Worst thing about the Yaris? "Hurrr, I'll just bomb you out of my way" - Page 2 - Toyota Yaris Forums

nookandcrannycar · 03-01-2013, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by why?

see that is the thing. Everyone accelerates away from me. So by the time the person wants to cut me off, they are already 2 or 3 car lengths ahead of me. Hell, I've even driven 10 miles below the speed limit when I just didn't care and wanted to get the best gas mileage.

^^^^^This is what usually happens with me. I usually drive between 55-60 in the slow lane and they may try to cut me off, but I'm going too slow for it to be effective. Quite a few of the freeway miles around here (but not a majority) have a 60 MPH speed limit.

nookandcrannycar · 03-01-2013, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Kar98

It's getting reeeeeeaaaaally old. Everybody and their brother and sister thinks it's great fun to cut you off, shove you out of your lane, shoot out in front of you etc etc. My driving hasn't changed, and before the Yaris, I had a 97 Golf, a 87 Scirocco, a 86 Chevy Van, a 90 Isuzu Trooper, a couple of mid eighties VW Rabbits and before that BMWs, Renaults, a Benz or two... not ever did I feel as threatened as driving this little jellybean around Dallas, and especially back on forth on 635.

I usually don't have any problems in Texas, but recently had 1 scary incident happen going North on I-45 and 2 more irritating ones going South on I-45 about 1-1 1/2 hours later. I was heading North on I-45 to Conroe, late at night, going about 58-60 in the slow lane and a Dodge Ram pickup was fast approaching me. It soon became evident that he wasn't going to slow down and I had to steer onto the shoulder to avoid being hit. I watched how he drove after passing me. It was pretty obvious he or she was drunk. On the way back from Conroe I had the same thing happen to me twice (once with another Dodge Ram and once with a full size Chevy pickup). The difference was that in each of these cases the truck was approaching me SLIGHTLY less slowly than the first Dodge Ram AND when I adjusted my rear view mirror to 'night reflection', each time the truck immediately changed lanes.

nookandcrannycar · 03-01-2013, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by CoryM

either Microsoft fanboys

.....or they think you are (like me) from California

.

nookandcrannycar · 03-01-2013, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by tooter

Take off the Obama stickers.

CrankyOldMan · 03-01-2013, 07:50 AM

Do you drive with your headlights on? I've found that without them, my car seems invisible to other motorists. I've also considered that the proportions of our car may look more like a minivan from the front, so they assume that the car is at least a half mile or so farther away than it actually is.

That said, there are some days where it seems the whole world is out to get me--by pulling out in front of me and doing 10 under the speed limit--at every turn!

Kar98 · 03-01-2013, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by CrankyOldMan

Do you drive with your headlights on? I've found that without them, my car seems invisible to other motorists. I've also considered that the proportions of our car may look more like a minivan from the front, so they assume that the car is at least a half mile or so farther away than it actually is.

That would explain yesterday's incident of this chick shooting out right in front of me.

UberSilver · 03-01-2013, 11:58 AM

Get out of the right(wrong)lane. It the old days, folks knew the right lane was for entering/exiting the freeway.

But even if ones not in the right lane, I've also noticed a couple times a week, someone tries to be one with me. When I blast the 118 db Hella horns, they wake up in a hurry!

I think the car is small enough, that folks dont see it.

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Originally Posted by Kar98

It's getting reeeeeeaaaaally old. Everybody and their brother and sister thinks it's great fun to cut you off, shove you out of your lane, shoot out in front of you etc etc. My driving hasn't changed, and before the Yaris, I had a 97 Golf, a 87 Scirocco, a 86 Chevy Van, a 90 Isuzu Trooper, a couple of mid eighties VW Rabbits and before that BMWs, Renaults, a Benz or two... not ever did I feel as threatened as driving this little jellybean around Dallas, and especially back on forth on 635.

matti · 03-01-2013, 02:26 PM

On my way to work every morning, I have to drive up a pretty substantial hill about 1.5 miles in length. About halfway up, there's a four-way stop. I've been driving this hill for years and can never remember anyone passing me until I got my Yaris last summer. Now, I think I get someone passing me about once every two weeks or so. It's not that there upset, but my little car is slow and they must get a bit impatient.

fnkngrv · 03-01-2013, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Astroman

I get that around here. Also I've found that if I pass a large Suv or pickup towing the driver seems to think they're now going to slow and feel the need to speed up if a little car towing is able to pass them.

