Do You Hate Having Passengers?

"Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind) 07/06/2016 at 09:43 • Filed to: Questions

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It’s starting to occur to me that even though we love the practicality of vehicles, we don’t like people in our cars! My types of vehicles are flagship sedans, midsize SUVs, and convertibles. All of which I enjoy because I love driving around friends and family (not complete strangers though) and seeing their reactions to smooth, uneventful, everyday driving. I’m talking about giving people the opportunity to go through traffic in a relaxed atmosphere. Thats where my love of driving comes from! It just seems like enthusiasts and non-enthusiast alike avoid having passengers or even worse, BEING a passenger!

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Wobbles the Mind 07/06/2016 at 09:53

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Passengers are messy and noisy.

smobgirl > Wobbles the Mind 07/06/2016 at 09:57

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Passengers are distracting and they prefer windows up.

functionoverfashion > Wobbles the Mind 07/06/2016 at 09:58

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My typical passengers are 2 and 4. One asks approximately 127 questions between home and preschool - not an estimate, that’s a real count from yesterday - a 12 minute ride. The other mostly makes noise and throws toys / stuffed animals on the floor, or looks at books.

I enjoy showing them what it’s like to go around off-ramps at 55. I attribute that to my son’s recent reaction to his first roller coaster: he loved it.

He also asks if we can “do circles” every time it snows. “Dada, can we go sideways some more?”

CaptainSlower > Wobbles the Mind 07/06/2016 at 10:00

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Depends on the passenger. I love taking my g/f places, but I hate taking my dad anywhere. She likes going fast, he acts like I’m still fifteen and on my learner’s permit.

However, I HATE being a passenger, no matter who’s driving.

Cherry_man1 > Wobbles the Mind 07/06/2016 at 10:03

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Passengers are quite horrible. They make noise and such when you are just trying to listen to the car or music.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Wobbles the Mind 07/06/2016 at 10:03

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My only usual passenger has four paws.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Wobbles the Mind 07/06/2016 at 10:07

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Get a car with straight pipes and one piece racing seats. I assure you, you will never have to worry about annoying passengers again.

Tripper > Wobbles the Mind 07/06/2016 at 10:09

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I don’t mind one passenger in the front seat assuming they are not planning on bringing food, cigarettes, or plan on making any sort of noise whatsoever involving their phone. Having to overhear someone watching vertical video of some redneck doing a back flip on his lawn mower while all his friends shout cursewordjibbrish, makes my skin crawl.

More than anything I hate the added weight of passengers. Especially a full car.

You’re right though, being a passenger is the worst.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Wobbles the Mind 07/06/2016 at 10:17

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Depends on the situation. If I’m navigating a city I’m unfamiliar with, you bet I’m glad to have some one, usually my wife or brother in law with me. Or a long trip on the highway, no way do I want to be alone.

But say I'm driving down a curvy dirt road I know quite well, I'd rather be by myself. And sometimes I like to just be alone in a car with the music turned up LOUD and just be by myself.

S65 > interstate366, now In The Industry 07/06/2016 at 10:19

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Dog is best copilot

TheRealBicycleBuck > Wobbles the Mind 07/06/2016 at 10:21

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I only hate certain passengers. My mom, for example. She tends to overreact when she thinks something bad is going to happen. The other day, we were at one of those nasty interchanges where the acceleration lane for the on-ramp is the same as the deceleration lane for the next off-ramp. We had about 1,000 ft to get to freeway speed while exiting traffic is using the same 1,000 ft to get off the freeway.

Of course, while I was accelerating to enter traffic, another guy was decelerating to exit. We both had our blinkers on and we both could see each other’s intentions. No problem.

My mom became aware of the situation when the guy passed me and started moving over. She literally jumped in her seat and let out a sound like she was preparing for the inevitable crash. It scared the crap out of me and distracted me from the situation. This wasn’t the first time it happened.

She gets it from her own mother. Grandma used to jump and yelp whenever my mom drove, one time even putting her foot on the dashboard. When I was a kid, I thought it was funny when grandma did that. Now that my mom is doing it to me, I realize it’s not so funny for the driver.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > Wobbles the Mind 07/06/2016 at 10:22

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I fucking hate passengers that give advice and nag.

