To think that people judge your driving based on what car you drive?

[PointyLittleDonkeyEars]

I drive a 10yo Rover 45. For some reason, people assume that I

1. Will never, ever, ever want to overtake and quite enjoy sitting behind a Tesco lorry at 45 mph

2. Must be in the outside lane of the dual carriageway because I like the view, therefore undertaking me is OK even when I'm overtaking a whopping artic

3. Must be quintessentially terrified of any bit of road that has a bend in it, so will slow down to 2 mph on all bends, so overtaking me on a bend is fine?

Should I get myself a speeding ticket just to prove that I'm not a geriatric snail? (I know where the cameras are...) I could tape it to the inside of a rear window.

^^ if the traffic is moving at moderate speed. Obviously!

Why should I slam my brakes on because someone on a slip road has decided that they have more right to be on the motorway than me? There's three lanes, ffs join safely behind me and overtake later!

My car doesn't actually go faster than 110kph (it's only got 4 gears) unless I'm going downhill with a following wind so therefore carrying on at a safe and consistent speed enables the person joining to better make a judgement about where and when to join.

I had a black bling Mercedes E class as a courtesy car
loathed it because everybody at the petrol station glared at it
when I let the bus driver out he looked gobsmacked

the following week I saw the car being driven by a guy who looked like a coke dealer - it suited him

I was happily back in my scandinavian estate

I've got a Skoda Fabia Estate (dogs, kids etc). Good acceleration, handling is fine etc etc.

Everyone assumes I am a little old lady who it is perfectly acceptable to pull out in front of at roundabouts. They get a bloody shock when I accelerate up to them, missing them deliberately by about 6 inches, hand on the horn for 10 seconds (not with dogs and kids on car obviously).

or even in the car.

When deciding what to replace our Volvo V60 estate with my DP asked
"Reeble, will you be honest with me?"
"of course Darling."
"Do I.... Well... Do I drive like a wanker?"
"Well, yes. You do a bit, love."
"Woohoo! I can get an Audi!"

I am now learning to drive and my instructor has an Audi A1 I get such odd looks! Dream to drive though.

DP has a metallic black 3 litre Vauxhaull Signum with blacked out windows, custom wheels and an Irmscher trim and grill. Honestly we bought it cos it was cheap and we could fit the Stokke Xplory into the boot! Again, we get some surprised looks when we pull up outside Waitrose in our pimp mobile and instead of the Russian mafia drug dealers people expect, out step a 30 something white British couple with a young child!

It makes me smile.

Pidj, I really don't want to get into an argument with you, cos you is lovely

But...the whole point of driving defensively (ie looking ahead for potential hazards) is so that you don't have to slam on the brakes in such a scenario - you look ahead and if you see someone about to the motorway, you either move into the middle lane or you ease off on the throttle to allow them to join the motorway with the minimum fuss for all road users. It's not a case of who has more right to the motorway (you do after all have equal 'right'), it's about avoiding accidents or other incidents such as road rage.

One of the best things my last company did was provide defensive driving courses for all company car drivers who drove high insurance group cars. It really helped me become a better driver (imo of course, but I really am a better driver than I was).

We know a guy round the corner with a full on monster truck. An actual, real monster truck.

It's called Satan.

He takes his 2yo DD to the childminder in it every morning.

I think people do let him out!

Oh, and another for the Skoda diabolo (we've an Octavia tho.) Dogs and kids here too. It can shift its big bottom when it needs to! Can't say I've noticed being trampled on the road but as the traffic generally moves at about 5mph round here it's never much of a problem.

I currently drive a nice new BMW, previously I had 4 different Scandinavian estates, I drive the same way I always have - well, Why should you have a different opinion of me.

My DH drives the large family 4x4 if I drive this everyone tries to cut me up, no-one lets me in why?