Your marital status and driving style

[Ares]

Does your marital status affect the way you drive? Did you find that after getting married and starting your own family, you started to drive more carefully and defensively?

 

[Hotrod25]

I know that I drive more cautiously when my children are in the vehicle. I try to always drive good but sometimes I'm careless and in a hurry when I'm alone.

 

[Sweet16]

LOL! I don't know, because I'm still single (of course). I am a pretty careful driver in general, though, I think. My mom makes me be careful and has taught me how to always watch for stuff.

 

[vroombaby]

I remember when we had our girl and everything changed, more for the dad since I was already a mother at the time. Its just something you get used to and you do end up paying more attention. Every time we drive somewhere I am always going "put your hands together" (so her fingers are no where near the door when I close it).

 

[MaximumSpeed]

I don't think that it made any difference in my driving. I was taught to be a careful driver as a new driver, and that pretty much has carried through my entire driving career.

 

[RacecaR]

I can see no possible reason why my marital status would have a single thing to do with my driving style. I sit behind the wheel, steer, and press the pedals. That's not gonna change.

 

[FenderBender]

I am and always have been a very careful and observant driver. I can't see being married changing that. I would think it would make you a worse driver because you will always be in a hurry to get somewhere.

 

[Ares]

I used to be a bit of a dangerous driver myself, like I said in another thread here. But after having children, I found that I started to be wiser and more tolerant on the road.