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sfdjdlfg said:

"Obviously we can learn a lot about a person by what they drive. What do you drive cranky?"

Well, the Mrs. and I tool around in an '01 Ford Explorer. We got it because we had to drive to Virginia from Idaho to retrieve some stuff from a storage locker we had there and we were going to have to pull a small trailer back.

While I've been on the beach here in Oregon with it, we've never gone officially "off-road" with the Ford.

I did say that the TV and print ads for SUV's were pitched to those who felt superior up to a few years back. I think they've changed their advertising tactics recently because the makeup of SUV purchasers has changed. In the late 90's and early 2000's, it seemed to me that they were pitched at people who felt that the world was out to get them and wanted "protection" from hostile forces.

The vast majority of people who drive SUVs here in Edinburgh are mainly using them to drive their precious little flowers to school. After all, a mile of walking might damage them.

Between my work and my home is a twisty cobbled road with very poor pavements (that'd be sidewalks for all you from the US).

Approximately once a week, I am nearly mown down on this road. Not because I'm not using the green cross code, but because people think they can speed around wherever the hell they like.
I would say that 2/3 of these times it has been SUVs.

I never really thought much about it until I started working where I work.

I think that SUV drivers tend to feel more invincible while driving, and take more risks. I have seen a lot of drivers speed into an intersection on a VERY yellow light to make a fast turn, while cutting off traffic. People in my area do tend to use SUVs more for towing boats, RVs, mowers/tractors, & jet skis. So while they're not going offroading, they still need the power for a specific use.

Every time I see someone driving an SUV, they are engaging in a behavior which reinforces my negative opinion of them, and which I then apply to all people who drive SUVs.

The thing I hear most often here in Colorado is that people buy them to be safer in the snow. "It's a 4 wheel drive, so it better in the snow." While it may be true that it's easier to get traction in the snow, it seems they also feel that 4 wheel drive also means 4 wheel STOP too. On the somewhat rare occasions that we have snow on the highways, I usually see SUVs flying by my little Integra on the highway. That's what scares me the most.

Real or not...

This couldn't be any more stupid!!!

I would like to say that I've met a couple hummer owners that I didn't instantly hate.

They actually took thier vehicles offroad. Don't have everyone in a hummer, just those that diserve it.

Ladies and Germs, if you cover my expenses, I'll be glad to come and cover your SUV in mud. Just to add to the illusion that you've been Off Road, I'll throw in some deer fur chunks on the bumper, barbed wire fence portions on the antenna, and large chunks of tree bark stuffed up the wheelwells...hey, I aim to please...stand still, Bambi- Hummer's a 'comin

Now that is tempting, just to meet the legendary Hairy Houdini.

I might just get some of this gunk. Not for my SUV, I don't own a vehicle, but for those idiots in cars (often with Kerry bumper stickers) that ignore the laws and nearly kill me while I am using the crosswalks or otherwise minding my own business in town. Spray it on their windshields. Paint is too hard to remove and would be a safety hazzard to other pedistrians. Although I doubt (in jest) that the drivers would notice.

And for those who have been commenting on the driving habits of SUV owners, might I point out a small bit of information about human memory? Humans tend to remember that which reinforces their previous attitudes or experiences. If you think SUV drivers are a bunch of obnoxious jerks, then incident that reinforce that attitude will be remembered more often than those that run counter to that. This might be genetic stemming from our days as hunter/gatherers. Such positive reinforcement probably got more game or fruit or whatever.

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Overtime, Colin? It is around midnight over here...

Oh, and for Christopher - I know exactly what you mean, but from my own experiences, I started noting what, if any, cars nearly ran me down from the first day I had to walk to work from our new house.
SUVs are more likely to speed and ignore pedestrians in this instance.
Of course, this is only noted for this particular stretch of road.
So really, none of this had meaning. Never mind.

Looks like someone threw a shit ballon at your car. Not uncommon if you drive an SUV anyway.