Infiniti FX Owners Forum (The Org)

I hate it when...

1. people drive slower than the speed limit in the left lane.
2. there's 2 turning lanes that lead to one lane ahead and they try and snake by you when the light turns green (i floor it).
3. you can't see the head of the driver in front of you because they are too short to see over the dash.
4. people stop in the middle of a cross walk
5. people with nice, new cars don't take care of them.
6. at the car wash people with crappy cars repeatedly ask the dryer to redo the car.
7. people hold their speaker phone up to their mouth while driving poorly like it's a CB radio.
8. people drive through a turning lane to get around slower traffic.
9. ruin a great looking car with all that cheap crap they put on it.
10. mod leased cars.

Anybody got anymore?

1. people drive slower than the speed limit in the left lane.
2. there's 2 turning lanes that lead to one lane ahead and they try and snake by you when the light turns green (i floor it).
3. you can't see the head of the driver in front of you because they are too short to see over the dash.
4. people stop in the middle of a cross walk
5. people with nice, new cars don't take care of them.
6. at the car wash people with crappy cars repeatedly ask the dryer to redo the car.
7. people hold their speaker phone up to their mouth while driving poorly like it's a CB radio.
8. people drive through a turning lane to get around slower traffic.
9. ruin a great looking car with all that cheap crap they put on it.
10. mod leased cars.
11. when civic drivers--or any ricer for that matter--think they can take on an FX.
12. when other FXes drive poorly and reflect negatively on our community.


though to be honest, i'm guilty of number 8. oops.

one thing that ticks me off around campus are the bicyclists who dont obey stop signs, red lights, etc. They always pull up next to you at a redlight, and then take off in front of your car and hold up traffic. So. freaking. annoying.

but onto the topic of annoying drivers

1. people drive slower than the speed limit in the left lane.
2. there's 2 turning lanes that lead to one lane ahead and they try and snake by you when the light turns green (i floor it).
3. you can't see the head of the driver in front of you because they are too short to see over the dash.
4. people stop in the middle of a cross walk
5. people with nice, new cars don't take care of them.
6. at the car wash people with crappy cars repeatedly ask the dryer to redo the car.
7. people hold their speaker phone up to their mouth while driving poorly like it's a CB radio.
8. people drive through a turning lane to get around slower traffic.
9. ruin a great looking car with all that cheap crap they put on it.
10. mod leased cars.
11. when civic drivers--or any ricer for that matter--think they can take on an FX.
12. when other FXes drive poorly and reflect negatively on our community.
13. people who stop in the middle of a one lane road to let people in/out
14. while picking friends up, instead of calling them or ringing a doorbell proceed to honk every 10 seconds

I hate all other drivers good or bad that are in front of me.. why.. because they are in front of me

In response to no 11. above.. umm, I had an FX50 think he could beat me... Sadly.. he was wrong.. While atleast it stood a small change, the dude in the Eclipse stood 0 chance, I did not even bother revving my engine to scare him off.

My wife has the FX35.. I have this



I plan on removing the C63 and 6.2L V8 badges around the vehicle (I will leave the AMG badge) to stop annoying ricer cars from trying to race me, that is actually what bothers me the most, I am not an idiot, I do not race (although I will go 0 to whatever the speed limit is as fast as I possibly can, that usually gets the point across) unless its at a track, which I have not taken this car too.

You even have to be careful with the whole 0-speed limit. It probably depends by state or local police department but I've heard of people getting tickets for this too... too aggressively getting up to speed. Stupid but still.... I was in a car in SoCal that got pulled over and got a "warning" for doing that. There was also a case years ago I heard of where there were three cars. One sped up to the speed limit and stopped there. The other two continued on "racing", crashed, and killed someone. The lawyers went after the driver of the first car and he got jail time. I don't remember the charge but it was something along the lines of "inciting a race"

I actually drive very conservatively now. I take my aggression out at the track. Everyone tells me I drive like a grandpa (I'm 34)

I stopped driving like a tool years ago (when I had a VW Jetta 1.8t... fun to drive with all its mechanical issues).. I had a number of offences which resulted in me going to court and getting a 12 month suspended sentence of 90 days loss of license, 10 days in jail.... suffice to say that day I decided driving fast was not worth it, ever since, I generally try to avoid moving violations, in fact, I have had 1 in the last 5 years, not too shabby. Anyways, slightly off topic.

