# How the typical driver perceives others around him

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-the-typical-driver-perceives-others-around-him/66809>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [August 2, 2011, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-the-typical-driver-perceives-others-around-him/66809 "2011-08-02T17:49:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-the-typical-driver-perceives-others-around-him/66809/1 "2011-08-02T17:49:49Z")

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From the mind of Demetri Martin

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**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 5:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-the-typical-driver-perceives-others-around-him/66809/2 "2011-08-02T17:53:11Z")

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I think there’s a big difference between a perception and something that is an obvious truth 😉

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-the-typical-driver-perceives-others-around-him/66809/3 "2011-08-02T18:01:16Z")

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This is the “truth” diagram. Where’s the “perception” diagram?

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**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-the-typical-driver-perceives-others-around-him/66809/4 "2011-08-02T18:14:23Z")

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Review of Demetri Martin’s book:

[http://tinyurl.com/3ruj6je](http://tinyurl.com/3ruj6je)

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**Author:** ![TwinTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2011, 11:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-the-typical-driver-perceives-others-around-him/66809/5 "2011-08-04T11:08:20Z")

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Actually, they left out two categories; moron and idiot. IIRC, George Carlin said the difference was anyone going faster than you was an idiot, slower is a moron. ;-p

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**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2011, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-the-typical-driver-perceives-others-around-him/66809/6 "2011-08-04T13:35:55Z")

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According to Carlin anyone faster than you is a maniac, anyone slower is an idiot.

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2011, 3:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-the-typical-driver-perceives-others-around-him/66809/7 "2011-08-04T15:17:16Z")

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“This is the “truth” diagram. Where’s the “perception” diagram?”

The perception is that Demitri Martin is the only sane one on the road. The truth is that I am the only one.

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**Author:** ![TwinTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2011, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-the-typical-driver-perceives-others-around-him/66809/8 "2011-08-04T16:09:52Z")

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Thanks for the correction circuitsmith, I knew someone would recall that line. Classic.

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**Author:** ![DfromSD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/dfromsd/32/1669_2.png) [@DfromSD](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DfromSD)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2011, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-the-typical-driver-perceives-others-around-him/66809/9 "2011-08-04T18:04:04Z")

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First thing I thought of when I saw the title was the Carlin script. lol