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This question came up while I was painting: which race would be the worst drivers in 40k?
Also, please explain your reasoning, thx.
Personally, I have no idea.
Have Fun!

Q. Who would be the worst drivers in the 40k universe

A. Chaos of course they would smash everyone else up just to see the blood and gore feast !!!!

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I'd probably say Orks, for the simple reason that they love to drive fast, don;t stop for anything, and are likely to purposefully crash into things.

Or SoB, cause, well... yeah.

(Activates-anti Melissa forcefield.)

darkangels_rule wrote:A. Chaos of course they would smash everyone else up just to see the blood and gore feast !!!!

TRAFFIC FOR THE TRAFFIC GOD!!!!!

Yeah, I'd say either Khorne or Slaanesh chaos marines, or tyranid, because they don't have opposable thumbs.

Ailaros wrote:

darkangels_rule wrote:A. Chaos of course they would smash everyone else up just to see the blood and gore feast !!!!

TRAFFIC FOR THE TRAFFIC GOD!!!!!

Yeah, I'd say either Khorne or Slaanesh chaos marines, or tyranid, because they don't have opposable thumbs.

Nids would just sit there and digest the car !!!

Considering how crazy ork vehicles look it would take an expert to drive those things. The worst are obviously Tau I mean they are based off asian cultu-.....nvm

Uh... Orks? That one kind of writes itself.

I would have to say Orks, the fluff going back to "Ere We Go!" certainly supports this.

You all say orks, yet they manage to drive mobile death traps at high speed, and some actually live pretty long!

Think a guardsmen could do that? i thought not.

Exactly. Ork can drive at insane speeds in unsafe vehicles and come out okay. They have all the skill of a London taxi driver... or someone who's ever been to Egypt...

I would actually say orks are one of the better drives of 40k as for reasons stated above. I bet all the money in the world if you needed to get to the other side of a packed city an ork could do it faster then anyone else. Yeah he would smash into a few things along they way but he would get there!


I am going to have to say tau actually. There eye sight is poor with out the help of eltronic targeters so my vote is tau would be the worst behind the wheel.

What about Dark Eldar? They drive flying cardboard boxes, and they need someone to open up a portal for them before they can come through. Regular streets are too difficult for them, so they need their own private routes

Or Necrons. Their only vehicle is a giant floating stone, it's top speed is sluggish, they can't carry anything, and their special ability is to pull their troops from one car wreck before they get themselves stuck in another.

Besides, Tau have railguns. they just blow up whatever traffic is in their way. I'd call that smart driving!

Actually, I suppose it does also depend on the parameters, here. Are we taking a random vehicle driver from the 40k universe and sticking him in a ford focus and telling him to drive to the other side of town?

If this were the case, then it would definitely be one stripe of eldar, or necron, or tau. I mean, they usually fly in skimmers. When there is an obstacle in the way, they fly over it. This would involve a lot of crashes.

Especially by wave serpent pilots.

"What do you mean my vehicle doesn't fly and have a shield of invincibility +9 on the front?"

A Matter of Pride wrote:I am going to have to say tau actually. There eye sight is poor with out the help of eltronic targeters so my vote is tau would be the worst behind the wheel.

Not exactly. Tau eyesight is actually sharper than the average human's (and they see into the infrared and ultraviolet spectra), but it takes their eyes a bit longer to focus at long distances. Since driving is usually a short-range affair, I'd say they'd be great drivers based on their eyesight alone.

My vote goes to Chaos. They'd be driving along just fine, but then they'd be distracted by something shiny (bloody?) and veer off the road.

SOB for obvious reasons. Nothing's scarrier than a Rhino trundling down the street full bore while the driver fixes her lipstick.

+1 for Egyptian Taxis.

If i remember correctly, long ago there was a game called "Formula Waaagh!" in fact I just found it again. By the gods i forgot how mad that game was. Only the Orks would think it unsporting not to arm their cars lol

Nids

*a lone Hormagaunt sits behind the wheel of an exotic italian sports car...a single tear rolls down it's cheek as it looks back and forth between it's gianormus scything talons and the controls of the car.

All this mickey taking out of SOB and Melissia still hasn't turned up? This can only mean trouble... *Quickly backs out of thread*

Space Wolves would be too busy chasing other peoples' cars to be a problem.

Eldar since they only fly?

I am thinking daemonhunters because they would think that their car is possessed by a daemon called SatNav.

Necroagogo wrote:Space Wolves would be too busy chasing other peoples' cars to be a problem.

We need a SW suppliment that includes a "stick-thrower" infantry unit. 12" range S0 Assault 1. Unit has BS4. If you hit, the nearest Space Wolf tank immediately attempts to Tank Shock the unit, moving as far as it can as if it were in its movement phase.

Orks.

Duh?

They completely ignore all logic and safety when driving. The only reason they actually manage to live through it is because they are that damned tough.

Melissia wrote:Orks.

Duh?

They completely ignore all logic and safety when driving. The only reason they actually manage to live through it is because they are that damned tough.

Unsafe driver /= bad driver.

They got some skill behind the wheel. How else do they so quickly and efficiently get their Boyz to the front line?

And besides, if there's no one left alive to criticize their driving, how can they be bad drivers?!

Space Wolves would have their head out of the window, enjoying the breeze too much to care about oncoming traffic.

Maelstrom808 wrote:Nids

*a lone Hormagaunt sits behind the wheel of an exotic italian sports car...a single tear rolls down it's cheek as it looks back and forth between it's gianormus scything talons and the controls of the car.

I lol'd

Think it has to be 'nids, or possibly slaanesh for the 'ohh shiny' distraction thing.

I'm surprised no ones mentioned Jurgen! That guy supposedly drives like a madman!

cosmic pixie wrote:I am thinking daemonhunters because they would think that their car is possessed by a daemon called SatNav.

At the next light...

TURN LEFT FOR THE LEFT GOD!!!

Tyranids. Because who needs vehicles.

SaintHazard wrote:

Necroagogo wrote:Space Wolves would be too busy chasing other peoples' cars to be a problem.

We need a SW suppliment that includes a "stick-thrower" infantry unit. 12" range S0 Assault 1. Unit has BS4. If you hit, the nearest Space Wolf tank immediately attempts to Tank Shock the unit, moving as far as it can as if it were in its movement phase.

I love you. No homo. And probably a conscript. 'Nuff said.