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Khergit Deserters
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Posted - 2013.08.14 17:30:00 -
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Interesting that BMW drivers are the leading jerks in both the U.S. and the U.K. The jerkness transcends national cultures and boundaries.
BMW drivers really are jerks, studies find
Drivers of BMWs frequently come in for anecdotal criticism for habits on the road that are perceived as aggressive.
Now, a couple of studies, one in the U.S. and another from the U.K., appear to provide statistical evidence that BMW drivers are, to be polite about it, complete jerks.
In the older study, by researchers at the University of California, BMW drivers were far less likely to stop for a pedestrian who had just entered a crosswalk, the New York Times notes. GÇ¥Fancy cars were less likely to stop,GÇ¥ researcher Paul K. Piff told the paper, adding, GÇ£BMW drivers were the worst.GÇ¥
Drivers of BMWs and other high-status cars (including Prius hybrids) were also more likely to cheat at four-way-stop intersections, according to the research.
In the second study, in the U.K., motorists were asked to identify the make and color of the car from which they have most frequently suffered road-rage incidents, the Daily Mail reports.
The study found men between the ages of 35 and 50 driving blue BMWs were most likely to be reported as having engaged in road-rage behaviors such as aggressive driving and swearing.
http://blogs.marketwatch.com/thetell/2013/08/13/bmw-drivers-really-are-jerks-studies-find/tab/print/
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Khergit Deserters
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Posted - 2013.08.14 18:26:00 -
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There was some car acronyms joke list, but the only one I can remember is BMW=Born Moderately Wealthy.
Yeah, I can imagine BMW drivers complaining about Audi ones. Around here (NYC suburbs) the Audi drivers tend to race around at high speed from stop light to stop light and in the parking lots. They're all playing Transporter I guess.
Priuses are kind of uncommon. People want more flash for their buck. Not much snob appeal in being green around NYC. It's all about being deluxe.
But the BMWs and Benzes are the rudest, with Lexis drivers right behind them. Masters of Me-Firstism.
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Khergit Deserters
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Posted - 2013.08.15 00:40:00 -
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jason hill wrote:Kirjava wrote:Meh, I want a Ford Focus. Not a car guy (but then I wasn't a watch guy until recently....) so would just be looking at a cheap commuter. Friend swears by his Volkswagen Golf though. If I had the money, I'd want a Jaguar F type or a Lamborghini Revent+¦n for Lottery winnings  im not a car chappie ...but I do own a TAG .... but I currently cant afford to put a battery in the damn thing  sucks being me atm
Hang in there and keep at it man. I've been there too. "I'm not asking for a cushy deal, I'm just asking for any chance to work and get a few bones coming in!" |
Khergit Deserters
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Posted - 2013.08.16 17:05:00 -
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RaZZZZia wrote:gdamn it, wrong char.
LOL, we wouldn't have noticed. They're identical twins.  |
Khergit Deserters
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Posted - 2013.08.26 14:34:00 -
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My next car is going to be a retired cop cruiser. With the push bar still installed on the front. Here's a 2005 one for US $5,900, but minus the push bar.
Then the next time some aggressive BMW/Benz driver does the "I'm coming out the parking lot into your lane, you have to either either hit your brakes or hit me," I won't hit the brakes. BMW/Benz light steel, plastic, and components, meet basic heavy steel. And his insurance will have to fix any damage to my push bar, because I was the driver with the right of way.
I'll do it, I swear. |
Khergit Deserters
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Posted - 2013.08.26 16:23:00 -
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Got that one saved. Might be needed for strategic/tactical use later. |
Khergit Deserters
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Posted - 2013.08.26 17:36:00 -
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Micheal Dietrich wrote:Khergit Deserters wrote:My next car is going to be a retired cop cruiser. With the push bar still installed on the front. Here's a 2005 one for US $5,900, but minus the push bar. Then the next time some aggressive BMW/Benz driver does the "I'm coming out the parking lot into your lane, you have to either either hit your brakes or hit me," I won't hit the brakes. BMW/Benz light steel, plastic, and components, meet basic heavy steel. And his insurance will have to fix any damage to my push bar, because I was the driver with the right of way. I'll do it, I swear. It's funny that you bring that up because I just installed a 5mm steel off road bumper with winch placement. That's 5mm of love wrapped around the front of my truck.
Cool Michael, you got your reinforced ram behavior modification implement. |
Khergit Deserters
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Posted - 2013.09.13 16:07:00 -
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That's some monotonous driving out there. At 65 mph, it feels like you're just crawling, because the road is so flat and straight, and the landscape is so featureless it doesn't seem like you're going anywhere. After a couple of hours of that, you've thought through your present situation, been over a good deal of your past, and are working on your future. After a couple of more hours, you're in a hypnotic trance state and about ready to start seeing visions. The country, Top 40, and Mexican music on AM radio helps a little, but not much. |
Khergit Deserters
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Posted - 2013.09.13 17:00:00 -
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Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:silens vesica wrote:
Speaking of Nevada, my wife and her friend went blasting out of Laughlin, headed for San Diego... At 120+ MPH. In the middle of the night. They were getting passed.
Oh God ! Nevada ! Driving across ! One of the worst experiences of my life. The only thing that got us through was Metallica's Black Album over and over again for 8 hours. But West Texas is worse, especially the 2-lane highways. I had to stop driving and let my travel partner take over the driving. It's so flat, monotonous and hypnotic, the whole road and everything started spinning like a tunnel in an old amusement park ride. I almost wrecked the car. ed: My driving partner said later: " I ain't never seen anything so flat since my ex-wife's chest." Little dots on the horizon could turn into a farmhouse.....or a town. Absolutely no way to get any sense of scale. I don't know how they live out there everyday, it's so insane.
That's exactly the part of the world I was talking about. The wastelands spreading N, S, E and W of Amarillo. (Unless you were talking about the West Texas around El Paso). "Drive farther, see less" is the slogan around there. |
Khergit Deserters
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Posted - 2013.09.13 21:24:00 -
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Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:Micheal Dietrich wrote:
True, but driving doesn't require you to be molested by a stranger before going anywhere.
Strange, that didn't happen to me when I flew from SFO to Floriderp last year. Not even when my medical grade herbage fell out onto the conveyor belt (true !). They literally just chuckled and moved me onward.
Medical grade herbage, eh? Ever hear the song "Don't Bogart that *****" by Country Joe and the Fish? 
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Khergit Deserters
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Posted - 2013.09.13 21:38:00 -
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Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:Khergit Deserters wrote:Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:Micheal Dietrich wrote:
True, but driving doesn't require you to be molested by a stranger before going anywhere.
Strange, that didn't happen to me when I flew from SFO to Floriderp last year. Not even when my medical grade herbage fell out onto the conveyor belt (true !). They literally just chuckled and moved me onward. Medical grade herbage, eh? Ever hear the song "Don't Bogart that *****" by Country Joe and the Fish? Oh yes. I had heard it off and on for years, and had no idea it was in "Easy Rider" until I saw the film.
Well the lyrics apply to you, Krixtal. Don't bogart that stuff, the party's at your house!. |
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