03-21-2020, 10:07 PM | #23 |
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The problem is when people ride a 2 ton missle and although they are otherwise passive, behind the wheel they become agressive.
Been both giver and reciever! More giver when I was young, dumb and full of ****... More tolerant as I'm older, but if you do something stupid that endangers me or my occupants, you are going to have an issue. Gladly though, this doesn't happen much anymore. I'd rather just drive around, away or opposite you than deal with your bullshyt. Yes, Europe driving was much easier, no right side passing, less agressiveness. Not less speed, just less agressive! Definite respect for speed or just letting someone do what they want. In 2 weeks driving over there I really only had one driver who wouldn't get out of the way on the Autobahn, lol, must have been a tourist from Connecticut That all said... Always remember, those going faster than you are lunatics! And those going slower are idiots! Hahahaha... As told to me by a Nun, no joke! |
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03-21-2020, 10:38 PM | #24 |
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I drive aggressively and fast so I've had many brake checks or people being total bitches here, barely use my horn because I've realized that really, really triggers people for some reason. Back home it's just known that if you want someone to move, you flash your high beams twice and then they move. Here though people take that personally for some reason and brake check instead of moving over. With the MKS though people generally move over, so I definitely know the way I drive I need something that looks big and imposing in the rear view mirror.
I get angry and yell at them in my car, coming up with some really creative swears along the way. My friends know if I'm swearing in Turkish it's bad, but I never put myself or others in risk because dealing with police is just a headache in this little shit hole. My best story though is when someone pulled a gun on me on the highway back in Turkey after they brake checked me on the left lane. I then move over to the middle lane, to pass him, he steps on it so I get behind him because now he's going the speed I wanted to go at. Then he brake checks me, so I move over to the rightmost lane, zip through some cars and get in front of him finally. He later catches up to me on the middle lane and flashes his gun... Took the nearest exit and continued with my day, not really looking to get shot over who passed who... |
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03-21-2020, 10:53 PM | #25 |
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Not really road rage as I disengaged, but last week I was swiftly zipping through some medium-to-light traffic on 417, when some guy in a Silverado sees me approaching quickly in the lane beside him. He decides to pull out in front of me and immediately slam on the brakes. I was doing about 90 and would have rear ended him if I didn't swerve into the far right lane to avoid him. The amount of restraint it took to not replicate what he did was seemingly insurmountable.
This is not the first time someone has done this to me. I don't know what I'm doing wrong, I'm never aggressive or intentionally cutting people off unsafely. I know this is subjective, but what the heck makes one feel the need to cut someone off who is speeding past them? Is it an ego thing, or what? |
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It's weird because some places have their own quirks, like for some reason I feel people in WA can't merge worth shit, they just can't figure that shit out. However other than merging the rest is fine. Not in south florida, these fuckers cant merge, cant turn, cant drive straight, cant do a fucking thing properly. Even the truckers down here are assholes. They don't even bother moving over for people on the side of the road, right on peoples ass, racing like they are fucking fast and the furious. The east coast is worse than the west coast, but I'm not sure anyone compares to south florida and miami.... forget about it. One thing that has helped me calm down a lot is the comma I installed in the corolla. Basically makes it "self driving" and on the highway I rarely have to intervene. I set that shit to 5 over the speed limit, get on the second to right lane and fuck it. For some reason it makes the drive so much less stressful. I'm not sure why. Even when I have to go to miami I purposely go out of my way to take the turnpike so I can let comma drive, because it can't handle the 7 layers of hell that is I95 in miami. |
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03-22-2020, 01:51 AM | #28 | |
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When I see some fucktard zipping around like a dumb cunt doing 90 on the highway, it triggers me a bit as well, so I wouldn't be surprised if others have the same reaction. Plus if there's traffic there's a good chance you'll barely get much further ahead anyways... |
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03-22-2020, 12:13 PM | #29 |
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I had some (ahem) individual ride my bumper for a while on a four lane divided hwy. I was in the right lane, five mph over the limit with nobody in the left lane. This went on for a while till I had had enough and just let off the gas. He passed me, swerved in front, rode for a while then brake checked me hard which caused the van behind me to hit me. Turns out it was a MCSO jail transport van. I stopped, we talked, no damage to my truck, (my trailer hitch punched a nice hole in his bumper cover though) he called it in, I went on my way. A little bit down the road I waved at the guy as he was pulled over on the side of the road. Yup, busted.
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Moral of the story, don't try to be a hero. I'm just a stressed medical student enjoying the capabilities of my car. Also, if you're not the law, what right does someone have to not allow me to do something? Sounds like an ego thing after all. |
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Even saw one asshole going way to fast and splitting fucking lanes, in his car! If it wasn't for the fact they will probably take an innocent person with them I would so wish they would crash. |
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As I said before....I try to avoid it. If it happens to me, I try to descalate the situation and just call it in. Now I'm not perfect and have reacted in the past....but realized it was stupid later.