CalzoneGolem > Wobbles the Mind 07/06/2016 at 10:23

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Usually my passengers are my wife and/or children and I have no problem hauling them around. Being a passenger? No thanks.

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > Wobbles the Mind 07/06/2016 at 10:23

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It depends on the passenger. I don’t like having to talk while I drive. So if I’m driving someone who is pleasantly extroverted and can support most of the conversation by his or herself, and doesn’t mind a little late braking and late shifting, I don’t mind at all.

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > functionoverfashion 07/06/2016 at 10:25

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Well done. We’re so very proud of you.

random001 > Wobbles the Mind 07/06/2016 at 10:42

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I would DD a BAC Mono, if that tells you anything....

yamahog > Wobbles the Mind 07/06/2016 at 11:04

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I currently have 3 vehicles and 4 doors total, so I don’t even like practicality. One of those vehicles is a 2015 Camaro, and its back seat is pretty much inhumane for grown passengers. The R6 never has passengers, and the Blazer gets maybe the dog and the fiance.

DynamicWeight > Wobbles the Mind 07/06/2016 at 11:41

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I have tried to become a better passenger, but I tend to hate other people’s driving. When coming to a stop, there should be as little modulation of the brake pedal as possible. It should be a smooth, consistent deceleration all the way to a stop. However, many people lightly press the brake pedal to start, and then press it harder only at the end right before they were about to hit the car in front of them.

This is terrifying for passengers.

The same is also true for the acceleration and steering. A constant, smooth acceleration to the intended speed and then holding that speed steady is pleasant. Initiating a turn to the desired steering angle and holding it through the turn is also pleasant.

But no, almost everyone just drunkenly stabs at the controls with the car lurching all over the place. It’s goddam terrible. As far as being a passenger, I just keep telling myself “They drive everyday and never hit anything.”

Textured Soy Protein > Wobbles the Mind 07/06/2016 at 12:15

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My fiancee is a terrible passenger, particularly on highways and back roads. She gets super anxious about other drivers and that combined with her not being in control of the car drives her bonkers, which in turn drives me bonkers because she’s constantly freaking out like “DO YOU SEE THAT OTHER CAR ABOUT TO RUN INTO US???”

It’s worse if I’m driving her Impreza because:

She’s terrified something bad will happen to her car that she luuurves so much (but not more than me, I think).

I’m used to the brakes and summer tires in my 335xi so occasionally on back roads if someone stops to turn left, I don’t use enough brake force until I get a little too close, and stop with a bit of a lurch. I have to remind myself to stand on her brake pedal a bit more aggressively than mine.

But, I keep ending up driving her car on short/medium road trips (usually about 1.5 hours each way) because she doesn’t like driving on the highway if she can instead get me to drive on the highway.

She’s working on it though.

Chasaboo > Wobbles the Mind 07/06/2016 at 12:57

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I just hate people. Mostly people in SUVs who are trying to kill me when I’m riding my motorcycle.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Textured Soy Protein 07/06/2016 at 13:40

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Sounds like my mom.

Vicente Esteve > Wobbles the Mind 07/06/2016 at 14:07

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Not at all. When friends want to talk about anything serious, I point them to my passenger seat to go for a drive.

I have been told my several, unrelated people that my car is THE car to have proper talks. I love that.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Wobbles the Mind 07/06/2016 at 16:10

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My usual passenger is the guy I am kinda of seeing and it was that way in my last relationship too. I just prefer driving and thus I end up doing so. I am a fairly good passenger, but he isn’t. I.E. We went to Monterey on the second via CA1. He drove from Cambria to Monterey and it was a fucking zoo. Basically a parking lot all the way up. But we were leaving and I drove cause it was 11 pm and he was tired and a bit drunk. I drive a bit aggressivly and as standard stay above the speed limit. Well we are in his Jeep Cherokee (WJ) that isn’t in the best knick and is very much in need of new shock absorbers. Any way when he wasn’t asleep he was complaining about me trying to kill us. I didn’t think getting home in 1 hour 30 minutes seemed that quick till I just checked and Google suggests 2 hours 39 minutes.... But I mean did we die?!