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Originally Posted by tony20009

Some thoughts on that article.

• I wonder which mass market car has the greatest quantity of jerk drivers? It wouldn't be the brand that sells most cars would it?
• 4-Way Stop signs: That could well be a function of age. I'm nearly 55. When I learned to drive, we were taught to yield to the car on the right. It had nothing to do with who got there first. With my kids recently getting drivers licenses, I've noticed that DC's driver instruction materials now say it's FIFO. Inasmuch as most of the time, BMW and MB drivers will be older simply because in general, older people are more able to afford more expensive cars, I wonder if that might have something to do with the observations.
• Fortunate youngsters who acquire a BMW are just like all other youngsters, for the most part, except that the ones who have BMWs have cars that they know are quite a lot faster than most entry level cars, which is what most young people will have. And most young folks are comparatively self-convinced (if not self-obsessed), in relation to other people, about the superior importance of whatever it is they thing important at that moment.
• Wealthy and powerful people generally think their needs and goals are more important than those of others and often such folks have little or no compunction about throwing around their wealth and power to get what they want sooner or to get more of it than others do. Why else would being king have been such a deadly job in man's history? It's good to be king, but only if one is a good king.

• Well -- for June 2013, in order of market share: #1 GM #2 Ford #3 Toyota, for what that's worth. BMW has only a tiny sliver of the US market, about 3%
• You are correct about 4-way stops (assuming all cars arrive nearly at the same time), even in boating this is still true -- You always yield to the car/boat on your right. It does not surprise me that certain states are now teaching FIFO, just goes to show how poor US driver education is (and apparently it is getting worse). Driving in Germany was truly refreshing.
• I have to agree with you on this point, when I had an almost-new 350z at 20 years old, I thought I owned the road and drove pretty recklessly. My son is too young to drive, but he won't be in anything with over 250hp when he does.
• I've earned my status in life, worked full time through college, done very well for myself afterward. I'll be damned if I'm going to let some welfare queen living off of my taxes while contributing nothing to society get in my way on the road. I doubt I am alone in this sentiment, even if others don't express it.