Originally Posted by
Greyryder
Things have changed, but there was a time when I was convinced that all minivans came equipped with a device that turned the driver into a complete self absorbed idiot, when they got behind the wheel. At that point, the only minivan that hadn't buzzed me, honked at me, or displayed other jack ass behavior was old, rusty, and beat up. I was convinced that the driver IQ suppressing device had failed due to age and neglect.
These days, it's mostly SUV drivers that behave like that, but it's far from uniform.
I think history of family vans have always been like that, I remember the days of the VW Vanigan or whatever they called the stupid and ugly thing, people drove those like they were stoned all the time...wait, that's right, they were!
I love SUV drivers in the winter. Around where I live we get snow or ice covered highways and streets, so these smart SUV drivers put their vehicles into AWD mode and go barreling down the highways at 55 or more thinking their impervious to slippery conditions. That's why so many of them are found stuck off the side of the road or in the middle median in a funny position during that time of the year. At least it's entertaining.