Road Rage

[urgeok2]

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.

[crabapple]

Whew! Well, I'm glad you're okay and that it didn't work out in some really horrible way!

[Vodstok]

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 :)

[urgeok2]

jeeze i must be shaken, i had to go back and correct about 47 typos in that post

[Ferox13]

I do the opposite - I smile and wave at people when they get pissed off in their car...Boy does that not help the situation..

[urgeok2]

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

[neverending]

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 .

[newb]

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.

[urgeok2]

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.

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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.

[Papillon Noir]

I do the opposite - I smile and wave at people when they get pissed off in their car...Boy does that not help the situation..

That's really funny. :D

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.

[novakru]

I'm glad you didn't bust a bloodvessel. You were lucky he didn't have a gun.
I am glad you got control of yourself!

I had an insane woman on my tail Monday getting pissed at me for driving the speed limit.
Then she passed me (in a no passing zone) flooring her little toy-toyota engine.
I could literally hear the 'wheeerrr' sound-lol, she probably fried something.
She was cussing me and giving me the finger as she passed-lol, I should have laughed at her when she looked at me.


I always wish these people driving like assholes would just crash- wouldn't that be great:)
But it's the luck of the crazy I guess-they are always fine and there is never a cop around.


@ Newb, that one drives me crazy.
I heard if you are on your cell-it's worse than driving drunk.

[ChronoGrl]

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.

Holy shit.

That's pretty horrifying. I know EXACTLY what you mean and how you feel. I find it absolutely terrifying when my anger gets in front of me like that, to the point of adrenaline making me shake...

Whew, Urge. Glad you're ok.

[bloody_ribcut]

just cuz you never seen him again, doesnt mean he's not there.

watchout!

[ChronoGrl]

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.


At least I'm not the only one that feels that way about NH drivers. ;)

But seriously - I think that it's driving in Boston that has made me as ANGRY and AGGRESSIVE that I am. I admit it - I'm a complete and utter Masshole.

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.

See, in regards to RI drivers... I don't think they're assholes... I think they're morons, which horrifies me more.

NJ and MA drivers are assholes, but at least they know what they're doing when they cut you off... RI drives are unpredictable and horrifying.

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Not that I classify or stereotype or anything. :p

[alkytrio666]

Oh shit- that was you?! Sorry Urge, I was just really pissed off.





















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Not, but really, good decision. There are some stupid people on the road, and many of them live for that kind of crap. I mean really, it probably gives him a rush. I'm assuming he doesn't have a family- you do. You made the right decision, and you'll never see him again. So fuck him.

[Vodstok]

At least I'm not the only one that feels that way about NH drivers. ;)

But seriously - I think that it's driving in Boston that has made me as ANGRY and AGGRESSIVE that I am. I admit it - I'm a complete and utter Masshole.



See, in regards to RI drivers... I don't think they're assholes... I think they're morons, which horrifies me more.

NJ and MA drivers are assholes, but at least they know what they're doing when they cut you off... RI drives are unpredictable and horrifying.

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Not that I classify or stereotype or anything. :p
Thats funny, because my experience with driving in Boston did the same thing... Most people in NH drive likle the biggest city they have been in is Manchester... Manchester is a big town, not a city... I dirve like i am in boston, and it keeps people at an arm's length :)


Bree's favorite thing to do when someone pulls something stupid, and its a male driver is to laugh at them. She knows the horrific damage it does to the male ego when a good looking woman laughes at you while calling you a loser :)

[urgeok2]

She knows the horrific damage it does to the male ego when a good looking woman laughes at you while calling you a loser :)


hey, there goes my past flashing before my eyes !

[Vodstok]

hey, there goes my past flashing before my eyes !
My wife is VICIOUS when she wants to be. Keeps things exciting :D

[newb]

She knows the horrific damage it does to the male ego when a good looking woman laughes at you while calling you a loser :)

Sounds like my sex life.





i'm kidding........i'm a stud

[Nella]

I never flip people off or cuss at them, but I get very ANGRY when someone "bright lights" me, or "honks repeatedly", or "honks AFTER I have already made some minor mistake!" It makes me want to stab them to death. LOL! Sometimes, I will honk back just to be a bitch. *giggle*

One time, I followed this guy who put his bright lights on simply because I merged onto a road and he had to simply slow down or move over to the left lane. I was beyond pissed off! Funnily enough, he drove into MY apartment complex. I stopped and sat there. When I started driving off to go around to my apartment, he chased me on foot until I stopped. He then cussed me out and acted very aggressively. My young son was in the car with me. It was stupid of me now that I think about it. And dangerous! When I get angry, I'm not scared of anything or anyone. That can be VERY dangerous. Anyway, he and his gf were going into an apartment. I called the police when I got home. A police officer actually came and I reported that he was in that particular apartment. She went and talked with the guy. He was pissed when she was questioning him, she said. The guy turned out to be a college kid, probably trying to impress his gf but scaring her instead. I decided not to press charges as I didn't want to "ruin" his life. I guess I'm pretty rational when I've had time to calm down. :o

Another time, a young guy leaned out of a car at a stop sign and yelled, "Fuckin' back up, Bitch!" I followed him, too. A girl was driving and again, I had my son with me. :o She got scared and pulled over. I kept driving...