I deal with this too...I love it...of course I am boosted which they never know and eithe rare mouthing obscenities or utter surprise when I dust them off

In my area everyone knows my car for the most part now and if they do try to cut me off it is some punk ass kid wanting to try and puff his chest out in front of his friends or girls thinking that their manhood grows with cutting me off or something.

bentjazz · 03-01-2013, 02:55 PM

You know, when I'm going home from work on my morning commute I have noticed of late that I am getting cut off way more than I ever got cut off when driving my Corolla, or any other car I ever owned, for that matter. I don't know what it is. Quite honestly, I didn't think anything of it until I started reading postings on this forum about fellow Yaris drivers encountering the same thing. My latest near miss was a huge Ford pickup cutting me off and missing my front end by a couple feet. I almost had a coronary. I flipped on my brights and followed his dumb redneck ass as far as I could, but after working all night the last thing I felt like doing was getting in a fight. Another ignorant ass Ford truck owner. I was ready to get bloody when he first cut me off, though. And that's just one instance.

jayeh · 03-01-2013, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by UberSilver

Get out of the right(wrong)lane. It the old days, folks knew the right lane was for entering/exiting the freeway.

But even if ones not in the right land, I've also noticed a couple times a week, someone tries to be one with me. When I blast the 118 db Hella horns, they wake up in a hurry!

Uhhh. The right lane is where people should be driving. The incorrect idea that people should drive in the middle lane is incredibly stupid. Drive in the right lane at the speed limit and leave space between cars. Personally I'm not going to switch lanes to allow somebody who isn't paying attention to merge. If they hit me they are at fault, if something happens while I'm changing lanes then I'm partially at fault and I'd rather not have that happen.

I spend most of my time in the empty right lane doing the speed limit and notice people will enter the highway well below the speed limit and well below the speed of traffic and will slow down in a live lane to zip over to the middle lane and cruise.

DonM · 03-01-2013, 07:18 PM

It seems that many of the drivers who are doing the cutting off are driving North American built vehicles.....do you think that it might have something do with these drivers having a "hate on" for small imports?

jayeh · 03-01-2013, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by DonM

It seems that many of the drivers who are doing the cutting off are driving North American built vehicles.....do you think that it might have something do with these drivers having a "hate on" for small imports?

What kind of cutting off? If it's super aggressive GTFO my way type driving it's an American brand or a Japanese Minivan. Super aggressive boy racer type driving will be a Mazda or VW, and finally the totally-completely-absolutely oblivious to the world around me type driver will be in an Asian car. If I see a car that stops at the end of a merging lane it's going to an Asian brand, most of the time a Toyota.

Yaris drivers are especially terrible. If I see another Yaris on the road I make sure to give it a very wide berth. The day I bought my car I was almost hit by two Yarii, both were completely oblivious that another car could even exist let alone that they just blew through a stop sign and a yield sign and almost hit one. Then I understood why I'm paying so damn much to insure my car!

If I see a Yaris or Corolla in the right lane with it's right turn signal on I wouldn't be surprised to see them turn left across 4 lanes.

nookandcrannycar · 03-01-2013, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by DonM

It seems that many of the drivers who are doing the cutting off are driving North American built vehicles.....do you think that it might have something do with these drivers having a "hate on" for small imports?

Yes. I love Texas. It will always be my official state of residence..........(unless I someday decide to pay the 15% 'exit fee' and give up my citizenship...the way this country is headed...I want to (and I can trace my family in what became the U.S back to 1607), but I worry permanently leaving would be too disrespectful to the memory of my grandfather)..........but the stereotype of a full size pickup driving Texan driving like he owns the world is at least partially true. I've also noticed some similar behavior from such drivers in Southern California and in Arizona.

nookandcrannycar · 03-01-2013, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by CrankyOldMan

Do you drive with your headlights on? I've found that without them, my car seems invisible to other motorists. I've also considered that the proportions of our car may look more like a minivan from the front, so they assume that the car is at least a half mile or so farther away than it actually is.

That said, there are some days where it seems the whole world is out to get me--by pulling out in front of me and doing 10 under the speed limit--at every turn!

