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02-27-2006, 02:59 AM
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I think BMW drivers are funny. They do seem to think they own the motorways, but they seem to be quite scared of the S. I've seem quite a few 3-series on the roads hacking about trying to bully people into moving over, then when they see the S in their mirror they pull in obediently with their tail between their legs.
I do remember seeing a catagory of cars/drivers and the S was rightly the only car that "BMW Man" seems to fear. M3 drivers don't have anything to prove (the root of generic BMW Man's behaviour), and therefor don't seem to even bother.
I do remember seeing a catagory of cars/drivers and the S was rightly the only car that "BMW Man" seems to fear. M3 drivers don't have anything to prove (the root of generic BMW Man's behaviour), and therefor don't seem to even bother.
02-27-2006, 03:01 AM
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Originally Posted by jinjer,Feb 27 2006, 10:56 AM
Should I limit myself to 'red-top style' text of no more than 6 words per sentence in future?
Originally Posted by jinjer,Feb 27 2006, 10:56 AM
Wasn't supposed to have a punchline.
02-27-2006, 04:10 AM
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The problem, to a large extent, lies with those that hold the stereotypes.
). That was about 2 weeks ago. Since then whenever we've been travelling together she would keep an eye on traffic coming toward us to spot which drivers were on phones.
2 weeks passed and the evidence strengthened my case.
Statistically you could say that we see more BMW driver on phones because they are a popular car and BMWs make up a significant proportion of the sample set. This is true. However, the proportion of drivers WITHIN the BMW set that use their phones when driving is enormous - and vastly 'superior' compared to any other subset.
The test was 'completed' on Sunday when a BMW driver came out of a junction on the nearside and, after ABS etc., missed my girlfriend's door by about a foot. He then, still using his phone, carried on with his attempt to turn right, mounting the curb as he did so. And it wasn't as though he was some 19 year old that had borrowed his Dad's beamer - he looked 30-something and 'respectable'.
I would love to see some 'real' stats about what proportion of accidents involve / were caused by which cars. We see endless lists of WHO was driving - hence insurance is more expensive for certain segments of our population (i.e. 17 year old 'men').
02-27-2006, 04:16 AM
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Originally Posted by jinjer,Feb 27 2006, 01:10 PM
However, the proportion of drivers WITHIN the BMW set that use their phones when driving is enormous - and vastly 'superior' compared to any other subset.
02-27-2006, 04:26 AM
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What was the proportion with Audis? Merc? Mondeos? Or did you compare bmw's against the rest?
02-27-2006, 04:37 AM
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You can see how the 'scientific study' would still be skewed though. For example, a typical bmw 3 series driver is likely to have the car for business, be a rep of sorts etc. and is required to be 'contactable' whilst on the road. An old bloke in a nissan micra isn't. So you'd need to compare bmw 3 series drivers against other repmobiles to get a clearer picture.As for it being an 'excuse' to be on the phone, that's crap IMO. If you need to use the phone a lot whilst on the road, fit a hands free or get your company to pay for it.
