Not used to the attention of a sporty car/ alpha drivers
 

Hey guys, new to the forum, and I don't have much of substance to talk about in terms of my car 'yet', but after the last year of driving my car I've came to the odd observations of street habits of some other drivers.

First off, I would like to say that I'm typically not an ego driver, or one to attempt confrontation on the road. Of course some things I do, and I would guess some other sporty car drivers do can make it seem like you are trying to show off or get attention.

Oh, and I used to drive a 2010 sonata exclusively before, so these are stand out experiences from driving that for so long.

Anyways, some of the things I've noticed have been mildly annoying to out right obnoxious.

-tl/dr I try to pass a van, and they speed up, as if to keep me from passing.

cruising around doing business on a two lane road, and I'm behind this van going like 3 miles under the speed limit (45), and I'm like,"this is annoying",so I down shift, and begin to pass. I look over to pass at like 48mph, and they are matching speed. Annoying.... I speed up, and try to get distance to pass, and they speed up more. At this point I just gun it around them (with ample distance to not scare them) and take my left turn lane.

(I've had multiple instances like this, that just make me think this is just something people do to people that drive things like this, or maybe I'm just being crazy...)

(also I've had these variations of this on highways, but this has happened in my sedan too haha)

-tl/dr residential area, another car coming in opposite direction. They take up the center of the road, and take up most of the road, forcing me to move out of their way (on a wide road).

(I understand this can happen to probably anyone, but it just kind of feels like there is another reason *shrug* I notice it way more with cars that are low end or whatever...)

Driving on a residential road, the roads are decently sized enough for two cars to pass each other comfortably, and this beat up car, or some lower end sedan usually will move from their comfy side of the road, and drift into the almost center of the road, forcing me to move uncomfortably close to the other side.

(I drive in a residential area pretty often, but not commonly. It's just something dumb I've noticed, and am curious if it's just me.)

Most other instances of weird road ego I've encountered were more general, and happened while i was in my sedan before this.

Thanks for reading! Has anything like this happened to you before, or something like it?

Plenty of asshole drivers around.

There are assholes everywhere. My community does not have wide residential streets and with people parking on the side of the street, only one direction can pass at a time. Often, impatient drivers tend to 'force' their way through so you have to stop even if you have the right-of-way. If a car is parked on the same side of the road that you are on and another car is coming from the opposite direction, they have the right-of-way. Unfortunately, most do not see it that way. Personally, I will continue forward slowly and force others to back up if the parked car is on their side of the road.

Sometimes, the best defensive driving is offensive driving but not every time.

Are you new to driving (serious question)? I've experienced everything you've stated while driving multiple types of vehicle not just in one of my twins. I've always seen it in every state I've live, and every country I've driven in , except Germany .




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Hello and welcome to the forum..... :clap:

Maybe the vans are speeding up just to get a better, longer look at your fine car ....... :thumbsup:

I suggest you just stay behind them ...... they will likely turn off soon ......:)

As far as the road hogs ...... that's just the way people seem to drive ..... :sigh:

As long as they leave you enough road for your car to fit on, let em have the rest.


humfrz

What is even considered new? I've been driving for.. what... like... 6 years or something. If I missed some law of the road, my apologies, but If I don't know I try to operate on being polite, and fair.

No I wouldn't consider that new, I am just shocked that you haven't noticed this before.

People are selfish assholes, and the requirements to get a driver's license in most states are laughable. You should see how people drive here in Hawaii, it's painful to watch.



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The government here is committed to cars being as "safe" as possible and not training drivers.
An advanced driving course should be compulsory for all new drivers!

There is a function on the left stalk that you just pull back on called "flash to pass". Maybe try that first.

If you are trying to pass on the right lane then of course the car in front would fuck with you but what's the big deal. The BRZ is just a cheap sports car nothing special really at least around here. Does your car look rice?

It's not that I just noticed there are unruly people on the road, it's that I noticed some new things once I started driving this new car, and was wondering if this was just something near exclusive to performance/ sporty cars, or I was just mistaken.

