[GolfTango]

Not sure how this is playing out nationally, but here in CT there has been a recent surge of wrong way driver incidents. A recent one killed a prominent politician who had just attended the inaugural ball.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/connecticut/articles/2023-01-05/connecticut-legislator-dies-in-wrong-way-highway-crash

Wrong-Way Driving Crashes a Longstanding Problem in Connecticut

Connecticut set a new record with 23 wrong-way fatalities in 2022. The state has been looking at possible solutions to this issue for some time – long before the fatal crash involving Rep. Quentin Williams this week. Connecticut is lagging behind neighboring Rhode Island, which has had a...

www.nbcconnecticut.com

Just last night:

State Police Search For Wrong-Way Driver Who Evaded Trooper on I-91

A Connecticut State Police trooper nearly collided with a wrong-way driver on I-91 early Sunday morning. State police received several 911 calls around 2:45 a.m. about a wrong-way driver headed south in the northbound lanes near Exit 33 in Hartford. A trooper responding to the call was driving...

www.nbcconnecticut.com

 

[Mikepea]

Experienced one for the first time about 2 months ago here in Houston. I was heading in to work on an early Sunday morning. Other driver was clearly still on Saturday night time. I always stay in the right lane when driving at those types of hours.

 

[Senior Member]

If one goes down the wrong way in reverse, would it still be wrong?

 

[BSM]

Long COVID.

 

[Bazooka]

I dunno, but I wish they would stop. I don't think it has anything to do with covid or medical. Perhaps a lot of suicidal a holes looking for the promised land (meanwhile, they don't get a scratch but take out a whole batch)

 

[bnkrpt311]

My wife and I followed someone yesterday who got to a roundabout and took a left. Blew my mind that someone seemingly sober could do such a thing.

 

[Aseras]

Covid?
People forgetting whatever miniscule skills they had during lockdowns/work from home?
Aging boomers who can do no wrong and are always right, who just aren't happy enough driving 20 under the limit?

 

[Jettaguynj]

Not sure how this is playing out nationally, but here in CT there has been a recent surge of wrong way driver incidents. A recent one killed a prominent politician who had just attended the inaugural ball.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/connecticut/articles/2023-01-05/connecticut-legislator-dies-in-wrong-way-highway-crash

Wrong-Way Driving Crashes a Longstanding Problem in Connecticut

Connecticut set a new record with 23 wrong-way fatalities in 2022. The state has been looking at possible solutions to this issue for some time – long before the fatal crash involving Rep. Quentin Williams this week. Connecticut is lagging behind neighboring Rhode Island, which has had a...

www.nbcconnecticut.com

Just last night:

State Police Search For Wrong-Way Driver Who Evaded Trooper on I-91

A Connecticut State Police trooper nearly collided with a wrong-way driver on I-91 early Sunday morning. State police received several 911 calls around 2:45 a.m. about a wrong-way driver headed south in the northbound lanes near Exit 33 in Hartford. A trooper responding to the call was driving...

www.nbcconnecticut.com

GT:

I'm gonna go with stupid + illiterate. Or weed + alcohol. 700 people died on NJ roads last year. It's pathetic and ridiculous! There was a bad wrong-way crash in Cally yesterday. 3 people killed.

 

[Human5]

We had a rash of that here in San Antonio about a decade or more ago. They put flashing wrong way signs on highway exits to try and grab attention. It’s kind of worked.

It feels like people are just more inattentive these days. There’s also the drunks, suicidal, and just plan senile.

 

[adam1991]

My wife and I followed someone yesterday who got to a roundabout and took a left. Blew my mind that someone seemingly sober could do such a thing.

Ponder this: he votes.

 

[GeeYou]

It’s always been a thing unfortunately. Drunk driving and bad/confusing highway design. Knew a girl killed by a wrong way drunk driver on Rt 8 back in high school (also in CT). Terrifying. Glad I’m rarely out late anymore driving as that’s when it seems to happen most.

 

[Stevo12]

I think it’s part of the overall trend of drivers NGAF.

 

[LT1M21Stingray]

I noticed the same thing too lately Everyone driving the wrong way on the highway. Pretty annoying. They honk a lot too.

 

[DrivinAW8]

can we admit that humans (read: north american/murican markets) should probably not be driving cars as much as we collectively do

 

[BSM]

As of July 1, 2021, possession and use of up to 1.5 oz of cannabis is fully legal. There’s your sign. CT legalized weed and now more people are driving stoned.

 

[GolfTango]

As of July 1, 2021, possession and use of up to 1.5 oz of cannabis is fully legal. There’s your sign. CT legalized weed and now more people are driving stoned.

Disagree. People have been driving stoned/drunk for decades. Wrong way accidents have just been the trend and just trying to make sense of it.

 

[Patrickjd9]

Disagree. People have been driving stoned/drunk for decades. Wrong way accidents have just been the trend and just trying to make sense of it.

The amount of weed smoked, eaten, or vaped has probably gone up by a factor of five in the past decade. On a recent visit to NYC, I concluded that more pounds of cannabis were being smoked than tobacco.

Frankly, it's the major thing that has changed and the first cause that should be considered.

 

[adam1991]

Frankly, it's the major thing that has changed and the first cause that should be considered.

Some things are so obvious.

 

[DrivinAW8]

Frankly, it's the major thing that has changed and the first cause that should be considered.

I can think of a few other major things that have transpired in the past decade, or, uh, 18-24 months

considerations taken; there are a lot of cigarette smokers out there still bro

 

[Iroczgirl]

People are staring too much at that nav screen to pay attention to where they're going.