<p>What is it about bad drivers getting defensive about criticism? And not always criticism, sometimes it’s more like gasping in fear and shock. People should be allowed to have their fear reactions without being scolded (as well as terrified).</p>
<p>My H isn’t too bad, but he does get defensive and he’s a great non-reader of signs. And he ALWAYS believes the GPS over me. Recently we took a hideous 15 minute detour because he didn’t go back to the highway the same way we had just left it to get gas. “But it says to go this way”. Hah! There was a state highway sign pointing that way also but he followed the GPS directions without, AS USUAL, looking at any signs, and since the road was relatively newly changed (less than 5 years ago?) the GPS was outdated and … well, it took 15 minutes to get back on track to visit D at college. </p>
<p>Arrived very frazzled. </p>
<p>As bad as he can be, his father is far, far worse. Wrong way through a traffic circle anyone? And defensive about it too.</p>