People driving like assholes around me

[NCThreePedals]

My fiance knows how to drive stick and when she drives my M4 you get all the losers revving up next to her and doing fly-bys and just acting like teenage boys, it's great. Lot of peacocking

I get people tailgating me even when going over the speed limit, that one is the worst!

[dreventador]

& it's always the lower end cars. Altima, Evos, 3 Series etc. If I'm in the mood & theres straight empty lane ahead I'll give them a nice pull, then stop quickly just to give them an idea of how fast I'll make them disappear from my rear view.

[mattkim85]

I really hope DMV stops giving out drivers licenses so easily. The driving and writing "test" is an effin joke. A complete idiot with no respect or knowledge of how to properly drive will be able to get one. No wonder most people drive like shit.

[Flacht3]

Whenever someone is acting like a jerk-off I just remember they probably have much deeper issues and aren't worth the time.

Reminds me of that scene from Big Daddy

The worst was some kid in a Scion FRS that aggressively cut me off in stop-and-go city traffic almost causing an accident in the process and then gave me the finger as he tried to drive off but ended up getting stuck at a light. I was then awkwardly stuck next to him at the same light, so in a rare move, I lowered my window to ask "hey buddy, why so angry?" and he starts cursing at me because apparently I wouldn't let him merge (no idea what he was talking about). He had a girl in his passenger seat and my only reaction was "Hey, you're dating a real winner, congratulations to the both of you" and then drove off when the light changed.

[Deteria]

Originally Posted by mattkim85

I really hope DMV stops giving out drivers licenses so easily. The driving and writing "test" is an effin joke. A complete idiot with no respect or knowledge of how to properly drive will be able to get one. No wonder most people drive like shit.

The government should implement a new law where if you are found more than 50% at fault for an accident, u have to retake the Drivers License test. People just take having insurance for granted and not drive seriously. Too many morons on the road that don't deserve a license.

[SunnyD]

People drive like assholes in general...it doesn't matter what type of car you, or they, have.

[3liter1]

Someone wrote to think about being an ambassador for the BMW brand when driving. Take that 1 step further for //M. Break the stereotype (most of the time).

[Jbellah]

I live in Dallas and People drive like dumbass's. I don't get the people that cut you off to get in front of you when there is hardly any room in the first place yet they had all the room in the world to get behind you. They just have to squeeze in and if the person in front has to break were all f'd. I find this one odd as well when im in a hurry to get somewhere people will be driving super slow yet when im just cruising not caring what time I need to get where im going I get people flying by me like all traffic is hauling ass.

[bb1857]

Originally Posted by AJJ3

Left lane hoggers make my blood boil. Along with people who try to follow behind me closely while I'm traveling at a high rate of speed. The Dc metro area has one of the lowest speed limits for highways but the flow of traffic is always going a lot faster.

I pray that left lane hogs and tailgaters in our area get the runny shits every time!!

[DBACE]

https://jalopnik.com/the-ten-car-bra...vers-462822107

[shortseller]

What a strange and confusing posting, I typically get folks yielding and waving a thumbs up and all smiles to me as I drive by in my SO M3...

OMG, have all those been the middle finger!!

[Ian1973]

I am now commuting a ton of miles, 170 miles or so a day, all highway. I see so much bad driving it's maddening. The staying in the left lane drives me absolutely batty and turns me into asshole man. There is a law in NY that the left lane is only for passing, yet stupid ass people don't know any better.

But I have not seen any buffoonery because I'm in an M3. I don't think most even notice a difference.

[neilum]

I thank my lucky stars every day I work from home and only travel for onsites which usually occur outside of rush hour.

When I did commute everyday I literally trained myself to just relax and pay no mind. I know it's hard, I'd imagine this place is not full of the average Joe's but its possible. People are really stupid, its getting worse but rise above it man!

I drive an Alpine white M3 so you would think I am inconspicuous but hell no, people stare and drive aggressively around me. Maybe its the MPE exhaust ; )

Anyway, when I'm in wife's MDX I am like a freaking ghost to other drivers.

But admittedly when I am in my car I am much more in the "zone", that was part of the problem.

[Robby29]

I'm probably one those people who speed up so I can get a better look an M car or any good looking car..I occasionally cut them off bc traffic wont let me stay side by side lol

[amw896]

Jealousy is a stinky cologne.

[jasnh]

Originally Posted by allinon72

Some of it has to do with color. I don't have too many problems with mineral gray. But I imagine Austin Yellow or Yas would create quite a reaction.

Like you wouldn’t believe!!

[CanAutM3]

Originally Posted by SMGCFP

I have this happen too. As far as people not knowing how to drive, I'll speak for myself and say I am an average driver at best. The problem of course is that many people are below average. I think many people think they are better drivers than they really are.

My pet peeve is when I'm merging that the traffic doesn't move to the center lane on a three lane highway.

