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kaisersling 09-04-14 08:16 AM

BMW everytime....
 
I have very few run ins with drivers, which is surprising since I live in NJ :) But, the few times that I have (honking from behind (yesterday), yelling at me, close fly-by), its been a driver of a BMW.... every time. I have never been harassed by the usual suspect, the diesel pick up truck. Sorry for the meaningless post...Just an observation from a former BMW driver and current pickup driver.

bruce19 09-04-14 08:38 AM

Motorcyclists claim it's always Volvo drivers.

TrojanHorse 09-04-14 08:43 AM

It's always white pickups for me, although one time it was a couple kids in a Honda Accord. They probably thought they were driving a white pickup.

WhyFi 09-04-14 08:45 AM

Yeah, that's called confirmation bias.

dalava 09-04-14 09:00 AM


Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 17098850)
Yeah, that's called confirmation bias.

^^ yup.

Mine is the Honda Odyssey

Juan Foote 09-04-14 09:20 AM

Most often distracted driver in large truck/SUV.

WhyFi 09-04-14 09:23 AM


Originally Posted by dalava (Post 17098906)
^^ yup.

Mine is the Honda Odyssey

I don't have a cycling arch-nemesis, but whatever car I'm driving at the time is always the most popular car on the road.

popeye 09-04-14 09:25 AM

Sorry, my experience is mostly the same as the OP and they are often just looking for a fight.

BoSoxYacht 09-04-14 09:27 AM

In Phoenix they all have a C.C.V.(Christ's Cult of the Valley)decal on their rear window.

slavik13 09-04-14 09:29 AM

The last three were Honda Accord, Chevy 1500, and a Nissan Altima. All three honked at me as they passed without giving me any breathing room. The Altima was exceptional - this guy accelerated right next to me and honked right as he was passing. I had just one run-in with a BMW driver, who just appeared to be completely oblivious to my presence, a Maserati driver, who was pretty much the same, and once was yelled at by a Prius driver (go figure that one out).

So I guess the moral of this story is that everyone can be a prick.

Ridelots24 09-04-14 09:30 AM

http://s2.quickmeme.com/img/46/46cc6...3376f4e4e3.jpg

bigsid 09-04-14 09:33 AM


Originally Posted by kaisersling (Post 17098742)
I have very few run ins with drivers, which is surprising since I live in NJ :) But, the few times that I have (honking from behind (yesterday), yelling at me, close fly-by), its been a driver of a BMW.... every time. I have never been harassed by the usual suspect, the diesel pick up truck. Sorry for the meaningless post...Just an observation from a former BMW driver and current pickup driver.

Hillarious. Same exact thing happened to me yesterday. Pulling up to intersection, honked right behind me because I was going straight and he wanted to turn on red. Needless to say he was looking at a phlegm ornament on that silver hood during his commute. I was ready to throw down but he stayed in the car.

dalava 09-04-14 09:39 AM


Originally Posted by bigsid (Post 17099008)
Hillarious. Same exact thing happened to me yesterday. Pulling up to intersection, honked right behind me because I was going straight and he wanted to turn on red. Needless to say he was looking at a phlegm ornament on that silver hood during his commute. I was ready to throw down but he stayed in the car.

Were you blocking him from turning right on red?

Sixty Fiver 09-04-14 09:43 AM

I believe that studies have shown that BMW drivers are the worst... along with Prius drivers.

Science Confirms That BMW And Prius Drivers Are The Worst

Although it is anecdotal, white BMW's seem to be the most dangerous vehicle on the road.

nuke_diver 09-04-14 09:45 AM

It's minivans for me..I carry the scars of one such encounter

WhyFi 09-04-14 09:48 AM


Originally Posted by bigsid (Post 17099008)
I was ready to throw down but he stayed in the car.

http://ladygeekgirl.files.wordpress....pg?w=584&h=451

Whether you're in a car or on a bike, if you've got the room to let someone by on a right turn, just do it. Frankly, you shouldn't even need a reminder honk - you should have been aware of their presence and intent already.

Dave Mayer 09-04-14 10:05 AM

Yeah, Beemers. Aggressive and entitled. Always in a hurry, presumably rushing to some critical occupation that involves pillaging the savings of the middle class.

RaleighSport 09-04-14 10:08 AM

My biggest one is the Toyota Pious, I do have issues with other vehicles.. but I suspect the smug that the drivers of the Pious' ingest from their vehicles causes them to detach from the reality of driving a vehicle.

cruiserhead 09-04-14 10:13 AM


Originally Posted by Dave Mayer (Post 17099081)
occupation that involves pillaging the savings of the middle class.

That's what bmw drivers aspire to do. They are usually the assistant-to-the-dbag
this inferiority complex comes out into the only thing that they can feel control: driving like the self entitled aholes they are.

People who are in power and empowered are not in a rush to get anywhere.
Minions rush around like chickens. Leaders stand around and toss the seed.

Darth Lefty 09-04-14 10:28 AM

It's not a surprise. They market The Ultimate Driving Machine*. They really do drive nice and sharp compared to other makes. So of course they attract people who think they're the best drivers, which means if anything goes wrong it's someone else's fault.

My own worst interactions have been with vehicles full of teenagers, regardless of what make of car they are in; and lifted diesel redneck bro trucks. Even that hasn't been too bad. Guess I'm lucky or careful.

* which as soon as the next model comes out becomes the Penultimate Driving Machine. That's my BMW joke, do you like it?

dalava 09-04-14 11:18 AM


Originally Posted by Darth Lefty (Post 17099175)
It's not a surprise. They market The Ultimate Driving Machine*. They really do drive nice and sharp compared to other makes. So of course they attract people who think they're the best drivers, which means if anything goes wrong it's someone else's fault.

My own worst interactions have been with vehicles full of teenagers, regardless of what make of car they are in; and lifted diesel redneck bro trucks. Even that hasn't been too bad. Guess I'm lucky or careful.

* which as soon as the next model comes out becomes the Penultimate Driving Machine. That's my BMW joke, do you like it?



I like it.

RPK79 09-04-14 11:21 AM

In my experience it is ALWAYS Eagle Talon drivers.

merlinextraligh 09-04-14 11:31 AM

You know the difference between BMW's and porcupines? BMW's have the ****** on the inside.

RaleighSport 09-04-14 11:32 AM


Originally Posted by RPK79 (Post 17099393)
In my experience it is ALWAYS Eagle Talon drivers.

Those still exist?!?!?!

RPK79 09-04-14 11:34 AM


Originally Posted by RaleighSport (Post 17099439)
Those still exist?!?!?!

Don't make me explain the punchline...


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