Originally Posted by
kickstart
I drive for 8 to 10 hours a day in the Seattle metropolitan area. Naturally it can get frustrating at times, which is why I ride to commute, and don't own a car, but it's not that bad either.
Well, the vehicle you drive makes a big difference in how others treat you. I imagine if you are driving a semi, fewer people mess with you.
I realized this about a year after I had purchased (and crashed) my first car, a 1976 Chevy Vega. No way was that thing going to to a body shop to get repaired - I managed to duct tape a front head light in to the smashed front end to make it street legal.
It
seemed like when I encountered other drivers, they looked at my smashed up car, and thought to themselves . .. "he's already hit SOMETHING. I wonder if he'll hit me. Better give him some room!"