Aggressive driving from certain brands

[UrbanAdventurer]

Originally Posted by SAL9000

In my area, by far and away it is full-size pickup trucks; if it's jacked up with big tires 75% chance it will be an aggressive driver. Bonus points if it's a diesel and double if loud exhaust. It's an epidemic - the broken psychology there is deep and wide.

The problem with my state is unless it's a major crime (like brandishing a weapon or them hitting your car) there's nothing to be done unless the police catch them in the act - not even dash cam footage whereby the drive is identifiable counts.

Sometimes I can't resist and take the bait, and will return the favor. Most of what I do is I will just follow them. Sure they try to brake check me or try to shuck and jive but no dice. Then they get scared - it's funny to see the transformation when they realized they've upset what they think may be a very wrong person. I'm as average and regular a guy as it can get, and I like to think I wouldn't do anything, but goes to show even regular people get sick and tired of the bullying and nonsense. Yes, I know I shouldn't do it, and I've pledged to stop taking the bait.

Pickups and idiots are like peanut butter and jelly. They just go hand in hand and have a long history together.

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Ford F150 jackholes drive like maniacs around here.
Other pick-ups, too. But this particular group are like terrorists on the road.

Then there are the BMW and Audi and RR people. Like WTF!?

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Originally Posted by vicky109

Everyone is equally aggressive no matter what car they are in. I don't agree with people that say BMW or Mercedes drivers are bad. I think we just take note of the fact that a car is in fact a BMW or Benz and we stick a label onto the car's brand name. On the other hand, when we see Honda, Toyota, or Hyundai drivers being aggressive, we tend to let go of the fact that it's a Honda and simply blame the driver.

If a BMW cuts someone off, they say, "a BMW cut me off"

If a Hyundai cuts someone off, they say, "wow, how annoying,"

I think it's just natural to notice things that we know are more expensive or higher up in the hierarchy of things. I take notice when a Rolls Royce drives by but I completely ignore a Honda. I also sure do recognize the difference between an expensive $20,000 handbag and a $30 handbag. I see them all the time here in Manhattan. Different things just give us a different feeling based on how expensive or coveted it is.

Maybe to someone who doesn't care about cars, but all cars are immediately the car brand in my head.

I don't see a red car. I see a red Honda Accord.
I don't see a black car. I see a black 335i.
I don't see a gray SUV. I see a gray Range Rover Sport.

It has nothing to do with noticing the car brand as special or particular, especially since there are just as many fancypants cars here as there are full-size pick-ups.

If you are like most people and car illiterate, you will be like the eye-witnesses we always hear on the news:
"The trio got away in a blue 4 door sedan..."

If I were the witness, I would have pegged the sedan make and model and probably been able to give you a small range of years it likely belongs to.

The pick-up drivers in this town are nuts. Certainly not ALL are nuts, but disproportionately nuts compared to say, the E350 cruising down the road.