Road rage and you

[Ice]

I have the pleasure to experience road rage first hand just a few days ago. It went down something like this. I was driving home after having my car pass the annual inspection. It'd been a long day and I was tired, just want to get home. I came to this stop light, waited, light turned green, and you go. I accelerated normally, in fact, I accelerated slower than the cars to the adjacent lanes. It's a 1.6L i4 of fury after all. Suddenly, the car in front of me stomped on the brake. At that point, I was thinking, what the heck? I changed to the right lane and went my way, thinking nothing of it. But no, the other car sped up again, pulled up next to me and yelling something. I was all confused thinking what did I do? My only explanation is I might've followed too closely and the guy is pissed. Ok, my mistake, but I have already moved out of his way, what else does he want? So I ignored the guy. What he did following this broke open the can of worms. He pulled in front of me and stomped on the brake again!! I quickly changed lane and as I passed him, I felt this urge to do something... So I gave the guy a birdie I have never given anyone a birdie while driving before. Gotta admit though, it felt kinda satisfying

Well, at this point, the guy was infuriated while I was laughing inside thinking what's this guy doing. He pulled up next to me again, rolled down his window, stuck half of his body outside, stuck his fist up in the air and mouthing something. I looked at him, and gave him another birdie . The guy went ballistic. Mouthing even more things and more fists in the air. Traffic at that point got heavy quickly so I just ignored the clown. A few minutes later I looked at him again and he was STILL doing the mouthing and fisting... Wow... Maybe I shouldn't have done this, but I cup my hand on my ear, shake my head and mouthed "I can't hear you" to him. I didn't get a chance to see his reaction because a semi separated us and I didn't see him after the light turned green. In retrospect, maybe I shouldn't have egged him on or should've kept a longer distance between him but it's rush hour in the middle of Houston, what do you expect? It was kinda scary and funny at the same time. Scary because the guy could've had a gun. It's Texas after all. Funny because of the guy's reaction. I was laughing the entire time. Somebody need to take a chill pill once in a while.

Post your experience or thoughts.

[Silent_Fart]

rofl
edit: I lived in the DFW area and people would do shit like this all the time if not worse. I drove a 1987 chrysler town and country station wagon and people would tell me how shitty my car is or how I should buy a truck all the time. One time I was going down the 121 toward home and there were no other cars on the road that I could see. Suddenly an SUV pulls RIGHT ON MY ASS and the dude starts to flash his brights at me, there are empty lanes on either side, yet this guy is behind me, flashing his brights. I jet off (as fast as I can in a 2.2 liter 4 cylinder 3500 pound station wagon). A lot of people in texas are fucking retarded, and there are a lot of cool people too. I dunno next time just through a spark plug at his window.

[I Am 'fullvietFX's Bitch]

It was probably oHshitz, after he saw a regal with big brakes.

[Junkie Mod]

I've had people seemingly randomly get pissed off at me, but almost always on the bike as opposed to in the car. Of course, that's probably because they don't like that motorcycles don't really have to wait in traffic when they do.

[Megamanx]

Ok, well i have CRAZY roadrage.. but only for stupid drivers. This one time i was going down a street to get to my friends house but there was a tractor in the way, so i pull into a driveway and go to reverse ot and go another way to his house. This SUV pulls up behind me waiting for the tractor to move. I reverse down the driveway a litttle bit but the SUV is blocking, if i woulda reversed out i woulda hit them, so I didnt obviously.... I wait there for literally 5 mintues the person doesnt move. I opened the door a couple times and looked over too. So FINALLY i open my door and yell, and I mean yell (my vain in my neck hurt for prolly 10 minutes after) " MOVE FORWARD YOU STUPID FUCK MOVE THE FUCK FORWARD NOW MOVE YOU FUCKING RETARD MOVEEEEEEE!!!". They had lots of room to move forward too. So all the construction workers look over at me with like this shocked face and the kid in the SUV looks at me (the kid was like 15) all scared and shit, and the SUV moves slowly forward and i reverse out and drive away

