According to this study, BMW, Subaru, and Porsche. Is it the driver, or the vehicle? Or is the study inaccurate, vehicle makes and their drivers have no relationship to the accident rate? BMW, Subaru and Porsche drivers ‘more likely to cause a crash’, study finds Research found spee…

[image] TwinTurbo: [image] davesmopar: Blinkers are so little used here In MA, it’s considered a sign of weakness My work recently brought me to Southern California, along with several colleagues from across the country. As we were driving a reasonable 60mph in a 40mph zone, one of the…

[image] asemaster: As we were driving a reasonable 60mph in a 40mph zone, one of the guys commented about turn signal use. I explained that in CA the turn signal is used during a maneuver, not before one. “Reasonable 60 in a 40” Reasonable??? Again, and not pointing at you asemaster, THI…

[image] ChrisTheTireWhisperer: “Reasonable 60 in a 40” Reasonable??? That was meant as a tongue-in-cheek comment. Though there is a grain of truth there. Every time I’m there I’m reminded I don’t drive fast enough. I was in the middle lane doing 50 in a 40, even the local cop car passed me on…

Both in Michigan and Florida (and points in between) it has been my observation the past few years that there is a strong correlation between aggressive drivers and Dodge/Ram pickups. Higher speeds, tailgating, abrupt unsignalled lane changes. One can almost predict their driving behavior as soon as…

Similar to what I observed in CT, albeit not so much aggressive driving, but almost a complete lack of turn signal usage, across all makes of pickup trucks.

[image] upfernwood-veh_172690: aggressive drivers and Dodge/Ram pickups \I doubt it had anything to do with the pickup’s make/model, just happened to be a particularly ill-tempered driver. Before Covid forced my Corolla off the road I had a problem with the same aggressive driver in one loc…

[image] upfernwood-veh_172690: Dodge/Ram pickups Well, if you can’t Dodge it, Ram it… :grin:

Years ago my Dad had a rented Toyota Corolla for a month working in Denton, TX. Felt like every pickup driver cut him off or wouldn’t give the right of way. Maybe the rental agent was trying to tell him when the Mercury Mountaineer was offered for the same rate.

[image] asemaster: Every time I’m there I’m reminded I don’t drive fast enough. **** them - You do you. That’s what I do! RH lane, 3-5mph below posted, on highways. [image] asemaster: . I was in the middle lane doing 50mph in a 40, even the local cop car passed me on the right because…

[image] ChrisTheTireWhisperer: **** them - You do you. That’s what I do! RH lane, 3-5mph below posted, on highways. Oh I’m very much a go with the flow of traffic kind of guy, whether the flow on the freeway is 20 or 70. It’s just that where I live in WA the flow tends to be a little slower t…

Are drivers of certain makes of cars less safe?

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I was surprised to learn that in an experiment where fake animals were placed along the road to if they would get run over, 89% of drivers who intentionally ran over the animals were SUV drivers.

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Are drivers of certain makes of cars less safe?

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