No, its not just your imagination...
This is a fun site that I like to browse once in a while. I actually researched some of the more interesting posts and have yet to find one that wasn't true.
http://wtffunfact.com/post/176345073452/bmw-drivers-are-more-likely...
But that lead me to another question. What brand/model vehicles are driven by the most chill people?
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Permalink Reply by Tom A.K. on
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Volvo people are the most 'chill' (safest/conservative) drivers on the road, IMO, that I notice while cycling.
https://www.core77.com/posts/45500/The-Nine-Safest-Cars-in-America-...
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Permalink Reply by Matt Talbert on
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This statement is obviously painted with a broad brush and is highly anecdotal, perhaps even influenced by advertising. Having said that, those who have Subaru Foresters or Outbacks tend to be more active/outdoorsy people and are therefore friendlier toward cyclists. I might be biased as a Forester owner myself.
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Permalink Reply by Joe Guzzardo on
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I used to own a Forester Gumper, but far too often, I got into all sorts of weird situations while driving the vehicle. I finally had to get rid of it.
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Permalink Reply by Ernesto Lube on
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Interesting. We have a BMW X1 and we abide by the rules, and with cordial cyclist mentality, we keep it that way.
As for other BMW drivers - AY!
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Permalink Reply by Juan 2-3 or more mi. on
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Entitlement comes standard on all BMW models.
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I feel entitled to follow the rules. Unlike so many other drivers... including those that drive Dodge Chargers, blowing stop signs and stop lights. As pointed out that BMW drivers don't know what a left/right signal lever is for, there's plenty of drivers who don't know what a brake pedal is.
Our other car is a Jeep Compass. It does this...
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My other compass is on my phone. I use it for a number of things, mostly texting.
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It's good to see someone providing a good example for others who drive the "ultimate driving machine".
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Permalink Reply by David P. on
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All this is a bit silly. I own five cars and whatever one may think about what any one of them says about me, they all say completely different things! And yet here we are, one person.
Except the BMW turn signal thing, everyone knows that's true :) Only applies to BMWs E36/E39 and up.
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No, David, clearly you need help. Your multi personality car disorder must be addressed. Help that only a highly trained, seasoned professional psychoanalyst can provide. Yes, it will take years of therapy, and you will need to delve very deeply into the difficulties that you've faced throughout your tortured life (lives), possibly going back to the time when your mother ate some hot chilli peppers, and then cooled herself down with a half pint of butter pecan ice cream, while you were still within her womb.
Trust me, the treatment will pay huge dividends. Your therapist will now consider the purchase of an even higher end BMW, and terrorize yet more cyclists.
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On Tuesday evening, I rode north from work (I work in a clandestine business, across from The Art Institute) all the way up to the Chicago Mosaic School and back. On the way back, my significant other asked me to meet her after she was done with work, and since she works up that way, why not?
As I made my way down the new section of the Lakefront Trail, I decided to ride up to the newly torn up intersection of Montrose and Lake Shore Drive, you know, by that off ramp that has construction going all sorts of ways… I just stood there, next ot my bike, waiting for her on the southeast corner.
I was observing the confused riders who probably had not ridden that section in a while - seeing their confusion was interesting because through the construction, the detour signs have not been portrayed 100%.
This one instance, a rider on a mountain bike, decided to cross the intersection headed north, just like many were doing, and how they were used to doing, weeks prior to the new construction of the bike trail. He was being very cognizant and careful of motor-vehicle traffic.
What struck me was that the driver of a Dodge minivan, all windows down, started yelling at the confused rider, saying something like: you can’t ride here anymore, the bike trail is gone! (HONKING) You CAN’T BE HERE! YOU CAN’T RIDE HERE! THE BIKE TRAIL IS GONE!
Guy on the mountain bike felt intimidated and continued crossing while Dodge Minivan was behind another car. And people started looking in their direction.
HONK HONK! And more yelling.
Towards the direction of that minivan, I started whining loudly like a little toddler who wanted a toy at Walmart from his pushover parent, and started moving my fists over my eyes as if I were crying. WAAAA! OH NO! WAAAAAAA!!!! POOR YOU!!!! And I was being loud as hell, pointing at the minivan, doing this just feet away from the driver. The look on his face… he didn’t know how to react. And I kept doing so until he turned right (no blinker on ) and disappeared from view.
A lady came up to me with a thick accent and said to me: are people in Chicago always this angry?
I said, no, the driver was just an ass.
Her: I know! If he had been patient and been in harmony…
Me in my thoughts… yes.
Finally my significant other met me (crossing south on that same intersection), and we rode home to our windowless, underground abode in the South Loop.
Moral of the story - Dodge Minivan drivers are assholes and have no chill.
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