Cars and other things that brand the owners

[Dive Bar Casanova]

I honestly have never given any thought to what someone next to me is driving and/or who they are. Didn't know others do that.....................LOL.

I Calif when two cars meet at an intersection the car on the right is supposed to have the right of way, go first.
But in reality the nicer car has the right of way.
Like it or not, that's how Angelinos roll.

 

[dizneegirl]

In 20 years of owning and driving EVs I've observed:

At Tesla Superchargers everyone hates each other.
At non-Tesla EV chargers everyone helps each other.

Not our experience at all. We've had many nice conversations, and gotten help and tips, as well as shared them, at many Tesla superchargers. Maybe it *is* a different part of the country?

 

[LuvOrlando]

Here is one from Westlake Village, California. According to the sign charging EVs have priority over handicapped.View attachment 935217

Just came back to finish reading the thread & now I just hate em and the politicians who did this who think this is moral.

What in the world is going on in that state with politicians? The priorities are seriously messed up with legislators in any state that would do this, just wow. The state leaders need a reality check, if it comes in like a hockey check I'm good with that.

 

[jimmymc]

I assume Ram truck drivers are going to be aggressive and reckless. It's a small sample size, but the two people I knew growing up who had them were terrible drivers. I also give Teslas more room because I don't trust their self-driving software. They market a decent driver assist program as full self-driving, which I think is a reckless decision by the company.

For clothing, the only company I really don't like is Balenciaga. If someone is wearing their branded clothes, I assume they paid way too much for something basic.

Those are the big two I can think of right now.

 

[tvguy]

Just came back to finish reading the thread & now I just hate em and the politicians who did this who think this is moral.

What in the world is going on in that state with politicians? The priorities are seriously messed up with legislators in any state that would do this, just wow. The state leaders need a reality check, if it comes in like a hockey check I'm good with that.

LOL. You're sounding like the current President.

 

[LuvOrlando]

LOL. You're sounding like the current President.

No just a disabled person disgusted with being ignored in favor of preferred classes like with the DAS why would disabled parking be any different. Hate thinking about it we just get stomped at every turn

 

[tvguy]

No just a disabled person disgusted with being ignored in favor of preferred classes like with the DAS why would disabled parking be any different. Hate thinking about it we just get stomped at every turn

I see that. I also see through my friends eyes, how many entitled people she knows who worked the system and get the placards for convenience, not because of need. Hence, there are far more placards out there than parking spots.
And one I witnessed twice where the disabled parking slots are further away from the entrance of a building than regular parking spots. Fortunately, in both instances regular parking spots were vacant.

 

[LuvOrlando]

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[VandVsmama]

Cat people

Dog people

Lots of branding and judging available in both of those categories!

 

[Adelle Dazeem]

Teslas - self-righteous aggressive drivers of cars that have more safety recalls than they know what to do with.

All recalls on my car have been software updates. Big whoop - they fix it overnight and it doesn't interrupt my schedule at all.

 

[LuvOrlando]

All recalls on my car have been software updates. Big whoop - they fix it overnight and it doesn't interrupt my schedule at all.

Do I hear a little scolding?

LOL, jkjk

 

[snowwite]

Big lifted pick up trucks - tend to drive too fast & always feels like they're tailgating you when the 2-story truck is right behind you at a stoplight.

Stanley cups - probably needs its own thread for that one.

Cars with super dark tinted windows & after-market loud mufflers - driven by teenage boys trying too hard to impress a girl

Big jacked up trucks always make me think well someone is clearly overcompensating for what nature never gave him.

 

[snowwite]

are decks like parking garages?


when we lived in California we opted for placards b/c we could use them for either car we owned or if we traveled and rented a car. in Washington State each qualified person can have both a license plate AND a placard so the DOL (same as DMV) is not burdened with requests for temporary placards by holders of long term (we also get 5 years per renewal vs. 2 years in CA on a permanant disability).

