Well, it sure seems that way. I drive a Dodge Ram 1500 pickup, so I am not so concerned for my safety as I am for that of people driving gas-efficient Priuses (Prii?) and other hybrids, where the entire car is a crumple zone.

Why is it that people sharing the road with others believe stomping on the brakes and swerving into a parking lot entrance is an acceptable alternative to using the turn signal to courteously let drivers behind know that you will be turning soon?

Or worse, those drivers who slow to a crawl in a 45mph+ section of roadway and practically idle up to their turn, choosing to use the turn signal only when they are beginning their turn?

Why is it that some drivers feel compelled to shoehorn themselves into the braking distance between you and the driver in front of you on the freeway at 70mph+ without warning and without using a turn signal? You end up having to slam on your brakes to not rear-end them in the process, which makes you look like a jerk to the drivers behind you.

Why is it that some drivers believe slamming on the brakes and clicking the turn signal while in the middle of the turn is acceptable?

Why is it that some drivers believe that the mere act of turning on a turn signal while in heavy traffic gives them automatic and immediate license to swerve into the next lane, regardless of whether another car is occupying the same place they expect to shove their vehicle?

Why is it that some drivers will not pull in behind you in the slow lane on the freeway (despite there being no cars behind you for several hundred yards) to take the next exit, but instead prefer to speed up to 80mph+ in the fast lane and do a turn signal-free two lane swerve, nearly clipping you, just to get to the exit before they miss it?

Lastly, why do some drivers feel they have license to enter into the fast lane on the freeway and drive 57 mph for several miles with a long line of cars behind them just because they don't want to drive behind a tractor trailer doing 55 mph?

You would think that otherwise intelligent people would take time to review their vehicle owner's manual from time to time and even consider that there are other people on the road besides them. Is it too much to ask?