Road rage/aggressive drivers?
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Road rage/aggressive drivers?
What do you guys do about aggressive drivers that when you leave two-car length between you and the car ahead of you at 65 MPH will cut in front of you. Or the other when you can’t go any faster because of the car ahead of you and the car behind is 12” off your tire???
There was a semi in the right lane that was going slow (flat straight away) 60 MPH in a 55 MPH zone. All the cars move into the left lane and here come a car in the right lane that is going like grease lighting that passes 30 cars in the left lane to the back of the semi and I have two-car lengths between me and the car ahead of me, so I close the gap to about ½ car as he is pulling up and the guy is pissed off and slides over behind me 12” off my tire (and cuts off the guy behind me). I get ahead of the semi and pull over to the right lane to get him by me and he gives me the finger. I could not get the license plate number because of traffic.
Pi**ed off
Ed
There was a semi in the right lane that was going slow (flat straight away) 60 MPH in a 55 MPH zone. All the cars move into the left lane and here come a car in the right lane that is going like grease lighting that passes 30 cars in the left lane to the back of the semi and I have two-car lengths between me and the car ahead of me, so I close the gap to about ½ car as he is pulling up and the guy is pissed off and slides over behind me 12” off my tire (and cuts off the guy behind me). I get ahead of the semi and pull over to the right lane to get him by me and he gives me the finger. I could not get the license plate number because of traffic.
Pi**ed off
Ed
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you did the right thing..... no need to risk your life cause of an idiot. If you got the plate you could have made a call and said he was driving erratically...
Do what you did and be safe.....
** EDIT**
Lets get this out of the way now....
OR you could have used JB Weld on him....
Do what you did and be safe.....
** EDIT**
Lets get this out of the way now....
OR you could have used JB Weld on him....
RE: Road rage/aggressive drivers?
Best advice is get out of the way as early as possible and let him/her drive out of your life. 30 seconds and they are not even a memory. If you get involved, it will **** you off and put you in a bad mood. If you get involved and it escalates you will always come off worse. There is always the danger that they may intentionally or otherwise come into contact with you, and I'm afraid you aint going to win that one. If you speed up chances are they will also speed up, best option is to safely slow down and move over if possible. I always try and remember that I dont know who I am dealing with on the road, and wont trust their judgement, they could be drunk, drugged, insane, tired or just a plain bad driver. Get em out of your life as early as possible and enjoy the rest of your day.
Just MHO but lifes too short to deal with @r$e#0le$, unless I'm getting paid for the pleasure of course
Just MHO but lifes too short to deal with @r$e#0le$, unless I'm getting paid for the pleasure of course
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A few years back someone tried to force me into oncoming traffic because his lane was merging into mine, he was well behind me when the sign and lane change was obvious, and I was not holding him up. He got a stainless Ruger 44 mag pointed at him. He remained at a respectable distance thereafter.
But I usually give them room to race on to the next wreck.
But I usually give them room to race on to the next wreck.
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You did good, just keep out of their way. I never argue with something or somebody that weighs more then me. Lots of idiots around the Washington DC area where I live, not worth getting upset and doing something stupid.
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RE: Road rage/aggressive drivers?
By the way when he passed me he went the length of my motorcycle plus the 1/2 car length and remained with the same 12" off the car ahead of him. The highway was cars as far as the eye could see both lanes.
I do have a CCW and was carrying at the time and chose not to shoot him.............WANTED TO!
I let him get as far away as posiblefrom me.
Ed
I do have a CCW and was carrying at the time and chose not to shoot him.............WANTED TO!
I let him get as far away as posiblefrom me.
Ed
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The most recent driver safety course I took, about a year ago, taught first and foremost to maintain at least a two-second interval (3 seconds in rainy or bad weather conditions), and that often agressive drivers will occupy that space. When they do...slow down to maintain the appropriate interval, because if they are in that much of a hurry, they will soon be gone and out of the picture. Choosing to become engaged in a contest of who has the most testosterone, the motorcycle will lose every time.
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RE: Road rage/aggressive drivers?
Fighting with a cage on the road is like taking a knife to a gunfight. Just not very smart.
Something that helps me get past these situations I learned a long time ago. Do you remember where you were and what you were doing exactly one year ago at the moment you were in this position? I am guessing NO. Therefore it stands to reason that this time next year you will not remember this event either.
Something that helps me get past these situations I learned a long time ago. Do you remember where you were and what you were doing exactly one year ago at the moment you were in this position? I am guessing NO. Therefore it stands to reason that this time next year you will not remember this event either.
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This is my main gripe and it happens all the time. Trying to follow at a safe distance maybe 65-75 and some A$$ has to pass on the right and pull in front so now your following at half a car length and the guy behind is right on your bumper. Good advice to just get out of the way. Wish I could follow that. I get angry. I've chased a few (haven't caught any yet) flipped off a bunch, give em all the air horn. I ferociusly protect my lane and what I consider to be my space. They may violate it and they may get away with it. But, they will know I'm pissed. I know this is not good but I"ve always had a problem with anger management.