They're rude, inconsiderate, selfish, bullies. They're road
warriors, or just plain stupid people living in a world of their
own. They flaunt the laws, making driving dangerous for the rest
of us. They cause accidents and death. And, they are unrepentant
in their self-serving approach to get from point A to point B.
Most of us have our pet peeves about bad drivers. East County
folks talked about the things that scare or annoy them on the
roads. Driving with distractions heads the list. The other
obvious ones all are there, but there were some different
individual complaints that also showed up.  "The worst are the
people who try to beat the yellow light at a crossing," said Kim
Schorr of Antioch. "They try to outrace the light without caring
whether or not they actually beat it. Women and men are equally
at fault. My other complaint is about people tailgating, trying
to make you go faster. My reaction is to slow down."  Aric Pratt
of Oakley said slow drivers can be as dangerous as fast drivers.
"I get bugged