BMW driver stereotype well and truly dead

BMW driver stereotype well and truly dead

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bigbob77

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593 posts

165 months

Thursday 28th April 2016
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My commute involves crawling through standstill motorway traffic and having to change lane 6 times in a couple of miles.

When I signal to move over, I'd say about 80% of BMW drivers ease off to let me in. Ford & VW drivers are nearly as good.

Audi drivers also aren't nearly as bad as I would have thought - definitely more than half make an effort to let me move in front of them.

The worst are larger Vauxhalls. I can't remember a single Insignia that hasn't sped up to block my manoeuvre as soon as I signal.

Some people still hang on to the old BMW driver stereotypes, but I really don't think it's true any more.



Edited to add - I drive a grey Passat diesel estate... So to be fair I probably don't inspire competitiveness in other drivers laugh

Edited by bigbob77 on Thursday 28th April 09:40

Agent XXX

1,248 posts

105 months

Thursday 28th April 2016
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bks

ChrisR99

452 posts

110 months

Thursday 28th April 2016
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Agent XXX said:
bks
yes

SpeckledJim

31,608 posts

252 months

Thursday 28th April 2016
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Insignias are amongst the most aggressively driven cars I see.

Amazing experience the other day - a pro-active courtesy from the driver of an Audi A7. Unheard of!

Jimmy Recard

17,540 posts

178 months

Thursday 28th April 2016
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People have been going on about this for decades. It's utter bks.

Apart from Japanese cars being driven slowly and badly by elderly people. That one is true

Podie

46,630 posts

274 months

Thursday 28th April 2016
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Skoda Octavias and Superbs seem to be the aggressive ones round here - that and the Mummies in people carriers / Chelsea tractors.

bigbob77

Original Poster:

593 posts

165 months

Thursday 28th April 2016
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Podie said:
that and the Mummies in people carriers / Chelsea tractors.
I find them oblivious rather than aggressive. Apparently sitting 20 feet off the ground doesn't give them enough visibility to not steer into me.

TommoAE86

2,659 posts

126 months

Thursday 28th April 2016
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Jimmy Recard said:
People have been going on about this for decades. It's utter bks.

Apart from Japanese cars being driven slowly and badly by elderly people. That one is true
My Japanese car isn't driven slowly laugh

Sorry OP but I disagree, I'm always getting some miserable 320d trying to prove they quicker than me, though I will say it's not just BMW's but alot of German cars seems to do the same (it was an Audi the other day).

B3ALP

491 posts

140 months

Thursday 28th April 2016
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Utter Arse Gravysoapbox

You get Wacensoredrs and good folk in all makes of car, Bike, bicycle and on foot.

Monty Python

4,812 posts

196 months

Thursday 28th April 2016
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I don't mind letting people out, as long as they indicate first and wait for me to flash them. Unfortunately these people seem to be diminishing rapidly, replaced by the "I'm going to pull out without indicating and it's up to you to make space for me" or the "indicate and pull out immediately" brigade.

Mafffew

2,149 posts

110 months

Thursday 28th April 2016
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bigbob77 said:
Podie said:
that and the Mummies in people carriers / Chelsea tractors.
I find them oblivious rather than aggressive. Apparently sitting 20 feet off the ground doesn't give them enough visibility to not steer into me.
You will find it's when Dad gets the big car, that's when they become aggressive. Angry dad/husband syndrome, his wife made him buy a st car rather than that nice sports car he fancied. Now she's off maxing the credit cards and shagging the gardener/yoga instructor/whoever, while he's stuck in traffic on the M25 trying to get to another meeting.

Then suddenly someone indicates and wants to move in front of him, can't let the people see you're a weak man Dave. Can't let them know, you must block them and show you're not a small man.

k-ink

9,070 posts

178 months

Thursday 28th April 2016
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I have noticed a lot of aggressive Vauxhall drivers recently. To be fair they have been younger, so are still saving up for an Audi lease deposit.

bigbob77

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593 posts

165 months

Thursday 28th April 2016
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Monty Python said:
I don't mind letting people out, as long as they indicate first and wait for me to flash them. Unfortunately these people seem to be diminishing rapidly, replaced by the "I'm going to pull out without indicating and it's up to you to make space for me" or the "indicate and pull out immediately" brigade.
My take on it is I don't have any more right to the road than they do, so there's always enough space in front of me for someone to pull in - I don't need to give them "permission". As long as they don't try to occupy the same space-time as me, which happens far too often redface

bigbob77

Original Poster:

593 posts

165 months

Thursday 28th April 2016
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Mafffew said:
bigbob77 said:
Podie said:
that and the Mummies in people carriers / Chelsea tractors.
I find them oblivious rather than aggressive. Apparently sitting 20 feet off the ground doesn't give them enough visibility to not steer into me.
You will find it's when Dad gets the big car, that's when they become aggressive. Angry dad/husband syndrome, his wife made him buy a st car rather than that nice sports car he fancied. Now she's off maxing the credit cards and shagging the gardener/yoga instructor/whoever, while he's stuck in traffic on the M25 trying to get to another meeting.

Then suddenly someone indicates and wants to move in front of him, can't let the people see you're a weak man Dave. Can't let them know, you must block them and show you're not a small man.
Why is this so easy to believe? laugh

marshall100

1,124 posts

200 months

Thursday 28th April 2016
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Do you know why this is? I'd wager a huge number are lease cars because the firm they work for have cut costs by offering only dull econo boxes from Luton.

I hate mine with a vengeance, though I'd like to think my hatred for it doesn't spill out onto other road users.

Quhet

2,409 posts

145 months

Thursday 28th April 2016
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Why are you having to change lanes so much? smile

anonymous-user

53 months

Thursday 28th April 2016
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People who stereotype are a bit dim. BMW, Audi, Rover.....they have all been flavour of the month.




bigbob77

Original Poster:

593 posts

165 months

Thursday 28th April 2016
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Quhet said:
Why are you having to change lanes so much? smile
Just the place I join and where I need to get off. 6 is the minimal number of lane changes unfortunately... The first motorway merges with another one (5 lanes), then I need to get into lane 5 because lane 1 and 2 are an exit and lane 3 and 4 exit after a couple of miles... Then a new lane opens up to the left and I need to cross it to get to the exit.... Complete PITA some days!

Podie

46,630 posts

274 months

Thursday 28th April 2016
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bigbob77 said:
Mafffew said:
bigbob77 said:
Podie said:
that and the Mummies in people carriers / Chelsea tractors.
I find them oblivious rather than aggressive. Apparently sitting 20 feet off the ground doesn't give them enough visibility to not steer into me.
You will find it's when Dad gets the big car, that's when they become aggressive. Angry dad/husband syndrome, his wife made him buy a st car rather than that nice sports car he fancied. Now she's off maxing the credit cards and shagging the gardener/yoga instructor/whoever, while he's stuck in traffic on the M25 trying to get to another meeting.

Then suddenly someone indicates and wants to move in front of him, can't let the people see you're a weak man Dave. Can't let them know, you must block them and show you're not a small man.
Why is this so easy to believe? laugh
Nope, defo the lady of the house.

Driving home from the station last night, the Renault Scenic was so close (I was sat at 40, in a 40 limit) I actually couldn't see the headlights...

AH33

2,066 posts

134 months

Thursday 28th April 2016
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When I saw the thread title I thought one of them had stacked it into a tree while racing an s-line audi.