Do you agree that Nurses are on the Worst Driver List?

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Do you think that Nurses are one of the worst drivers? Here's a link related to it:

http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/autos_content_landing_pages/1302/lawyers-top-worst-drivers-list/

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That is pretty cool. The government worker one, I can see that for sure. I have plenty of military friends who lack in the driving department lol!

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That's ridiculous.

So if I get a career that is not in the top ten list of worst drivers by profession, that will make me a better driver?

Give me a break.

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Specializes in CRNA.
That's ridiculous.

So if I get a career that is not in the top ten list of worst drivers by profession, that will make me a better driver?

Give me a break.

Dude, read the article before getting yourself all worked up. The list mentioned above refers to people that adhere to rigid schedules who are prone to multitasking while on the road during rush hour when most MVCs occur. Nurses certainly fit into this group and yes, if you did not have a job mentioned in one of the above categories you would statistically have a lower probability of being involved in an automobile accident.

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Dude, read the article before getting yourself all worked up. The list mentioned above refers to people that adhere to rigid schedules who are prone to multitasking while on the road during rush hour when most MVCs occur. Nurses certainly fit into this group and yes, if you did not have a job mentioned in one of the above categories you would statistically have a lower probability of being involved in an automobile accident.

Dude.........I DID read it.

Geeeez.........seems you're the one getting all worked up.

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Specializes in Hospice Volunteer.

DOOd :cheers::beer:

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Statistically yes, personally YES!

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Maybe it's because we have to wake up at 0530, clock in at 0700 - spend 8 hours (or more) rushing around without a single thought for ourselves (e.g., food, drink or the bathroom) and then drive home - and that's just the day shift... :)

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I'm not crazy about lumping people together like that. ALL nurses are "worst drivers"? :rolleyes:

Plus - how scientific is this study - it relies on people answering questions when comparison shopping for insurance. AND it includes dog groomers . . how stressful is that?

"On the other hand, government workers came in third -- and they're not exactly known for their high- pressure schedules. Dog groomers made the list, as did the barbers and stylists who groom their owners. Let us know if you can figure that one out"

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Maybe it's because we have to wake up at 0530, clock in at 0700 - spend 8 hours (or more) rushing around without a single thought for ourselves (e.g., food, drink or the bathroom) and then drive home - and that's just the day shift... :)

I work evenings(3-11) shift.. so I'm usually on my way home around 11:30. One night I was driving home on a road that has a business building/soccer field lower than it and I saw lights ahead and I'm like oh my god.. its a plane landing on the soccer field!!" It was just a car coming up around the bend in the other direction.

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

I doubt it's a reliable scientific study.

I will say that, knock on wood, I've only had one speeding ticket and never wrecked since becoming a nurse. But there have been a few times after working one of those 12 hour shifts that equal 14 hours with barely time to eat shifts that I've arrived home not knowing how I got there. :)

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I was a bad driver before I decided to become a nurse. When I drove a F150 pickup, my mantra as, "I'm Asian, and I drive a 2 1/2 ton hunk of steel - Move it or lose it". :)

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