If you think Americans are bad drivers, please go to Romania or Turkey. They suck. If a person kicks back at a given intersection for a few hours, you are guarenteed to see a bunch of accidents. In turkey, it's like a freaking crash-derby ... people hit eachother and don't even bother to get out of the cars, they just keep on driving. Crazy. UK and Germany are quite civilized (and France is dang impressing), but the US is not as bad as you claim. I'm sure it depends on the area too.