Ever had to deal with someone's Road Rage?

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Zane Zackerly

Discussion Starter · Jul 10, 2008

Being from New Mexico, I've always made the crack that a good New Mexico driver is one that can reload with one hand.

This morning it was raining like a sumbitch on my way to work.

I got behind a guy with Alaska plates who obviously had all his worldly goods in the car with him. Stopped at the traffic light, this guy was looking around and didn't see that the light had changed for a few seconds after it turned green. I gently (really!) tapped the horn. Well, that set him off. He decided to go REALLY slow, then.

I decided I was done with this puke and speeded up to pass him. He speeded up to prevent my passing, but I gunned it and pulled in front of him just before the next traffic light. This time he stood on his horn as soon as the light turned green.

Up to that point, I found the whole thing funny. It takes more than a low grade moron to piss me off, usually.

I nonchalantly ignored his horn blasts and turned down the street to my work place.

Pretty soon I noticed the fuck was following me. I deliberately turned at the next street to see if he turned right behind me. He did. At this point, I was still calm, but mumbling under my breath: "Go ahead and follow me, you worthless puke, because I'm driving to the police station."

Suddenly, he gave up following me and broke off to go back the other way.

I was mildly disappointed: I already had the fucker's license number and I was just hoping he'd follow me to the police station.

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Q-gunner2

· #2 · Jul 10, 2008

Had something like that happen to me today!

Some old moron in a white car was sitting at a stop sign, right turn. No cars were coming for a while and he was sitting on his fat ass, so I tapped the horn. He starts yelling out his window, I could make out "mother f**er" and that was about it. I threw it in reverse, then drive to pull up beside him and pass him. Well... I am a huge guy and I move fast, and I must have SCARED the shit out of this guy. I was just going to pass him, but when he saw me go in reverse and then go to pull up to pass him, he flipped. He gunned it cutting off another car, screeching his tires to get away. I laughed and pulled out after the car, doing nothing aggressive. I drive at normal speeds towards a double turning lane, the light is yellow about to go red. The guy was in the left turning lane, I was in the right. He saw me and apparently was about to piss himself because he gunned it and ran the red. I laughed it off.

Bunch of idiot drivers.

Rasper

· #3 · Jul 10, 2008

I had to deal with some road rage awhile back. the woman and I were riding the motorcycle on a slow back road. The road went from 2 lanes down to one. We were doing the speed limit (30mph) not going to speed on this road theres a sharp 90 degree right hand turn in 1/4 mile. the guy rode our ass hard core the entire time, like reach back and touch him close. The out of nowhere cuts us off and forces us into the ditch. i managed to keep control of the bike until he ran up and punched me in the face . i dropped the bike (and the woman oops). He ran up again prolly to try and hit me for some reason, when I pulled my .45 compact and bout put it in his mouth and told him one more step hes a dead man. he said some shit in Spanish or whatever he's from and ran away. We called the cops and they tryed to find this pos.

No idea why he decided to do this, piece of shit...

scaldwellk

· #4 · Jul 10, 2008

I had a guy follow me once that liked my wife. The guy had alot of problems with his head. I pulled a switch on him and I was then after him. At a red light I pulled beside him and let him know that I could have his ass. Since then I have not seen him.

skyugo

· #5 · Jul 10, 2008

i cut a dude driving a tow truck off one time (dick move.. i know.. i was late for work and trying to beat some traffic)

mofo tried to follow me.

i lost him on some residential roads. :razz:

Trotsky

· #6 · Jul 10, 2008

Yes, it's happened to me. This is where 911 and a Cell Phone are superior as a first line of defense to a CCW...

MY AssHat was pulled over by the MI State Police within 6.5 minutes of my phone call. Much better, as I avoided paperwork, car damage, and any waste of ammunition.

TaosBob101

· #7 · Jul 10, 2008

OT

Slighty OT for ZANE

NM Joke/Never heard the re-load/one hand thing before.

Do you know how to tell a New Mexican ? His car is up on cinderblocks !

Do you know how to tell a rich New Mexican ? He has two cars up on cinderblocks.... :grin:

silkywilson

· #8 · Jul 10, 2008

I'm a Real Estate Appraiser, I drive by Comp homes slowly taking photos (all legal on public roads) In a clearly marked vehicle.. you wouldn't believe how many people load up in there car and chase me. of course I got a Piece on my lap before they get close enough to be stupid, but I have had everything from pounding on my window, to full on sliding side ways in front of me cutting me off at 45 MPH.. some people are retarded.

caliri47

· #9 · Jul 10, 2008

road rage

man, i deal with this every time i get in the car.Not only do we have the usual out of state transplants with there own style of driving, but we also have to deal with all the 3rd world drivers.Some of these people have never been in a car now they have drivers licenses.Just another day in paradise

AZ_BuickGuy

· #10 · Jul 11, 2008

I have come across a few idiots who think the fact that they have a gun makes them Superman. I make it a point not to be an instigator and I try not to carry on. They really should be thankful I'm not some vicious, cold blooded murderer since none of them seemed to understand the whole action vs. reaction thing.

