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I don't take any of this personally. Ask I ask is that everyone recognize not all "expensive" car owners are jerks. Frankly, some of the most dangerous driving I see is from motorcyclists. However I freely acknowledge it is not the majority of them. I have very nearly been killed too many times to count by dangerously driven tractor trailers. Of everything on the road they have put my life in the most peril. But most tractor trailer drivers seem to be good drivers.Well, lets put it this way:
Most non-expensive vehicles don't handle as well for that kind of speed....so, of course it is mostly (not completely) the expensive cars that go 'zoom, zoom...this is MY road'
Unfortunately, it can just be 1-5% of the people that are that audacious, but they are the ones you remember because they give you heart failure when they do something stupid, and it is up to YOU to react to make sure nothing bad happens.
That said, there was a study done once (technically not scientifically sound as it wasn't random sampling...they did 'convenience sampling' and selected just 3 intersections that were convenient to the researchers) It was close to 93% of the drivers that dis-obeyed traffic lights, crossed double yellow lines, and cut people off (in view of the researchers) were in high-end, modern vehicles. They also determined that a very high percentage (I don't remember that amount, but it was somewhere above 3/4) of the drivers that were 'extra courteous (described as allowing other vehicles to go when they didn't need to - such as waiving a left hand turner through when light turned from red to green, as opposed to charging through intersection instant light changed) were in older, visibly well used cars of 'general status' (such as Cheverolets, Fords, etc....NOT Lincolns, Mercedes, Cadillacs, etc.)
The researchers (out of Western New England College - a local school who has a well reputed polling arm - called it ego-driving. The ones who had higher status socially felt they had more 'rights' than others in all areas, including the roads. They had reached this conclusion based on their unscientific data and other cited research articles that looked at socio-economic status and general attitudes.
While not completely reliable imo, as there wasn't true random/cluster sampling done, all other aspects were in following with statistical guidelines. [The 3 individuals who carried out the actual research were students @ Western New England, and none had cars, so they had to choose high traffic intersections that had good visibility in all 4 directions from intersection ( for recording purposes, to be sure captured car make, etc), AND had to be within reasonable walking distance of the campus.]
So, again, not totally legit statistically, but the findings were far and away statistically significant in terms of differences in behavior, on average, between expensive vs non-expensive cars. I would want to see the study replicated to be totally convinced...but data significant enough and calculations, etc. appropriat and sound, that I would also not be dismissive of the results, either. Just my two cents. (though, with inflation, my 2 cents really is no longer worth much!)
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I had used a dead snap trap rat to try to catch the last marauding raccoon ( slit the dead rat's belly to enhance aroma and 'luring power'. In no time at all, fly eggs were hatching into yummy, wiggly fly larvae!
I drive a lot and long distance. I treasure my car and do everything I can to keep it and me safe. I believe I am curtious and some one whom others should not fear on the road. But of course that is only me and who knows maybe my personal perception is warped.
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I hope you forgive me for holding on too long, and that you have a nice harem of hens where you are now.
sure hope my friends around the world can view this!
