I live in New Jersey and it is ...well ... an adventure, to say the least, to drive the garden state. Wondering how everone handles the road rage, whether we rage or raged upon...
I wanna a lot of responses. Be honest...

 

I yell and talk to every driver out there. My windows are rolled up but it makes me feel better.

 

Driving here (DC Metro area) is quite an adventure also. I take stuff in stride and try not to get really pissed off. But I will honk or raise my hands if someone really does something bad

 

I traded in my Ford for a Maxima.
Now I'm in no rush to get anywhere.

God, I love my car.

 

Easy... drive faster than everyone else so road rage doesn't happen... until some idiot cuts in front of you and drives below speed limit in the fast lane.

Then you cut in front of them, roll the window down, dig your hands deep into the pennies bag, grab a handful, and toss it up and away from your car... oops, did I actually say that?

 

Kinda nasty but I know someone who removed her used femenine hygine product from her panties and threw it on the window of someone who cut her off. Of course, this wouldn't work for us guys.

 

I live in NYC...need I say anything more about road rage? I used to get a lot more pissed than I do now but I still do honk my horn and throw up my hands and gesture (until I got a $350 ticket for honking my horn in Manhattan that I tried to fight and lost). I try as often as I can not to even make eye contact with someone who is being an idiot on the road because too many people are crazy here and want to get out of the car and fight or chase you around the road. Not worth my life for it. As for the garden state, I don't know if you mean the state as a WHOLE or the parkway, but I like it. Seems to flow nicely with no road rage anytime I'm on it. I guess cuz I don't drive it every day. Just remember there are people out there WAY crazier than you who would do LOTS worse for lots less. Is it really worth it? Not at all..especially since I have on my side, the recurrent story of my father's friend who got shot in the head while driving, just for pointing...and the idiot who shot him thought he was pointing at "his girl". So....

 

BIG DIG



Road rage doesn't begin to describe the daily adventures.

 

or when you get a baseball bat and throw it backwards.
oops did that fall out?

 

Is pretty bad as well and I drive about 600 miles per week on the freeways. It's nice having a car that can definitely catch up and pass most. I control my rage by simply telling myself I'm on the road to teach people lessons; lessons on how to drive and why not to cut out in front of people.

For some reason over on the west coast people think it's ok to drive the speed limit in the fast lane even when there's no one anywhere near them. Those are the people that after I quickly pass them on the left and cut back in front of them leaving inches to spare I teach the best lesson to. I've had a few guys who even though they were driving a minivan they still felt like they owned the fast lane.

I just wave at people when I get the finger, makes me laugh, makes them madder.

 

i stopped beating up cars a few years ago.

 

the thing that pisses me off is when im driving above the speed limit, and the person behind me tails me. that boils me up. thats when i drive slower just to **** them off. the only time i tail anyone is when they are going unnecessarily slow (ie. some old folks).
I rarely flick people off though, guess im a nice guy huh?

 

Want to have some fun? Next time someone goes off on you, rather than return the four letter words (they can't hear anyway) and single finger salute, smile and wave. Wow talk about pushing buttons, too much fun.

 

There's nothing better than a two hundred thousand candlepower right into someones rearview mirror. I use it to get people out of the way in my ambulance, and it has never failed.

 

BIG DEEP BREATHS!!

 

everyone who pulls up next to me, for some reason wants to race. i dont know what it is, and i usually dont race them. Most of the time its because i know i can easily win, but the rest of the time its because i really dont feel like it.
As far as just driving goes, im a f*cking idiot. I usually top out at 80+ on the highway, zipping around ans usually do at least 15 over the speed limit off the streets. Im just crusin for a ticket soon.

 

LOL.....I was there twice during 2000 and I've seen some bad streets but DAMN....the temp roads are a joke.......where I think its the 90 enters downtown is riot. I'm from Buffalo, NY so belive it or not....if you hop on the 90.....you can drive right to buffalo(well burbs but still)

 

That didn't cure anything. Used to try to weave in and out of traffic, idiots will be right there with me. So what I do if I am really pissed off and can't take it anymore is just roll up the windows and set the cruise control to the speed limit maybe a little lower, and stay over in the slower lanes. I just crank up some tunes, put that AC on full blast and just drive instead of DRIVE. Say F*&^ the world and get into my own little one that I can control. Makes me happy, chills me out, and when I'm done and calmed down I mash down on the gas and get back into the rat race home and start the process all over again. Eh it works.

