Cars and other things that brand the owners

[kdonnel]

I've actually seen it pretty often that the EV spots will be the closest to the building entrance, sometimes for this reason, and sometimes, I have been told, because it is easier for the security guards to monitor the chargers to protect them from vandalism or report them being out of order.

The real reason, more often than not, is that EV spots are located close to where power is available. The closer to power, the cheaper it is to run the necessary infrastructure.

 

[ClaraOswald]

I definitely assume some stereotypes with some brands of cars.

For example, if I see a Subaru, I feel like that person is my type of person. Liberal. Outdoorsy. Possibly LGBTQ. I also drove an Outback for a decade so I just tend to feel a kinship with other Subaru people.

Not sure if my current car has any stereotypes or not though.

As for negative stereotypes....I mostly just have those when it comes to those trucks with giant tires.

And, of course, I judge people based on what their stickers/magnets/plates say. I mean, I don't "judge" them really. I just recognize if it's someone I would probably like or probably dislike.

 

[wallawallakids]

Minivans! As a mini van driver for the past 13 years, people definitely think you are going to be a slow driver and will do everything to cut you off or speed past you. It’s crazy how often I get cut off in my car, even if my husband is driving.. so it’s not me. When I take his car, it is a totally different story… he has an SUV. I just think people think minivans = slow.

 

[tvguy]

The building I work in has caused a bit of a kerfluffle in this way because the "closest to the doors" spots are EV charging spaces, while the disabled spots are about 30 yds from the doors, at the end of a long ramp. The stated reason for this is that the company is using the near-in parking spots as an incentive for employees to switch to EVs.

The building I last worked in had a kerfluffle because the Fire Department came in and required that what had been the handicapped spots closest to an entrance in the employee parking lot had to be converted to Fire Lanes where no parking was allowed. That forced the company to move the handicapped spots 30 feet further from the building. We only had one employee in my 16 years there with a handicapped placard. Our building was two city blocks long, with parking on both far ends. This employee worked right in the middle, so no matter which parking lot he used, he had a one city block walk to his work area.

 

[tvguy]

For example, if I see a Subaru, I feel like that person is my type of person. Liberal. Outdoorsy. Possibly LGBTQ. I also drove an Outback for a decade so I just tend to feel a kinship with other Subaru people.

Listening to the police scanners for decades for my job, when I hear a tow truck requested in the mountains during a snow storm for a car stuck in a snow drift, it almost always is a Subaru. The tow truck drivers would agree, but one I heard interviewed said it isn't the cars fault, they are pretty capable in the snow. But their drivers really push them past their capabilities and get in trouble. We frequently have chain controls on mountain roads in snow storms, which at the lowest level, 4 wheel drive cars are exempt from. However, the 30 mph speed limit still applies and Subaru drivers seem to exceed that limit and get in trouble.