Green Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 I experienced road rage today, I was trying to switch lanes and some one tried to block me out but I went in anyways and he was honking, then I was honking and then the jerk tried jumping infront of me and slowing down even though he needed to make a turn in a completly different lane. I then ended up in a great posistion to take down his license plate but what ever I didn't
nopainnogain Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 I hate punk drivers.Your a good samaritan. Dont stoop to there level
Meaplus3 Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 I still have NO clue why people Road Rage?? I think it's just so awful and can be very dangerous. Sorry you had to go through that today however, You did the right thing by letting it go. AP:)
CaliGuy Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 Meh, I laugh at Road Rage drivers. If driving gets you that upset, you got major problems! lol
johan Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 I hope you had a chance to flip him off, KMT.
MichiganMan222 Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 Road ragers are fun to ignore and pretend like you're listening to a CD very loudly, because it drives them insane to not get a reaction from you.
Citizen Erased Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 Road ragers are fun to ignore and pretend like you're listening to a CD very loudly, because it drives them insane to not get a reaction from you. Yeah, it's also fun to throw coins at them. That REALLY gets them going.
johan Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 If you really want to get them, just smile and show them your cell phone, point at it and mouth, "sorry, talking to mom!"
Author Green Posted September 9, 2008 Author Posted September 9, 2008 I didn't flip him off but when he was be hind me and beeping like an ahole I stuck my arm out the window and flexed my muscles while making a fist
sedgwick Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 What does this have to do with coping with a breakup?
Trimmer Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 What does this have to do with coping with a breakup? It's about a man's separation from his vehicular innocence, and he's coming to terms with the fact that it is gone forever.
carhill Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 K, next time that happens, note your location and a description of the vehicle/license plate and call 911 and report him as a possible drunk driver
seminoles84 Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 I think that was me you gave the fist too! *******! jk jk.
ed-205 Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 It has to do with coping with other people. Since I do about 95% of my traveling on a motorcycle, I cut these people a WIDE clearance. I *want* them in front of me where I can keep an eye on them. Sometimes, I'll even pull into a convenience store and get a cup of coffee if they seem bent on buggering me for some reason. Better to be late for work than Dead. Angry people like to spread their anger around like a disease - Don't let them! They aren't worth your frustration, (let alone a few broken bones!). Life is too short to let them waste it.
Final Girl Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 Are people allowed to talk on the phone and drive in the states??:confused: It's banned in the UK after some studies showed it can be three times more dangerous than drink driving.
carhill Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 Anyone can call 911 (that's the universal emergency number here in the US) from any phone, anywhere, and even in a car even if hand-held phone conversing is against the law (as it is now in some states, though not all). I believe some states have relevant statutes regarding "road rage" and it can be a punishable offense, separate from reckless driving and other applicable statutes. I mentioned "drunk driving" since this always gets the authorities attention and it sometimes is hard to distinguish whether the offender is merely PO'd or DUI/DWI (or 5150). Hence, not my problem. Let the cops figure it out
Author Green Posted September 9, 2008 Author Posted September 9, 2008 cops don't do anything around here unless some kind of damage actualy happens. I got rearended at a red light and luckily I wasn't injured and my car ended up with no visible damage but the person drove off and wouldnt stop so I gave there plates to the police who said they couldnt do anything with out damage. Its been a long time since i've had to deal with this level of road rage so I just hope its another few years till it happens again.
carhill Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 So, the police won't respond to a contemporaneous report of a suspected drunk driver? I know, here in Cali, the CHP (highway patrol) are on those buggers like stink on shyte. I know because we've called on suspected DUI before when out. I have no idea if a road rager has been drinking or not but erratic behavior can be a sign of DUI
Author Green Posted September 10, 2008 Author Posted September 10, 2008 So, the police won't respond to a contemporaneous report of a suspected drunk driver? I know, here in Cali, the CHP (highway patrol) are on those buggers like stink on shyte. I know because we've called on suspected DUI before when out. I have no idea if a road rager has been drinking or not but erratic behavior can be a sign of DUI Like I said they didn't do anything or even suggest looking into the person who hit me at a red light and drove away even though I had there plate number... the oficer didn't say maybe theyre drunk let me look into it... and this happened late at night. plus they make you meet up with the oficer where the crap you witnessed took place. I don't know I could try saying they seemed drunk and maybe he was but it seems like they are highly under staffed as it is
carhill Posted September 10, 2008 Posted September 10, 2008 IDK, the CHP seems to hide everywhere on the freeways looking for "revenue". They don't seem understaffed to me. But, then, this is the PROK (people's republic of Kalifornia) Really, it has worked for us. The sheriffs shut down the neighbor's noisy party's too. I like making the government earn the money I pay them
Author Green Posted September 10, 2008 Author Posted September 10, 2008 IDK, the CHP seems to hide everywhere on the freeways looking for "revenue". They don't seem understaffed to me. But, then, this is the PROK (people's republic of Kalifornia) Really, it has worked for us. The sheriffs shut down the neighbor's noisy party's too. I like making the government earn the money I pay them so what happened to the guy you called the cops on... did he get arrested?
carhill Posted September 10, 2008 Posted September 10, 2008 so what happened to the guy you called the cops on... did he get arrested? No clue. I don't have time to babysit the cops. We just do our good citizen duty and move on. The CHP will dispatch one of their officers to observe the vehicle and take whatever action they deem necessary. Catching the offender in the act (of DUI) is evidently determinative. If they had asked us to follow the vehicle, I would have. Cars are deadly weapons.
Author Green Posted September 10, 2008 Author Posted September 10, 2008 I'm suprised you never went online, if you still have one of the number you wrote down pm me I'd be curious to see if anything came of it. It would be interesting to see if the cops actualy were aresting the drunks you were finding
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