Red, White, and Blew Right By You

I spend a lot of time on the road...well, actually, in my car on the road. And as I ride, I observe. Just call me observant, if you will, but I do.
Here's something I've noticed. I've actually noticed this for nearly five years, but I've wanted to give this observation plenty of time before I said anything about it.
But, I think it's time I can make my findings public.
Here goes. I hope this doesn't offend anyone, especially you flag-wavers. But, it seems to me that virtually every person that has a flag decal on their automobile is a horrific driver.
My observation has been proven to be true time and again. Invariably, if I'm riding down the interstate and the traffic backs up in the passing lane because some moron is out there doing about 45 mph, when I get behind said moron, he or she almost always has a flag stuck on the back of his or her vehicle.
Back, right after 9-11, when so many had flags on their cars, it was hard to prove my point, although even then I tended to notice it. But, today, when those flags are few and far between it becomes more obvious. If you haven't noticed it, pay attention and let me know what you find.
I've been trying to figure out a correlation. Could it be that mainly older folks put flag decals on their cars? Of course, that would imply that older folks are, as a class, bad drivers. I don't believe that is true, although I will have to admit that often those flags are on the cars that are being driven by what I lovingly refer to as blue-haired brake riders.
You know the type. They love that passing lane. They just don't love to pass. They get out there and tap the brakes every fifteen seconds or so, regardless of the traffic conditions in front of them. I guess they just want to make sure the brakes are still there, or ensure that they haven't forgotten how to use them.
Often they'll have a passenger with them, even older than they, and these two precious souls are just having a delightful chat as they crawl down the highway, totally oblivious to the traffic piling up behind them. When you get behind such a driver, check and see if he or she has a flag decal on their car. You'll probably also see some sort of decal indicative of the lodge to which they belong.
But, don't get me wrong, it's not necessarily older drivers who have the flag decals. Although it's often older cars. Come to think of it, I see few flags stuck to new Lexuses (Lexi?).
Now, far be it from me to ridicule those who drive older cars. I proudly drive a '94 Saturn. No, my hair isn't blue yet, but there's a fantastic rinse in the Walgreen's that I've had my eye on. It would give me just a hint of tint. That can't be so bad, can it? Or should I go with a pink? Decisions, decisions.
Maybe those who drive those clunkers use the decals to hold their cars together. Heaven knows, I could use a decal or two. Maybe it would stop the rattling. So far, the only thing I've found that successfully gets rid of the horrible sound my car makes is to turn the radio up louder.
I may be on to something regarding just who is driving cars with flags, and why they're driving so poorly, but I have a suspicion that there's more to it than meets the eye. Maybe you have some ideas. If so, please share them. Or, if you have a flag on your car, just write and tell me why you are such a miserable driver. I honestly would love to know.