No I'm still outwardly stock, I've just had more that several instances of trying to do a normal pass that I would do in any normal car, and I get a different reaction. Of course several anecdotal experiences don't make it a trend, or something in stone, I'm just pointing out an observation.

Humfrz for President 2020

yea people are just jerks or are completely and totally not paying any attention to you whatsoever. Their actions end up being the same.

I watched a show about drivers there and thought the problem was they ran out of Interceptors?


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Haha , There are a few movies with that no nannies interceptor , and some fake replicas cruising around.
What is more dangerous , an auto suv driver or a kangaroo?

the whole "young guy in sports car" thing totally pushes the hater button for some people

I experienced this constantly when I had an RX-7 and a Neon. You can violate just about any traffic law in a boring DD and nobody bats an eye. But drive like a granny in a fast-looking car and suddenly people lose their shit

The OP is right. In this car (it was the same in my Gencoupe) people drive differently around you. I drive for a living and in my big ole work 2500HD people don't do the same stupid shit that they do when I'm in my own FRS- but I'm the same guy driving. I don't know why.

So does the "old guy in sports car" thing. If it's an older guy who can finally afford to get a car he likes, it's a 'mid life crisis'.

Oh god I hate that. People that have known me all my life and know the cars I have owned took one look at it and said "Midlife crisis eh?". Well apparently I have been in a midlife crisis since the age of 14 then.

This. If people say that to me I say "No, my mid-life crisis was the years I spent daily driving a Chevy Astro because it fit my family. Mid-life crisis ended when I bought this car instead".

Well, see there's your problem. I learned this lesson a long time ago, mostly from riding motorcycles.

If I go to pass someone (on a two land road where I have to use the oncoming traffic lane) I fully commit and do it as quickly as possible from the start. Signal on, downshift two gears, floor it and shoot around, alternate signal on, back in lane.

Some people may consider I'm being a tool, but really I just don't want to end up in a drag race or in a ditch.

I fixed that for you ....... :lol:


humfrz

+1

Passing on a 2-laner is a multi-step strategy. Also to the younger drivers, practice backing down and pulling in to your original spot.

I witnessed violent death for the first time as a child. It was a head-on collision between a bike and oncoming car. My dad anticipated it as soon as he saw an oncoming driver peek out from behind a semi. Mid pass the driver changed her mind. Instead of backing down, she veered over towards our shoulder. So did the biker.

Learn to back down safely.

Haha right?

Somehow I can't imagine you're not one of them...

So many of these ****s on the road. One nice thing is the throttle response on this car is so quick and the light weight mean you can overtake most people in most situations. I regularly pass all sorts of cars even ones that are much faster than the FRS.

When I got my car back in '13 I noticed I started getting attention from others in sporty cars. They will rev up their engine if they see me, or go a little faster or take a corner faster than they would otherwise. At first I didn't get what was going on, now I understand it is a tip of the hat to another cool sports car. Also its so satisfying to beat big muscle cars off the line of a red light because they don't want to rev up those big engines and they are so heavy, in normal traffic the 86 is a quick car.

Definitely have to commit and forcefully pass or avoid others as they will take any move as antagonism or challenge. Best to just avoid anything remotely resembling a challenge and have fun by yourself when you can. It's also fun to occasionally slip by 'em without their knowing although that can sometimes be dangerous too.
As for people driving in the middle of the road, that's just lack of consideration for the rest of the world. I live in a very old neighborhood with narrow streets and I'm very good at weaving in and out around parked cars and pulling over at stop signs so others will have room. My biggest problem is folks coming from the opposite direction stopping unnecessarily when they could easily go around a parked car before we meet. A quick move is usually better than no move at all.

How do you know they don't take corners like that all the time?

Good question, I don't. But you kind of know when when someone is driving with gusto though but maybe it's just me being self centered.

LOL Read stuff like that all the time and it makes me chuckle because you know people are just putting their own thoughts into other people's heads. Hell, I bet most of the other drivers do exactly the same thing all the time and may not even see us or be paying any attention at all.


My very favorite ever was the dude that said "The other guy was going to race me and thought he heard a blow off valve so backed off". How the hell did he know what the other guy thought?

Neato pupper.