KT gets teh road rage - TR

[adsman]

I'm with my ex driving on a two lane highway in the mountains. Guy overtakes me, but he doesn't. He just sits there side by side with us while he's talking on the phone. We're doing about 45 miles an hour I suppose. I lean on the horn and give him the WTF are you doing?? display. He totally ignores us, continues talking. I slow down, he slows down. I speed up, he speeds up. At this stage I go fecking batshit and proceed to fake sideswiping his car. He pulls out a revolver and waves it back and forth in a "shake your finger at someone style", while still talking on the phone. Then he cuts across the front of us and takes an exit on the right. I had to brake hard to avoid him. Freaky.

[27offsuit]

Saab = Yambag is a fairly standard equation.


Don't feel bad. you did nothing more than let an ass know that not everyone is going to put up with his douchebaggery.

I also bet he didn't want a donut at the coffee shop when he stopped. He wanted other people around so he wouldn't get messed up.



Most of my RR comes from people being inconsiderate of everyone around them.

-rotary moves like you describe
-going straight in the left-only lane and holding up everyone behind you for an entire light
-57 in the fast lane
-stopping and waving umpteen cars through in front of you when you have a line of cars behind you and you should just be freaking driving and not being Mrs. [censored] Traffic Cop
- passing on the right on the highway, especially the far right


just general ignorance stuff like that


worst for me: some soccer mom flipped me off one day on the highway because I made her get out of the third lane and would not pass her on the right doing about 62. As I'm finally passing her and not even letting her know what dumbass she is, I see her flippng me off out of the corner of my eye.

I immediate slowed down and got in front of her and motioned for her to come on up so I can see that cute little finger of hers again.

I eventually idled to around 25 mph with her [censored] her pants behind me trying to get seperation. I finally saw her put up her hands like "OK, OK, I shouldn't have flipped you off..." in the rear view and I drove away.

Much like you, I felt horrible immediately afterwards, but damn it, soccer moms in minivans shouldn't be flipping off strange men on the highway.

[fuzzwonder]

rotaries. because east coasters can't figure out how to use 4 way stop signs.

[BuckyK]

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-57 in the fast lane
- passing on the right on the highway, especially the far right



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Sometimes you need to pass on the right.

I live in Oregon. The drivers here are clueless. All I really do is mean mug them at the next light. I try not to do anything while the cars are in motion. I don't want to be that douche that causes an accident that pisses me off because I have to wait in traffic.

[27offsuit]

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Sometimes you need to pass on the right.


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I disagree. This is illegal every time, and extremely dangerous.

[miajag]

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Sometimes you need to pass on the right.


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I disagree. This is illegal every time, and extremely dangerous.

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Uh, what? I'm pretty sure this isn't illegal anywhere in the US. Germany, maybe. Unless you're talking about driving on the shoulder.

[27offsuit]

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Sometimes you need to pass on the right.


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I disagree. This is illegal every time, and extremely dangerous.

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Uh, what? I'm pretty sure this isn't illegal anywhere in the US. Germany, maybe. Unless you're talking about driving on the shoulder.

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I stand corrected. After searching it seems you can pass on the right on a two-lane or three-lane roadway.

I would like to retract the statement 'Passing on the right is illegal'

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'Passing on the right is a dick move.'

[Yobz]

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Sometimes you need to pass on the right.


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I disagree. This is illegal every time, and extremely dangerous.

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Uh, what? I'm pretty sure this isn't illegal anywhere in the US. Germany, maybe. Unless you're talking about driving on the shoulder.

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I stand corrected. After searching it seems you can pass on the right on a two-lane or three-lane roadway.

I would like to retract the statement 'Passing on the right is illegal'

and replace it with

'Passing on the right is a dick move.'

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I agree that it is a dick move...when not warranted. If someone is sitting in the left lane and you have somewhere to be then you have no choice left.

[MediaPA]

I think cruising in the passing lane when you can easily get over and back into the passing lane after the guy behind you passes is the 'bigger??' dick move than simply passing on the right.

If however you are referring the the guy who accelerates to gain a one car spot during heavy traffic and then cuts off the person in the passing lane that he just passed causing everyone behind him to brake. Then I'll go along with you.

Best road rage even I witnessed. Fairly minor in all honesty. Leaving the gym. Get to a intersection. Woman gets out of her car on the red light. Walks to the drivers side window of the car behind her. Berates the driver for 30 seconds about tailgating her on this road because she has kids in the back seat. I didn't see the guy do anything terrible in the brief bit that I was following, but she was very upset and I was amused.

(Pretty much everyone around here follows with maybe a car length between cars - 35mph road)

[It's Brandt]

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'Passing on the right is a dick move.'

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So, people driving slow in the left lane puts you on tilt but you think it's wrong to pass them on the right when they refuse to move? Sounds like a recipe for success.