Don’t you hate road rage!

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My wife yells about my driving a lot and mostly for no reason at all but yesterday when I pulled out into a double lane each way street I failed to see a car and my wife says the woman in the car that I pulled out in front of layed on the horn.
I was surprised that my wife didn’t go though the ceiling but maybe she could tell how surprised that I was that I didn’t see that car and she didn’t say a lot!
So I continue up the street and the other car passes me in the other lane.
I was going to try to apologize with some homemade sign language but the other driver ignored me and went on.
I’m almost afraid to wave and give the other driver a thumbs up to show that I am grateful that they didn’t crash into me for fear that any hand motions might be misconstrued where they might think I’m making a nasty remark or being a smart ass.
Maybe if there was some international sign that I could use that means I’m sorry that I messed up that people would recognize for what it means!
Maybe point at myself and just shake my head and mouth I’m sorry!
 

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Going through a roundabout to my son's house the car that was there before me (to my left) coming into the circle had his blinker
to right turn (the road I was on). You would take it he was going to exit the roundabout on his right turn.
Nooooo, he kept coming into the circle instead of turning out.
Good thing I never believe other drivers and always wait before I pull out.
He actually flipped me off as he passed by me, and no I didn't know him :ROFLMAO:
Maybe he had no idea his blinker was on, who knows.
I hadn't moved so no idea why the happy wave at all!
 
Sometimes we need to listen to our wives, they're not always wrong. Don't you hate bad driving!

In Idaho and most of the western US you can expect every person or vehicle is armed so it's best to be polite, ignore everyone cause there is always somebody crazier than you(me.)

IrishEyes said:
I hadn't moved so no idea why the happy wave at all!
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Were you at a stop sign or were you yielding to other traffic in the circle?
 
againstthegrain said:
Sometimes we need to listen to our wives, they're not always wrong. Don't you hate bad driving!

In Idaho and most of the western US you can expect every person or vehicle is armed so it's best to be polite, ignore everyone cause there is always somebody crazier than you(me.)


Were you at a stop sign or were you yielding to other traffic in the circle?
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Yielding to make sure he was turning before pulling out in front of him, it is a teeny roundabout
 
againstthegrain said:
If I understand correctly you had the right of way but stood still.
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No, his wheels were already in the circle when I approached, the circle is so small it is about a car and a half length when you enter and
get to the next entrance to your right. He was legally in the lane before me, so I waited for him to make sure he was turning as his blinker
was indicating he was going to EXIT the roundabout but he kept on it.
All I can figure as roundabouts are not a normal road crossing here, maybe he had put on his blinker since he had to curve to the right into the roundabout (so to him he thought it was like a normal turn), but he kept going to the exit on the opposite side. I did not see him slow down
as if to grant me entrance either, he just kept coming.
 
Maybe the guy was just confused how to use an intersection like that and was nervous, I have no idea because I didn't move.
I just watched and waited to be sure. Maybe the middle finger was the only one he has, who knows. There will be accidents
in that circle for sure, it's too small and too many people in a hurry in this area.
 
IrishEyes said:
Maybe the guy was just confused how to use an intersection like that and was nervous, I have no idea because I didn't move.
I just watched and waited to be sure. Maybe the middle finger was the only one he has, who knows. There will be accidents
in that circle for sure, it's too small and too many people in a hurry in this area.
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If you are confused, feel he is confused or worst you are frightened in such a situation if nothing else put on your 4 way flashers for safety until you and only you feel comfortable enough to move in a safe manner.
 
If I'm at an intersection and the person in front of me just sits there when the light turns green, I might tap my horn but never lay on it. That driver might see something I don't see and it scare them and they accidently take off. I've been the driver in front before and know the feeling.
 
It seems that living in big cities, motorists feel they have the right to squeeze in between cars or just to pull over in front of the other driver. I get this a lot when driving on the Interstates. It doesn’t bother me too much because I drive defensively and expect this to happen. But, when we are in a stop and go situation and a driver in the other lane decides he wants to change lanes and attempts to “squeeze” over, it really can be upsetting.
 
When I become enraged, it starts at the base of my spine then charges up my back like lightning and explodes in my head. How about you? On a bad day, the one-finger salute will do it. Never lost control, but it it leaves me shaking for a while. Feels like I could twist someone's head off with one hand though.
 
Judycat said:
When I become enraged, it starts at the base of my spine then charges up my back like lightning and explodes in my head. How about you? On a bad day, the one-finger salute will do it. Never lost control, but it it leaves me shaking for a while. Feels like I could twist someone's head off with one hand though.
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same here lol
 
I don’t indulge in trying to compete on the roads, which is what many motorists do. I am normally a fast driver, but if I get in heavy traffic, I kept the morons go ahead of me. We gave a lot more traffic on the roads today than we did just 20 years ago. Too many people are in a rush and these drivers that like to keep changing lanes don’t realize how dangerous that is.
 
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againstthegrain said:
Sometimes we need to listen to our wives, they're not always wrong. Don't you hate bad driving!

In Idaho and most of the western US you can expect every person or vehicle is armed so it's best to be polite, ignore everyone cause there is always somebody crazier than you(me.)


Were you at a stop sign or were you yielding to other traffic in the circle?
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Some of us don't have one, but I see your point. In these types of situations being discussed here, I might have to borrow someone else's wife -- strictly and only for second-opinion advice that is. We all need that at times.
 
IrishEyes said:
He actually flipped me off as he passed by me, and no I didn't know him :ROFLMAO:
Maybe he had no idea his blinker was on, who knows.
I hadn't moved so no idea why the happy wave at all!
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I have never understood why some other road users want to show me their poorly finger. Some have shown me two at the same time! I must look like a first aider or something.

We just have to laugh it off. In the end, they become the irritated ones, and we continue with our journey, maybe listening to some music at the same time.

Song from the Welsh singer, Catatonia. Road Rage.

 
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Someone said the best safety device on a car would be a spike in the centre of the steering wheel. Said to cause drivers to drive only within their means, encourage observation of the road and of others, and promote curtasy.
 
Road rage: It’s been less than two years ago that some teenage Kids probably P.O’d another driver by pulling out in front of him. The reason for the shooting was never disclosed, thats just my theory given it happened on the state highway right below me.

The guy shot at the teens’ car, hitting one of them in the back of the head —- it was a fatal shot.

That so enraged people that neighbors got together and tracked the guy down — and found him. Amazingly they only turned him over to the authorities without beating the living 💩💩💩💩 out of him.

I don’t see anything cute about “cute” comments on this subject. Somebody’s daughter/granddaughter/best friend lost their life over some adult ass’s “I’ll show you” attitude.

Some people need to grow and “go high” when others “go low” ——-
 
Magna-Carta said:
Some of us don't have one, but I see your point. In these types of situations being discussed here, I might have to borrow someone else's wife -- strictly and only for second-opinion advice that is. We all need that at times.
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Yes if one's wife continually "yells" about the quality of his/her driving perhaps he/she might take that to heart and decide not to drive any more.

Usually rage happens because someone interprets "bad driving" as an intentional act to irritate or disrupt others ride, simple mistakes appear to be easier to accept. Of course others are in a permanent rage so all bets are off w those folks.

I like to ride in empty space avoiding conflict so I deliberately move quickly and slightly faster than the pace of traffic, other times for whatever reason if I'm driving slower than the pace of traffic due to wx, road conditions, or the presence of big game animals I'll lag behind to let space open in front of me.
 

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