I do the speed limit on our freeways which is 65 and get the ones who with lots of room in front cut back in front of me with very little room between us like there getting back at me..
Aggressive drivers toward Jeeps?
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I do the speed limit on our freeways which is 65 and get the ones who with lots of room in front cut back in front of me with very little room between us like there getting back at me..
I haven't had much trouble with aggressive drivers, though not sure I would notice most of the time. My advice is if you're not traveling at 10MPH OVER the speed limit, then stay out of the number 1 lane. I often stay in the #2 lane and will set my cruise control to the speed I want for longer trips.
That's what I suggest for tailgaters: Turn on your cruise control and forget they're there. Don't brake check them or they're likely to wreck your ride.
Also keep in mind that many states are practically 'no fault' for insurance. If it's 100% their fault, unless you have video, their insurance is not going to admit they were at fault.
My last accident: I was on the freeway with cruise control on, #3 lane (this is in my previous F150, not the Jeep). Guy was in #4 lane and hit me trying to enter my lane. He apologized, said he didn't see me, blah blah. So my insurance said his story: Claims I was darting in and out of lanes at an excessive speed and hit him. I told them the real story, they said it's a 'no-fault' unless I have dash cam footage. Even then, still not worth going to court unless someone was hurt and it becomes an $50K+ lawsuit.
That's what I suggest for tailgaters: Turn on your cruise control and forget they're there. Don't brake check them or they're likely to wreck your ride.
Also keep in mind that many states are practically 'no fault' for insurance. If it's 100% their fault, unless you have video, their insurance is not going to admit they were at fault.
My last accident: I was on the freeway with cruise control on, #3 lane (this is in my previous F150, not the Jeep). Guy was in #4 lane and hit me trying to enter my lane. He apologized, said he didn't see me, blah blah. So my insurance said his story: Claims I was darting in and out of lanes at an excessive speed and hit him. I told them the real story, they said it's a 'no-fault' unless I have dash cam footage. Even then, still not worth going to court unless someone was hurt and it becomes an $50K+ lawsuit.
Look like police to me
Far too many falsely confuse aggression with stupidity.
Aggression toward Jeep drivers is a figment of one’s imagination.
Aggression toward Jeep drivers is a figment of one’s imagination.
Bob job gone bad? Fantastic departure angle, anyway.
Here's what I've observed over 40 years of driving & 32 years of handling accident cases.
I was never a fast or aggressive driver, even as a newly licensed teenager I drove like a little old man. There was a time when if you 'followed the rules', that being staying in the right lane for example, you were left alone to drive the speed limit without being hassled.
Today, the psychos that used to spend all their time trying to kill each other in the left lane now treat all lanes as though they're passing lanes. You get no quarter in the right lane, you, to them, are just as much of an asshole for not doing 90 in the right lane as you used to be when you pulled that bullshit in the left lane.
So yes, humanity as a whole has gotten far more aggressive over my time driving. Does it make a difference what vehicle I'm driving, weekend TJ or daily driver Subaru in my case, I don't think so, if anything I experience more aggressiveness in the Subaru but that's probably because that's what I'm in during the work week as opposed to the TJ which I'll typically be in on the weekends, and in far less congested country road type settings.
This all bears itself in the cases too; I couldn't begin to estimate the number of people I've represented over the decades but I can certainly say that the needle has moved from what I'd consider accidents caused by standard negligence (aka carelessness) to a more aggressive intentional act based form of causation (aka recklessness) over the decades. I'm not saying people are intentionally crashing into each other, rather they're intentionally engaging in conduct that is legally considered reckless, & that always amps up the probability of causing collisions.
One last observation, yet another of the myriad unintended consequences of our ridiculous reaction to Covid is a further aggravation of reckless conduct along with a component of hit & run behavior. Hit & runs have always happened, but they were rare. They're now so common as almost to be expected. I'm not sure if it stems from this overall increase in rage people have harbored since the initial lockdown 3 years ago, or, that so many more people are uninsured because of the way we slaughtered our economy as part of our brilliant strategy to prevent the spread of a virus that had a 99% survivability, that they're leaving the scene of accidents because they fear the consequences of being uninsured. It's probably a combination of both I'd guess.
I don't know where this is all going, but it's not on a good trajectory.
This. I pretty much could have written this. My wife and I both have noted that it has gotten far worse since the CCP virus - nobody's happy. Add to that the usual idiots who are just flat out not paying attention, I was hit THREE TIMES in 2022 by such, and had any number of close calls. Wife saw an idiot blow through a red light and hit a bicyclist just 2 weeks ago. And that was AFTER another car stopped at the same light (same time) - then proceeded to putt through the intersection at a VERY slow speed (against the lite).
Its rapidly getting to the point of where my wife and I don't want to go anywhere or do anything. I'm increasingly taking the back roads to dance classes et al as they're "somewhat" safer. Still, even there we have the smartphone idiots.
It would certainly help if there was even a token attempt to enforce the speed limits - Florida is just like California in that regard. When I drove to Florida from California, there were 2 or three square states that I drove through where pretty much everybody was doing the limit and enforcement was obvious and frequent. It was an utter joy to drive in those states...
Drive something like this. It screams "I don't have insurance, and I don't give a flyin' f#@k about nuthin'!" People will give you a wide berth...
A boss I had years ago told me something similar. He had some old POS that "had dents where cars don't get dents" - people stayed away from him as they KNEW he didn't give a shit!
Bruh. I have had people get out and threaten to shoot me for honking my horn at them where I live. Three times so far.
Idk how these people think they're thugs when they have been so far away from the city they think honking is a personal attack.
My take on hit and run: People know they will get sued. In the incidents where others are hurt, they are much more likely to come after you personally. So the driver takes off and figures they're much less likely to end up in a lawsuit or prison. I kind of get it, if they're facing manslaughter or even just another DUI, it's worth it to them to try to get away.
When I was an EMT in a bad area we would show up to an accident, find out the guy at fault took off running. I guess you have to be a total deadbeat on that one. Don't register the car, no insurance.
You're explaining exactly why a certain member of my family has fled on foot from 3 accidents so far
My brother was shot at while driving in Denver a year or so ago. Gal was pissed off at him for one reason or another, and pulled a pistol and took a shot at him. Gotta love it...
Another reason I open carry more than conceal carry.
You’d be surprised how many loud mouths become passive once they see you are armed, or can’t be bullied.
I really should own a firearm. It's weird having a house not having one. It's just too much fun buying car parts instead.
I was angling for more of a defensive ride rather than offensive.
Maybe you should get a donk? Much more noticeable.
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