Did they do away with the DRLs for 09 with the cold weather package? Or not insist on bundling the cold weather package from your distributor? I bought my car in Rhode Island and all the new Yari I saw online in the Northeast at that time (07 model year) had the cold weather package (which included the DRLs) and I would think the distributor for Michigan would look at Michigan winters in the same light as Northeast winters.

why? · 03-01-2013, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

Did they do away with the DRLs for 09 with the cold weather package? Or not insist on bundling the cold weather package from your distributor? I bought my car in Rhode Island and all the new Yari I saw online in the Northeast at that time (07 model year) had the cold weather package (which included the DRLs) and I would think the distributor for Michigan would look at Michigan winters in the same light as Northeast winters.

It takes 5 minutes at most to take out the box for the drl's. First and still the easiest mod I've done, and I am sure I am not the only one.

Kar98 · 03-01-2013, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by DonM

It seems that many of the drivers who are doing the cutting off are driving North American built vehicles.....do you think that it might have something do with these drivers having a "hate on" for small imports?

The last few incidents of rage against the Yaris were mostly domestic pickup trucks, but also a Scion coupe and something two-doorsy from Hyundai. The latter two driven by girls. Oh, and a Acura SUV of some kind.

bairjo · 03-01-2013, 10:35 PM

Well, I'll tell ya what I always do when some a-hole tailgates me when I'm already going 80mph. I give them a blast of the windshield washer juice...about 5 seconds worth. They always get a nice shower due the over spray and contour of the Yaris. You should try it...It always works. After they get the wash cycle, look in the rear view mirror and watch them turn their wipers on..and most of the time they will back off. If not....the get the rinse cycle. They really get mad at me sometimes when I do that....that makes my day.

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03-01-2013, 07:50 AM	#23
CrankyOldMan 2ZR swap. DO IT! Ask how! View User's Garage Drives: 09 Meteoric Metallic HB Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: West Michigan Posts: 2,333	Do you drive with your headlights on? I've found that without them, my car seems invisible to other motorists. I've also considered that the proportions of our car may look more like a minivan from the front, so they assume that the car is at least a half mile or so farther away than it actually is. That said, there are some days where it seems the whole world is out to get me--by pulling out in front of me and doing 10 under the speed limit--at every turn!

03-01-2013, 02:26 PM	#26
matti Drives: 2017 Yaris L (5sp manual) Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: upper midwest Posts: 345	On my way to work every morning, I have to drive up a pretty substantial hill about 1.5 miles in length. About halfway up, there's a four-way stop. I've been driving this hill for years and can never remember anyone passing me until I got my Yaris last summer. Now, I think I get someone passing me about once every two weeks or so. It's not that there upset, but my little car is slow and they must get a bit impatient.

03-01-2013, 02:55 PM	#28
bentjazz Drives: 2009 Yaris--3dr MT Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 542	You know, when I'm going home from work on my morning commute I have noticed of late that I am getting cut off way more than I ever got cut off when driving my Corolla, or any other car I ever owned, for that matter. I don't know what it is. Quite honestly, I didn't think anything of it until I started reading postings on this forum about fellow Yaris drivers encountering the same thing. My latest near miss was a huge Ford pickup cutting me off and missing my front end by a couple feet. I almost had a coronary. I flipped on my brights and followed his dumb redneck ass as far as I could, but after working all night the last thing I felt like doing was getting in a fight. Another ignorant ass Ford truck owner. I was ready to get bloody when he first cut me off, though. And that's just one instance.

03-01-2013, 07:18 PM	#30
DonM Drives: 2008 Yaris sedan, 5 speed Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Ontario Posts: 30	It seems that many of the drivers who are doing the cutting off are driving North American built vehicles.....do you think that it might have something do with these drivers having a "hate on" for small imports?

03-01-2013, 10:35 PM	#36
bairjo Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 620	Well, I'll tell ya what I always do when some a-hole tailgates me when I'm already going 80mph. I give them a blast of the windshield washer juice...about 5 seconds worth. They always get a nice shower due the over spray and contour of the Yaris. You should try it...It always works. After they get the wash cycle, look in the rear view mirror and watch them turn their wipers on..and most of the time they will back off. If not....the get the rinse cycle. They really get mad at me sometimes when I do that....that makes my day.