I will say though that i've seen dirty looks and heard rude comments thrown at law abiding non disabled people who were driving vehicles that have disabled license plates for other household members. when they follow the law and DONT park in a designated spot-if that non designated spot is close to the door and there are empty disabled spots available people can get very verbally nasty I cautioned my oldest when we sold him our car and we had to wait for the license plates to arrive that he would do best to park a bit further away from entrys to avoid confrontations.

I chose a placard because it’s free and there is a fee for a new plate plus the hassle of going to RMV where the card was by mail. It’s got my license picture on it so it’s not like anyone else can use it. We also take it when we travel.

 

[snowwite]

I Calif when two cars meet at an intersection the car on the right is supposed to have the right of way, go first.
But in reality the nicer car has the right of way.
Like it or not, that's how Angelinos roll.

In Boston it’s way more likely the person in the old beater car is gonna go. We care a whole lot less about a dented old wreck than you do about your beemer. lol

 

[Dive Bar Casanova]

I assume Ram truck drivers are going to be aggressive and reckless. It's a small sample size, but the two people I knew growing up who had them were terrible drivers. I also give Teslas more room because I don't trust their self-driving software. They market a decent driver assist program as full self-driving, which I think is a reckless decision by the company.

For clothing, the only company I really don't like is Balenciaga. If someone is wearing their branded clothes, I assume they paid way too much for something basic.

Those are the big two I can think of right now.

I think it's both the driver assist and the self driving is why Tesla's damn near take off your front bumper when they pass then change into your lane.
Happens all the time on the road.

I mentioned in the Tesla Forums an experience at the Baker Elect America chargers:

Three Rivians pulled in together and while charging they bricked.
That means they shut down, quit running, no restart, dead in the water quit working.

Owners who all knew each other and returning from a Vegas trip called Rivian.

After 20 minutes Rivian customer service figured the Signet Charger surged above 350 KW activating the Trucks safety program protecting the architecture.

Oh brother did the Tesla owners erupt that no way could that ever happen. Nope,, can't happen, impossible.
A virtual mob appeared online with lit torches and handcuffs.

Well it did happen and owners throughout the USA suffered the same fate as did YouTube creators at Signet chargers with Rivians.
That issues has been remedied.

 

[barkley]

I was curious about charging station availability around us so when we were running errands yesterday through the 3 closest cities near us I kept my eyes open-

smallest/closest-only on the (public) university campus but you have to have a parking permit.

next largest-looks like primarily at airport and surrounding hotels all of which charge for parking and charger use.

largest-several public/free lots, free at park and ride public trans lots, a few libraries. decks/parking garages charge for parking and charging (and in the 'boonies'/not near the building entrances). the multiple colleges/universities all require parking permits. the business that have them (only new construction requires it and it does not appear that new buisnesses that are allowed exemptions due to being deemed building renovations are jumping in line to install) mostly have them far from the buildings so I suspect the only people using the handicapped access ones are people activly charging that need handicapped accessable (and all appear to be for fee).

 

[LuvOrlando]

In Boston it’s way more likely the person in the old beater car is gonna go. We care a whole lot less about a dented old wreck than you do about your beemer. lol

EXACTLY! In the game of auto chicken the older car wins in Boston and in NYC too. I have never been in a place where a nice car driver didn't live in fear of a old car driver who just doesn't care, who probably has no car payments left nor collision and maybe not even insurance.

 

[VandVsmama]

I absolutely stereotype people if they drive a particular type of car or use a specific brand. Yes, I do judge them. And they judge me, too. When people judge me for not driving a particular type of car or using their favorite brand of ___, I'm ok with that.

Take my neighbor, for example. She doesn't understand why everybody doesn't drive large American-made SUVs (think Ford Expedition sized). She thinks those are the only safest cars to drive. She's questioned me passionately about it in the past. She thinks MY choices in cars is dumb. I think that her being so pushy about what kind of car I drive is rude and over the top. She's a Ford Expedition/Cadillac Escalade evangelist. She's judging me. I'm judging her. We've mutually agreed to leave each other alone about car choices. Her opinion of my car choices is none of my business. Just like MY opinion of HER car choices is really none of her business either.

