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Whenever a cop is behind me, I freak out and drive to the best of my ability (although I would've driven that way naturally, but they just make me nervous). Also, if I see a 'Student Driver' sign on top of the car, I also drive extra carefully as I remember how nervous I was at 15 yo with my driver's permit
But if you mean a specific make/model of a car, then no. I am, however, super careful when parking next to a really nice car and often try to avoid parking right next to one if possible.
When it comes to 18 wheelers, school buses, and student drivers I'm courteous as I can be. Taxis, commercial vans, and vans I'm either rude or try to get away from them as quickly as possible.
Back in the day every stop light had a drag strip in front of it if the car next to me looked willing. Nobody is doing that now. People are not into cars anymore. Just transportation.
Haha, no, some of us still occasionally take the red light challenge. Sometimes when I hear the car next to me kick it when the light changes the old instincts kick in and my right foot goes to the floor. Dumb ? Sure, but that little devil on my left shoulder is a very convincing Son of a gun.
Only around larger vehicles and driving in cities. I tend to leave more space when driving behind dump trucks or 18 wheelers. I've already had one dump truck tires blow out in front of me. The spacing I allotted allowed me to react accordingly. The tire happened to blow out in a construction zone where the shoulder wasn't available. The heavy flow of traffic prevented me from changing lanes so I had to slow down to about 40 in a 55 and wait for a opening. The distance gave me the acceleration space I needed.
Drivers tend to be more indecisive and inattentive in cities so you have to keep an eye out on them and be ready to make any sudden move. New York City is the perfect example of this
I do not change my driving around cops. They are the least of my concerns when driving.
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I have to agree about the 18 Wheelers and Buses. ....
It's called the 'Lugnut rule' in Asia. the vehicle with the most lugnuts gets the right-of-way. I.e. can pull out in the middle of the road to stop traffic (and they often have to do that to get space to maneuver. )
You've seen them. Crazy people hauling mattresses on their sedan rooftops or full households of unsecured furniture on a small Toyota pickup. They always seem to be on the highway, going way above the speed limit!
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Dumb ? Sure, but that little devil on my left shoulder is a very convincing Son of a gun. 