Then another time i had to get to work. I get to the mall parking lot and theres this van reversed outta a spot, fine no problems with that. But theres this dumb fuck lady thats blocking them, making it so theyd have to reverse the other way then back into traffic and then drive forward onto the road. If the lady wasnt there the van could've just reversed to the left and drove forward onto the street, but this dumbfuck old lady made them reverse right. So the people in the van are like motioning her to move back and let them out, im fucking waiting here 20 MINUTES LATE FOR WORK BECUASE OF THIS SHIT DURING XMAS SEASON. So I open my door and fucking yell "MOVE BACK YOU STUPID FUCK MOVE BACK MOVE BACK MOOOOVEE BACKKK AND LET THEM THROUGH YOU HALF RETARDED FUCK." then i start banging on my streering wheel and shit. I mean I didn't want to lose my job being late because of this so I was pretty pissed. So this old OMGOMGOMGOMG starts like kinda making fun of me by doing the motions I was doing, so i opening my door go out and yelled "MOVE BACK NOW YOU INCOMPETANT FUCK OR ILL BOOT YOUR FUCKING CAR I DONT WANT TO BE FIRED" LOL so this lady fucking DRIVES FORWARD and makes those people in the van reverse out, even though they had to reverse out they were giving me a thumbs up and shit.

And, everyone in the auto[m]ay, I know I have anger issues. But its stupid fucks like this that get me really pissed. Anyway hope you enjoyed the stories of my road rage and got a laugh out of it.

edit: and my vains all through my face were hurting for like 30 minutes after that, and when I got to work I told my buddy I lost it on a lady and he said he could hear me across the parking lot

[Junkie Mod]

Megamanx, as long as you restrain your road rage to shouting at people it isn't too bad.

[I Am 'fullvietFX's Bitch]

I do a lot of to people who do weird shit, but I don't really get mad.

[Megamanx]

Originally Posted by Junkie Mod

Megamanx, as long as you restrain your road rage to shouting at people it isn't too bad.

I know, I wasnt really going to boot the old bitches car, just trying to scare her. lol

[Silent_Fart]

If I am driving a crappy car there is very little keeping me from brake checking assholes on the highway

[Ice]

You know you have road rage when everyone who drives slower than you are fucking retarded idiots and people who drive faster than you are a bunch of lunatics

[oHshiz]

I don't brake check people. I just slow down to about 5 mph below the speed limit. Until they back off I won't speed back up. But I don't drive in the fast lane on the expressway. Unless I am passing someone I stay as far right as possible.

But on double lane roads that comes in handy.

I don't lose my temper on the road either. While I get irritated and mumble. I won't freak out over something on the road.

I had a guy get out and threated to fight me. I rolled the window down and told him if he wants to fight that's fine. But that he would be spending the night in jail. I then pointed over to my wife who was on the phone with the police. He looked at her, stuttered some words a bit then walked off. The guys that threaten you and do alot of talking aren't the ones you have to worry about. It's the guys who don't say anything and just shoot you or attack you without notice.

[Junkie Mod]

Oh yeah, the freeway that runs through SLO is 2 lanes per direction. I don't tend to drive very fast on it, generally an indicated 70 in a 65 when I indicate 4-5mph high at that speed. Therefore, I tend to stay in the right lane unless I am passing a semi. When I am passing a semi and see someone coming up behind me, I will generally speed up a little bit - after all, I don't want to be an asshole to random people for no reason. However, if they get too close I will slow down to where I am barely going faster than the truck, and then wait until there is a couple carlengths between the back of my car and the truck to move over.

If people decide to tailgate me otherwise, there are a few steps (this is presuming that I am not in the wrong - if I'm in the left lane I somewhat understand why, if I'm not and the left lane is open there is no reason to tailgate) that I take:
1) let off the gas and slow down a bit, maybe speed back up later. I'm in 5th at 3k rpm or so, meaning I don't slow down very quickly.
2) let off the gas and get on the brakes a bit - don't slow down all that fast, but make them apply brakes and provide brake lights to get them to do so.
3) downshift to 3rd (which redlines at 6.5k at 80-85mph IIRC, so I'll be at 5k or so) and pull the ebrake a bit. In other words, slow down fast without anything to indicate to them that I am.

I haven't yet had to do 3), but I wouldn't be too upset if I was rear ended as long as I wasn't injured.

[f00ker]

I just brake-check ricers who fly up on my ass going 20 over. fuck those fags

[Megamanx]

what the fuck is brake checking?

[Junkie Mod]

Originally Posted by Megamanx

what the fuck is brake checking?

suddenly braking hard