Just by definition, half of the driving population will be "below average"

[CanAutM3]

Originally Posted by G35POPPEDMYCHERRY

so my commute just became like and hour plus. I used to be weaver, but realized its better to just zombie and drive at a moderate pace to work. it makes the commute go by so much faster. Driving stick also makes me leave enormous gaps in front of me to prevent shifting. now im sure everyone knows what this article is saying but it is well written and worth a read.

http://www.smartmotorist.com/traffic...ffic-jams.html

i-287 is notorious for phantom slowdowns. wanna see an accident? sure i get it. but to slow down traffic for miles because someone is changing there tire is ludacris.

now believe me you can drive as agressive as you want and tail my ass, but there is space you will be left in the dust and I will always catch up no matter how much weaving or cutoffing one has done. It can literally save maybe a minute of commute time, but add an hours worth of stress to the brain. Every single day people tailgate the shit out of me in there broke ass cars and pass me only to slam on the brakes. I know this is never going to change but I just cant believe why everyone thinks a car length is going to save time, let alone they are making the traffic worse. if everyone left a gap and stayed in the lane there would be no traffic.

Same thing on the backroad of my commute people riding my ass from a stop. Like is everyone flooring it at 7AM, THE FUCK. the 1st to second(espec in cold weather) is difficult shift and people are CM away from rear-ending me. I would have to launch my M fukin 3 to appease these people. and for what I ask, once i get into third i will be doing 5 over speed limit so why the fuck you tailing me for. This boils my blood and if someone rear ends me I will freak because MW paint and its because they were driving too aggressively. I never tail anyone, if they are driving to slow. I will literally slow down so much and create such a gap that I can comfortably drive again.

I am slowly starting to get over this and just zoning out and letting it be. But I cant stand the look on peoples face in the morning when they are riding my ass or pass me. Like you really want me to drive my car cause the outcome will be 180. But alas I don't have enough brain functioning to care anymore at 7am just zone out. also I am slowly shifting to a 7-3 schedule. On other roads I will continue driving at whatever pace I am at regardless of the tailing. sometimes if I am over the speed limit I will slow down to limit. People have lose their mind trying to bully an M3 on the road. But honestly I dont care if your driving an F1 car, if someone is going the speed limit, respect the road. and in traffic just stay in lane and leave a gap.

Common Culprits of JACKASS driving:
Entry level BMW, AUDI, BENZ especially (sline a4, m sport 3er, cla 250 amg)
Any lexus is series
Minivans
camrys

Common cars driving with courtesy in traffic
audi bmw benz (m3/5, rs5/7, c63/s63 amg) x5m
macan turbos
a8s 750i
18 wheelers,

In conclusion most people with a car that is capable actually drive with respect in traffic because I think they understand what true speed really is and its is trivial to weave and cut people off because they aren't getting anywhere faster. I am sure cutting someone off in a minivan feels like a moving a mountain.

TL;DR. Dont drive like a dick. The roads are congested, you aren't getting anywhere faster unless open highway. So just sit back relax, and zombie to work.

There are quite a few flaws in the article quoted. I was ecouraged at the beginning when the author made references to fluid dynamics, but apparently he has little knowledge of actual fluid dynamics.

Slowing down to reduce congestion? Come-on, that is complete nonesense .

Traffic indeed follows many principles of fluid dynamics. Mass flow = Density x velocity x area; where mass flow is the quantity of cars that pass at any given point per unit time, density is how closely packed the cars are together at that point, velocity is the speed of the cars and area is the amount of lanes at that point. When two lanes merge into one, the area is reduced by half. The problem is not how people behave before or at the merging point, the problem is how people behave after the merging point. Too many people are too slow to accelerate and leave way too much room between cars. Traveling slowly and leaving large gaps reduces the density and velocity which reduces the mass flow (the quantity of cars per minute). Mass flow is a constant before and after the merge point, hence it results in slow moving cars that are tightly packed together before the merging point. The ONLY way to fix this, is for folks to accelerate faster and keep less distance between cars (while maintaining a safe distance naturally) at and after the bottleneck. Changing the behavior upstream will do nothing to improve this effect. It is physics.

Purposefully slowing down can only make things worse as it just creates another bottleneck. Interrestingly, the phenomenon of ever reducing speed limits only contributes at increasing traffic density and ironically, density is one of the biggest risk contributors to accidents. I am all for courtesy and respect on the road, I actually think we need more of it everywhere in our society in general. But nothing pisses me off more than when I see folks leaving excessive gaps in, and particularly just after traffic jams, because by doing so, they are just reducing the mass flow and are worsening the jam. And that is not being courteous nor respectful of others.

I guess I spent too much time studying fluid dynamics in college

[Seniorleb]

Worst of all when driving on highways and people want to change lanes and not judge the distances between your car and the car in front! I had to break so many times in order to avoid a collision, also I tend to drive and leave enough distance between my car and the car in the front but most people don't and it is really annoying, there should between radar with a camera that can detect the distance between cars!

[Wills2]

Everyone, well some people want to stick it to the M3 driver.

You've just got to get used to it.

[Nikolas]

I live in the Tahoe area and it is vacation week with fresh snow. D bags in full force right now. My wife was stopped waiting for traffic to pass while turning left into work. Some moron decided that would be a good time to pass her on the left. Literally 1 inch a way from slamming into her 2018 JCW Countryman. Of course he honks like she was doing something wrong.

[Spike Spiegel]

Originally Posted by CanAutM3

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I guess I spent too much time studying fluid dynamics in college

Ayyy. Mechanical Engineer?