Asian drivers worse?

[MarkF]

That is nothing, I see worse e.v.e.r.y day, I have to drive through BD3 to my work unit. There seem to be periodic police crackdowns but to no avail, as bad as it was in the 80's, it's wildly out of control now, in our yard there are always "pool" cars coming and going. For those that don't know, these are cars rented by the hour, uninsured, drivers probably with no license. I ride happily in Leeds, London and Barcelona, but central Bradford? Forget it!

BTW the "pool" cars drive on the wrong side of the road, come what may, every time there is a camera, the Micra in the vid will be one.

 

[on the road]

yeah

in 2013

I've had these people pull out on me

white male 2
white women 1
Black women 1
Asian women 1
Asian man 5

In Swansea you might see that the statistics follow a different trend.

What if the next 20 drivers to cut you up were white?

 

[Milzy]

What if the next 20 drivers to cut you up were white?

Then Taxi drivers are better drivers. They are professional drivers they do it for a living. I will count & let you know.
Japanese are not going to be included under the term 'asian' as they're great drivers & there's plenty of them in motorsports.

 

[Noodley]

I have never had an Asian driver pull out on me. Nor seen an elephant fly.

 

[Crackle]

Nuns. No one mentions nuns but there I've said it, nuns.

There's not many of them, in fact 4 as far as I can see but they figure remarkably highly in my 'stats'. I see them all the time in the same area. Hey, they're quite old, you don't think they're lost do you, forgotten where they live, forever doomed to drive around my hill circuit, knowing they're close to home and a cup of tea but never quite getting there.

They were on the picnic bench the other day, must have been having a break from driving around. One of them tutted at the dog.

Absolute menace.

 

[Milzy]

I have never had an Asian driver pull out on me. Nor seen an elephant fly.

That's because you won't get pregnant, have you not seen Dumbo?

 

[veloevol]

Now after a very scary moment of an Asian turning into a side road across my path when I was cycling at 23 mph in primary position in bright green jersey I will use my freedom of speech to have a rant.

The thread will probably end up closed & I'll be flamed by the lefty PC brigade.

There are far more white people in the UK than Asian people.

So why is it that most of the time I see near misses & accidents it involves an Asian driver? The taxis even have laws of their own.

I suppose my statistical evidence is a load of tripe & I'm just an idiotic bigot xenophobic racist?

I'm just wondering if anybody else who is open minded enough to have the guts just to say hang on, he may have a point there. I doubt it though.

It's only a debate like the one about black & white 100m sprinters, it's supposed to be more scientific & not about slagging off minority groups.

I'm still shaking like a leaf.

Not convinced as all you offer is your anecdotal experience.

I encounter unsafe driving from south Londoners because thats where I live and if I were to perceive this in racial terms it might have something more to do with the racial breakdown of any given area.

Ask yourself if you're harbouring mild racial stereotypes.

 

[MarkF]

Then Taxi drivers are better drivers. They are professional drivers they do it for a living. .

I'd agree with that, taxi drivers in Bradford are 95%+ Pakistani and, in general, they are pretty good.

Unfortunately it's easy (but correct) to pin blame on Asians (Pakistani's) in Bradford for bad/criminal driving because of it's obviously defined segregated areas/post codes. I can only give an opinion for Bradford though, but, I live equidistant between Bradford & Leeds centres and although far busier, cycling in Leeds is pleasant and stress free compared to Bratfud.

 

[Ningishzidda]

The worst drivers are the fat B*****ds who can't turn their heads sideways. They come in all colours.

 

[Glow worm]

What a depressing thread.

 

[Ciar]

Regardless of the taxi driver, be they white, black or Asian you can't trust em they're are all idiots but I must admit riding home today I was cut up nicely by a white and an Asian

 

[vickster]

Go to shanghai or worse Beijing and then you'll experience some absolutely astonishing driving by asian taxi drivers...and not in a good way!

Taxi drivers in Tokyo are mostly very slow, again not in a good way (perhaps not helped by the fact there are no street names and they all rely on satnav). 3 very crazy cities!

When I was at uni in Leeds all of the taxi drivers were utter nutters - was typically sozzled when taking taxis, which may have heightened my terror!

The OP seems to love a stereotype, maybe a daily mail reader?

 

[Pale Rider]

As an anecdotal generalisation, I can see where the OP is coming from.

It is a very sad fact for the law-abiding citizens of Bradford that some insurance companies have a blanket ban on some BD post codes.

It is a simple fact this ban is because a significant number of Asian residents of those post codes simply refuse to obey the laws of the country in which they are living.

 

[Globalti]

Disregard for the laws of the land doesn't just happen in Bradford:

http://www.islamicboard.com/world-affairs/46125-muslim-juror-listened-ipod-under-hijab.html

 

[Hip Priest]

Regardless of the taxi driver, be they white, black or Asian you can't trust em they're are all cants but I must admit riding home today I was cut up nicely by a white and an Asian

Ebony and ivory
Drive together in perfect harmony
Side by side with their cars uninsured
Oh lord
Why can't we?