Is this road rage? Or am I doing the "right" thing??
Question: I live in a city where the main highway contains both a collectors where there are many turnpikes to and from major roads, and a express which is another parallel highway with only enterances and exits to the collectors .
I drive during rush hour, and I am a curteous driver if other drivers pay me the same respect. Today there was a jam, but the right lane was free, this lane however is supposed to be used for people coming from the collectors into the express. However, some of those already in the express were using it to move forward 100 meters and slowing others down even more. I was getting frustrated, and finally the semi truck in front of me decided to move to the right lane and slowly move with the traffic on my lane. I gave him the thumbs up, and I slowly moved as well, making sure there was enough space for him to come back later. So he and I blocked about 20 idiots who thought they could be sneaky. After the lane ended I let the semi back in, and the thumbs up.
Answers: I have used this tactic with other drivers before also and see nothing wrong with it. Its more of passively making other drivers keep in line although they may not like it.
sounds like a good thing to me, when i lived in Houston and we were evacuating from hurricane Rita we sat in traffic for over 20 hours and people were trying to pass on the shoulder so me and my other 2 Friends driving blocked off the shoulder and wouldn't let them by. i don't recommend this though, one person tried to ram my car
i think it is a combination of both. however it's not real road rage because u weren't harming anybody or insulting them or anything. it only stems from your rage which isnt a bad thing if used productively. which you did. kudos to u. i wish more drivers out there have the guts to do what u did. if i didnt have a 2 year old in my car i would do the same thing!
i am the same way......if u have been waiting your turn, why shouldnt they. I am a very bad person when it comes to road rage, but no i give props to you and the trucker...........screw the idiots who don't want to wait. I think sometimes their drivers ed teacher passed them cuz they knew they were going to be the idiots of the road. And as for us woman drivers always getting picked on, I found out most accidents are caused my HAHAHAHA MEN!!!! No offense to you. Like I said you did the right thing in my eyes!!!
Personally, I think you did the right thing - that stuff grinds my gears as well. Otherwise the semi-guy would have gotten screwed at the merger. I probably would have done the same thing and customarily will let people in if the merger is say 100 yards away, closer than that and they're getting greedy and I block them out, especially if I've been sitting still for 10 minutes due to all the other greedy jerks out there!
its soooooo good to hear about somebody having a good time during there commute you see so much anger and frustration on the roads today you and I have a lot in common.....remember to keep your doors locked and never,never acknowledge that man that's beating he hell out of your window and don't go the same way home twice we don't need him thanking you for your kindness on your front door step
I do that, too. It's not road rage. You had to wait you turn to get to that point. Those idiots should have to wait, too. I about had road rage this morning. I pulled out of my drive-way and was going 5 over the speed limit. (This is a residential area- with a lot of new home construction going on.) This idiot passed me...she blew right by me. There are kids on the side of the road waiting for the bus, 18-wheelers and fork lifts in operation because of the construction and this dumb person passed me. She was going 60 in a 25! I laid on the horn and gave her the finger. I pulled up next to her at a stop light, rolled down my window (her's was already down) and I progress to tell her what a piece of work she was. She could have hurt someone or something with her idiotic driving.
Sorry, I needed to vent about Stupid people, too.
Here's the deal, son. Any time you take it upon yourself to play highway monitor, you are setting yourself up for trouble. You will eventually piss off the wrong person, and he will come after you. He may have a gun. Even if he doesn't have a gun, the telephone pole he shoves you in to will perhaps kill you. Is this what you want your obituary to read? You mentioned that you are a courteous driver IF other drivers pay you the same respect. You need to be a courteous driver all the time. Otherwise you are part of the problem. You are surrounded by people all day, both in cars and on foot, who may or may not be courteous. If you are only courteous to the ones who return the favor, you will live out your life angry at the rest and you will have high blood pressure and you will be agitated from the time you get on the highway until the time you go to bed. You need to stop letting other people dictate your actions. So what if they pass you on the collector or whatever it is you people call it where you live. Does it affect your life? Does it matter at all? Will you let your reaction to him color the rest of your day? Will you regale your friends and co-workers with the exciting story about how you blocked the scofflaws who tried to pass you? Will you yell at your kids? Your wife? Will you kick your dog through a hedge? All because you're pissed at people who you don't know and who you will likely never see again? They don't care about you. Why give them the time of day? Why waste any effort on them that you could spend on something worthwhile? I will tell you right now that I tune out such stories as yours, because all it does is bring me down. I drive in such a way that I could not care less what other drivers do unless I have to avoid a collision with them. I will not let them define my day. I'm sure you feel pride in your actions, as though you have stopped a major crime single-handed. Your job is to get yourself where you need to be without injuring yourself, others, or damaging your car or other people's property. If I had to come home and tell my wife and kids that I just destroyed the family car because I felt I was in charge of the highway today, I would feel pretty stupid. Think about all this next time you want to play Highway Patrol.
i do a similar thing, there is a very busy intersection i drive that backs up for a mile, i wait my turn to get up to the light that lets you up on the interstate and there is always someone butt hole how wants to cut in! sometimes they try to push me off the road, but i will not allow it, my car is older and paid off and normally there car/truck is shiny and newer and they will back off, i don't worry about it because IF i did end up hitting him in the side , it would be there fault for an illegal lane change crossing the double white line, people need to wait there turn, we all pay gas taxes and sales taxes so no one but rescue has the right to skip anyone else on the road
I drive during rush hour, and I am a curteous driver if other drivers pay me the same respect. Today there was a jam, but the right lane was free, this lane however is supposed to be used for people coming from the collectors into the express. However, some of those already in the express were using it to move forward 100 meters and slowing others down even more. I was getting frustrated, and finally the semi truck in front of me decided to move to the right lane and slowly move with the traffic on my lane. I gave him the thumbs up, and I slowly moved as well, making sure there was enough space for him to come back later. So he and I blocked about 20 idiots who thought they could be sneaky. After the lane ended I let the semi back in, and the thumbs up.
