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Old 09-04-14 | 08:16 AM
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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.
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Old 09-04-14 | 08:38 AM
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Old 09-04-14 | 08:43 AM
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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.
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Old 09-04-14 | 08:45 AM
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Yeah, that's called confirmation bias.
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Old 09-04-14 | 09:00 AM
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Yeah, that's called confirmation bias.
^^ yup.

Mine is the Honda Odyssey
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Old 09-04-14 | 09:20 AM
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Most often distracted driver in large truck/SUV.
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Old 09-04-14 | 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by dalava
^^ 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.
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Old 09-04-14 | 09:25 AM
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Sorry, my experience is mostly the same as the OP and they are often just looking for a fight.
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Old 09-04-14 | 09:29 AM
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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.
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Originally Posted by kaisersling
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.
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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?
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Old 09-04-14 | 09:43 AM
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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.
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It's minivans for me..I carry the scars of one such encounter
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Originally Posted by bigsid
I was ready to throw down but he stayed in the car.


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.
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Old 09-04-14 | 10:05 AM
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Yeah, Beemers. Aggressive and entitled. Always in a hurry, presumably rushing to some critical occupation that involves pillaging the savings of the middle class.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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Old 09-04-14 | 11:21 AM
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In my experience it is ALWAYS Eagle Talon drivers.
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Old 09-04-14 | 11:31 AM
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In my experience it is ALWAYS Eagle Talon drivers.
Those still exist?!?!?!
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Old 09-04-14 | 11:34 AM
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Those still exist?!?!?!
Don't make me explain the punchline...
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