[Richard_pics]

Well a controversial little post, but ill put it out there.

During my past 6 years of cycling on the road i have observed that the worst makes car drivers are in reverse order.

3rd – BMW – 50/50 knob head/arrogance
2nd – Audi – Rude, Impatient, God Complex, General Wanker
1st – Peugeot – Utterly Shite at Driving, Zero road sense/spacial awareness. No road craft or any idea how to act around anything, let alone cyclists.

Sub areas:
Taxi Drivers – Worst “Professional” drivers going.
Courier drivers (mainly white van ones) – I know these guys are on piece pay, but there are other road users.
Police cars – Similar to Audi drivers. (although i know ill need the help of these guys one day – hopefully not soon!)
Anyone driving with a Hat on, or in the vicinity of the vehicle. – My Driving instructor always said to watch out for said “Mad Hatters” and its saved me countless accidents – Not sure why, but the hat seems to suck out driving ability!

So, to wrap it up – Its an angry post. Sorry!

Comment as you will. Agree/Disagree, Argue your point across.

As you were.

Topic

[srchar]

Richard_pics wrote:

I get the feeling you’d argue the opposite to anything, just for the sake of arguing…..Must be difficult carrying that potato sack on your shoulder.

You literally wrote “Argue your point across.” Which I did, because you’re no different to a driver who thinks all cyclists jump red lights. Clearly you didn’t mean it, because all you have in response is a lazy insult, which is unsurprising, since that’s all your original post contains. While you did at least have the decency to apologise in advance for shitposting, I’m afraid there’s only one person with a chip on their shoulder here – you.

[fukawitribe]

Richard_pics wrote:

I get the feeling you’d argue the opposite to anything, just for the sake of arguing…..Must be difficult carrying that potato sack on your shoulder.

Don’t know, but maybe they just don’t like posts that seem to promote prejudice and stereotyping, and portray outgroup homogeneity nonsense as a “a bit of cheering-up”. They might not be alone.
Changing the subject and engaging in little bit of ad hominem is not a great step forward either, IMO of course..

[Richard_pics]

I get the feeling you’d argue

I get the feeling you’d argue the opposite to anything, just for the sake of arguing…..Must be difficult carrying that potato sack on your shoulder.

[Drinfinity]

Probably* subgrouping 882

Probably* subgrouping 882 error.

https://xkcd.com/882/

*by which I mean a hypothesis which could be tested if we had the population sizes for each data point.

[srchar]

Richard_pics wrote:

Just 2 thirds of it though.

“Sub areas” 

If you’re coming on to have an argument, at least construct a good one. And if you’re coming on to troll, at least be funny.

[Anonymous]

Around these parts, Derby way

Around these parts, Derby way, builders vans without fail, regardless of make.

I’d also like to throw in Mini drivers too, thanks to the idiot who thought passing me on a blind cresting bend with double white lines this morning was driving appropriately.

Luckily, I could hear the articulated lorry approaching in the other direction, so could take evasive action, but it does make you wonder what their mindset is.

[Richard_pics]

Just 2 thirds of it though.

Just 2 thirds of it though.

[Richard_pics]

Perhaps Peugeot drivers dont

Perhaps Peugeot drivers dont claim on thier insurance as much? The cars arent worth claiming on? 

[fukawitribe]

David9694 wrote:

David9694 wrote:

 There is a no stereotyping high ground approach one can take, I accept that – but we all need a bit of cheering-up some times.  Eh? Eh? Go on, g’is a grin…

Why would this cheer anyone up ?

[Sriracha]

Must say, I’d never thought
Must say, I’d never thought of Peugeot drivers as being especially agressive types – where did that come from?
As to whether there is any substance to the charge that certain makes attract certain types, intuitively I’d have thought that would be the case. Audi would agree moreover, their famous ad from the 90s was all about that: “During the commercial, the protagonist talks about how the car you choose tells people what kind of person you are, all while hurtling through traffic and hurling abuse at fellow road users.”
https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/mid-90s-audi-ad-drove-home-its-message/515211
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7qI4no2xDco

[Jem PT]

And yet according to those

And yet according to those insurance figures Peugeot drivers have below average accidents which contradicts the stereo-typing from some on here…

Although the German marques have more than average accidents, confirming my observations!!

[srchar]

Richard_pics wrote:

Funny how you didnt mention Peugoet drivers though…..

Didn’t feel the need to exhaustively regurgitate the drivel you posted.

[Richard_pics]

They probably agree, as they

They probably agree, as they are more than aware of the type of drivers that “normally” drive those makes.

Funny how you didnt mention Peugoet drivers though…..

[srchar]

Yes. And those behaviors and

Yes. And those behaviors and competencies have nothing to do with the make of a driver’s car. What do you reckon a considerate Audi/BMW driver thinks (yes, they do exist) when they read guff like the above?

[David9694]

An epic whinge maybe, but

An epic whinge maybe, but cycling has a list of positives associated with it  too long list here – it’s the behaviour/competence of some of these drivers, the lethal consequences, that now make cycling largely the preserve of (us) die-hards and fanatics; heaven help anyone having the nerve to ride two abreast.
I’ve said for a while that many more people in this country are just longing to cycle more – let April 2020 and its unseasonable sunshine go down as a footnote in history as the window when this became a fleeting reality. 

[Author]

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