I don't like it when people do not use their turn signal when making turns or changing lanes...i also don't like it when people "drift" into your lane as if they're going to change lanes but when you approach them they're either lost in space or on a mobile phone or better yet eating a cheeseburger...i also don't like it when i see people holding little purse dogs on their arms while driving as if it was a child...

The thing I hate the most, which is popular in the DC metro area, is when you do use your turn signal to indicate you want to change lanes, the idiots in the lane you want to merge into speed up to cut you off.

Add to that tailgating, I have very big brakes, I can stop very quickly, and would prefer that you not end up occupying my back seat.

I hate when the cops try to chase you & give you tickets & stuff. then I also hate that they can just get on there radios & call up a whole buch of other cops to help them catch you too, try to cut you off & stuff... then, god forbid they can't catch you, they can even call up & get those helicopters & stuff, just sucks

I always tell them they can't give me a ticket because i have no license. Never works. Just got off on a speeding ticket two weeks ago. Reduced to improper use of equipment. Cost me $250 but no points.

I REALLY hate it when people just don't know how to drive and then get pissed off at you like it's YOUR fault... example: About a month ago I'm behind this guy on a small city street... he slows down and then pulls to the right side of the road... I'm thinking he's gonna stop so I go to pass him and continue on my way... he all of a sudden turns LEFT into his driveway and I gotta slam on the brakes... as I pass, he starts yelling out his window towards me... I shoulda got out and kicked his ass... or at least verbally ripped him a new @$$hole...

I hate people that drive C63's (jvanbrecht) and can't park within the lines of the parking space!
Sorry - could not help just messing with you! Nice car btw.



BUT - to add to the list... I hate Metro DC drivers in general.
Hate people who cut turns and are in your lane when your at the white line (especially when I am on the motorbike).

OH.... AND...... boy do I hate it when I am driving the Ladder Truck ... flat out, light and sirens, responding to a 2 alarm house fire in the next town over ..... and people try to pass me. WHAT? WTF?
granted the damn thing is limited to 62, (maybe push 67 downhill) but still..... hello... 47+ foot long ladder truck with a big ass bucket hanging over the front.... lights and sirens (Powercall siren) going.....

I just start weaving all 3 lanes!

I can't stand that about people either... last week, this douchebag in a CIVIC in the opposite lane ahead of me wanted to make a left turn... there was an ambulance behind him coming up with SIRENS blazing... EVERYONE including me of course, pull over EXCEPT this douchebag thinking he was gonna be able to make his left turn... when he realized he couldn't, he ended up FINALLY pulling over but then I saw him cussing cause the ambulance made him miss his turn... like GEEZ loser... if you had pulled over SOONER you woulda still been able to MAKE your turn...

I don't know if I'm just too observant, or if there are just an abnormal amount of douchebags around me...

Oh, I know exactly what you're talking about. When I'm trying to get to a nice domestic violence in progress going code 3, it seems like everyone usually slam on their brakes in front of me and slow down to 10 mph, and then try to figure out if I'm trying to pull them over or what. If I'm lucky they pull over to the right immediately. But that rarely happens.

I find that people pull over much more quickly for ambulances or firetrucks than they do for police cars. I think its because those trucks are a lot bigger/taller with more lights on them, so they are more noticeable.....but I'd guess some people just get confused when they see a police car behind them with the lights on and panic/do stupid sh*t.

I usually ignore police cars. Is that wrong?

