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Huh?
It’s true…
…the more expensive the car, the more dumb the driver, who wants to show how cool he is, don’t thinking about how much he looses, when he has an accident…
No, the ones who want to show how cool they are and drive like assholes saw too many bad driving movies and have cheap economy cars dolled up with fart cannon exhausts and spoilers that look more like warming trays for the pizzas they’re delivering.
Hmmm, yeah…
or they’re americans with too much money and a car that has the newest technology from the ’80s and are much too loud…
PS: Yes, I’m talking about muscle-car-drivers…
PPS: Don’t get me wrong I like some of those cars too…but I dislike most, cuz they’re overpowered and look bad.^^
quoting you so im on top.
this graph is spot on!
Yeah, this is how I see people driving around my town. Anyone who disagrees wit this probably doesn’t live in Los Angeles.
Really BlaBlaBla? Perhaps you should direct your attention to the major police departments in your area and do a little research. Remember, Driver 1 is at fault.
I once saw a Hummer in a handicap spot.
I once received a hummer in a handicap spot.
I once saw a Hummer parked in front of a dollar store.
There is zero truth in this graph. Most of the A-hole drivers I see are kids in some cheap little thing (or motorcycles, my God the motorcycles I see flipping wheelies on the highway trying to kill people). Most of the people I see in expensive cars are middle age or older and, on average, tend to drive a little slower than most.
Can’t tell ya how many Corvettes I’ve passed on the highway with 70 year olds behind the wheel.
The teens/20 somethings with the crotch rocket motorcycles are the worst. Everyone except for themselves and their friends think they’re the biggest douchebags on the planet.
Wow, you sound OLD.
gotta agree with pable on that.
unfortunately i have a camaro, and for them that means on of two things (from my experience)
-flirt with the chick in the camaro at the stoplight by pulling up next to her and reving your engine really loud, spinning their tires, ect.
OR
-rev their engine really loud, spin their tires, ect. when they zoom by then slow down and do it again.
if i ever see one of these idiots blow his engine in the process, i would point and laugh as i drove by.
Um, I think this graph is backwards. The asshole-level is dependent on the cost level; meaning, the more expensive the car (X), the higher the level of being an asshole becomes (Y). It doesn’t make sense that driving like an asshole affects the cost of a car…just the premiums on insurance rates.
Yeah, you’re right, but for entertainment purposes, it’s still a pretty good graph.
I Agree, it’s backwards
I live in the Seattle area with Boeing and Microsoft, and I can attest to the fact that this graph is backwards.
Also, has anyone ever noticed that the people who post on this website and lolcats/dogs/celebs/lookalikes come across as minivan driving soccer moms with no understanding of life as it pertains to everyone outside of their tiny circle?
Also “driving like an asshole” isn’t exactly a variable. And “I can’t afford another car” is not a form of behaviour. But it’s an OK graph.
In the Bay Area – the higher the price of the car, the slower the driver. get behind a big old Lexus and you know you won’t go over 25 mph.
Yes, but only if it’s an old driver…….or the wife of the rich owner.^^
What I’ve seen in the Bay Area is size-of-way – the bigger the vehicle the less careful the driver. This is my observation after going from a 1989 Integra to a 2000 Subaru Outback to a 2006 Honda Odyssey. I got used to people trying to run over the Integra, but I noticed they didn’t as much with the Outback, and it hasn’t happened at all with the Odyssey. Some people should be forced to drive very small fragile cars, I think.
Tucker, Lexus is a poor mans BMW.
In my experience its the people with the cheap cars who dont care, because if they scratch or ruin their car they dont care because its a pile. People with nice cars want to keep them nice.
Asshole
In my experience, It depends on the brand. Hondas are typically decent, with me being the exception. I’m much too impatient, but I like to get places quickly as to enjoy my time there more. Lexus’ are assholes who, whether going fast or slow, cut people off and ignore other people turn signals and block people’s way. Mercedes can be just as bad, but tend to be faster. Acuras are safe drivers. Land Rovers and Jeeps are mildly asinine. Trucks, particularly big trucks, are also really bad. Especially when you drive a minivan. Big trucks feel like being passed by a minivan is a punch in the ego. And they will ride my ass, and do they’re best to pass me, or do they’re best to keep me from passing despite the fact I’m going much faster. But truely. Lexus’ are the worst. I hate Lexus drivers. Even when I’m at work, the Lexus drivers are the most asinine to serve. I want to punch them in the face.
Spot on. Actually, this graph should look like Verizon”V”. People with cheap scratched up second-hand tend to drive like assholes because they don’t give a damn, people with cars between 10K and 30K are usually the ones that can’t really afford another car and have nothing to show off…. so they tend to drive more carefully. After that – it starts going up, as every other Beemer driver around here thinks he’s the SH!T and is more important than the rest of us…
I would have to agree with this graph. When I was driving my old Honda, I was the one doing the speed limit and obeying every traffic law for fear I would have to replace a part. If anything happened to it, it would cost more to replace than it was worth. I can’t tell you how many times I was tail-”gatored” by luxury SUV’s and large trucks that wanted to speed past me in the dark on twisting and wooded roads where the deer population was high because I was being cautious. FINE! You hit a moose! It won’t kill you, but I’d most likely be damaged for life if I hit it. Now BACK OFF!
lol. you are the cause of aggressive driving. don’t ask them to back off, you just move over. unless of course it’s 1-lane… then they really should be a little more considerate =)
Pardon me? Obeying traffic laws is the cause of aggressive driving? I don’t think so. You choose how you drive. They make traffic laws for a reason. And yes, we are talking about 1 lane roads each direction. You must be one of those idiots trying to pass me. Feel free to hit the deer/moose. You can obviously afford to pay the deductible.
