Have you ever actually *witnessed* an act of road rage?

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NYHoustonman

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So far in my experience people outside of New York have an entirely different idea of what the left lane is. To me, the left lane is the PASSING lane, not the FAST lane; If you're not passing someone, get back to the right. Too many people just sit in the left lane, as others have aludded to, because they think they're going 'fast enough.'
 

alimoalem

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Originally posted by: jbourne77
Originally posted by: Schfifty Five
Originally posted by: alimoalem
wtf is wrong with all yall backing off? someone pisses you off, you make them know it. i was driving from berkeley to oakland with my boy a few months ago and this dumb*ss is leanin back in his cadillac thinking he's a pimp n while in the traffic. i'm to his right with the front of my car about equal to where his front and back doors divide. the b*tch swerves into my lane not looking so he doesn't have to brake for the car ahead and i'm forced to pump my brakes (don't have abs) and had to turn so i was all the way in the right side of my lane. i progress with a 10 second honk (along with cursing of course) and i pull up next to the guy. when i get parallel to him, i stick half my body out my window and extend my arm with a fully extended middle finger (almost close enough to touch his car) and had my right hand on the horn. that's what you do.

like a year ago i was in oakland and this fool was tail gating me in a jeep in the left most lane. we were going fast but i slowed down to like 80 in the 55 zone. he was right on me so i slowed down to 60. then i sped back up. he started tail gating again. this time i saw a cop in the 3rd lane so i figured i'll piss the jeep off and try getting him a ticket. i dropped to 50 real quickly so he'd be forced to slam on his brakes. i pulled to the 2nd lane when he was still going like 70 and he just went by me. right when he saw the cop he slammed his brakes so the bast*rd didn't get the ticket but he almost did.


anyway, you oguys gotta stop standing up for yourselves.

You're not standing up for yourself. You're just asking to get killed one way or another.

Wow, you gave him a super hardcore bird b/c your body was half way out of the car. What a dumbass. Yeah the guy who cut you off should get ticketed or something, no doubt about that, but you're not making yourself look any cooler by giving him a long honk and the bird.

I agree... crawling half way out of your car to flip someone the bird is about as asshat-ish as it gets. It's stupid, suicidal, and only adding more to the problems we have on the road.

i'm not stupid. you guys think i'm gonna do that to someone i know is strapped? apparently most of u guys haven't lived in berkeley or oakland. you can tell who's dangerous and who's not.

there were no lights; it was traffic on highway 80.

making myself look cooler? after that i never saw him change lanes again. people learn when people show them they screwed up. letting them think it's ok is wrong. u guys gotta learn a thing or two about notifying other drivers
 
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Originally posted by: alimoalem
Originally posted by: jbourne77
Originally posted by: Schfifty Five
Originally posted by: alimoalem
wtf is wrong with all yall backing off? someone pisses you off, you make them know it. i was driving from berkeley to oakland with my boy a few months ago and this dumb*ss is leanin back in his cadillac thinking he's a pimp n while in the traffic. i'm to his right with the front of my car about equal to where his front and back doors divide. the b*tch swerves into my lane not looking so he doesn't have to brake for the car ahead and i'm forced to pump my brakes (don't have abs) and had to turn so i was all the way in the right side of my lane. i progress with a 10 second honk (along with cursing of course) and i pull up next to the guy. when i get parallel to him, i stick half my body out my window and extend my arm with a fully extended middle finger (almost close enough to touch his car) and had my right hand on the horn. that's what you do.

like a year ago i was in oakland and this fool was tail gating me in a jeep in the left most lane. we were going fast but i slowed down to like 80 in the 55 zone. he was right on me so i slowed down to 60. then i sped back up. he started tail gating again. this time i saw a cop in the 3rd lane so i figured i'll piss the jeep off and try getting him a ticket. i dropped to 50 real quickly so he'd be forced to slam on his brakes. i pulled to the 2nd lane when he was still going like 70 and he just went by me. right when he saw the cop he slammed his brakes so the bast*rd didn't get the ticket but he almost did.


anyway, you oguys gotta stop standing up for yourselves.

You're not standing up for yourself. You're just asking to get killed one way or another.

Wow, you gave him a super hardcore bird b/c your body was half way out of the car. What a dumbass. Yeah the guy who cut you off should get ticketed or something, no doubt about that, but you're not making yourself look any cooler by giving him a long honk and the bird.

I agree... crawling half way out of your car to flip someone the bird is about as asshat-ish as it gets. It's stupid, suicidal, and only adding more to the problems we have on the road.

i'm not stupid. you guys think i'm gonna do that to someone i know is strapped? apparently most of u guys haven't lived in berkeley or oakland. you can tell who's dangerous and who's not.

there were no lights; it was traffic on highway 80.

making myself look cooler? after that i never saw him change lanes again. people learn when people show them they screwed up. letting them think it's ok is wrong. u guys gotta learn a thing or two about notifying other drivers

LOL, stop thinking you are so badass please.
 

Gimli43Orcs

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Its funny how most of the posters think they are right and the other driver is the idiot/psycho/madman who was wrong. I bet if the other driver posted here, they would say the other person was the idiot/psycho/madman.

Also, the people who drive on the left lane, you suck. No wonder people are pissed at you. The left lane is not the "fast" lane. True, it is usually faster,but it is a passing lane. Just because you are x mph quicker than the speed limit does not mean you can plant your ass there.
 

TitanDiddly

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No, but I've thought of making myself a 'special' trailer hitch; so that people who tailgate will be in the new radiator market.
 

Squisher

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The funniest one I was when this guy got out his truck and ran over to my car to kick to my ass.

I looked over his sholder and saw his truck slip into gear, I said "isn't that your truck?"

Last I saw of him was running after his truck when it slammed into the back of a stopped semi.
 

skyking

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Originally posted by: Squisher
The funniest one I was when this guy got out his truck and ran over to my car to kick to my ass.

I looked over his sholder and saw his truck slip into gear, I said "isn't that your truck?"

Last I saw of him was running after his truck when it slammed into the back of a stopped semi.

Not road rage, but I saw that happen on a job site one time. This foreman drove up on top of the dam, jumped out to tell the dozer operator something. He did not quite get it in park.
His truck drove down a 1.5 to 1 slope, costructed of 4' boulders. The dam was about 120' high at that time. It didn't look to good after that

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Originally posted by: Triumph
May I make a suggestion? Instead of using the played out and overused middle finger, try giving people a thumbs up. Like, "Great job with your driving, your ability definitely deserves a thumbs up from me!"

The other, even better thing to do, is to blow them a kiss. This sends people into a rage. I love it.
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I've found that running my tongue over my upper lip to be pretty effective.


My brother drove bus, and he'd just give them the big 'ol smile and wave after they cut him off. Really messed with their heads!
 

NGC_604

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If I'm in the fast lane with several cars in front of me and to the sides, I will hit the breaks if some ass is behind me tailgating. In a few cases they've pulled up aside of me and yelled and screamed and flipped me off. I usually just do my crazed metal face and stick out of my tongue like gene simmons and throw up the horns. Kinda like the one guy said earlier, it catches people off-guard and they don't know what to do. Most just drive away, but one time it was these two rednecks in a truck and they both just busted out laughing.
 

alimoalem

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Originally posted by: Gimli43Orcs
Also, the people who drive on the left lane, you suck. No wonder people are pissed at you. The left lane is not the "fast" lane. True, it is usually faster,but it is a passing lane. Just because you are x mph quicker than the speed limit does not mean you can plant your ass there.

then why is it in many areas it says "slower traffic in right lanes" or something to that effect?
 
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