Hummers & the People Who Drive Them
March 24, 2004
A couple of months ago, I read Eric Meyer's opinion of people who drive Hummer's. While I definitely agreed with him that these people are huge jerks, I definitely didn't feel quite as strongly as he did about the matter. In fact, I was never really noticing very many H2's before he wrote that. But in the last couple of months, I have begun to notice several of these behemoth's that practically taking up two lanes of the road.
In the last month or so my level of annoyance with them has doubled with H2 drivers. I don't get it, but I have been stuck in front of several of them and the phenomena is the same: every single one of them gets as close as they possibly can to my rear bumper. Its almost like they're trying to intimidate other drivers or something. In fact, I mentioned this to a friend and he said that he's noticed the same thing. It wouldn't be such a big deal, but as you all know, I have a new car and I'm paranoid about it getting dinged or dented.
So Hummer drivers, you're already a massive waste of space in this world, not to mention all the resources you waste on a daily basis, but don't become bigger jerks than you already are. GET OFF MY ASS at red lights!
Sidenote
Hummer has a commercial out that I have mixed feelings on. Go to the Hummer site and check it out. I think its a fairly memorable commercial with a cute little story line that shows the boy getting creative and "thinking outside the box". However, my mixed feelings come in because I think this commercial characterizes Hummer drivers very well. They make their own rules. Sure, he wasn't cheating, but he certainly was pushing the envelope and walking the line. The kid also almost decapitates another racer in his attempt to win the race. Also, look at the resources this kid used. He left a dog homeless. He swiped the tires off of the family lawnmower. His monstrosity of a vehicle is at least twice as big as every other car, using twice as much lumber. And in the end, in a very unsportsmanlike manner, cuts off the boy in the first place car and won't let him by. In fact, I'm quite bothered by the blatent taunts of the Hummer community in that they aren't even hiding these things. They seem to flaunt their lack of responsibility to the global community.
One bright side of the commercial, is The Who's "Happy Jack." Great job of art direction in this aspect.
Your disgust for Hummers (and Eric's) coincides with mine. Our two latest shopping "Fashion Parks" here in town are littered with H2s. Not one of them dirty. Each one as clean as the day they brougth it home. Why is that? Aren't Hummer's meant for and built for the dirt, oh wait, they're not. I do off-road for fun and I have had to dislodge a few H2s from the easiest of trails because their owners bit off more than they could chew to show off their $55,000 toy.
Luckily, this trend may decline soon as gas prices have skyrocketed. With the success of its Mini Cooper, BMW is releasing another small car, the 1-series. Other small cars on the market are selling well too, the Scion, the Merc Coupe, and the (ugh!) PT Cruiser.
Oversized, overweight, disgusting Chevy Tahoes (no, really -they are built on that frame)!
Posted by: Chris K. at March 25, 2004 09:24 AMH2 drivers are just people who desperately want the world to see that they purchased a $50,000+ vehicle. That's why they make them so big.
In general, I dislike large vehicles. There are the obvious reasons that people always cite, but for me, the number one reason is that I drive a small car and people in large vehicles ALWAYS park next to me. They park crooked because they don't know how to get a vehicle that large into the spot, so they're way too close to my car. Then, I can't see around their monstrosity to get out of my parking spot and I have to just inch out of my parking spot hoping to see if there are cars coming. By the time I can see around their vehicle, I've already backed right into the lane, so I might as well keep going, even if I cut somebody else off!
Posted by: Jill at March 25, 2004 12:07 PMi'll go along with everything you say but one thing...
"...in a very unsportsmanlike manner, cuts off the boy in the first place car and won't let him by."
unsportsmanlike? the point of racing is to beat the next guy - cut offs and protecting the lead is the goal.
Posted by: silver at March 30, 2004 12:29 PMActually, Silver, in racing if another car has more speed, it is illegal to swerve in front of him not allowing him to pass. It is called "Blocking" in NASCAR if you don't hold your line. Thats why its unsportsmanlike.
Posted by: Neil at March 30, 2004 04:21 PM
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