BMW
Posted: Sun 13 August, 2006 Filed under: Cynicism, Travel, Weirdness 3 Comments »One thing I will absolutely not miss about this area is the sheer number of BMW drivers that’re around. (and yes, I do include drivers of the new Mini in this sweeping statement – it’s made by BMW, ergo they’re BMW drivers
Yes, I’m sure Norfolk will have some as well – but this area seems to breed the buggers. And as you may know, I think BMW drivers are just awesomely bad. It’s a sweeping generalisation, and I’m sure there’re some BMW owners who are capable of driving well. It’s just that I’ve never met any of them.
I reckon you could get pretty good odds that on any given day, you’ll see a large proportion of piss-poor driving that’s done by BMW drivers. Jumping lights, wrong lanes at roundabouts, cutting people up, middle-lane-driving on motorways, speeding while flashing lights at people to get out the way, ignoring “no entry” road signs – I’ve seen them all. Coupled with an apparent inability to use complicated devices such as – oooh – mirrors, indicators, or (at night) the “dipped headlights” lever.
Of course, it’s not just BMW drivers that’re bad. It’s just that it seems like there are more bad BMW drivers than there are bad drivers of other car brands.
Whatever it is, though, I won’t miss the fuckers one iota.
Hmm, I used to think this because all the drug-dealers/wannabess used to drive them but now they’re all in Jeeps.
Personally, I can’t stand anyone in a big car who can’t drive it. Most people learn in a 1.1 type of car and I’ve seen 4×4/People Carriers who can’t even manage a simple left turn without drifting across lanes.
Volvo drivers (in their “cages”) are notoriously bad as well.
But, for me, the cream de la crap has to be people carrier drivers. Incompetence on a minute by minute basis.
I have a theory. When you buy a BMW, your penis falls off, and therefore you believe that by driving like a humongous cock, people will believe you actually have one. BMW drivers outnumber all the other people-who’ve-nearly-run-me-over by about 4:1.