Road Rage

JonnyPistachio

People get shot here all the damn time because of road rage.
Drivers in south florida are absolutley sickening. There are whack-os mixed in with the old blue-hairs, which doesnt make for a good combination.

florence151

I always remind myself that I am only rushing to save time to watch TV or some other inane thing.

Early one morning, years ago, I got into a huff over another driver's terrible driving. They pulled up to a stop light in front of me. I jumped out and angrily rushed up to their car. There was a couple inside and they looked scared. Then they looked our their back window and pointed. I drive a 5 speed and had forgot to put on my parking brake. My car was rolling backward down the street. The couple was laughing hysterically as I ran back opened the door and stopped the car before it hit anything. Keeping my cool since then.

PureandEasy

florence151 wrote:

I always remind myself that I am only rushing to save time to watch TV or some other inane thing.

Early one morning, years ago, I got into a huff over another driver's terrible driving. They pulled up to a stop light in front of me. I jumped out and angrily rushed up to their car. There was a couple inside and they looked scared. Then they looked our their back window and pointed. I drive a 5 speed and had forgot to put on my parking brake. My car was rolling backward down the street. The couple was laughing hysterically as I ran back opened the door and stopped the car before it hit anything. Keeping my cool since then.

sorry but I did laugh at that

you have to be careful, you never know who's packing a gun or other weapon

it's just not worth it to confront someone over something that happened on the road

chadwick

florence151 wrote:

I always remind myself that I am only rushing to save time to watch TV or some other inane thing.

Early one morning, years ago, I got into a huff over another driver's terrible driving. They pulled up to a stop light in front of me. I jumped out and angrily rushed up to their car. There was a couple inside and they looked scared. Then they looked our their back window and pointed. I drive a 5 speed and had forgot to put on my parking brake. My car was rolling backward down the street. The couple was laughing hysterically as I ran back opened the door and stopped the car before it hit anything. Keeping my cool since then.

why would you do that?

81

chadwick wrote:

why would you do that?

roid rage

chadwick

81 wrote:

chadwick wrote:

why would you do that?

roid rage

sounds like it
then people wonder why they get a busted nose or jaw or even shot

81

chadwick wrote:

81 wrote:

chadwick wrote:

why would you do that?

roid rage

sounds like it
then people wonder why they get a busted nose or jaw or even shot

and shrunken balls...that's the worse part

whispering hands

Claireack wrote:

Does anyone else get this??

I seem to get it a lot, which is a bit daft as I live in a small town that takes no time at all to drive round. I've had blazing rows with other drivers, made obscene hand signals, sworn etc, often in front of my son (13 now and when he was younger).

Today on the way home from work I completely forgot to go and do something I had to do because I seemed to spend the whole journey shouting at other drivers (safely inside my car where they probably couldn't hear me thankfully).

I would really like to stop getting in such a to-do about other peoples driving (I'm no saint on the road), any suggestions?

Turn up the Pearl jam and scream/sing instead..It's what I have to do..Imagine, what a city so huge, it falls into two states, must be like to drive in.. how fun.. Pj saves many other drivers from me everyday..

whispering hands

florence151 wrote:

I always remind myself that I am only rushing to save time to watch TV or some other inane thing.

Early one morning, years ago, I got into a huff over another driver's terrible driving. They pulled up to a stop light in front of me. I jumped out and angrily rushed up to their car. There was a couple inside and they looked scared. Then they looked our their back window and pointed. I drive a 5 speed and had forgot to put on my parking brake. My car was rolling backward down the street. The couple was laughing hysterically as I ran back opened the door and stopped the car before it hit anything. Keeping my cool since then.

For some reason this makes me think of the time my cousin and I had an attempt of carjacking made on us one late night on Vine and 13th in L.A.. We pulled up to the intersection, and this black guy comes running up with a .22 snub. He taps it on the window and I'm straight freaking out, My cousin? He's laughing his ass off. He reaches under my seat and grabs a Glock 9mm. and points at the guy, laughing, he tells him "mine's gonna leave a bigger hole, wanna die or ya want my car?" The black guy went a bit white and ran away.. I made my cousin pull over so I could puke, cause I was scared shitless. But dude I'll always remember that.. wanna die or ya want my car?

