What is it with Mercedes drivers, anyway?

Rico says he has no idea if it's because bad drivers buy Mercedes, or Mercedes owners become bad drivers, but they have a nasty habit of not driving well in his vicinity.
One of these tried (and damn near succeeded) in running him over a couple of weeks back by driving on the wrong side of the road and through an occupied (by Rico and his fucking cane) crosswalk:

and one of these had to drive on the wrong side of the roadway in the Genuardi's parking lot today, cutting off some innocent driver coming the other way:

Rico says one should, whenever possible, avoid Mercedes drivers; can't kill 'em, might as well avoid 'em...