Why Are Drivers Hostile?

[Cascadia_302]

Hi Stangsters! Hope all is good with you guys! With 11.9k miles, my baby is still going strong and still getting compliments by strangers! This year, I have seen more and more 2015 Mustangs on the streets here on the treasure coast of Florida (sad moment sometimes when you see a S550 coming and throw a big wave only to have them ignore you and then you find out it's a rental; of course).


It's been a while since I posted on the forum, but there has just been something that has bothering me ever since I purchased my Mustang. The surrounding other drivers on the road are so damn hostile! Maybe it's because I live in FL, maybe it's because I have a red car, who knows..

I find myself to be a good, courteous driver. I ALWAYS use my blinker, drive a little over the speed limit, never tailgate (don't want rock chips on my car and most importantly don't want to rear end someone because that puts me automatically at fault), always let in other drivers at crossings, etc. People are just different towards me when I am driving my Mustang. I've driven my mothers Jeep Wrangler and it's like I never get into confrontation with other drivers as they are calm around her car and always generous.

When I drive my Mustang, I feel like it's signaling other drivers to target me aggressively by cutting me off, trying to speed around me, always wanting to be first out of the intersection at a red light, not using a blinker, and definitely a tailgating party.

Does anyone know the psychology around why this is? I don't want to say that it's because I am a young man driving a new sports car because that makes me feel/sound conceited, lol.

LOL, unfortunatley this has become human nature and I've seen or experienced this same behavior no matter what kind of vehicle I may be driving or riding in. With 780 miles on my new S550 the only issues I have had were people trying to wreck me but not on purpose, just be inattentive or dws-driving while stupid. I know, some will claim it's one in the same.

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[GT Pony]

I had some dumb ass pull off shoulder of road when I pulled out of our subdivision and hot behind me and kept drifting back and then speeding up almost rear ending my daughter and I. He followed us for over 20 minutes. Mi drove to police station and he even followed. Police station hours in my town are only M-F 9-5 and it was a Sunday morning and I had left my cell phone at home. At one point he pulled beside us and said "you in a hurry? You think you are a badass don't you?" I did nothing to this guy at all to give him any indication I was in a hurry.

Little did he know I had a front and rear facing dash cam. I met up with a police officer that night and gave him the footage. He came back later that night with a police lineup and went on to make an arrest. Definitely consider a dash cam. Small price to pay for evidence. Video speaks for itself.

There are some real sycos out there on the roads.