Posted On: May 28, 2005, 10:17 am CDT

Posted By: VTers are colorblind

I am from Rhode Island but I have been living in Vermont for the past 4 years while I attend UVM. I am aware that RI and Mass are breeders of aggressive drivers but I just wanted to say that Vermonters are some of the worst drivers that I have ever seen. The list above says that VT is the 6th best state of drivers...this may be true because they know the rules and are cautious on the roads but I think that they are TOO cautious and everyone knows that this makes for drivers that are likely to cause accidents. On top of that, at EVERY stoplight I am at, I count numerous VERMONT license plates that pass through the light once it is red causing a hazardous situation for the drivers that actually have the green light! Yes, I understand that this happens in all states when a person wants to beat that yellow light, but even in RI, I don't see 5-6 cars going through a RED light! I was once almost hit dead on by a VTer (while I was in VT) speeding through a red light when I had the green...its a good thing that I knew how the VTers drive and I know to pause longer before going on MY green light! Whenever I see a driving 'wrong', I look to see what state the license plate is from...and 9 times out of 10, it is Vermont! This says alot when I am in Burlington, the biggest city in VT with MANY out of state college students driving around. There is good to be found in this situation...since living in VT, I have become a more cautious driver of those drivers AROUND me (mainly VTers) because I never know when someone else will cause that accident!