If you drive a pricier luxury car in this area do you notice people mess with you more on the road?
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Anonymous
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So I recently upgraded from a non-descript car to a really high-end SUV. If it matters it's one of the brands DCUM loves to hate but not a BMW.
Driving habits have not changed at all, I'm still an attentive and defensive driver but in the past 3 months I've noticed: 1. In stop-and-go traffic on multi-lane roads people in the lanes next to me will rapidly accelerate and slam on the brakes like I'm trying to race them. 2. If I put my indicator on, the soccer mom in the minivan in the middle lane suddenly speeds up to block me from changing lanes 3. People will try to instigate road rage or screw with you for seemingly no reason. Just today some guy in an Infiniti crossover passes me and then cuts in front of me 2-3 times with no indicator. It wasn't road-ragey in rapid succession it was just like he had to make sure he was in front of me. |
Anonymous
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Did you go from a sedan to an SUV? If so, the change in car size might have affected your driving habits in ways you don't sense (not saying you're a bad driver but there is a learning curve). Also, drivers react differently to SUVs, often more defensively, as they take up more space on the road and can do more damage in an accident.
It likely isn't the brand of your car. Folks driving a beater are no more interested in the hassle of an accident than you are. |
Anonymous
| No I think you're just more aware of other drivers now because you have a new vehicle. |
Anonymous
+10000 I think your awareness of your vehicle size/shape is skewed. Is your car longer, wider, and bigger? If so, you need better self awareness of your space. |
Anonymous
| No, I was in a larger SUV before. LWH dimensions are almost the same. |
Anonymous
| This definitely happens when you're in a sporty car, especially a sporty luxury car. Not sure about SUVs but it just depends what it is. If it's an SQ model of audi or an XM model of BMW or an AMG model of Mercedes or a Porsche then yeah people will be more assholish around your car |
Anonymous
| No, I had the opposite experience. I used to drive a large luxury SUV and now I drive a car like a Honda Civic. People drive much more aggressively when I’m in the smaller vehicle. When I’m in the larger vehicle people are more deferential drivers around me. |
Anonymous
OP in her new car:
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Anonymous
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I do not think it is a luxury suv thing; it is more of anything different. I split my commute on Ducati; Yamaha and an Escalade.
Same punks and soccer moms want to mess with me. No one likes sport bikes; maybe even less like Escalades. |
Anonymous
| #2 happens to everyone in all types of cars. I don’t get why people won’t let others in. |
Anonymous
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Unless I have a really really really junky car no way I mess with anyone. I can’t afford an accident.
That said in college I drove a $100 dollar car that was mangled, 18 years old with 170,000 miles and would just come over and people would move. It literally has bent rusty panels and grill was part of grate from a bathroom. But other than that I let anyone in. |
Anonymous
| Not sure about SUV's, but I've encountered more aggressive jellies while driving my sports coupe than in the past with my luxury sedan. |
Anonymous
How did you know she is a mom, or her kids play soccer. Prejudiced snob. |
Anonymous
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I drive small cars.
I'm usually kind and let people merge or switch lanes in front of me. However, it feels easier to let a smaller car do this than to let a larger car. I don't like driving behind a huge car. I also don't notice what sort of expensive car you drive and probably have no clue how much various cars are worth! It's purely a function of size. Also, when I see a nice Ferrari on the road, I let it purr on its way. Who would want to damage such a nice car? But I know competitive or jealous weirdos may think differently. |
Anonymous
| Everyone has a Range Rover, it’s NBD. |