What are the worst cars for cutting too close?

CanterburyTailwind

I know this is totally unscientific, but hey! this is a cycling forum...

What make/model of car do people reckon is the worst for disregarding and/or actively targeting cyclists? I always used to think it was bigger, more expensive ones driven by people who have never ridden in their lives, but from recent experience I reckon it's more likely to be smaller sh!ttier ones - the Ford KAs, the Corsas etc.

And, for some reason, VWs don't ever seem to give much room...

What does everyone else reckon?

biondino

BMWs. Worst cars for every single form of sh!tty driving.

robmanic1

Renault Clio's with "Lexus" lights and an exhaust big enough to fit a small child in.

Dunston_checks_in

Mercedes M Class!
M is for muppet, that's for sure.

Surf-Matt

Audis - they have taken over BMWs as the "angry repmobile" of choice to the "upwardly mobile" driving spacker.

victor ludorum

anything with a minicab license in the window...

Coriander

biondino wrote:

BMWs. Worst cars for every single form of sh!tty driving.

Absolutely.

robmanic1

BMW's + big, pretend off-roaders (= X5)

lost_in_thought

Chelsea tractors with 'stressed' mommies in them, followed closely by any form of BMW or chav wagon.

:x :x :x

garyspain

Horse riders, after a ride when they get behind the wheel of their smoke belching horse box's and forget they are driving a bloody great lorry.
I hope my wife doesn't see this!

Gwhizz

Vauxhall Corsa - while being drivin by the "more mature lady" :twisted:

Oblivious to all except the magic tree aroma filled warmth of her motor - that or being scared shittless :shock: of actually being on the road that she cannot maintain control of the mechanical beast that is the Corsa

Bikerbaboon

those cars with 4 wheels are right sods.......... never benn cut up by a robbin reliant. (are they fast enough to even pass a bike ? )

gradiric

London buses, also good for pulling out without looking, and pulling in having failed to fully overtake beforehand...

robmanic1

Gwhizz wrote:

Vauxhall Corsa - while being drivin by the "more mature lady" :twisted:

Oblivious to all except the magic tree aroma filled warmth of her motor - that or being scared shittless :shock: of actually being on the road that she cannot maintain control of the mechanical beast that is the Corsa

Yes, yes, good one. The ones who can barely see over the steering wheel whilst gripping it with their sparrow-claw-like hands as though their very existance depends upon it, pootling along in their Metro Mayfair's that have never seen 30mph even on the motorway!

homercles

For me, it always seems to be Mercs.

karl j

BMW's, without a doubt THE worst

Gwhizz

Robmanic1 wrote:

Gwhizz wrote:

Vauxhall Corsa - while being drivin by the "more mature lady" :twisted:

Oblivious to all except the magic tree aroma filled warmth of her motor - that or being scared shittless :shock: of actually being on the road that she cannot maintain control of the mechanical beast that is the Corsa

Yes, yes, good one. The ones who can barely see over the steering wheel whilst gripping it with their sparrow-claw-like hands as though their very existance depends upon it, pootling along in their Metro Mayfair's that have never seen 30mph even on the motorway!

HaHa - Exactly. - Kinda reminds me of the mother in law :evil:

the_wooden_man

Taxi drivers in skoda octavias! :evil:

Vitessetortoise

big, pretend off-roaders (= X5)

Every single relentless predictable infuriating time.

Especially if your commute is at the same time as the school run

aclucas

I'd have to say it is Mercs, they seem to think it is big and tough to overtake with a big whoosh and a small gap...

abbots_mike

mercs or BMW's all the time

only yesterday i nearly became a mercedes window ornament!

biondino

The Porsche Cayenne is the most disgusting car ever, though.

abbots_mike

closely followed by beemer x3

clanton

lost_in_thought wrote:

Chelsea tractors with 'stressed' mommies in them, followed closely by any form of BMW or chav wagon.

:x :x :x

Definitely gets my vote - big black SUV's piloted by rich b*tch - usually Range Rover Vogues.
Followed by BMW yuppies.

woodgob

4x4's (mostly X3 or X5) absolutely no contest.

Oh...and agree about Cayenne. What were they thinking???

robmanic1

Mitsubishi Warriers (hateful redneckmobiles, should have a gun-rack in the cab).

jedster

surely

"should have a hand grenade in the cab...sans pin"

il_principe

Another vote for "licensed" cabbies... who exactly licenses these people, cos a driving test really should be added as part of the process.

gs3

BMW's!!!

It's like they just CANNOT allow the offside wheels to cross the white line in the centre of the road.

"This is my side of the road and you (cyclist) don't exist" seems to be the general perceived thought process of the common or garden BMW driver - why? - I don't know!

hambones

Question I've always wanted to ask - what do people consider to be 'too close'?? I've viewed a fair few of these YouTube vids where cyclists have moaned about poor driving and almost invariably I see poor riding technique and cars not particularly close.

karl j

within inches of your life, y'know, that sort of thing Hammy.

when you're riding up the road and suddenly, as if from nowhere, whoosh, whereTF did that come from...

absolutely right GS3, it's almost seems as if they're too scared to turn the steering wheel in case it breaks