Road Rage [Rant]

Some people drive in poor manner, and has no concerns for others on a road.
I've experienced similar occasion like you few times. Try to ignore those, and just move on. This is a good example where you cannot make everyone happy.

 

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Problem 1: Driving in Dallas. EVERYTIME I've driven in Dallas, I've been passed by somebody on the shoulder! Apparently, driving 5-10mph over the posted speed limit isn't fast enough. People say traffic in Houston sucks, but at least most of these morons know how to properly operate a vehicle.

Problem 2: Some people are just retards and shouldn't be driving. Example: I was driving home last week on a 2 lane road, and somebody coming the opposite direction decides to bust a u-turn in front of me while I'm coming at them at 60mph! I start slowing down and think to myself "no way they're doing what I think they're doing." Well, they were. As they got half way around (I could and should have t-boned them) I slowed down and got within 10 feet of them while honking my horn. They have the nerve to start pointing and yelling at me and flipping me off. Sorry, I'm not the idiot pulling out infront of people. You obviously didn't see me, so I'm just making it clear to your dumbass that I'm there.

People just don't take responsibility for their mistakes anymore. IMO, if the world continues like it is (i.e. no ass whoopings as kids) then it's only going to get worse.

 

What a *****! Just wave and smile at them, that seems to piss them off even more and then ends up making you feel happy.

Had a similar, but opposite occurance this morning. There are two turn left lanes out of my neighborhood. I was in the outside lane. After going under the underpass (290) then turning left in the middle lane. I begin to get over to the left so I can get onto 290. A lexus behind and van in front. Blinker is on. More then enough room for me to get inbetween the two. As soon as I'm half way in the lane, the dumb lexus slut proceeds to accelerate and honking her horn/waving her hands around. I was thinking wtf are you doing?

I guess the morons were out today.

 

Yes i live in southlake, Whenever i go anywhere in my 355 it generates alot of attention, if its not people driving like crap because thier looking at me, its idiots that think they own the road

 

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Reminds me of a guy I saw on the way to work last year. I was on 59 south, and the truck in front of me changed lanes into the lane on our left. There was a guy in a Honda Accord that slammed on his breaks...I mean nose of the car touching the ground slammed...then he shot over onto the left shoulder at no more than a 45 degree angle and barely missed the wall. I laughed my ass off because there was enough room for the truck in front of me and an 18 wheeler and trailer to get over in front of this guy.

 

Part of the problem in the Lone Star state is that law enforcement rarely enforces the "Use your turn-signal/lane change indicator" laws. Note the high insurance premiums from 'accidents'. Lots o' TX plates in neighboring states on these troglodytes.

Makes you want to hop out at the stop light, reach in the offenders car and break off the turn signal lever and hand it to the driver -- "You obviously don't know how to use it anyway" . . .

Rude Phux.

 

When somebody doesn't use a turn signal to turn or change lanes in front of him, he always says "it must have been an option that year."

 

"I never understood the purpose of a turn signal...I know where I'm going."

 

How about those people that signal after the turn is complete?

 

I'm guilty of not using signals. Too often I've found that using a signal in rush hour traffic just makes people block you out of the open space. No warning, no block!

 

Yeah, I hear people down shifting to cut somebody off all the time.

 

Welcome to Texas. Where I'm right and you're wrong regardless of the circumstances.

I know how you feel. As a transplant back to texas from KC, the drivers here do indeed suck. I've seen more screwed up stuff in the 20-months I've been here than in 10-years living in KC. Just to name a few..

Driving in far right lane on SH-tollway, idiot in pickup cuts across the double/double white line (as in the triangle area with the diagonal stripes!) into the merge lane to pass me on the right, slams on brakes and cuts back in front of the car in front of me. He gained all of 50-feet with his manuever. Bravo.

People entering the freeway, accelerating up the merge lane to get in front of you when there is more than enough space behind you, but only 5-feet b/w you and the car in front of you.

People BACKING UP on the freeway shoulder b/c they missed their exit. GO AROUND IDIOTS!!!!

Turn on blinker to change lanes. Car behind accelerates to cut me off...happens daily (this is why no one signals).

Slowing to make a right turn, car coming in opposite direction suddenly turns in front of me with no signal/warning. Slam on brakes and honk horn. Get flipped off.

Red light runners. I see more in a month than I saw in 10+ year in KC. And I don't mean the light is yellow and turns red. I mean my light is green and the cross traffic is just entering the intersection at a high rate of speed. I never go at a green light w/o looking first. Sometimes I wish I had that old 2-ton Chrysler of my fathers with the huge bumpers.

90% of the offenders in my stories are pick up drivers. I really don't understand what it is about driving a pick up that seems to turn people into complete idiots on the road.

My wife tried to tell me she though people here were more friendly. I asked her to drive to work with me a few times and she'd change her tune.

 

If you think it is bad negotiating the streets in a car---try it on a motorcycle! Precisely the reason I no longer ride one on the tarmac.

 

Interesting.

Separate - ass hole
Together - *******

(just a test to see which words on the list)

 

#1. Texas has plenty of unfriendly drivers. - I am sure you were already aware of this.



#2. - Texas probably has just about the most ignorant drivers on the globe. The right lane, is the passing lane in Texas ?

 

I used to get flipped off and honked at daily on 610 west (@ 45) because I would ride the bumper of the person in front of me to make these people wait a little longer. If you're trying to get in my lane further back, I'll let you in, but not at the last second. Every morning I told myself that HPD has a gold mine there if they just sat a car in the triangle thing where 610 west exits 45 north.