which type of car drivers are the worst?

Originally Posted by metalangel

(obviously minus orgers who own these)

Worst driven car on the road is the Ford Ka.

Haha, my middle daughter drives one and she is truly crap behind the wheel.

Found quite a funny site (American) in relation to this, long winded but I will quote the best bits:

Ratings:
1/ Aggressiveness, (Agg) which measures how likely the car/driver will be to cut you off, challenge you for position on the freeway, run a red, etc.

2/ Attention, (Att) which measures whether the driver actually knows where they are on the road, where they are going, and how likely they will be more interested in adjusting the stereo or talking on their phone than realizing that their lane ends.

3/ Courtesy, (Crt) which measures the likelihood of your getting the "I'm sorry" wave from the driver after a particularly bad screw up, the "thank you" nod when you let them in, or if they will allow you in front of them when you desperately need to change lanes.

4/ A-hole quotient, (AQ). This simply measures the degree of how big an A-hole the driver is overall, and transcends the driving. This covers whether the driver sneers at you, or if they give you the finger even after you give them the "thank you" wave. It is a broad category, and is the most subjective of them all.

Each category is rated on a ten point scale, with 10 being the worst (i.e. the most aggressive, lowest attention, least courteous and biggest A-hole). Okay, now you have the background



1:BMW (Any Model). Agg: 10 Att: 10 Crt: 10 AQ: 10
All hail the champion! BMW drivers are bar none, the worst around.
They have managed to achieve that elusive combination of disdain, money, attitude, disregard for others, and self-importance that no other drivers have.
BMW drivers don't just not care about you … they HATE you. They hate having to share the road with any other driver. They hate those who drive what they consider sub-standard cars (i.e. any car not costing over $40,000) because they are losers. They hate those who drive Mercedes, Lexus, etc because they are stuffy or old. They hate those who drive SUVs because they take up too much room. They hate those who drive Porsches, Corvettes, and other big-bicks sports cars because those drivers don't drive fast enough. They even hate other BMW drivers because they can't stand that anyone else has their car. BMW drivers are generally white 40-somethings with a wife and three kids, plus a mistress on the side. They tend to be largely lawyers or investment bankers, whose philosophy is that the world is here to serve them, and it is doing a bad job of it. They mistreat and underpay their illegal Honduran or El Salvadoran housekeepers, and consistently mispronounce their names. Their children are named Kaitlyn or Brittney or Chase or Brendan. They were all in either fraternities or sororities, play golf badly, and revere Tiger Woods for being a credit to his race. They are the scum of the earth, and are truly deserving the title of the worst drivers around. If you want to have fun, do yourself a favor and cut a BMW driver off without acknowledging him. Then when he honks his horn or gesticulates at you, give him the bird. The audacity of your display will send him into a rage the likes of which will provide you with hours of enjoyment as you recall how many shades of purple his face became as he cursed you out for soiling his planet with your existence.

[flymo]

what? 3 pages and white van man hasnt been dragged into this, I'm amazed.

[Paul the 6th]

Originally Posted by Graciepants

i can confirm that this is how he drives...i was in the car today and it was awful (nothing to do with the hangover ):

Oi! the astra bumming along at 50 in the outside lane when there's no one else around; I was doing the planet a favour and saving fuel by maintaining my cruising speed & passing on the inside and he was picking his nose ergh

They're not really a car, but yeah. One of them pulled off from the curb the other day without signalling forcing me to slam on the brakes, and then proceeded to CRAWL SLOWLY up the side of Caerphilly Mountain while I was stuck behind.

Originally Posted by flymo

what? 3 pages and white van man hasnt been dragged into this, I'm amazed.

Originally Posted by metalangel

They're not really a car

Yes, thats a whooooole new catagory of hatred!

Owning a particular type of car dosn't make you a crap driver. Being a crap driver makes you a crap driver. I look out for anyone being a lame driver...and depending on the level of bad driving someone is exhibiting, i'll either

get past them ASAP

stay behind where I can keep an eye on them

I encountered a road rage incident in Bracknell the other day, some bloke of about 35 in a beaten up Mondeo got angry because I had the audacity to filter left at a roiundabout onto a dual carriageway while he was still two exits away coming round the roundabout. He passed me, blocked me and then started giving me the brake light tests. I just hung back waiting for him to get out of primary schoolchild mode, but it wasn't happening

When we got to the next roundabout I flicked the indicator right and as he swerved across to block me I screamed (for pretty crap values of 1.6 TDCi Focus screamed) up his inside and blew him a very noticeable and elaborate kiss, then I watched him smack his offside front tyre hard into the outer kerb as he was shouting and making Gareth Hunt gestures at me.

Score:

Lozzo - 1
Tw4t in Mondeo - 0

Originally Posted by Paul the 6th

Oi! the astra bumming along at 50 in the outside lane when there's no one else around; I was doing the planet a favour and saving fuel by maintaining my cruising speed & passing on the inside and he was picking his nose ergh

I overtake on the inside all the time.

If they are going so slow that traffic can pass on the inside safely, then they are in the wrong lane and it's them at fault.

Originally Posted by metalangel

They're not really a car, but yeah. One of them pulled off from the curb the other day without signalling forcing me to slam on the brakes, and then proceeded to CRAWL SLOWLY up the side of Caerphilly Mountain while I was stuck behind.

Serves you right for being in Wales