1. people drive slower than the speed limit in the left lane.
2. there's 2 turning lanes that lead to one lane ahead and they try and snake by you when the light turns green (i floor it).
3. you can't see the head of the driver in front of you because they are too short to see over the dash.
4. people stop in the middle of a cross walk
5. people with nice, new cars don't take care of them.
6. at the car wash people with crappy cars repeatedly ask the dryer to redo the car.
7. people hold their speaker phone up to their mouth while driving poorly like it's a CB radio.
8. people drive through a turning lane to get around slower traffic.
9. ruin a great looking car with all that cheap crap they put on it.
10. mod leased cars.
11. when civic drivers--or any ricer for that matter--think they can take on an FX.
12. when other FXes drive poorly and reflect negatively on our community.
13. people who stop in the middle of a one lane road to let people in/out
14. while picking friends up, instead of calling them or ringing a doorbell proceed to honk every 10 seconds
15. you decide to be nice and let someone get in front of you...than they slow down to a crawl.

I ignore police cars all the time because:

(1) I never look in the mirror. I learned in the movie "The Great Race" that what's behind me doesn't matter.

(2) I never break the law so there's no reason for them to want me

(3) My high school driver ed teacher taught us NEVER to make eye contact with other drivers as its intent could be misconstrued.

I don't know if you and Kieran are joking or if you're serious. But next time you see a police car trying to get somewhere quickly, I hope you do realize that it could be because someone's life is at risk. What if that cop was trying to get somewhere to keep someone from beating your sister or mother? Would you ignore them still??

Steve, I'm ABSOLUTELY kidding. I think Gary was taking it a step further.

I might actually tend to OVERlook at my rearview mirror. I forget what they taught us in driver's ed but I think the number of times per minute they told you to check the rearview was excessive. Then there are the people who NEVER check their mirrors. I'm somewhere in between toward the excessive side.

I absolutely, positively respect you guys as well as ALL emergency vehicles. I *THINK* the law (maybe it's different state to state or city/town to another?) says that if a police car or ambulance is on the other side of the road, you're still supposed to pull over. Sometimes that makes sense but other times where there is a lane in each direction and a wide enough shoulder for the people on the other side to get out of the way, I think stopping and pulling over is a bit excessive. I guess I use common sense and if it's narrow enough, I'll do what needs to be done to get them through. I've gone through red lights to allow police to get where they're going. That was while driving in NYC sitting in traffic at a red light when I wasn't supposed to be driving anyway because the learner's permit wasn't good out-of-state but my parents didn't know that and I wasn't going to pass up the opportunity to get valuable "seat time" driving in the city

Back on topic... stuff that pisses me off:

- the vast majority of people who think they know how to drive but really don't.
- people who overdrive their cars. idiots weaving in and out of lanes speeding with no idea of how their car or they will handle an emergency situation with a car unexpectadly pulling into their lane or a rabbit running across the road or a bicyclist or pedestrian. The same idiot who speeds on backroads not realizing that there's a sharp curve ahead and goes off the road and rolls his car or hits a telephone pole (3 times in the past month by my house)
- people who speed through 25MPH residential areas going 50+
- people who honk and get pissed at you in town when you (gasp) actually STOP at the crosswalk to let people cross

Kieran - I am with you 100% about the cross walk and stopping. I almost want to carry something that I can throw at cars that don't stop when I am the one with my little boy at the cross walk. Very annoying.

Yeah, I know it varies but in all the states around me, it's the LAW!

Okay, I guess I was just misunderstanding it then. That's what I get for working 12 hours and then getting online at 4:53am.

LOL, we're all (for the most part) not a bunch of punks but more mature drivers

Now if I knew it was you personally in that police car....

In FL all you apparently need to get a license is a face!

So yeah, I pretty much hate them all..

However, to the list I will add those drivers traveling the on ramp and trying to merge onto the freeway at 30 mph.....drives me absolutely nuts.