81

whispering hands wrote:

Turn up the Pearl jam and scream/sing instead..It's what I have to do..Imagine, what a city so huge, it falls into two states, must be like to drive in.. how fun.. Pj saves many other drivers from me everyday..

i drove thru KC twice, and it wasn't bad.

chadwick

81 wrote:

and shrunken balls...that's the worse part

oh wow, i forgot about the minute testicles.
that would be a problem.

Johnny Abruzzo

So, a little off topic. I take this little short-cut road all the time. It's 25 mph speed limit, and I know it's strictly enforced so I always stay under 30 or so. So one time I'm driving along with all the windows open and Go blasting at nearly top volume on my upgraded stereo system, and notice the cop in someone's driveway waiting to give out tickets. I'm panicking to turn the volume down before I pass by the cop. Figures I'd get some stupid noise violation ticket even though I was (as always) abiding by the stupid speed limit. I got it turned down in time and got away with blasting away the neighborhood.

81

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

So, a little off topic. I take this little short-cut road all the time. It's 25 mph speed limit, and I know it's strictly enforced so I always stay under 30 or so. So one time I'm driving along with all the windows open and Go blasting at nearly top volume on my upgraded stereo system, and notice the cop in someone's driveway waiting to give out tickets. I'm panicking to turn the volume down before I pass by the cop. Figures I'd get some stupid noise violation ticket even though I was (as always) abiding by the stupid speed limit. I got it turned down in time and got away with blasting away the neighborhood.

i typically turn it down once i hit residential if i have mine loud. main roads i don't really care

what really pisses me off is when you are doing 25 in a 25 and a douche tries to pass on the left.

pjhawks

driving during school hours like 9-3 is absolutely horrendous. old people and woman on the road not paying attention or driving like 10 miles under the speed limit.

and this time of year you get the people who at the last minute decide i need to be over there and start trying to get over 2 lanes to make a left or right turn at the last minute or head into a shopping center. is it so hard to know where the hell you are going?

people just don't think - the person in the left lane going 50 mph with someone in the right lane also going 50 so no one can pass needs to be run off the road because they are causing a 5 mile backup because no one can get passed either. drives me crazy. i don't mind you driving slow, but drive in a manner that doesn't f-up everyone else please. it's not this difficult people.

dcfaithful

Utah = The land of people driving 10 mph under the speed limit, not signaling, and by far the worst tail-gaters.

:twisted:

Jearlpam0925

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

So, a little off topic. I take this little short-cut road all the time. It's 25 mph speed limit, and I know it's strictly enforced so I always stay under 30 or so. So one time I'm driving along with all the windows open and Go blasting at nearly top volume on my upgraded stereo system, and notice the cop in someone's driveway waiting to give out tickets. I'm panicking to turn the volume down before I pass by the cop. Figures I'd get some stupid noise violation ticket even though I was (as always) abiding by the stupid speed limit. I got it turned down in time and got away with blasting away the neighborhood.

You live in H-town right? Yeah, you'll get F-ed for anything in that town. That town's got more prick cops than anyone I've ever been in.

dcfaithful

How about when people don't move out of the right lane when you're merging onto the interstate?

That shit makes me want to follow them for some tire slashing. It's even more frustrating when semi's do it. Of all people, THEY should know the courtesy of that.

dcfaithful

Oh, I'd like to ammend my stereotype of Utah drivers.

4 way stops are impossible for them to comprehend.

I wish everyone was perfect like me. :twisted:

chadwick

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dyFWvCws0Q

81

dcfaithful wrote:

How about when people don't move out of the right lane when you're merging onto the interstate?

That shit makes me want to follow them for some tire slashing. It's even more frustrating when semi's do it. Of all people, THEY should know the courtesy of that.

that doesn't bother me as much. then again, i'm used to mergining in heavy traffic. i've got a really good knack of opening holes in city traffic. just turn the front corner of the truck in and bam, a hole opens up.

but most people outside of the urban area's move over.