I actually work in a driving school and with this profession I have taken more than usual notice of how people drive. It seems if you not only watch the driving styles but check what you can see in their windows you may just be able to tell what state or country they come from.

So this summer as your riding the open highways across the country take note of these tell tale signs of where the guy who is driving beside you lives.

If you come across someone who loves to lay on their horn and also drives with one hand on the steering wheel chances are he comes from Chicago. Impatient people they seem to be and after making my way through the windy city last year I can attest this is scary but true.

One hand on the steering wheel and one finger stuck out the window chances are he comes from New York. I would also never recommend haling a taxi  in NYC because these guys are completely crazy! You may make it to your destination and you may not.

Now New York and New Jersey are neighbors so the only difference with the New Jersey guy is he cuts across all lanes on the highway plus only has one hand on the steering wheel and also one finger stuck out his window. The drivers from Jersey are not very courteous at all and seem to want to send the message they own the road so watch out!

The LA driver is also very interesting indeed, one hand on the steering wheel, a double non fat cappuccino of course decaf between his legs, holding cell phone in other hand with his gun on his lap, and driving with the pedal to the metal. Boy am I glad I live on the East Coast. Ill stick with inconsiderate New Jersey rather than the guy from LA.

In Italy these guys seem to be able to drive with no hands on the wheel, making a lot of not so nice gestures, they also have both of their feet on the gas pedal and have their heads turned back talking to their passenger who is sitting in the back seat. Oh my these guys must have one of those drive themselves cars. I’ll stay on this side of the pond thank you very much!

Texans seem to be quite the characters with one hand on the steering wheel, the other hand on their hunting rifle not being able to tell whether to pump the gas or stomp the brake using both feet on either one. They also like throwing McDonald’s trash out the window…liter bugs!

West Virginia seems to be on the same lines as Texans except they attach squirrel tales to their antennas with the floors of their pick up trucks lined with empty beer cans, and their shots  gun displayed in their rear windows so everyone can see how cool they are. Think Ill stay out of West Virginia with their drunk driving, gun slinging craziness.

Now Florida is another story all together filled with drivers who poses blue hair that can be seen from very far away, driving very carefully going 35 miles per hour on the interstate highways. Floridians love to drive in the left lanes with their left directionals on. Also while driving in this state you may also see a lot of folks driving in the left lane in their souped up golf carts laying on the horn due to an alligator crossing the road.

I am not sure about you, but on my next journey I will be sure to check the rear windows for gun toting, liter bugs trash from from McDonald’s being trown out the window and if they have one finger out their window. If by chance I do run into one of these people I will be sure to turn around and just go home. Maybe a vacation in my back yard will be much safer than traveling the roads.