Answers: I have used this tactic with other drivers before also and see nothing wrong with it. Its more of passively making other drivers keep in line although they may not like it.
sounds like a good thing to me, when i lived in Houston and we were evacuating from hurricane Rita we sat in traffic for over 20 hours and people were trying to pass on the shoulder so me and my other 2 Friends driving blocked off the shoulder and wouldn't let them by. i don't recommend this though, one person tried to ram my car
i think it is a combination of both. however it's not real road rage because u weren't harming anybody or insulting them or anything. it only stems from your rage which isnt a bad thing if used productively. which you did. kudos to u. i wish more drivers out there have the guts to do what u did. if i didnt have a 2 year old in my car i would do the same thing!
i am the same way......if u have been waiting your turn, why shouldnt they. I am a very bad person when it comes to road rage, but no i give props to you and the trucker...........screw the idiots who don't want to wait. I think sometimes their drivers ed teacher passed them cuz they knew they were going to be the idiots of the road. And as for us woman drivers always getting picked on, I found out most accidents are caused my HAHAHAHA MEN!!!! No offense to you. Like I said you did the right thing in my eyes!!!
Personally, I think you did the right thing - that stuff grinds my gears as well. Otherwise the semi-guy would have gotten screwed at the merger. I probably would have done the same thing and customarily will let people in if the merger is say 100 yards away, closer than that and they're getting greedy and I block them out, especially if I've been sitting still for 10 minutes due to all the other greedy jerks out there!
its soooooo good to hear about somebody having a good time during there commute you see so much anger and frustration on the roads today you and I have a lot in common.....remember to keep your doors locked and never,never acknowledge that man that's beating he hell out of your window and don't go the same way home twice we don't need him thanking you for your kindness on your front door step
I do that, too. It's not road rage. You had to wait you turn to get to that point. Those idiots should have to wait, too. I about had road rage this morning. I pulled out of my drive-way and was going 5 over the speed limit. (This is a residential area- with a lot of new home construction going on.) This idiot passed me...she blew right by me. There are kids on the side of the road waiting for the bus, 18-wheelers and fork lifts in operation because of the construction and this dumb person passed me. She was going 60 in a 25! I laid on the horn and gave her the finger. I pulled up next to her at a stop light, rolled down my window (her's was already down) and I progress to tell her what a piece of work she was. She could have hurt someone or something with her idiotic driving.
Sorry, I needed to vent about Stupid people, too.
Here's the deal, son. Any time you take it upon yourself to play highway monitor, you are setting yourself up for trouble. You will eventually piss off the wrong person, and he will come after you. He may have a gun. Even if he doesn't have a gun, the telephone pole he shoves you in to will perhaps kill you. Is this what you want your obituary to read? You mentioned that you are a courteous driver IF other drivers pay you the same respect. You need to be a courteous driver all the time. Otherwise you are part of the problem. You are surrounded by people all day, both in cars and on foot, who may or may not be courteous. If you are only courteous to the ones who return the favor, you will live out your life angry at the rest and you will have high blood pressure and you will be agitated from the time you get on the highway until the time you go to bed. You need to stop letting other people dictate your actions. So what if they pass you on the collector or whatever it is you people call it where you live. Does it affect your life? Does it matter at all? Will you let your reaction to him color the rest of your day? Will you regale your friends and co-workers with the exciting story about how you blocked the scofflaws who tried to pass you? Will you yell at your kids? Your wife? Will you kick your dog through a hedge? All because you're pissed at people who you don't know and who you will likely never see again? They don't care about you. Why give them the time of day? Why waste any effort on them that you could spend on something worthwhile? I will tell you right now that I tune out such stories as yours, because all it does is bring me down. I drive in such a way that I could not care less what other drivers do unless I have to avoid a collision with them. I will not let them define my day. I'm sure you feel pride in your actions, as though you have stopped a major crime single-handed. Your job is to get yourself where you need to be without injuring yourself, others, or damaging your car or other people's property. If I had to come home and tell my wife and kids that I just destroyed the family car because I felt I was in charge of the highway today, I would feel pretty stupid. Think about all this next time you want to play Highway Patrol.
i do a similar thing, there is a very busy intersection i drive that backs up for a mile, i wait my turn to get up to the light that lets you up on the interstate and there is always someone butt hole how wants to cut in! sometimes they try to push me off the road, but i will not allow it, my car is older and paid off and normally there car/truck is shiny and newer and they will back off, i don't worry about it because IF i did end up hitting him in the side , it would be there fault for an illegal lane change crossing the double white line, people need to wait there turn, we all pay gas taxes and sales taxes so no one but rescue has the right to skip anyone else on the road
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