nicholastanguma Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 So here we have a story about one of our fellow 7'ers driving through Times Square in Manhattan. All the pedestrians rubbernecking the car caused immovable gridlock. So did the police shouting at him for disturbing the peace. :cuss: Also, apparently many kamikaze taxis almost killed him. :ack: Obviously. Who around here drives their 7 in big city traffic? It seems to me a deathwish! Am I just being a total girl? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlumba81 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 2 days after I bought my 7 I drove thru chicago on a highway/freeway during heavy traffic. GPS said it was the fastest route. It was kinda fun zipping thru traffic trying to get out of chicago before my gps (cellphone taped to steering wheel) batteries died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderbrake Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Who around here drives their 7 in big city traffic? It seems to me a deathwish! Am I just being a total girl? Maybe just a "girlyman" Drove mine to work yesterday, 35 miles each way of stop and go rush hour traffic. You really have to drive defensively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locost7018 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 I drive mine in heavy traffic sometimes but avoid it if possible. I find that most people give me a wide berth, mainly so they can get a better look at my car. Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobone Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 The key for me is to drive a little bit faster then most folks. You have to stay out of folks blind spots. Its easy to dice thru traffic in the seven. You can guarantee that those lade SUV drivers have no idea you exist, so you are better to scoot past them as quickly as possible. It takes me about 35 minutes of busy commuter roads before I get to the country roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlumba81 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 +1 on what twobone said. Also keep an eye on the front wheels of the cars next to you. I've honked on cars about to change lanes on top of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rss Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 i live in houston and drive in the city, but i do my best to minimize it, driving off peak hours and driving very defensively. still it is very scary. many many distracted drivers in big suv's playing with their cell phones plus other drivers doing stupid maneuvers in order to get a better view of my car. to put it in perspective, two years ago i was rear ended in my former dd while stopped at a traffic light by a soccer mom in an suv trying to figure out her new cell phone -- impact at about 30 mph. two months ago i was t-boned in my current dd by a woman at an intersection who blew through her red light. she didn't even notice the traffic signal -- her defense was that she was "sleepy". it's doubtful i would have survived either incident in the seven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnr Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Driven through San Francisco city streets many times. The main issue for me is parking as I both need a safe spot and want to be close to my destination so that I dont have to carry my helmet and toolbox too far. I find highway driving to be scarier than city driving as the speeds are higher and you have less time to react to a moron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxologist Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Been thru Manhatten a bunch of times in my 7. Last was last summer, but only from the GW down the FDR Drive to the Triboro Bridge. Didn't enjoy the perpetual contruction along LaGuardia Airport on the Grand Central Pkwy, thankfully teh final paving should be finished in the next few weeks. Last time thru Manhatten's streets was returning from the NeDiv autoX on a late Sunday afternoon last spring. Weekend's worth of crap in the car including a large bicycle strapped to the rollbar. The horrible road conditions were really the bother. I'd rather be in a 4 wheeled vehicle with the bumps, holes, and dips than a bike. I drove down Broadway w/ Al in Orange a nmber years ago when he let a friend display it in a shop downtown. I have some videos online somewhere. I'd rather be driving on a highway than on the street. Traffic flow in a singlar direction. Road debris, like blown out tires, becomes a bigger issue. I can out accelerate and out brake nearly anything else and w/o a top i have awesome visibilty in the 7. I also toss some bright yellow rollbar padding on the top of the roll bar and drive with the lights on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raceral Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 I live in a resort community and I don't even bother trying to take mine out anymore on the hot summer weekends, nothing worse than thousands of inattentive tourists. Being retired I use the rest of the week for my cruising. Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 In a word, yes. Los Angeles, San Jose, San Francisco, all driven multiple times in traffic w/ no problems (although I'd prefer not to, but sometimes it cannot be avoided). Croc seems to attract trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MK1962 Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 I drive mine every day in Los Angeles, unless there that water stuff coming from the sky, don’t have windshield wipers I agree with rnr, freeway is scarier that the streets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoPho Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 I drove down Broadway w/ Al in Orange a nmber years ago when he let a friend display it in a shop downtown. I have some videos online somewhere. . I had some linke to those vids, but they don't seem to work anymore I live in Los Angeles, have to drive through the big city to get out of dodge. Really fun to cruise Rodeo Drive in Mr Orange wearing a helmet, people run out into the street to take pictures while your at a light next to a Veyron LOL Going through the downtown high rise district is pretty awesome too. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croc Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Really fun to cruise Rodeo Drive in Mr Orange wearing a helmet That sounds just so wrong. Do you check out the latest fashions or maybe some manolo blahnik shoes? Or are you just trying to hook up? :jester: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicholastanguma Posted July 27, 2013 Author Share Posted July 27, 2013 In a word, yes. Los Angeles, San Jose, San Francisco, all driven multiple times in traffic w/ no problems (although I'd prefer not to, but sometimes it cannot be avoided). Croc seems to attract trouble. How do you avoid being flattened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicholastanguma Posted July 27, 2013 Author Share Posted July 27, 2013 Really fun to cruise Rodeo Drive in Mr Orange wearing a helmet, people run out into the street to take pictures while your at a light next to a Veyron LOL . Driving a 7 wearing a helmet. So epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicholastanguma Posted July 27, 2013 Author Share Posted July 27, 2013 Been thru Manhatten a bunch of times in my 7. How do you avoid being flattened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicholastanguma Posted July 27, 2013 Author Share Posted July 27, 2013 Driven through San Francisco city streets many times. How do you avoid being flattened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoPho Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 That sounds just so wrong. Do you check out the latest fashions or maybe some manolo blahnik shoes? Or are you just trying to hook up? Tryin to find me a rich Saudi Prince http://www.websmileys.com/sm/cool/653.gif LOL My mom was visiting, so took her for the Beverly Hills tour in the 7. She was a good sport considering she recently had both hips replaced (it was her idea to take the 7). Squeezing her into the Tillets was fun. There is literally "Carparazzi" who hang out on Rodeo Dr to take pictures of the exotics that show up there. Speaking of Saudi Princes, one recently shipped his Pagani Hauyarananana (whatever it's called) and his entourages Merceds G-Wagen and a GT3 over just so he can drive around Beverly posing. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnr Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 (edited) Driving a 7 wearing a helmet. So epic. And good sense especially if your car has brooklands screens instead of a windshield. There is enough crap kicked off both our own tires and the cars in front that I drive with a helmet 99% of the time. The few short neighbourhood trips that I dont I always wear ballistic sunglasses instead. How do you avoid being flattened? Never had to worry about it. People ask me the same thing about driving my Elise and Miata before that but I dont really see much difference between them and the Seven. Inattentive drivers wont see an H1 Hummer either so size of car only really matters in the aftermath of the accident. With the much better stopping distance and agility of our cars I hope to be able to avoid said accidents instead. Edited July 27, 2013 by rnr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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