meteorites, ET, and Tiger Woods.

    In short, everything you see becomes a potential traffic accident when you step behind the wheel of a car. Good luck.

  4. Sitting in traffic, aka “cruel and unusual punishment”

    5. Thank you, Michael Douglas. The entire driving population understands your agony.

  5. People are too damn brave

    6. When people sit behind the wheel, they morph into maniacal lunatics thirsty for blood. Giving someone the finger and screaming horrible things that would make even the Queen blush is a common characteristic of many drivers, including myself. There are millions of reasons why I’m worried for humanity, but the way people act when they drive is close to the top of the list. God help us all

Photo by Leonid Mamchenkov and m.a.r.c.

Urgent update! I passed the driving exam with only three errors! The instructor even wrote “Good driving” on my paper.

So, do you hate driving as much as I do? I sure hope so. Let me know in the comments section below!

  • http://freebloghelp.com Gabe | freebloghelp.com

    I actually don’t mind driving as long as:

    1. There are no other cars on the road

    -and-

    2. There are no cops
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    • http://loneplacebo.com Tony Hue

      @Gabe But where would all the fun and adrenaline from getting caught speeding if all the cops are gone? Ok, maybe not.

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  • c

    I hate driving. I’m almost seventeen with no license. I hate the fact I hate driving.

    • http://loneplacebo.com/about Tony Hue

      I hate driving too. I’m almost nineteen and have a license. I hate the fact that I hate driving too.

      Thanks for stopping by, C!

  • Ana

    I hate driving, taking public transportation, and crossing streets in front of traffic. It’s just too unsafe. Is it so much to ask for a way get to and from the office without betting my life against the split second judgement of every random person on the road?

    • http://loneplacebo.com/about Tony Hue

      The roads are always safer on the airways. :)

    • leah

      that sucks

  • http://www.enduringwanderlust.com Gennaro

    Wow. Auto accidents are even higher on the list than I thought. It’s also true that you are safer (statistically) flying in an airplane then getting in your car and driving to work in the morning.

  • Ashley

    O my goodness I thought I was the only person on the face of the earth to absolutely hate driving. I’m actually pretty decent, I just hate doing it.

    • http://loneplacebo.com/about Tony Hue

      I hope you don’t have to navigate the treacherous roads of LA.

      • leah

        i wouldn’t survive if I had to do that

    • Shoolaroon

      Dear Ashley – most sane, intelligent, sensitive people HATE driving. It’s a horrible, uncivilized way of transporting oneself. That you hate it merely reveals your innate superiority over the rest of the allegedly human race. :)

  • Gemini

    I’ve had my license for 2 years and I’m still really self-conscious about my driving. Problem is I feel like a major dork when I need my sister or mom to drop me off at college.

    • Hnleah

      i wish i had someone to drive for me

  • Mark

    Been driving 10 years and even with a new car I dread it. Probably more so since the car is my first new car and I am still making payments on it.

  • This_concrete_attraction

    I tend to think you either love it or you hate it. I hate driving. It’s not just the fact that you could die driving (yes it really does factor into my thinking), but it’s the constant watching of danger, the fact that YES other drivers are complete maniacs and have no idea the indicator exists.

  • Callasist

    i hit my own car today

    • http://loneplacebo.com/ Tony Hue

      :(

    • Shoolaroon

      You are my hero :)

  • http://twitter.com/mini7eleven mini7eleven

    Looks like we’re in the same boat! Hate driving as well…even more now since I just failed my drive test last week. Reason of my failure? I failed because of those “damn brave people” you mentioned above. ):

  • Kat11179

    I absolutely loathe driving. I tend to take things personally, so when I’m on the road and another car is tailgating me or the driver doesn’t use their signal, I feel like they are doing it on purpose to upset me. I just wish everyone would be courteous!

  • Shoolaroon

    I’ve always lived in the city but recently moved to the hell of suburbia. I hate driving. Unequivocally and passionately. Just as you hate liver and Piers Morgan. It’s visceral. Unfortunately I have no way of getting around in this suburban nightmare otherwise, and I just can’t afford the city. So I am slowly going insane. Is there any way to derive ANY positive feeling from driving? It’s just such a horrible, tension filled, roller coaster ride with death surrounded by people who have obviously gone quite insane. A truly civilized society would not allow individuals to drive cars. Except on farms.

