Road Rage....

pjhawks

doing things to piss off someone who is already tailgating you makes no sense to me. yes they are being assholes but why do something to make an angry asshole even angrier. that just creates more problems. get out of their way and let the asshole move on. would you needle and provoke a nutjob in a bar who was acting angry and crazy? if not why would you do it in a car?

rick1zoo2

I don't trust turn signals. A lot of people don't know how to use them properly.

dcfaithful

mca47 wrote:

A friendly tip for those of you who are tailgated in the future...

If you got some jackass tailgating you, try this (just don't do it going more than 45mph and with anyone behind him):
Tap on the brakes just enough to turn the brake lights on, but not enough to slow down. As soon as you do this, pull your e-brake (with the button held in) for a split second and release/put it back to normal.

What happens is the guy behind you sees your lights go on, and the e-brake causes your back tires to lock for a second. To him he thinks your coming to a screeching halt, but you don't even lose more than 3-5 mph.
He'll freak out like you wouldn't believe!!

I did that before and the guy behind me hit his breaks and was swerving all over the place! Good times!

Between this and your story on page 1, you're the last person I'd want to fuck with on the road. :shock:

bionicamy

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yea I'm sorry I can't stand anyone who drives slow, or basically like an idiot. People who slow down when they're merging, people who take their sweet old time turning onto streets, people who drive under the speed limit, people who don't know how to turn on red, people who drive on the right side of the road like they're drunk or something, people who don't signal, people who go slow in the fast lane, people who tailgate, (brake check time) people who pull out of their driveway slow when your coming only to drive slow in front of you, people who "yield" into traffic when there is no yielding needed because you have your own freakin lane, people who don't know how to go around other cars that are making a left turn into a side street off a main road, etc etc etc. I can go on and on

Whats funny is all the shit I listed above are ALWAYS from idiots who drive toyotas.

mca47 wrote:

A friendly tip for those of you who are tailgated in the future...

If you got some jackass tailgating you, try this (just don't do it going more than 45mph and with anyone behind him):
Tap on the brakes just enough to turn the brake lights on, but not enough to slow down. As soon as you do this, pull your e-brake (with the button held in) for a split second and release/put it back to normal.

What happens is the guy behind you sees your lights go on, and the e-brake causes your back tires to lock for a second. To him he thinks your coming to a screeching halt, but you don't even lose more than 3-5 mph.
He'll freak out like you wouldn't believe!!

I did that before and the guy behind me hit his breaks and was swerving all over the place! Good times!

I always brake check douche bags in hondas or any other modded car when they tailgate me look for a race or something. Just because mine is modded too doesn't mean I'm an immature 17 yr old who wants to street race. Last time I brake checked, the kid (who looked older than me) was pissed so he pulled up beside me. I flipped him the bird and told him to fuck off. Take your crappy car somewhere else and race someone else. Go get a reckless driving ticket while you're at it.

Thoughts_Arrive

PJ_Lukin wrote:

I was driving down the street yesterday. I honked my horn at someone who was nearby to say hello. There was a car in front of me and the woman driving must have thought I was honking at her.
She pulled into a gas station and started screaming at me, giving me not one, but two middle fingers, yelling and screaming at the top of her lungs, "you motherfucker, you honk your horn at me? you fuck I will kick your fucking ass, get out of your car and I will kick you in your nuts", she was livid. The worst case of road rage I have ever seen. I could not believe it. Even if I leaned on my horn and blasted it in her ear, it was such an overreaction that it was comical. All I could do was put the window down and in between laughing, yell to her to get help cause she was fucking nuts! Ever have anything like this happen to you?

Yes, and I shit myself.
I honked at my friend in the next lane then two drugged up looking guys were going insane at me and swerved their car at mine, I had to swerve to avoid being swiped.
I then put the foot down on the pedal and luckily turned right into the other street as the traffic light was amber, just made it, the psychos were pursuing me.
I then turned left into some side street and quickly drove into someones driveway.
The fuckers went past, I waited a few moments then headed back to where I turned from and rushed home.
The adrenalin and heart beat were quite high I tell you.
Never honking at someone I know on the road again.

conman

pjhawks wrote:

doing things to piss off someone who is already tailgating you makes no sense to me. yes they are being assholes but why do something to make an angry asshole even angrier. that just creates more problems. get out of their way and let the asshole move on. would you needle and provoke a nutjob in a bar who was acting angry and crazy? if not why would you do it in a car?

because it's entertaining

conman

when someone tailgates me, i take my foot off the gas just enough to show them that can go around me and then once they change lanes, i speed up close enough to the car in front me so they can't get in front of me....

this can go on for about 15 minutes before they realize i'm fucking with them

Dru_Cortez

Get_Right wrote:

I go extra slow when people tailgate. I am in no hurry.

Now THAT'S fun!
I appreciate people
getting out the way
when I'm trying to pass
(especially in the leftmost lane, tools!)
However, if I'm in no rush,
I love a leisurely drive
down a leaf-strewn avenue,
watching the nervous Purvis behind me
slowly start to freak out.
I'm glad I'm not the only one!
Cheers.