[QUOTE]Originally posted by MyBad
[B]As an SUV driver let me say that generalizing all SUV drivers to be the same defeats your argument. Just as there are different attitudes among S2000 drivers, there are a full spectrum of attitudes among SUV drivers.

 

I don't think MyBad was offended at all. I think he was joking. Plus he isn't an offending Soccermom talking on her cellphone.

 

In California people who purchase hyrbid cars (Prius and the Civic Hybrid) get to buy the car tax free and I believe that they get a 2K refund when the car is payed off.

 

Reminds me of yesterday. I was driving home from a "snacks n juice" run to the grocery store (even tho I live at home, if I want my graham crackers I have to get them myself plus I have a thing for white cranberry juice, so I have to get that myself too).

Anyways, I'm driving along perfectly happy, eyes continously scanning the road when an Expedition, roars up to my left and proceeds to start a lane change. I lay on the horn and slam on the brakes, stalling the engine and losing power steering, just as I hit an almost frozen spot on the road, so I lose the back end as the wheels are locked (btw, it wasn't major, probably about 5-10 degrees off angle slide). By this time, the Expedition has completely entered my lane and proceeds to drive off as if nothing has happened as I let off the brake and get the car out of a side slide. I start the car up again, make sure I'm okay and pursue the Expedition (I pursued safely, mind you, as it was only like 100 meters down the road by now. I pass it and at the next red light hop out and knock on the window.

Here's the kicker: it was a mom driving her kid and her three little schoolgirl friends to a birthday party. A) two of the kids were not wearing seatbelts. B) The mom was working on a slurpee **AND** talking on a cell phone C) Had the radio up with Britney Spears for all the girls, thereby defeating the purpose of talking on the cellphone cuz the music was so damned loud. I was going to lay out the law in my terms (ie screaming and ranting) but I just said "You cut me off back there and almost made me crash." At this point I handed her the old Young Drivers of Canada card I had from my drivers ed teacher to her, tapped it emphatically, winked, then hopped back into my car.

I laughed all the way home knowing that I'm going to be alive and driving in a few years, while she is going to have an accident one day, and no matter what I would of said to her, she wouldn't have listened

 

did you instate that

 

If I had a dime for every time an SUV pulled out of a driveway not even looking for oncoming cars, I'd have the S2000 paid off by now.

I find it amazing that once you put a soccer mom or desk jockey behind the wheel of one of these cars, they act like Goofy did in that video they showed in driver's ed in high school.

Funny thing is, 10 years ago, I saw 4runners, Land Cruisers and Range Rovers all the time, and the drivers were no better or worse than anyone else on the road.

I guess it's all about that feeling of invincibility. I got the bigger car, so you better get the "F" out of the way...

 

atleast there seems to be less bad bmw drivers.
Perhaps some migrated.

and what about those raised trucks where the only thing the bumper is going to hit is the top of my car, that's real useful.

It's getting to be that I can't eat, drink, shift, and talk on the phone at the same time anymore because of these people!