  • Shoolaroon

    I actually have flown a plane and would infinitely rather fly one than drive a car. It’s much much safer and more relaxing.

  • http://profiles.yahoo.com/u/TXPWZVXKIBEG5TPLK5KN6OL7R4 idealab

    Try driving in Italy. It will drive you mad.

    • http://loneplacebo.com/ Tony Hue

      You’re so punny

  • Stinkbird35

    Driving… terrible thing. I passed my test on the second go because I wanted to fail to show my parents I shouldn’t drive. My father yells at me the moment I’m in the drivers seat and when I’m sick of all the rubbish he’s saying and decide not to drive he just yells even more saying I’m not normal, how he wishes I would be a normal person, that I’m a waste of space and time etc. He even compared me to my brother yesterday wanting me to be like him instead of being myself. Basically according to my Dad I will pretty much fail life….. an utterly stupid remark considering I’ve managed to make it so far and even make it on an academic excellence scholarship into law school…

    • YK

      My mother was considerate enough to stop my father from forcing me to drive. It’s been more than 10 years.

      Now I think they still hope that I could drive though.

    • Ellen Bowen

      I read this and I do not think the way your father is treating you is very nice. Borderline abusive to me. If you don’t want to drive, then that’s it. Some of the most successful people on earth don’t drive, it does not mean you are a loser or a weirdo. Also, have you considered that you might be a good driver as you passed, but getting in the car with your Dad is making you unconfident due to the way he talk to you? Maybe you should try going out in the car without him. From what you said it seems that this is more than just about driving. Your father should be congratulating you for getting a scholarship! Maybe he is jealous of you? Either way do what you want to do, try not to knee jerk react to his taunts. God bless you, wish you luck x

  • Jonny Boy

    @a8f428834ccced3d3f9ae9f73cf2f770:disqus I have to agree with you. I am a professional pilot with over 10,000 hours of flight time, and believe it or not, all those hours of boredom in the sky seem golden compared to driving!

  • M Ali Khan

    as someone who lives in a country like Pakistan, where the traffic is chaotic, rules are a joke, and where decent public transport is a torture, I absolutely hate and am terrified of driving at the same time.

    remember that this is a country where most boys learn how to drive by themselves before they even turn 16!! I am in my mid-20s and I always abhorred doing it….

    that goes without saying that yes I actually do possess a valid license, but so far I dont have my own car yet and I am scared of the prospect of having to get my own one day.

    one of my friends once actually teased me saying “what will happen if you have a girlfriend or wife who wants to head out and have ice cream or shopping?” to the extent i was too embarrassed to even hit back at him.

    but i guess i will have to bite the bullet and one day get me a car for my own when i settle down. the prospect of gas prices, maintenance rip-offs, and of course changing a flat tire makes me paranoid about the future.

    maybe becoming a confident driver is the last thing left for me to accomplish to at least get the basic level of ‘manliness’ in our culture complete.

    • http://loneplacebo.com/ Tony Hue

      Suddenly, my troubles seem infinitesimal in comparison. Thank you for sharing.

  • Whatevzz333

    Fucking cars

  • http://twitter.com/julianaps Juliana P.

    the last time I drove was during my
    driving exam, one year ago.

    I hate driving.

    • http://loneplacebo.com/ Tony Hue

      One vote to eliminate the DMV!

    • YK

      Me too, but I don’t drive for more than 12 years.

  • PixieGirl

    Driving is so stressful. I gave it up and just use the bus and the subway system. I feel so much more relaxed now.

  • Hana Waheed

    I honestly thought I was the only one who hated driving until I found this site. I’m 19 years old and I had my first driving lesson a couple of days ago and it was terrible. The instructor was half asleep the whole time and conveniently woke up every time i almost curb checked. He didn’t even tell me to turn right or left until the last minute and while on a main road I asked him where I should turn and he actually said “hmmm let me think about it” it was totally inappropriate. At the end of the lesson he told me everything that i did wrong and I felt like a failure.

    • http://loneplacebo.com/ Tony Hue

      Oh lord, the dreaded driving test. I feel your pain: http://blog.tonyhue.com/post/31085943104/how-i-failed-my-driving-test

    • Ellen Bowen

      Get rid of this instructor. I had one like this and I got rid of him. The new one was much better, gave instructions in good time and I passed. Some just want to knock your confidence so you take longer to pass which means more money for them!