4 X 4 drivers, Are they deliberatly careless of other peoples lives when they are driving ?

Question

I have nothing against the concept of a 4 X 4 but having been almost forced into a cutting wall by such a vehicle rounding a blind bend on the wrong side of the road near Hawkswell in Cumbria last week by a tourist driving a 4 X 4 I am less than favourable towards the drivers.

Incidently I had slowed down to almost a crawl and had i not there would have been a very nasty collision

Answer 1

I think some/not all think "my cars bigger than yours" and drive accordingly. Others just don't have a clue how big  their vehicles are! I drive a lot on rural 'B' roads and regularly come across 4x4's three feet out from the verge! Virtually on the wrong side of the road!

Answer 2

It's the driver, not the car

Answer 3

its not the car,its the driver...there only more noticable cos of there size..then again, as there such a large vehical they might think there less vunerable than micra drivers...regardless what u drive,if you aint waring your seatbelt you still fly through the screen!

Answer 4

A lot of SUV drivers do seem to use their vehicles to bully other drivers, I've noticed some drivers of pickups are the worst.  I blame inbreeding.

Answer 5

you can hardly base all 4x4 drivers on this one experience.  this person could have just as easily been driving a motorcycle.  trust me-there are a fairly equal amount of idiots piloting all modes of transportation-not just 4x4's.

Answer 6

Yes they are.

Answer 7

There's always a small minority of idiots who seem to be able to afford big cars but not the training to drive them properly. It's often the case that these folk are actually very poor, unconfident drivers who rely on their truck's mass to get other people out of their way.

20 years ago people said exactly the same thing about Volvo drivers!

Answer 8

I bloody reckon.... Most of them, dont care because they have the bigger vehicle, and think they can hog the road, the amount of times I have been cut off by them, and almost ran straight up the **** of one, simply because she pulled out right in front me, and I gave it to her when we stopped at the traffic lights... And then there's the idiots that drive so d**n fast in them, that to me is very scary....

Answer 9

how can you generalize about any kind of road user? you are all ***** who should not be on the road.

Answer 10

I think you mean satans little runabouts !!! , i live in the country

and they are all over the place like a rash, the 4by 4 arnt the problem its the drivers

Answer 11

It's not the 4x4, its just the driver, it could have been any car, probably in this instance somone had just hired one and didn't know how to handle it.

Answer 12

I am sorry I drive a 4 x 4, and I am not careless. I agree with you Blackfirebeetle

Answer 13

dodge or dont your choice.... i dont dodge you cant keep your car in your lane then we going to play  who can handle the ditch better

Answer 14

It depends on the person driving. Some think they are invincable in a 4x4. It is just a sign they have a short d**k.