WhoaitsZ

hmm i get 'road rage' all the time, but i've never driven a car.... i am in an electric wheelchair.

i go as fast as possible while driving safely then bamo i'll get some idiot fuckwit walk in my way while seeing me 20-30 feet away and not move an inch. i try to move out of people's way but you wouldn't believe the balls of many people who just don't care.

makes me wanna get big foot tires... 'hey walker. walk on this, bitch!'

WildZero

Yep, I started yelling/cursing/gesturing at other drivers after I came to Jersey...I'm in an urban area where people double-park all the time, traffic ends up swerving all over the road, people drive in the wrong lane, etc.
It's not deeply personal or anything, it can be kind of fun to yell at the idiots...satisfying for some reason, just part of the experience.

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Macheath

I don't actually drive, but I am an angry cook - not frustrated angry, just aggression and letting off steam.

I do stay in control at the cutting board though...slicing my finger would just be a frustration. I'm a demon with a skillet.

sapiens

I get pissed off by:

-people who don't signal when they turn/change lanes
-people who don't understand that the left lane is for passing
-giant SUVs with only one person in them

My wife used to drive me around because I would get so pissed when I drove. I've gotten better.

I think I got the road rage from my dad. The first time that my wife rode with him, he started screaming and yelling at some other driver. He called him a "needle-dick" among other things. My wife was shocked. My mom started laughing at my dad. That made him madder.

Spanky Johnson

Not anymore.

I wasn't ever that bad, but would occasionally flip someone the bird if they deserved it. That all stopped about ten years ago on an interstate near Denison, TX. I was in the slow lane behind an 18-wheeler and decided to pass him, which involved getting in -- you guessed it -- the fast lane. I signaled and pulled over into the other lane. A car who had to be doing well over 100 mph to reach me that quickly (the limit was 60) came out of nowhere and got right up on my bumper. I passed the truck and got back into the slow lane, as I had always intended to do. As they guy who had been on my ass blew by, I flipped him off. He slowed down to match speeds and was hanging out his window yelling stuff like "Pull that motherf*cking car over! Pull it over!". I didn't think that was such a great idea, and just kept driving and tried to remain calm. Then the guy started veering into my lane like he would run me off the road. Finally when I didn't react to him he yelled something at me, flipped me off and sped away. That was the last time I ever flipped anyone off.

Cycler

Getting better but yeah I would classify myself as an offensive driver aways on the look out for idiots. Riding a motorcycle will either send you over the edge in a hurry as far as rage or calm you ass down. It has doen both for me at varying times.

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QuasiMojo

Did you ever notice that people going slower than you are assholes and anyone going faster than you are FUCKING MANIACS
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that is sooo true. ya know i too used to get rrrrilly rrrrilly pissed-off while travelling the highways and bi-ways and took every boneheaded traffic offense as a personal INSULT. If someone were to cut me off I would likely speed up and try to blow their doors off... or mouth some fuming obscenity while feverishly pumping my arm in the air with my message delivered by my extended middle finger. It ain't worth it folks...it just takes too much energy. Now if someone wants to ride my ass I just pull over and let-em pass. I hate to admit though, that I harbor a secret fantasy that I'll pass them up the road after they wrap themselves around a pole and I'll just wave at their mangled forms and shout...Well....YOU GOT FAR...................................

Then I think of the times that I behaved rudely on the road and of the reasons that I engaged in automobile assholery.....
and I kind of calm down.

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Don't fuck with Trucks

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Sensei

I'm not an angry driver (or person) at all, passensers have honked my horn for me when I get cut off. I figure if we all stop honking maybe there will be fewer asshole drivers. That and I don't live in SoCal.

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warrrreagl

I commute 90 miles to work everyday, so my driving habits are governed by efficient mileage. If I drive exactly 55 miles per hour, I get the most out of a tank of gas.

Part of my commute is on an interstate with a speed limit of 70, so I can't possibly be aggresive there. The remainder is on a two-lane road with a posted speed limit of 55, but everyone else does 70. Therefore, I get blown off that road quite frequently, but I'm getting more patient in my old age.

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Cynthetiq

i figure... once I leave my house... I'm in the land of the assholes... so I figure, I'm going to encounter them... so I detach myself from my desire of being asshole free until I get home.