BillC

· #11 · Jul 11, 2008

I have some family from New Mexico that came up for a visit a few years back.. My wife who is sweet but not very bright commented "New Mexico? Wow, you speak mexican?" I just covered my head with embarassment.. I know I should of kept that under wraps, but that was funny as hell!

I hate road rage, I use to fall into that crap years ago, flipping the bird or flashing my lights if someone did it to me, but now that I got some sense I just try and let it go. I will let them pass me up, blow the horn, flip me off, and I try and give them no reason for it to escalate, they are usually just pissed at the world or having some issues. Sometimes it can't be avoided and in that case cell phone, police station, and last resort Speak Mexican..

caddy%

· #12 · Jul 11, 2008

here is a good one.

one day after work, i was making a left turn on a green arrow, a guy coming in the opposite direction makes a right and cuts me off. admittedly i was tailgaiting him a bit, and he decides to brake check me. well after that i am really on his ass! he slams on his brakes coming to a complete stop and jumps out of his car, and is coming towards me yelling at the top of his lungs ( expletives, etc. blah, blah, kick your ass...)

this scared the shit out of me, as i had never had anyone pull something like that on me. i had my hand on the knife in my pocket in case he really wanted to do something dumb. thankfully he decided to get back in his car and take off.

the one good thing that came of this is i decided it was time to get my CHL. also, we were both obviously at fault, and if i hadn't been such a douche about being cut off it never would have happened.

drive courteously :wink:

oh yeah and you guys from washington state drive like grandma's. here in oregon we have these real cool inventions called gas pedals. :razz:

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crazychris

· #13 · Jul 11, 2008

i had an "incedent" back when i was a young punk.i was a passenger in my friend Jesse's car,and our friend Leonard was in back.we where heading to a party at Jesse's brothers house,which is in the middle of nowhere.we where driving along when a guy in an f150 (we where in a corsica)started tailgating us and flipping the brights on and off.this went on for at least 2-3 miles.when we got to a stop sign at the top of the hill,we pulled over and let him pass.then,being a bunch of 19/20 year old guys,we returned the favor,and rode his ass.that lasted about 100 yards.the guy sped up,then locked up his brakes.next thing i know, he jumps out of the truck with a pistol pointing at us.Jesse had no idea what to do and kinda just froze.i think i pooped a little.Leonard was screaming"holy shit!he has a f'n gun!!!".the guy identifies himself as a (off duty btw)sheriff after the gun has been pointed at us.he gets us out of the car and searches us and the car.without consent,mind you.he then proceeds to call the state trooper that had passed us right before he pulled the gun.then he goes into a tirade on how he's going to have us arrested for reckless driving and road rage.i told him "you're the @$$hole that got out of his truck and whipped out a gun"he didn't like that.the state trooper let us go without any arrests or tickets.i've never been so scared.that was the first and only time someone pointed a gun at me.

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joelad

· #14 · Jul 11, 2008

Late one night (approx. 0230) I was on a local highway on my way home from my GF's (now my wife) house. 4 local thugs came flying in from an onramp on the right, and cut me off. I hit the horn, and flashed my high beams, one of them waved a handgun through the moon roof. I had my .45 on my hip, so I flashed it back at them.

They took off, and I gave chase. We went that way for a few miles, when they took an exit into a bad part of town. I didn't follow, thinking the situation could turn out badly.

I've gotten better in the intervening years. :smile:

Tyrvidar

· #15 · Jul 11, 2008

Rasper said:
I had to deal with some road rage awhile back. the woman and I were riding the motorcycle on a slow back road. The road went from 2 lanes down to one. We were doing the speed limit (30mph) not going to speed on this road theres a sharp 90 degree right hand turn in 1/4 mile. the guy rode our ass hard core the entire time, like reach back and touch him close. The out of nowhere cuts us off and forces us into the ditch. i managed to keep control of the bike until he ran up and punched me in the face . i dropped the bike (and the woman oops). He ran up again prolly to try and hit me for some reason, when I pulled my .45 compact and bout put it in his mouth and told him one more step hes a dead man. he said some shit in Spanish or whatever he's from and ran away. We called the cops and they tryed to find this pos.

No idea why he decided to do this, piece of shit...

I would have killed him, good job keeping calm.

I have had a few incidents, last November, me and my cousin were testing driving a car we had just worked on. I was in the passenger seat. We get on the highway... and cruise. We are not driving aggressively, slightly above speed limit as most people do... Guy in a van moves to get into our lane right on top of us and nearly causes a wreck. We think nothing of it... 2 minutes later he pulls up next to us again, this time pointing a cheap ass looking pistol of some sort at my head on the highway doing 65 mph yelling shit (looked like a cracked out monkey). I just looked at him and flipped him off instinctively (not the smartest thing to do.). After a few seconds he sped off and we followed him and reported the incident and his license plates to the Police. We actually exaggerated the incident saying he was trying to run people off the road, and was pointing a gun out the window threatening people... Of course nothing ever came of it... they took a report and said it would be "our word against his" and that "it could of been a fake pistol" I told the cop the next time someone points a "fake" pistol at me he will be doing a report on how I blew their fucking head off. He didn't like that.

