Something strange happens to the mindset of a lot of people when they're driving.
To wit:-
On the way to work today I came up to a junction and stopped behind a small electricians van - the lights were red. His back door was open! I tried to attract his attention to the fact he was about to lose his bits of wire n resistors n that through his rear view mirror, but to no avail. As the lights were about to change I thought "Bugger it!" And swung the door shut. I might have closed the door with a little too much gusto as he shot off - the lights went green at the same time. He was driving 70+kmh in a 50 zone - I travel this road often both on bike and in car so i think i'm fairly accurate regards the speed. I'm thinking "Shioot, maybe i scared him." When i caught him again at a RAB i came alongside and tried to tell him through his window "Your backdoor was wide open, mate. I tried to tell you..." etc. God knows what he was thinking as he just stared straight ahead. Then i left him as i was late for work.
When one is driving his car one tends to get lost in his own little bubble innit? This tends to a passive-aggressiveness with respect to other road users. A larger vehicle (eg. HGV), or a more powerful one (fancy SUV-type thingy), generally commands more respect than a smaller engined little holiday Fiat. So the dim-witted would feign subservience to the more powerful and take out their petty, pent-up grievances on the less bulky. Fortunately, most people rise above this and treat others as they would be treated themselves. It is only the truly evil, the stupid, the absent-minded, and the drunk... and now i've missed my point. Well it is Thursday!