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ironman

I shall never have a pistol in my car... it would be dangerous for everyone including me.

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afraidofninjas

I'm a passive agressive driver... I get pissed, but I hate honking or gesturing. I mostly swear loudly or sigh heavily. When I want someone to get out of the fast lane I will them out of the way by getting close until they get the point and let me do my thing. I then laugh at myself. I also invent insults on the spot... so at least I'm being creative.

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Serpent

I don't get angry just disgusted.

apetaster

So long as people don't invade my space and follow the general traffic laws, I'm just ducky. Those who drive like retards I try to set up with a nice red light or pull out of a drive just a hair too late so they have to wait. Petty little crap like that makes my day.
For those Mass drivers who thinks that the interstate lets them become Mario Andretti and use all three lanes to weave, I'll be in the slow lane doing the speed limit just when you want noone there.

Simple_Min

Agreed. Driven in NYC and drive in Chicago almost every other weekend. In these big cities if you are not a "fast/maniac/insane" driver then you are a hazard. Driving "insanely" does not mean reckless. You become reckless when you begin to disprove Newtonian laws of physics.

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krwlz

i never go past flipping somewone off, and yelling a few "bad words"

gonadman

Soccer moms with cell phone glued to one ear, one or two infants/kids in baby seats, and swerving in and out, tailgaiting, going WAY too fast- that pisses me off. If they want to drive like an idiot, and kill themselves, go ahead. But don't risk the life of your innocent kids!
In my angry youth, I gunned my '68 chevelle to prevent some asshole from trying to cut me off. He swerved around me at the light, pulled in front, popped open his trunk, pulled something out, and was holding it behind his thigh while he pounded on my window, screaming in spanish. Well, I'm not sure what that was behind his thigh, but I near shit myself and learned to internalize my emotions while driving.
So, although those soccer moms piss me off, I'll take an ulcer over gettin shot anyday.

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Leander

People as a rule are idiots(present company excluded) and that is a fact of life. I can't stand cabbageheads. Its like somewhere there is a senior citizen without a phonebook to boost them up. And why is it that almost every dumb piece of shit I get behind has a handicapped symbol dangling from their rear view mirror? I can barely walk yet I don't drive like a jackass.

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MSD

I'm more passive-aggressive. I have never used my horn, and only flipped someone off once. Tailgaters bother me, but I've learned teh best way to deal with them if traffic is relatively light. I'll take my foot off the pedal and let myself slow to around 30. Once they get the point, they pass and give me dirty looks. I smile and wave. It's amazing how enraged people get over that.

People going too slow aren't a problem, either theres a passing lane or I'm not going so far that the extra 10 mph will make a big difference.

What enrages me is people who brake randomly or don't use turn signals (leaving the signal on for miles is just funny.) My mother brakes at anything. If a car a few hundred yards in front of her brakes, she jams on the brakes. If it looks like someone in front of her might be thinking of slowing down, she jams on the brakes. Being stuck behind people like that is torture, especially considering that if I hit them (unlikely, I give a lot of following distance) it's legally my fault, no matter what. People who don't signal are just dangerous, no other way to describe it. The other thing that really gets to me is when people assume that following distance is a place to cut in front of me. Two seconds is a good reaction time to distance ratio. Unfortunately, people seem to think that anything that doesn't cause dents is appropriate following distance. They cut in, I drop a few mph to give myself distance, and tailgating occurs.

I almost forgot, it isn't necessary to brake a half-mile ahead of time for exit ramps. I will usually be going 70 until the ramp starts to curve, half of the people out there are going 30 by the time they start signaling.

If I get mad, I just crank up the music and let myself calm down.

strife

I don't think I can agree with you more.



NOT FUCKING FAIR.

I'm not really an angry driver, but I do swear at stupid people driving.

Things likely to come out of my mouth while driving:

"Nice turn signal, asshole!"
"Nice parking job, asshole!"
"Nice lane change, asshole!"
"Nice (insert driving action or lack thereof here), asshole!"

That's about the extent of my 'road rage'. My friend will make an effort to flick people off though, it's quite funny. Stick his hand out the window, honk to get their attention, then, *WHAM* The middle figure at full salute.

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