Road Rage

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I get fantastically frustrated at drivers going 20mph under the speed limit on a couple of the roads where I live, It's National Speed limit for a reason! Until I passed my test, I never really got road rage, now I'm swearing at pretty much every car on the road.

Fun fact: Ford Ka owners cannot use their indicators and are absolutely lethal.

[Chibi Altaria]

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WHEN PEOPLE GO 100 IN An 80 ZONE AND THEN 80 IN A 100 ZONE. DON'T. LIKE. THAT GETS ME. XD I remember being with my brother around these fun bendy (but semi-dangerous) roads and this one MORON would go 80 in a 100 zone but then stay at 80 in the 60 zone. Like. Are you stupid? Yes. Yes is the answer. It's like they think going 80 the whole time evens it out. IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY.

Same with me about people tailgating me, but now I just get annoyed and I'm like "that stupid IDIOT up my butt who can't read signs." xD I always rage inside my car, but never outside. I don't beep my horn a lot either; mostly I do it when people sit there at a green light and DON'T MOVE mostly because they're dumb and on their phones or something. xD One lady full-on pulled on me the other day; I was driving along, and she emerged from the left because she wanted to turn right (so obvs had to wait for the right AND left side of the road to be clear), and so she came out of the driveway...and just stopped in the middle of my lane waiting for the other side to be clear. She was ancient though, so I just slowed down to a near-stop and didn't bother beeping because she already looked so distraught at her own stupidity, but hadn't even been looking in my direction the whole time. If I had been further up, she probably would have pulled out directly into my car.

The OTHER other day, I was driving along next to a parking strip because there were a bunch of shops. Some STUPID LADY had just parked and opened her door as I was driving past, and I saw her from my peripherals and swerved basically onto the other side of the road to avoid her (if there had been a car, I'd have hit it). I was so shocked at having to react so quickly (luckily succeeding so thanks video games for quick reflexes! xD) that I didn't get a chance to beep, but as I drove off, SHE DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE THAT SHE HAD OPENED HER DOOR AS I WAS DRIVING BY and just carried on with her day like an oblivious idiot. Like, no, "Oh my god I nearly killed myself and hit that car with my door." There was no response. She hadn't even noticed. UGH!

OH we have those fun, bendy, dangerous roads out near where I live. Sometimes I take the back way home from work if the traffic is particularly bad, but I don't like those roads so I often avoid them. I KNOW. I'm like, "how on EARTH do you think that evens anything out?!". I'm sitting in my car just hoping the cops will pull them over. xD

Yeeeeeah I rage in my car when there's no one with me. :p I'm a little quieter when I've got a passenger though. They might think I'm crazy otherwise. XD I don't think I EVER beep my horn. Like even when I should. It's kinda as though I forget it's even there until AFTER the situation occurs when I need to use it. Haha, oops. The only time I've done it is at red lights when people don't moooooooove, yup. Haha, aww, poor old lady. Sometimes you can't be angry at them cause they're a little senile. But those other jerks... >o>

OH MY GOD, XANTHE. O: That must have given you quite a shock! I always stick pretty far out when going past parked cars. I've never had one open the door on me, but I've had a couple almost reverse straight out into me. One was when I was with my driving instructor when I was still on my L plates. I've just slammed on the breaks and she's gone to press the horn (cause I totally forgot it was there XD). Good on you for fast reflexes, though! I hope mine are as good.. And I cannot BELIEVE she didn't even notice you were there! I ALWAYS check my mirrors and such before opening the door of my car, just to be safe.

[brandon_g]

No I dont usually have road rage. I think sometimes I am the one who CAUSED other people road rage. You see because I am young and still within my first year as a driver, insurance rates are sky high as it is, you throw in a ticket and forget about it. So I try to go the speed limit or as close to the speed limit as I can, sometimes I will go 5 mph over (the usually regarded as 'safe range', meaning most cops dont bust for going over by only tht much) but only in areas I am familar with and the park way (because I dont have a choice in the matter). For the most part though I try to go the speed limit or close to it. Oh my god the amount of tail gaters I get is crazy. What I also say to them in my head while watching them tail gate in the mirror is "Hey buddy, if I were to get pulled over for speeding, are you going to pay for my ticket? No? Well ok then! Relax a little a bit. Where you gotta go isnt going to go anywhere" . lol


I especially hate it when people tailgate and they are allowed to pass. It is like: IF YOU WANT TO PASS ME THEN DO IT, but dont ride my rear end for forever! Lol