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I am convinced they give you a personality test before you can buy a BMW 5 series and unless you are a complete prick you cannot buy one.

No for the rest of the story. In addition to being a car guy, I also love road cycling. Today I set out to ride 150 miles. All is great until the last mile when a BMW comes up behind me on a 6 lane road, 3 on each side. I am in the right most lane, nobody else on the road but us. He pulls right behind me, stands on his horn for 15 seconds. If this were not bad enough, he pulls up next to me matching my speed and moves over really close while screaming profanities at me. Then, he decides to get even worse, after sliding to within 1 foot of me, he slams on the gas, swerves in front of me and stands on his breaks. I came very close to hitting him. Then he drives off when a truck pulls up on us.

Now one incident does not a blanket jerk statement make. I have been riding for 5 years. Every incident with and irate driver has been in a BMW. Trucks, Camaros, Vets, Lambos and even Mustangs give me lots of room. I ride in suburban and rural areas with wide roads and shoulders. This is the 5th time a BMW has acted this way or similarly. 3 years ago, a BMW matched my speed and pushed me into a curb. I went over my handle bars and broke my back that time.

Even though I have the jerks plate, the cops can't do anything without a witness. This is just infuriating.