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10-03-2008, 05:10 AM
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Road Rage
Wow ..
I almost went to jail - or worse last night. On the way home, i merged from the on ramp to the highway - i had to - the lane was running out. so i checked my blind spot for the lane to my left - no one there .. i put on my signals and slowly go over. after i was half way over i hear beeping and there's a small silver car going crazy behind me ... then he gets in the next lane i just left and starts gesturing crazily... I basicall yelled fuck off and flipped him the bird realizing he either : 1) sped up from beyond my field of vision so i couldnt get in 2) merged into my lane from one father over and didnt pay attention to my signalling. 3) i somehow missed him .... but for a guy who simply had to break - he was acting like a psycho asshole. I would have been apologetic had he not been a retard ... but i really took a long look before merging - so i doubt #3 was the case. so now this asshole pulls in front tof me and hits his breaks .. over and over again .. i rode his bumper - 1 inch away ... and for a second ... i contemplated smashing into him and running him off the road. (me in a van - him in some small piece of shit) At this point i'm seeing red - i wanna make this guy pay for every bad thing thats happened to me in my life, for every shitty boss, every fight with a spouse, every arrogant irresponsible asshole driver i've ever encountered .. I want to kill the fucker and i start yelling like a madman, "DO YOU WANT TO DIE YOU FUCK" - over and over again. I nearly lost it - i was a second away from doing it when the though of my family brought me back to earth .. followed by the thought of - after 47 years i still have no police record other than speeding tickets - and i dont want one now. so i changed lanes again - safely - which was difficult because he kept trying to cut me off ... and got ahead .... oh - and meanwhile he blocked another driver who was signalling to get on the highway.... Eventually out of nowhere the guy caught up to me - so he must have been fllying ... rolled down his window and started yelling like a madman again ... i just looked at him .. drew my finger slowly across my neck ... and the guy immediately slowed down and dropped back hundreds of yards ... i never saw him again .... but when i got out of the car - once at home ... my legs were shaking. Not out of fear - but adrenaline rush energy ... i honestly wanted to kill this fucker and there was some primal reptillian creature way deep inside me that wanted what happened ... i wanted to smash into him, or get out of the car and beat him to a bloody pulp. some part of me got off on the experience and was disappointed i didnt get the chance. thats obviously something i'm not about to give into - but it weirded me out for the rest of the night (and still today) obviously this guy showed complete dissregard for the safety of everyone around him on the road by several of his actions - leading me to believe further he was a wreckless motherfucker and was most likely in the wrong in the first place. i was mostly just suprised at that insane flash of anger i had - i've only experienced it once before - when i was 17 - and almost went at my father (looong story) so .. sorry - had to get that off my chest...I like my experiences positive - and i hate conflict.... but man-o-man ... i suprised myself there.
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10-03-2008, 05:15 AM
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Nice, I have been in similar situations, way too often (Chronogirl isnt kidding, nothing but fucking morons on the road in NH...), I have found more often than not simply staring the other driver down puts the fear of god into them; they have balls when they think you're just a faceless driver in the other car, but when you make eye contact, whoboy, 9 time sout of ten, they shrivel to the size of peas and they drive off hoping to hell you dont follow them.
Good job btw, both on the gesture and not succumbing to the urge to ruin your life :)
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10-03-2008, 05:30 AM
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i've never done this before ..
i've made mistakes from time to time and try to show that it was my fault and i'm sorry .... but this guy .... then again it's been a physically demanding week and i've had a dragging cold ... maybe i was just too tired to deal with someone who really needed his face smashed in
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10-03-2008, 05:30 AM
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Road rage is a crazy phenominon. People forget they're controlling a deadly weapon and make stupid decisions. It is also, as you say, frightening to find out how easily it can take you over.
You did an exemplary job of diffusing the situation. I commend you on that. Very smart. I haven't owned a car in decades and the amount of stress that eliminates from my life is worth the inconvenience .
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10-03-2008, 05:31 AM
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Many asshole drivers in R.I. as well. This state is notorious for people NOT using their blinkers. I'm one of the most calm people going....but nothing can set me off more than some asshole on the road.
Also....nine times out of ten when someone is driving like a dick....they are on the fucking phone.
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10-03-2008, 05:32 AM
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well, to be honest - even before i thought of my family - the 1st though i had was of the other cars around me. good thing it wasnt in the middle of nowhere on a quiet unlit stretch of road.
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10-03-2008, 05:39 AM
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Road Rage is a crazy thing, you wouldn't think driving a machine would bring out primordial instincts the way they do, but man. It's hard not to want to hurt the person who invaded your lane. I may scream obcenities that they probably can't hear through the car window, but that's about it. There crazy people out there and I've heard too many stories about people being followed/run off the road and hurt/killed because of road rage. @Urge I glad everything turned out okay. You're right, nobody is worth going to jail for and it's not worth ruining your life over one incident.
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