Subaru Drivers

Why do people hate on Subaru drivers? Personally, I don’t see what the big deal is. Who gives a flying rubber ducky about what kind of car someone prefers to drive? It’s nobody’s business in the first place. And in the second place, it’s not as though Subaru drivers put other drivers at risk on the road. In fact, they are consistently proven to be safe and responsible behind the wheel.

Nonetheless, Subaru drivers continue to be the objects of prejudice, contempt, and irrational fear. They are frequently subjected to angry horns, middle fingers, and disdainful stares by other drivers. What’s more, they are usually charged higher car insurance rates and issued more speeding tickets on average when compared to other drivers. As if this isn’t bad enough, in some place it is actually illegal for Subaru drivers to “come out” of the garage and openly drive on the road; and, up until recently, they were not allowed to drive in the military.

All in all, Subaru drivers are hardly treated better than road kill. But on what basis is all of this bigotry justified? As previously mentioned, Subaru drivers are not a menace on the road; they do not put other drivers at risk. Yet, they continue to be marginalized as second rate drivers, most especially because their cars are not made by Ford. But why should a car made by Ford be any better than a Subaru or any other vehicle for that matter? A car is a car. And if a Ford car is the be-all-end-all on the road, why do drivers not seem to have any problems with cars produced by other companies coming out of the garage?

All that being said, it seems that society still has a long way to travel down the road toward equality. Even though much progress has been made in the last several decades, from allowing women to drive on the highway to permitting people of different ethnicities to drive together in the same car, there are many roadblocks in the way of a smooth ride for all drivers.