Hmmmm Mercedes Benz drivers are definitely not assholes. In fact if there’s a Merc in the lane next to you and you want to move over, just go. The Merc will stop to avoid any damage.
It’s been my experience that minivans driven by soccer moms are the absolute worst – these soccer moms believe that a) having children has elevated them to divinity and b) having a minivan makes them queen of the road and c) having a minivan makes them invincible.
D) are generally so distracted by their kids-cell phones-schedules that they don’t pay attention to a dmned thing
I almost get rammed on a daily basis by some fat broad in a minivan eating a hamburger, talking on a cell phone and yelling at the kids in the back. She doesn’t even see the little white car while she’s stuffing her fat face with more food and yammering some inane conversation. Oh and Pablo – you don’t sound old.
I agree that this graph is backwards. Usually people with expensive cars are too old to drive aggressive. Also, they are more likely to avoid an accident. I dont think i have ever seen anyone driving a porsche or ferarri cutting people off at 100mph. I do agree that the asshole level is higher when driving a more expensive car but not necessarily more agressive.
However, people with cheap cars can care less if they get a few dings. Also, these drivers tend to be younger and more fearless.
Unless you are the kid who’s Daddy got him some souped up brand new car – and you have no idea how good you have it. I saw a kid in a BMW coupe hit an F150 head on yesterday. He was driving like a bat out of hell and it was raining.
As a drunk driver, and an owner of both a nice and shitty car…this graph blows my nuts.
MAD Magazine reference win!
This is not true. I am actually in my car driving right now and the Lexus in front of me is driving nothing like an asshole.
The worst drivers in my area are A) Soccer moms in their minivans and B) Losers in their old “suped up” Honda Civic with a over sized muffler and spoiler.
OMG, definately. There are SO many civics like that in my area, (aka. the ass end of nowhere as far east in Canada as you can get) and cavaliers. People souping up cavaliers and putting chips in them and thinking they’re so much better than everyone else. I’m a girl mechanic and drive a V8 dodge truck and had a girl i work with at my other job try to start an arguement about how much better and faster her cavalier was. lol. I smoked her on the highway after work.
According to the comments, this graph may be accurate or not by region. I live in Los Angeles, and this graph is pretty accurate. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen a BMW go 60 in a 35 zone.
@bottobot: I agree. Most of the people going 60 in a 35 zone are intelligence-lacking rich high schoolers who play their music for the whole block to hear. Sad thing is, a lot of these imbeciles go to my school.
Bwaahahhah. A few months back, I had an epiphany. I drive a 2001 Civic. Its cheaper than most cars on the road by a large margin. If anybody wants to try and cut me off, tailgate me, or otherwise engage in dangerous behavior, I look at how expensive their car is. Eurotrash, convertibles, and otherwise expensive vehicles, I just let bang into me. I have faith in the combination of seatbelts and airbags at all but very high speeds.
Apparently you haven’t seen my friend drive his Kia around.
Toyota drivers and anyone else doing the speed limit in the left lane is driving like an asshole. The gas pedal is the one on the right — if you can’t figure that out, move over. I’ve got places to be.
The axes should be reversed, and the graph V-shaped. The worst drivers I’ve seen are either in cars under $5k value, over over $50k. The ones in the middle, probably would have 2 times their yearly income tied up in their car, and would probably be out 3-12 months of income just covering the difference between the insurance check and a new car, so are a LOT more careful.
And the ones in the really cheap cars, that do have insurance, only have liability, and are hoping someone hits them in a manner that SEEMS like it was the other’s fault, in order to get a new car.
Note: Some states don’t assign Driver 1 as the party at fault for an accident – Kentucky, for example – which can cause all sorts of grief with multi-state insurance companies that expect it to be that way. I have literally seen COIN FLIPS at accident scenes, to see who gets in the first driver slot. The only times fault is ever put down on such forms is when intoxicants are involved, or one driver doesn’t have insurance – in which case all drivers in one or both conditions are considered at fault (by law) – even if they were sitting still at a stoplight and rear ended at 80 MPH, sitting next to a cop.
If you’re not as competent a driver as me, then it’s not my fault.
If you can’t maneuver your way out of slow grannies/women/etc blocking the lanes, and I can… it’s not my fault.
Just b/c your driving capability is not as good as some others, does not make them a-holes. Ok. Thank you.
(I’m talking good vs. bad capability, not good vs. bad decision making.. thnx)
This graph is 100% true. At least where I live in SoCal. If I see a Mercedes or BMW or Lexus, I *know* they’re going to cut me off, run red lights, ignore the fact that I have the right of way, etc, etc.
It’s not a matter of driving fast, some of them drive slow, but they drive like *assholes*. They’re obviously convinced that because they’re stupidly rich everyone else should get out of their way.
Having read all the comments here – someone could make a pie chart about the commenter population. The vast majority would fall under the categorey of bitter, lower-middle class, 16-24 year olds, jealous of anyone with more means then them.
I’m curious if there’s an axle-count adjustment to be made. If we extrapolate the graph outward, truckers should be actively hunting targets.
The two are completely unrelated. If you’re an asshole driver in a lambo or hummer, you’re going to be one in a Geo or Honda, and vice versa.