Anybody own a hybrid?

[Ted Striker]

We are indicator obsessed

Ted Striker = 12 inches, etc

[Lawrence of Arabia]

Do you not comprehend what it means to be an aggressive driver?

Of course I'm not very efficient in my driving style.

nah, thats a common misconception. you can drive fast/aggressive and have a better mpg than someone who drives slower; i know, i got 2 mpg better than anyone else when we drove down in someones g36, while my average speed was 8 miles an hour more. (85pmh to 77)

[Asher]

I've worked it out with my car, the best mpg is about 90-100km/h, it degrades from that point out.

Also, I always outaccelerate everyone (no I don't stunt), which doesn't help.

[Lawrence of Arabia]

Also, I always outaccelerate everyone (no I don't stunt), which doesn't help.

yeah, but once youre on the highway, accelerating is a moot point.

and you can try it all you want, if your foot isnt steady, the same margin of error will be in there every time you test it. people with steadier feet can get the same or better mpg than someone with unsteady feet at equal or greater speeds.

[Asher]

I'm all about the cruise control.

[Lawrence of Arabia]

yeah, try one day not to use it, you will see that you will get MUCH better mpg (kpg) than with it on.

[Imran Siddiqui]

trying to take a swipe at me.

Not try, hit. Saying someone is a bad driver because they were involved in one accident where they were judged to be at fault and in the same thread admit you are an 'aggressive driver' shows your utter undeserved arrogance. Drivers who are aggressive are worse drivers than those who have only been in one accident.

Aggressive drivers suck ass

[Lawrence of Arabia]

well, im supposed to be an aggressive/fast driver. not only is that the only way to get anywhere in socal, i also fit the profile of fast drivers:

young, male, highly stressed, and oversexed

[Asher]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Not try, hit. Saying someone is a bad driver because they were involved in one accident where they were judged to be at fault and in the same thread admit you are an 'aggressive driver' shows your utter undeserved arrogance. Drivers who are aggressive are worse drivers than those who have only been in one accident.

Aggressive drivers suck ass

Evidently not.

Crappy drivers suck ass.

Drivers who prefer to go from 0-60 in under 15 seconds do not inherently suck, they just have less patience.

I'm an excellent driver, and I drive a lot, in a lot of dangerous conditions, and I've never been in an accident.

Hell, Sunday I drove all the way from Waterloo to Toronto during a heavy snowstorm. It took me 3 hours, but I did it.

It's all about knowing how to drive. I'm not the idiots who will weave through traffic, I'll pick the far left lane on the 401/407 and just pass most people.

That doesn't cause more accidents, unless you're not paying attention or generally a bad driver (see: rearending a porsche).

There's just no real excuse for it. Hell, you can't even really blame it on the weather in the UK.

When the roads are literally sheets of black ice, you may still have a case...but even then, you ought to know better and compensate.

[Lawrence of Arabia]

but i dont hate passive drivers the way asher does. passive drivers you know what they are going to do (namely, stay in their lanes.) other aggresive drivers, you never know what they are going to do.

but i always drive safe.

[Asher]

Originally posted by Lawrence of Arabia
but i dont hate passive drivers the way asher does. passive drivers you know what they are going to do (namely, stay in their lanes.) other aggresive drivers, you never know what they are going to do.

but i always drive safe.

Are you kidding? Passive drivers around here are the worst.

Honestly, every time I see a slow moving civic I avoid it like the plague. They're the ones who get into most accidents.

They cut people off without signalling, they slow the hell down and stop when they're to merge, and they obstruct the flow of traffic.

[Ted Striker]

[SIZE=1] Originally posted by Lawrence of
young, male, highly stressed, and oversexed

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[Imran Siddiqui]

Yeah... less patience while driving is ok . So you have less patience at a stoplight, but you get super patient on the road? I doubt it? If a car ahead of you is driving slowly, do you tailgate? I bet you do (hell if you can make assumptions without knowing the full story for PH, I can do the same for you - after all you said you drive 'aggressively' - that ain't just accelerating real fast). You, who has less patience, waits until you are fully clear of a car in another lane before switching when the guy in front of you is going slow?

I doubt it.

A good driver realizes that driving aggressively can cause accidents, maybe not involving the driver, but with others. A good driver is patient and can drive fast as well. One need not be an aggressive driver to drive fast.


btw, in rearending cases, even if the car in front stops short, or rolls down a hill backwards, the driver who hits the back of the car is usually ruled at fault unless they contest it in court.

[Asher]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Yeah... less patience while driving is ok . So you have less patience at a stoplight, but you get super patient on the road? I doubt it? If a car ahead of you is driving slowly, do you tailgate? I bet you do (hell if you can make assumptions without knowing the full story for PH, I can do the same for you - after all you said you drive 'aggressively' - that ain't just accelerating real fast).

Absolutely not -- drivers are all unpredictable, tailgating is one of the most stupid things you can do. I've no idea why you'd assume that.

You, who has less patience, waits until you are fully clear of a car in another lane before switching when the guy in front of you is going slow?

I doubt it.

A good driver realizes that driving aggressively can cause accidents, maybe not involving the driver, but with others. A good driver is patient and can drive fast as well. One need not be an aggressive driver to drive fast.

The problem here is you're replacing "aggressive" with "stupid" and making an argument out of it.

Aggressive means I when the light turns green at the stop light, I don't pick my nose, take the car out of park, and slowly accelerate from 0-60 over 45 seconds.

It means I usually drive above the speed limit.

It means I will pass someone who is going slower than me.

It doesn't mean I cut people off, tailgate, and honk my horn at everyone.

I give my engine a workout, but I don't do it stupidly.

[Asher]

btw, in rearending cases, even if the car in front stops short, or rolls down a hill backwards, the driver who hits the back of the car is usually ruled at fault unless they contest it in court.

And why the **** would you not contest it in court if the dude ROLLED into you?