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Fishpaw

· #16 · Jul 11, 2008

Many years ago I was coming up to a toll booth where two lanes merge into one. The guy in the other lane apparently didnt understand the concept of alternative feed, where one car from each lane merges with the other. He didnt want to let me in, so I wedged my way in anyway. He was so pissed off that he had to let me in. I see him screaming and going nuts. A second later, he gets out of his car and is very angrily coming towards my car. I grabbed the knife out of my pocket ( This was in NYC, no carry laws), holding it low as not to let him, or anyone else see it. I then put my head out the window towards him, pointing at him as well, and in my deepest and loudest/angry voice ( I have a deep voice allready) tell him "GET BACK IN YOUR CAR....NOW!". Seemed to snap him out of it I guess. He stopped , turned around and went back to his car. Perhaps he thought I was a smaller guy?

Zane Zackerly

Discussion Starter · #17 · Jul 11, 2008

Re: OT

TaosBob101 said:
Slighty OT for ZANE

NM Joke/Never heard the re-load/one hand thing before.

Do you know how to tell a New Mexican ? His car is up on cinderblocks !

Do you know how to tell a rich New Mexican ? He has two cars up on cinderblocks.... :grin:

I WROTE that joke. :grin:

Remember the Bangles' song "Walk Like an Egyptian?" Some entrepreneur in Albuquerque re-recorded it as "Drive Like a New Mexican."

True story.

Zane Zackerly

Discussion Starter · #18 · Jul 11, 2008

Tyrvidar said:
I told the cop the next time someone points a "fake" pistol at me he will be doing a report on how I blew their fucking head off. He didn't like that.

My Dad made a Sheriff's deputy nervous with almost the same comment about a harassing neighbor.

I remember scaring the shit out of an animal control officer on the phone late one night by asking him if I needed to take care of a barking dog myself.

PPD6576

· #19 · Jul 11, 2008

I once had a guy get royally pissed off at me because I had the nerve to drive the posted 25 MPH speed limit through an active and busy construction zone. The normal road speed without the construction is 50 MPH and this fruit loop literally tailgated about two feet from my bumper. He drove behind me with his horn blaring constantly for about a mile until the horn actually sounded like it was burning out. Then he hurled a half empty soda can at my car and it landed in my truck bed.

Unfortunately for this rocket scientist, I'm a police officer and I was in uniform on my way to work in my personal truck. As I reached the end of the construction zone, where in opened up to two lanes, I stopped and exited my truck right in front of the State Trooper who was parked at the end of the zone. Much to our delight, the idiot went around the barricade and tried to run. He had his tires spiked by a Trooper farther down the road and we locked him up. He was charged with a few felonies and I wrote him so many tickets that he probably had to sell his truck to pay for them. He was high on Meth and Cocaine and had three warrants out for him.

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AZ_BuickGuy

· #20 · Jul 12, 2008

Tyrvidar said:
Rasper said:

I had to deal with some road rage awhile back. the woman and I were riding the motorcycle on a slow back road. The road went from 2 lanes down to one. We were doing the speed limit (30mph) not going to speed on this road theres a sharp 90 degree right hand turn in 1/4 mile. the guy rode our ass hard core the entire time, like reach back and touch him close. The out of nowhere cuts us off and forces us into the ditch. i managed to keep control of the bike until he ran up and punched me in the face . i dropped the bike (and the woman oops). He ran up again prolly to try and hit me for some reason, when I pulled my .45 compact and bout put it in his mouth and told him one more step hes a dead man. he said some shit in Spanish or whatever he's from and ran away. We called the cops and they tryed to find this pos.

No idea why he decided to do this, piece of shit...

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I would have killed him, good job keeping calm.

I have had a few incidents, last November, me and my cousin were testing driving a car we had just worked on. I was in the passenger seat. We get on the highway... and cruise. We are not driving aggressively, slightly above speed limit as most people do... Guy in a van moves to get into our lane right on top of us and nearly causes a wreck. We think nothing of it... 2 minutes later he pulls up next to us again, this time pointing a cheap ass looking pistol of some sort at my head on the highway doing 65 mph yelling shit (looked like a cracked out monkey). I just looked at him and flipped him off instinctively (not the smartest thing to do.). After a few seconds he sped off and we followed him and reported the incident and his license plates to the Police. We actually exaggerated the incident saying he was trying to run people off the road, and was pointing a gun out the window threatening people... Of course nothing ever came of it... they took a report and said it would be "our word against his" and that "it could of been a fake pistol" I told the cop the next time someone points a "fake" pistol at me he will be doing a report on how I blew their fucking head off. He didn't like that.

Cops like that give all cops a bad name. Idiot.

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