Why are BOP drivers so impatient and such bad drivers?

You live in a country five minutes wide by 15 minutes long but the majority of you drive as if you were doing a Sydney to Perth long haul.

All BOP drivers are tail gate drivers regardless of the speed and most are driving above the posted speed limits.

What is also obvious is most clearly do not have even the minimum level of driving skills needed for safe driving just at the legal speed limit.

You say teenagers are bad drivers. News flash! – All you adult males and females over 20 are worse than any teenager. Teenagers are unable to fully perceive risk, your ego choses to ignore risk.

None of you are anywhere near as good as you think you are. Your skills and judgement are at the level of third world drivers and that's really bad because they have an excuse, you don't.

If you don't believe this just compare the NZ statistics of injuries and deaths per head of population with other countries to appreciate just how bad you really are.

It's a given that the majority of NZ major road networks are unfit for the rated speeds. Almost all major roads should be limited to maximum 80km/h, in keeping with the average NZ driver's competence.

When you drive at 100km/h plus with your huge egos but poor skill levels it only endangers everyone so wake up to yourselves, stop tail gating, slow down, pay attention and maybe we'll both survive.

S McLean, Tauranga