It's hard to drive confidently when it's your first time in the area.  You're looking for road signs, trying not to break any major laws, and attempting to be safe.  You tend to drive slower than usual, use your brakes a little more than necessary, and just generally be more cautious because the surroundings are unfamiliar.  Maybe you just moved into a new house, or you're trying to find a place to eat, or you're meeting up with a friend, or you're taking the long way home.  Whatever the case may be, there's a nonzero chance that any moment of any day will be someone's first time driving somewhere. 

But for whatever reason, I feel like a disproportionately large number of first-time-in-the-area drivers have a tendency to drive directly in front of me. #travel