My sister has a good friend who owns a Tesla. He's passionately in love with his Tesla. Is a Tesla evangelist, loves the company, thinks that Elon Musk is going to save the world. Meanwhile, my sister thinks that she'd rather be caught dead driving a Tesla, doesn't want to put any $$ into Elon Musk's pocket for many reasons, and can't stand how many times in CA & AZ she's almost gotten into an accident because of how a Tesla is driving on the road. Her Tesla friend had his car broken into last year in SF...it took Tesla over 3 months to repair it. So putting aside the software updates for safety recalls, I don't know about the rest of you, but in my household, being without use of a vehicle for over 3 months would never work for us.

Or how about the Disney brand? I've been judged by others who say, "Oh, you're going on a Disney trip again? Don't you ever get tired of that?" Are they judging me? 100% yes. I don't care. We keep going because we have a great time. Just like people who always go on beach vacations or cruises or whatever keep going because they have a great time on THOSE trips.

Or my new favorite: 2 story lifted trucks who have after-market horns that sound like a train horn. A lot of them drive like bats out of hell. I hate those horns. I think the people who drive those trucks like that are total buttholes. And yeah, I judge them. And I'm not sorry about it. Does that mean that ALL 2-story lifted trucks with train horns are driven by buttholes? Of course not. But if you walk like a duck, act like a duck and talk like a duck, I'll call it a duck.

 

[NotUrsula]

Every time I see a Bronco now I immediately think OJ which is unfortunate as they are good vehicles

Twice my placard slid off and I got a ticket, all I needed to do was call and send proof I have the placard and offense was removed. Those things have the worst arm design so they just shimmy off and it says clearly it's illegal to drive with them on so I can;t just do a permanent fix, there is no great answer so far.

Amazon has lots of clear plastic sleeves with sturdy hooks meant to securely hold placards without damaging or altering them.

 

[NotUrsula]

where I live the federal law on accessibility is interpreted a bit differently as it's applied to state law. yes, there are ev charging spots that are denoted as handicap accessable but they are not considered in the same category as a traditional handicap parking spot. the reasoning is that the ADA requires exclusive, accessible parking on the shortest accessible route of travel to an accessible facility entrance but some ev related guidance states that parking spaces associated with charging do not need to be near the parking facility’s destination because the primary activity at the parking space is recharging. for the most part (all I've seen in our region) ev charging areas in parking lots (not the stand-alone charging lots we have) tend to be located nowhere near close to entrances. much like grocery pickup spots they are on the outskirts or near the back of a building. the ev charging space's primary function is charging, their disability accessability is secondary. dh and I have to park in handicapped parking spaces and we've never seen one of the ada compliant parking spaces w/regards to building access that has doubled as an ev charger.

The building I work in has caused a bit of a kerfluffle in this way because the "closest to the doors" spots are EV charging spaces, while the disabled spots are about 30 yds from the doors, at the end of a long ramp. The stated reason for this is that the company is using the near-in parking spots as an incentive for employees to switch to EVs.

I've actually seen it pretty often that the EV spots will be the closest to the building entrance, sometimes for this reason, and sometimes, I have been told, because it is easier for the security guards to monitor the chargers to protect them from vandalism or report them being out of order.

FWIW, grocery pickup spots here are also usually in prime lot locations; makes it quicker for employees to take the loads out to them, and also that the signage advertises the service to everyone approaching the doors.

As to the question of a combination charging bay/disabled parking spot, I guess my answer would be that if you are not disabled, but using the spot only to charge, then you should stay with your vehicle for as long as it is parked there, so that you can move it quickly if a disabled person comes along who needs it. If the charger is out of order, then it becomes a dedicated disabled parking spot until the charger is repaired.