KT gets teh road rage - TR

[KilgoreTrout]

I was having a bad day. Crap at work, crap at home. I was mfing tired last night when someone in a Saab cut me off in a rotary. I drive a large pickup - which doesn't stop on a dime. I had to slam on the brakes, ABS a-flutter, rear end slides out into a fishtail, even though I was barely going more than 25 mph.

MA law gives the "right of way" to vehicles in the roundabout. The Saab douche sped up and was going around 40 as he attempted to beat me through the rotary.

I was entering at 6:00 and proceeding to exit at 12:00. He was entering at 3:00. I was past the midpoint of the rotary when I first noticed this speeding car flying into the intersection. I jammed the brakes, skidded, and leaned on the horn.

He flipped me off. I was instantly rip [censored].

Rather than shake it off like a rational human being, I gunned it and followed Mr. Saab with my brights on. At a stop light I pulled next to him and shouted obscenities about how I hoped he would die in a fire, etc. When the light turned green he sat there, as did I. Then he sped off and I followed.

I followed him for 5 miles. He eventually pulled into a coffee shop and I had calmed down enough to turn around and head home.

Couldn't sleep last night because I was so ashamed of my actions. I think I scared Mr. Saab pretty good, but I'm sure he'll still be a douche when he gets behind the wheel today.

I can't recall the last time some idiot on the road pissed me off to such an extent. Obviously I was tilting for other reasons and this bastard just prodded me over the edge.

So, mea culpa. Let's hear some of your road rage stories.

[Mason Hellmuth]

I had a verbal run-in with a female driver Friday after a near accident on campus.

After my close call, I pulled my car over to the curb and got out.

I then approached the other vehicle and shook my finger at the driver. I warned her to, "Watch it."

"Be careful," I said. "I have your license number, and I will call the police on you."

A male passenger then walked up and chastised me, saying, "That's my wife you're talking to."

I said, "That's your problem."

The woman then snapped back at me, telling me, "I'm going to call the police on you."

I told the woman to go ahead.

She did just that.

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She did just that.

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and....??

[Dids]

Somebody please explain to me wtf this rotary thing you people have on the East Coast. It sounds like a fantastic way to die.

[Dick Mango]

I was heading home after work and entered the beltine (which is sort of like a freeway that circles our city). It was raining, dark, and traffic was moving very slowly. After I merged into traffic I signaled and moved to the left-most lane. As I did that the driver behind me in the left lane unsuccessfully tried speeding up to cut me off so that I couldn't move over.

After I moved over the driver started flashing the brights, honking, and started tailgating. Traffic thinned out, we sped up to about 55 mpg and the driver kept tailgating. I signaled before my exit, moved over, and exited. The driver followed my every move.

I took a country road towards my home and stopped at a convenience store to get some milk. The car pulled behind me and a screaming woman got out. I immediately snapped her pic with my camera phone and then walked to the front of her car and snapped a pic of her license plate. That sent her off the deep end and she kept screaming about how I endangered her and her two babies that she had in the back seat.

I pointed out that if that was her concern I'm surprised she followed a stranger out into the country, in the dark, just to go on a rant. I should point out that she was a real babe, by the way. She eventually left after I went into the store.

End of story is that I ran into her the next morning at our ski club when we were both there to sign our kids up for lessons. I see her all the time now. Not cool.

[scotchnrocks]

I don't see why you guys feel bad for letting these people know that they have very dangerous and d-baggy driving habits. They need to know that eventually someone will get hurt, either by them causing an accident or by getting their arse kicked for almost causing one. You guys are my role models!

[Yobz]

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I was heading home after work and entered the beltine (which is sort of like a freeway that circles our city). It was raining, dark, and traffic was moving very slowly. After I merged into traffic I signaled and moved to the left-most lane. As I did that the driver behind me in the left lane unsuccessfully tried speeding up to cut me off so that I couldn't move over.

After I moved over the driver started flashing the brights, honking, and started tailgating. Traffic thinned out, we sped up to about 55 mpg and the driver kept tailgating. I signaled before my exit, moved over, and exited. The driver followed my every move.

I took a country road towards my home and stopped at a convenience store to get some milk. The car pulled behind me and a screaming woman got out. I immediately snapped her pic with my camera phone and then walked to the front of her car and snapped a pic of her license plate. That sent her off the deep end and she kept screaming about how I endangered her and her two babies that she had in the back seat.

I pointed out that if that was her concern I'm surprised she followed a stranger out into the country, in the dark, just to go on a rant. I should point out that she was a real babe, by the way. She eventually left after I went into the store.

End of story is that I ran into her the next morning at our ski club when we were both there to sign our kids up for lessons. I see her all the time now. Not cool.

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You are the d-bag in this story. You:
- Cut someone off
- Drove in the left lane at 55 (mph, not mpg like you said...unless you drive a Prius, in which case you are more of a d-bag)
- Didn't get out of the way when someone flashed their lights
- Snapped a pic of the driver (why??) and her license plate (wtf is that gonna get you -- are you gonna call the cops on her??)
- Pissed off a hot chick you see often

[27offsuit]

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I was heading home after work and entered the beltine (which is sort of like a freeway that circles our city). It was raining, dark, and traffic was moving very slowly. After I merged into traffic I signaled and moved to the left-most lane. As I did that the driver behind me in the left lane unsuccessfully tried speeding up to cut me off so that I couldn't move over.

After I moved over the driver started flashing the brights, honking, and started tailgating. Traffic thinned out, we sped up to about 55 mpg and the driver kept tailgating. I signaled before my exit, moved over, and exited. The driver followed my every move.

I took a country road towards my home and stopped at a convenience store to get some milk. The car pulled behind me and a screaming woman got out. I immediately snapped her pic with my camera phone and then walked to the front of her car and snapped a pic of her license plate. That sent her off the deep end and she kept screaming about how I endangered her and her two babies that she had in the back seat.

I pointed out that if that was her concern I'm surprised she followed a stranger out into the country, in the dark, just to go on a rant. I should point out that she was a real babe, by the way. She eventually left after I went into the store.

End of story is that I ran into her the next morning at our ski club when we were both there to sign our kids up for lessons. I see her all the time now. Not cool.

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Not cool, indeed.

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Somebody please explain to me wtf this rotary thing you people have on the East Coast. It sounds like a fantastic way to die.

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I think it's what I've always called a "roundabout" or "traffic circle" or, when I want to be rude about it a "traffic circle jerk" (inspired by the "before and after" category on "Wheel of Fortune"). Several streets feed into a big circle. You are supposed to yield to traffic in the circle, enter it, and exit to the street you want, assuming your sense of direction hasn't been completely scrambled by driving around in circles. Why anybody ever thought this is a good idea is beyond me. They seem to be catching on in mountain towns in Colorado, unfortunately.

[KilgoreTrout]

CORed,

You have obviously forgotten the first rule of rotaries.