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Anecdotally I have a lot more near-incidents with 4WDs and little hatchback getabouts. In my experience the 4WDs have been distracted or drifting outside their

Anecdotally I have a lot more near-incidents with 4WDs and little hatchback getabouts. In my experience the 4WDs have been distracted or drifting outside their lane, and the little getabouts have been tailgating and driving aggressively. Having "P" plates (1) also raises the chances massively. Could just be the numbers of those kinds of cars in my area though. Generally I feel that a douche can drive any type of car, and I try to drive in fear like everyone else on the road is a drunk prison escapee. (1) provisional licence holders - new drivers (and also people who have lost their licence) have to display "P" plates for a year here (Australia).

mjevans 10y ago
I find that drivers who fail to keep right except when passing are the leading cause of 'aggressive' and 'unusual' passing conditions.
- lamontcg 10y ago
  Because the aggressive drivers behind them aren't responsible for their own actions in rage passing left lane hogs? Somehow I manage to consistently undertake people who are going slow in the left lane safely. Its not that hard.
lamontcg 10y ago
I actually agree that douches drive any kind of car. I singled out BMWs and Audis because the prior post was claiming that highly educated/wealthy drivers would be 'better'. I've seen jalopies driven like someone has been up on speed for 4 days straight. Or the drivers in cheap sensible cars that are terrified of merging onto the freeway faster than 40 mph. And the distracted drivers who realize they're about to miss their exit so they hammer on the brakes and put on their turn signal and completely fail to match speeds. Ricers with after market exhaust are another kind of car that usually drives way too fast and aggressive compared to how their lowered suspension actually performs. The people in road tanks who seem to split the difference between terrified and aggressive and expect you to just get out of their way because they're bigger. I'm probably missing entire swaths of shitty drivers that I can't think of right now because my blood sugar is a bit low.

mjevans 10y ago

I find that drivers who fail to keep right except when passing are the leading cause of 'aggressive' and 'unusual' passing conditions.

lamontcg 10y ago
Because the aggressive drivers behind them aren't responsible for their own actions in rage passing left lane hogs? Somehow I manage to consistently undertake people who are going slow in the left lane safely. Its not that hard.

lamontcg 10y ago

I actually agree that douches drive any kind of car. I singled out BMWs and Audis because the prior post was claiming that highly educated/wealthy drivers would be 'better'. I've seen jalopies driven like someone has been up on speed for 4 days straight. Or the drivers in cheap sensible cars that are terrified of merging onto the freeway faster than 40 mph. And the distracted drivers who realize they're about to miss their exit so they hammer on the brakes and put on their turn signal and completely fail to match speeds. Ricers with after market exhaust are another kind of car that usually drives way too fast and aggressive compared to how their lowered suspension actually performs. The people in road tanks who seem to split the difference between terrified and aggressive and expect you to just get out of their way because they're bigger. I'm probably missing entire swaths of shitty drivers that I can't think of right now because my blood sugar is a bit low.