Sorry to come in so late, but I have to disagree with I don’t care about your cat on some issues.
First, If you make a statement that MOST of a certain group are “something”, you have to EXPECT that the members of that group that aren’t “something” are going to come out and say, “Hey, I am not!” Your statement is clearly meant to impart the characteristic of “something” onto the majority of that group. You have made an oversimplified or biased statement to characterize the typical individual of a group. In other words, you are stereotyping the group of people who drive large vehicles.
This is so clearly stereotyping it is not even funny. If this was said about a person’s color, or clothing, you would get jumped on. But because it’s a vehicle choice, it’s o.k.? Honestly, when you see a girl wearing a short skirt, you just KNOW she is a whore. Yeah, logical thinking at it’s best… :rolleyes:
Secondly, it is a weak and LAME stance in a debate to bag out and say, “Hey, it’s just my opinion.” Yes, everyone is entitled to their opinion, but your opinion doesn’t mean poop in a debate unless you can give specific factual support for it. Stop calling people names and then saying, “it’s just my opinion.”
Third, yes dodge trucks are currently designed in a very “aggressive” design. So what. Many newer car designs are what many would call more “aggressive.” The new sports cars are “aggressive” especially if you compare them to the older models. This is related to the increase in sharp lines and angles. The width of the vehicle as related to the height and length. Heck, this is true of the not so sport cars too. Look at the new line of Cadillacs for some examples of aggressive styling cues. Heck, even the more “stylish” station wagons have a more aggressive styling. What you have done is pick characteristic of most newly designed vehicles but only cite it’s usage for the trucks. This is akin to calling a minority overly sexual, or miserly, when the same characteristic applies to those that are not of the group. In other words, it’s a pathetic stereotype that looks true, because it is true, but means nothing cause it’s true for about every other group. Even the Toyota Corolla has become more aggressive in styling column of pictures on the right of the page . Notice the more slanted hood line and lower, larger headlights. Clearly the Toyota people are out to intimidate the other car drivers on the road. :dubious:
Fourth, you are guilty of selective perception. You believe that truck owners are more aggressive, so you look for aggressive truck drivers, and then you find them. You believe that you have proven your point, and the belief is further entrenched in your perception of the world. The reality is that there are aggressive drivers in ever classification of vehicle. The compact sport group has aggressive drivers. The American muscle cars drivers can be aggressive. Motorcycle riders can be aggressive. Luxury car owners can be aggressive. The hybrid drivers can be aggressive. You may perceive the truck drivers as more aggressive because they are larger and apparently intimidate you. I have many experiences with truck drivers letting me in the lane or conceding the right of way. Likewise, I have many experiences with sport car owners, luxury car owners, and frazzled moms in station wagons refusing to allow me to merge and making quick lane changes in front of me without using their signals.
Fifth, you claim
but in your earlier post (I believe your first post) the only vehicles you mentioned were an SUV and a truck.
You seem almost clinical in your irrational fears of the big vehicles.
“going to devour you,” seriously, hyperbolize much. 
Bottom line, people purchase the vehicles they do for many different reasons. I have NEVER heard ANYONE, EVER, state that their vehicle choice was to be as aggressive as possible. “Ima gonna buy me that truck so I can push little car drivers around on the road.” This is just ridiculous. My wife drives an SUV, a Mazda Tribute. It gets pretty good mileage, has 4-wheel drive, seats the two of us, a third passenger, and the two car seats fairly easily, it is easier to get the kids into and out of the seats because it sits a little higher, and hold tons of stuff in the back. Sure, a station wagon could do this. A minivan can too. But to get four-wheel drive on those two vehicles is going to cost more. I’m a high school English teacher, and I drive a full size pickup. I live in suburbia. Ridiculous you say? Why would I need such a vehicle? Not to make you pee your pants on the road, I assure you. I also run the theatre program at the HS and need to buy the building materials for the plays. But even beyond that, I have used it at home several times to haul building materials for home improvements. Maybe you’re the type of person that doesn’t do your own building, but for those of us that do, the convenience of the full size truck is without comparison.
The problem with generalizations like yours, “Aggressive people drive aggressive cars,” is you have to constantly say, “yeah, well, except for you. I meant all the others…” Your beef should be with aggressive drivers, not big vehicles. And quit the overgeneralizations based on your own absurd personal fears.
“like some sort of monster that’s going to devour you.”
Thanks for the laugh.