That was about 13 or 14 years ago.

Nowadays, I just cuss at people without actually speaking out loud or I slow down or speed up just to "get revenge." Not proud of my behavior. I am the most patient person when someone accidentally pulls out in front of me, and I don't even honk when someone sits at a red light too long.

I have never actually instigated an incident as I do not like confrontation. I am the same way when I am not in the car...Friendly and kind until some "fool" starts something. ;)

[Dante'sInferno]

I got like that last year.When the lawnmower broke.I lost it.But that's part of my illness.It hasn't happend to me this year,thank god.Well that's because of my medication.I also didn't express my anger really back then,i just let it all slowly boil,then it finally boiled over.But I've learned from experience NOT to let it boil over.Say what you need to say.But i'm glad your alright.People can be complete dumbasses.I don't like drivers much either.Reasons are pointed out throughout this thread.But you did the right thing.Because it's not worth going to jail over.Although the other side of me sometimes thinks,"It would be nice if that person got in a car wreck and was unable to driver,or operate machinery."But then I get a hold of myself and remember,who I am.It's like something else takes over.Kind of like what you said.

[Nella]

I got like that last year.When the lawnmower broke.I lost it.But that's part of my illness.It hasn't happend to me this year,thank god.Well that's because of my medication.I also didn't express my anger really back then,i just let it all slowly boil,then it finally boiled over.But I've learned from experience NOT to let it boil over.Say what you need to say.But i'm glad your alright.People can be complete dumbasses.I don't like drivers much either.Reasons are pointed out throughout this thread.But you did the right thing.Because it's not worth going to jail over.Although the other side of me sometimes thinks,"It would be nice if that person got in a car wreck and was unable to driver,or operate machinery."But then I get a hold of myself and remember,who I am.It's like something else takes over.Kind of like what you said.

I liked the car wreck comment. What do you take meds for? Mine are for depression...

[Dante'sInferno]

I liked the car wreck comment. What do you take meds for? Mine are for depression...I take mine for mania,depression,obsessive compulsive disorder.I'm bipolar and obsessive compulsive.But the medicine has helped me alot.My mind doesn't race like it use too.I'm happy because of that,well,back when i wasnt on it,it was like my brain never wanted to shut down.It just went in 50 different directions at once.Got really annoying after awhile.Almost drove me insanse.In early 06'.Amazing what your mind can do huh?

[pinkfloyd45769]

Be carefel out there!I have BAD road rage and it seems like every trip i take i have this problem.Just be safe,we love you and don't want to lose you.

[Nella]

Amazing what your mind can do huh?

Yes, it is. It can cripple you. I wish everyone else understood that. Maybe that's why I have been so aggressive in the past (like with the two guys who pissed me off enough to follow them). I was "outta my mind!" :eek:

[Dante'sInferno]

Yes, it is. It can cripple you. I wish everyone else understood that. Maybe that's why I have been so aggressive in the past (like with the two guys who pissed me off enough to follow them). I was "outta my mind!" :eek:Yeah,the way i found out i had bipolar disorder was when,well...it's a long story.All i can say is that i destroyed my dryer.I was PISSED.But I went to Lakeside(A mental hospital here,in memphis)

Then they diagnosed me.But I took classes this year to try and understand mental illnesses better.I felt sad though,when they said there is no cure.You just have to live with it untill the second you die.Damn Chemical inbalances.But it's something you hace to live with.But like I said Urge,I'm glad you didn't do anything you would regret.

[Freak]

I have the worst road rage of anybody I know.The thing that pisses me off more than anything is when someone pulls out in front of me and does it really slow.They pull out at 5 mph and stay that way long enough to the point where I'm hitting my brakes and going just as slow as they are.



Oh and Dante I know how you feel about the bi polar thing.I have that as well and I couldn't even list the things I detroyed and the people I've hurt,including myself becasue of it.

[ferretchucker]

Though it's a scary thought I have to admit I would have loved to have seen it.

I get road rage. And I don't even drive. People not indicating piss me off the most.

[pinkfloyd45769]

The thing i hate the most is when someone passes me and then fucking drives two mph up the road.It happened to me the other day,i was in a hurry and going a lil above the speed limit,still i get passed.The dickhead was going 40 in a 55 mph zone and i was going atleast 65 before he passed.Why in the hell do they pass you just to drive slower than they were going in the first place.I could just smash right into them for that,it if wasn't for the fact that my insurance rate would go through the roof.:)

[illdojo]

I've actually been arrested for road rage. About 6 years ago some 20 year old Eminem wannabe cut me off and I had to slam on my brakes and veer off the road....So, I caught up to the fucker and started screaming and cursing @ him...then, he asked me..."you wanna go?" and I completely lost it...I crushed his window that was 3/4 rolled up and pulled him out of his car and bitch slapped him a few times and made him apologize in front of his girlfriend who had already called the cops.

I'm arrested for assault and make bond 1 hour later. I go to court a month later and the pussy didn't show up to testify...so I walked a free man.

I try not to let myself get that worked up anymore. :cool:

[Elvis_Christ]

illdojo the angel of death \m/

[illdojo]

illdojo the angel of death \m/

Fuckin' A, bro. :D