Most people in a 3K lb vehicle are bad asses. Once outside the safety of that environment, most change their attitude very quickly. But I've heard plenty of stories where things escalate and go wrong from my brother and others.....in those situations no one really wins. Now in the slim chance that things are pushed beyond your control....then you handle your business as best you can. But also be prepared for the consequences of your actions.
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03-22-2020, 02:35 PM | #37 |
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I really try not too...especially live in Arizona. A lot of people have guns here and you just never know. When I was a teenager I cut off a car and brake checked him because he was driving too slow and he got out of his car at the next red light with a baseball bat. Luckily, his wife calmed him down but I never forget that lol.
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03-22-2020, 04:38 PM | #38 |
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This is an entirely separate debate, but I truly believe we need a more rigorous driving exam. It's a privilege to have a license, and although I tend to speed on the highway, I am never putting others in danger. Even in my above example, I tried my best to keep an adequate distance from other cars, and always use my blinkers. As others have stated, people are so unpredictable that I've found it best to just mind my own business, keep my windows up, and be as un reactive to others as possible. However when a gentleman in a large pickup decides its a good idea to intentionally endanger me on the road for no apparent reason other than the fact I was speeding past him. I find it extremely difficult to not lose my shit.
Oh well, I guess I will chalk it up as learning experience and slow down until I can afford to go to the track someday. I'm a humanitarian, I would never want to endanger someone, or have them pose a risk to themselves by reacting in a way that they end up crashing. I trust myself, but not others. |
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I don’t engage or cause road rage but seem to be on the receiving end regularly. I think what I drive has a lot to do with the BMW asshole stereotype. I drive fast in Mexico but not like an asshole. I don’t weave. My blinker is hardwired, don’t even have to think about it. I keep right except to pass. That being said, I will bright you. The pack mentality drives me crazy when a left lane hugger paces with the car in the right. Move over. If someone is driving like a dick, that’s fine but if I see them coming up in my mirror and know they will attempt a stupid move in a gap too small, I will close that gap. If there is plenty of room, knock yourself out. I can’t tell you how many times people try to engage me for no reason other than the stereotype of what I drive.
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03-22-2020, 07:54 PM | #42 |
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The most you will get out of me is a series of horn honks. Not shy about using my horn if warranted but that's it. Would never in a million years roll down my window and scream at someone as that's just nuts. Nor would I ever brake check, cut someone off, etc. Psychotic behavior.
That said I do drive fast and from time to time end up on the receiving end of road rage. Probably 90%+ of the time it's simply because i want to pass someone who doesn't want to be passed and they take that very personally for some reason. I have been brake checked, flicked off, yelled at, etc. I just try to get away as fast as I can or simply laugh at them as they look at me in anger. I just wanna drive fast like Ricky Bobby but apparently that sets a lot of people off. |
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03-22-2020, 08:29 PM | #43 |
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Driving towards winchester VA. Divided highway...rolling 70 or so. come up behind a minivan (MV) in left lane. Sedan in right lane. Can see heavy equipment being towed ahead in right lane.
We crest hill and sedan slams left in front of mini van to miss equipment. Mini can slams on brakes. MV tailgates sedan. Sedan brake checks. MV continues to tailgate closer... me and two friends back off... Sedan slams on brakes HARD...MV slams back of sedan. Glass and brake lights shower us... MV pulls along side and they proceed to rub fenders for a good 1/4 mile. Sedan takes off and me and one friend CHECK out easy 120+ making space........ not hanging out behind this mess. No place to pull uff. Get to next light and both MV and sedan slam into left turn lane that empty and run the red against cross traffic. Both cars have heavy damage along the sides. Later I call State Police....what if someone died.... I get a call back a day later and interviewed...tell him either car could have said "My bad" and backed off. Sedan was never found....driver in minivan had injured kid who was unbelted. Then Police says you guys took off pretty fast (I left that part out). He said an off duty sheriff was in car behind us and said we took off and disappeared. I asked the cop what he would have done. He said ...I'd have done the exact same thing.....and tells me about his bikes.... Nuts. People are stupid. And getting worse...
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some tool almost t-boned me when he was making a u-turn as i was turning right on to the same road. i had the right of way, so i honk at him and give him the finger.
he then proceeds to fly past me in his POS infiniti g37 and then pull in front of me and slam on the brakes and come to a dead stop.. i was able to stop in time but i got pretty close to rear ending the fucking cunt. |
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