Exploring our prejudices (AP)

[Crackpot]

You are coming up to a stoplight 5 lane road there is one car already stopped in each lane going your direction. One of the cars is a Caddilac the other is a Mercedes.

Which car do you pull up behind?

Why?

Any other examples of daily decisions that are made on purely prejudicial grounds?

[Lord Jim]

I pull up behind the Caddilac because I've never seen one before, and I'd like to get a closer look at it...

[Joe Guy]

My choice would be based on whether I was going to turn left or right in the near future. Other than that I don't think about the type of car I'm going to stop behind.

Is a Caddilac made in Jappan?

[Crackpot]

Would it trouble you guy a to know I'm designing part of one now?

[Lord Jim]

Would it trouble you guy a to know I'm designing part of one now?

Would it trouble you to find a better on-line English translator for whatever language you're using? The one you're using ain't makin' it...

[Lord Jim]

If there are flames or copious amounts of smoke pouring from the vehicle, I generally tend to avoid stopping behind them....

I also try to avoid stopping behind cars that have their hoods up....

[Rick]

If they are all forward (no turn) lanes I'd be wondering what idiot put a traffic light on an Interstate Hwy?

If there is a Left turn and Right turn plus 3 lanes I would be wondering what idiot put a Left lane off ramp on an Interstate Hwy?

If I was stuck behind anything with 5 lanes I'd be thinking I hate gridlock.

But to answer yer question I would perfer to be behind the one that wasn't texting, folk that are never notice the light has changed...

[Crackpot]

Tinted windows you can't see. All other things are equal.

[MajGenl.Meade]

I take one of the other three empty lanes

[Crackpot]

the othee are left turn and opposing traffic you maniac.

[MajGenl.Meade]

So? I'm turning left

[Crackpot]

Then you're not following directions.

[Econoline]

He doesn't like either of those guys; he's turning left just to avoid going wherever they're going.

[Lord Jim]

Tinted windows you can't see.

Well that won't work...

How am I supposed to know if one of the drivers is Asian?

ETA:

Digression for the link in Econo's sig line:

God ‏@TheTweetOfGod

If you don't want Me watching you have sex then don't call My name.

[Sue U]

Digression for the link in Econo's sig line:

God ‏@TheTweetOfGod

If you don't want Me watching you have sex then don't call My name.

Yeah, there's a lot of them that are pretty funny: "I like being My own boss," "There is no practical distinction between the comments section of a web page and the depths of hell," "Seeing is believing. Except in religion, where the opposite is true," and perhaps my favorite, "Thinking about ending the world this weekend so I can skip work on Monday."

[Long Run]

You are coming up to a stoplight 5 lane road there is one car already stopped in each lane going your direction. One of the cars is a Caddilac the other is a Mercedes.

If you went with a BMW and a Subaru Forester then I might have understood what you were asking.

[Guinevere]

BMW/Lexus/Volvo/Sube out here -- all SUVs of course. No one drives a nice sedan or coupe any more.

My answer is I don't care. I don't avoid cars, only idiot drivers who are weaving all over the road, texting, talking on the phone, reading the newspaper, putting on their makeup, etc.

[Econoline]

To answer the question...I'm pretty much with Joe here: if I was going to be turning left soon, I'd get behind whoever was in the left lane; if I was going to turn right, I'd go to the right. Otherwise I'd just stay in whatever lane I happened to be in at the time. The only time I'd change lanes based solely on the vehicle stopped in front of me would be if that vehicle was a large truck.




P.S. I especially liked THE NEW 10 COMMANDMENTS

1 Laugh.
2 Read.
3 Say please.
4 Floss.
5 Doubt.
6 Exercise.
7 Learn.
8 Don't hate.
9 Cut the bullshit.
10 Chill.

[Rick]

As for other prejudices, I avoid certain areas due to the higher incidence of crime.

I would call it common sense you may refer to it as prejudice if you like...

[MajGenl.Meade]

Is there supposed to be some prejudice thing here? What? Something to do with the (ahem) hue of people who drive Cadillacs vs people who drive a Mrs. Saydeeze? That's bogus.

Me I pull up behind the Mercedes because it will (most times) accelerate away quicker when the light switches to green. Also it's probably a bit shorter so I'm closer to my destination.