https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:51:55 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-youis-your-so-a-backseat-driver#post-183385 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 13:38:21 +0000 LuLu Mom 183385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>MY DH is horrible at backseat driving!! Drives me nuts, especially in my new car. I finally had to tell him to stop it. He usually drives but since I got a new vehicle I have been wanting to drive it more (still fun) haha but I'm sure we will go back to him driving all the time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-youis-your-so-a-backseat-driver#post-183366 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 13:27:14 +0000 StrawberryBee 183366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My Hubby gives driving lessons for a living. He's the worst backseat driver because he's used to keeping teenagers and old ladies from careening into oncoming traffic. Every time we were in the car together and I was driving he'd constantly be telling me about the red brake lights up ahead, attempting to slam an imaginary brake pedal because he felt like I wasn't stopping soon enough (my brakes are better than his, and typically I was noticing the same time he was). This led to a couple of fights until I finally told him that he could have a wife or he could have a driving student, but he couldn't have both. He's done his best to shut up about it now ;). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-youis-your-so-a-backseat-driver#post-183354 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 13:13:41 +0000 BoogieBea 183354@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@joyjoy: husband thinks he's the honorary sheriff on the road. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-youis-your-so-a-backseat-driver#post-183307 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 12:47:07 +0000 joyjoy 183307@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh yes. Oddly enough, he drives slow when I wish he'd speed up and he drives fast when I wish he would slow down. If he could read my mind I wouldn't need to be a backseat driver. :-P</p> <p>I also have passenger road rage in which I make comments to other cars about their driving, even when I'm not driving myself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-youis-your-so-a-backseat-driver#post-183220 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 11:53:51 +0000 tequiero21 183220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a big time bsd, but I really think hubs is a horrible driver and I'm trying to teach a man how to fish so he could eat for a lifetime lol...hubs can be one too but he does most of the driving when we're together. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-youis-your-so-a-backseat-driver#post-182811 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 05:22:16 +0000 boiledpnut 182811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I'm definitely a backseat driver. DH drives like a lot of your DHs do. If he drove better, I wouldn't have to complain! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-youis-your-so-a-backseat-driver#post-182789 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 02:05:09 +0000 BoogieBea 182789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would totally say something also if it's a safety issue. But my husband tells me what lane to use, once the light turns green, he'll alert me, or other stupid things like that.</p> <p>@cyneswith: @chopsuey119: My husband is a tailgater too. He's gotten much better now that we have kids. And because he tailgates, he'd have to stop the car very abruptly sometimes which made the ride very uncomfortable as a passenger. He basically drove like a NYC cabbie - very heavy footed on the pedals. I used to say things and we used to fight all the time in the car about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-youis-your-so-a-backseat-driver#post-182742 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 22:10:40 +0000 cyneswith 182742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am, same as chopsuey. It's not so much the speed with him, but he follows WAY too close, doesn't pay attention to the speed of the person in front of him (their brake lights come on, at least take your foot off the gas!), and is generally unaware of other drivers giving him signals (such as if he starts following too close, and they drive as close to the side as possible to tell him to pass, then slow down when he refuses to go around so as to minimize the inevitable accident with the oblivious guy behind them - he keeps tailgating and gets pissed off at THEM.)</p> <p>He did a little backseat driving with me, but I also had to re-learn how to drive after years of seizures. He stopped heckling me to go faster when I suddenly drove at his usual speed-above-the-limit for about a minute - and he's stopped going 80 in 55 MPH zones. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-youis-your-so-a-backseat-driver#post-182726 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 21:50:34 +0000 Alivoo01 182726@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hubby is a backseat driver like crazy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-youis-your-so-a-backseat-driver#post-182688 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 21:29:40 +0000 chopsuey 182688@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am. He drives too fast and tailgates :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-youis-your-so-a-backseat-driver#post-182665 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 21:13:10 +0000 Shimmer 182665@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a terrible backseat driver, but in my defense DH is a terrible driver to begin with. He totaled 4 cars in 7 years before he met me... and has the same car since we started dating 4 years ago now! </p> <p>OMG someone knock on wood with me so I don't jinx it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-youis-your-so-a-backseat-driver#post-182619 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:45:23 +0000 mediagirl 182619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm getting better at it. I do get mad when he tries to avoid potholes, though and makes me car sick by swerving all over the damn place. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-youis-your-so-a-backseat-driver#post-182615 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:43:34 +0000 mrs. bird 182615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I suffer from backseat driver road rage. Unfortunately, it's directed at the diver of the vehicle in which I am a passenger. DH is an awful driver &amp; it makes me crazy. He leaves me alone when I drive, I like to think it's because I'm an awesome driver &amp; there's nothing to criticize about it:D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-youis-your-so-a-backseat-driver#post-182597 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:36:19 +0000 BoogieBea 182597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband is the worst backseat driver. It's makes me so mad. Luckily, he drives mostly when we're both in the car. </p>