Should Porsche drivers be held to higher standards?
Discussion
Specifically 911 & Cayster owners where driving is more likely to be a passion?
The past few years it seems the bad habits and poor driving standards on a lot of modern roads has permeated into Porsche sports car drivers. Recently discussed with some friends who noticed it too.
For the record - not suggesting that owners of these cars need to drive like kn*bs, but on club drives now we often see people doing 30-40 in a clearly sign posted National Speed Limit, straddling 2 lanes on the approach to roundabouts and middle lane hogging.
So question is, should Porsche owners be held to higher driving standards as defined by just knowing the laws of the road, the meaning of road signs etc
The past few years it seems the bad habits and poor driving standards on a lot of modern roads has permeated into Porsche sports car drivers. Recently discussed with some friends who noticed it too.
For the record - not suggesting that owners of these cars need to drive like kn*bs, but on club drives now we often see people doing 30-40 in a clearly sign posted National Speed Limit, straddling 2 lanes on the approach to roundabouts and middle lane hogging.
So question is, should Porsche owners be held to higher driving standards as defined by just knowing the laws of the road, the meaning of road signs etc
I don t think it s specific to Porsche drivers - it s driving standards in general, and just the law of averages.
Everyone should treat the public roads and other road users with respect. And, if we assume that, say, 90-95% do so, then it s the 5-10% who cause the issues - whatever type of vehicle they drive.
Now, of course, contemporary Porsches are common-place, mainstream models, so there are many more on the road, and when we see bad or anti-social driving in a more prominent or prestigious vehicle it s more noticeable, and we all make generalisations about drivers of those cars.
Big SUVs , for example, have a bad reputation- but because there are so many of them.
I do believe that the more conspicuous or prestigious one s car, the more circumspect it pays to be.
WRT using the car s performance limits, then that s best left to the track.
Just my take.
Everyone should treat the public roads and other road users with respect. And, if we assume that, say, 90-95% do so, then it s the 5-10% who cause the issues - whatever type of vehicle they drive.
Now, of course, contemporary Porsches are common-place, mainstream models, so there are many more on the road, and when we see bad or anti-social driving in a more prominent or prestigious vehicle it s more noticeable, and we all make generalisations about drivers of those cars.
Big SUVs , for example, have a bad reputation- but because there are so many of them.
I do believe that the more conspicuous or prestigious one s car, the more circumspect it pays to be.
WRT using the car s performance limits, then that s best left to the track.
Just my take.
SV_WDC said:
Specifically 911 & Cayster owners where driving is more likely to be a passion?
The past few years it seems the bad habits and poor driving standards on a lot of modern roads has permeated into Porsche sports car drivers. Recently discussed with some friends who noticed it too.
For the record - not suggesting that owners of these cars need to drive like kn*bs, but on club drives now we often see people doing 30-40 in a clearly sign posted National Speed Limit, straddling 2 lanes on the approach to roundabouts and middle lane hogging.
So question is, should Porsche owners be held to higher driving standards as defined by just knowing the laws of the road, the meaning of road signs etc
I don't consider Porsches to be any different nowadays from any other mass produced German car - and I say that as someone who has owned lots of them. I don't think I expect any better of their drivers than I would drivers of BMWs.The past few years it seems the bad habits and poor driving standards on a lot of modern roads has permeated into Porsche sports car drivers. Recently discussed with some friends who noticed it too.
For the record - not suggesting that owners of these cars need to drive like kn*bs, but on club drives now we often see people doing 30-40 in a clearly sign posted National Speed Limit, straddling 2 lanes on the approach to roundabouts and middle lane hogging.
So question is, should Porsche owners be held to higher driving standards as defined by just knowing the laws of the road, the meaning of road signs etc
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