 

EEEEWWWWWWW .....HURL... Heave(flushing the toilet) I got a picture of the string of the tampon wrapping around the windshield wiper...and the flapping in the wind HAHAHAHAha That is sick....hahahahaha

 

Are you serious? Couldn't that plug go through the windshield????

+Peace

 

Amen. I couldn't have said it better!!!

 

If you take off the white thing on the spark plug and throw it on a window, the window will shatter.

 

I've got that feeling too. Fortunately I am running winter tires so I have to keep speed down (100mph max). But I have had a few long drives to and from anoying customers where I was thankfull for having winters!

I think I better start saving up for spring for when I get nailed.

Have you been a good driver today?

 

Haven't tried it yet, but I remember hearing about that a while ago. I didn't remember until Matthel brought it up when he was doing CalsonicSE's plugs.

Good guy? Did you read my "pennies" post up above?

 

Ya... i know what you mean.. was coming home today on rt78 (NJ), and some kid in a toyota camry (92/93 maybe) decided he wanted to pass me on the right (it was only 2 lanes)... Meanwhile, i'm cruising at like 75, see him in my mirror, and knew exactly what he was planning to do (you begin to pick on these things when you drive for a bit... it's like a 6th sense)...

Lemme explain, there was a truck in the right hand lane going really slow (~45mph?), and this kid had been keeping a normal distance... Suddenly (don't ask why), he decided to swing over to the right hand lane, accelerate rapidly towards the truck, and attempt to weave past me quite illegally... (quite possibly cutting me off in the process)

Now, since he had been behind me for the past several miles, he must have either been stupid or illiterate (the maxima lettering on the back is sorta hard to miss). I let him get his hopes up, by allowing him to level off next to me, and then WOT... (he of course had to eventually give up, slow down, and merge back behind me... as opposed to slamming into the back of that truck still in the right hand lane..)

Now I know what you're thinking.... You shoulda just let the moron go... Well, under normal conditions I would have.. But there are a few circumstances that made me choose that particular course of action..

-We were both ALREADY doing 75-80mph..
-I had heavy boots :-)
-He was attempting to pass me on the right with a POS car, in a very SMALL distance...
-I would have to hit the brakes...
-Testosterone
-In choosing to try this stunt, he was playing with both our lives... There are so many things that could go wrong (ie.. the truck slams the brakes, he clips my car while merging back, etc.) This way, he never had the opportunity to even attempt the merge in front of me...


What really makes this even more humerous, is that he rode my *** until we reached a clean stretch of road, and then attempted to race me.... Didn't go too well for him... I wouldn't even call it a kill... Massacre maybe... (you would need more than two hands to count the amount of car lengths at 120mph)


-Tom

 

Hey MaxTraxx, well I live in mtl area, last summer I was with my wife and daughter and my wife brother in my ex 98 Max SE, we were in the city driving back to home following speed limit, and then 2 idiots in a civic si, driving really fast an passing by right on the parking lane, suddently I see this idiot who's going to hit the car park 50 feet in front of my right side, instead of seeing this idiot kill him self, I brake & pull a bit on the right lane then he cut me really in a savage way, and his friend was making me all kind of sign and yelling at me, after he cut me back and foth another 2 time. I was really mad, every one in my car were really affraid, but enough is enough, so at the next light the guy stop in front of me and the light just change red, I get out of the car,and walk to the car, I was ready to fight both guy at the same time, I was so pissed off, no one is going to play with my family lifes, so anyway, when I came right on the driver side I kind of yell a lot at the guy hitting in the windows a couple of time with my fist,injuring both guys and told both to get off the car and invited both to fight,( I was on war mode...) it's time face their action, ( that was idiot to do that, the guy coulda have a gun )but actually both guy were so afraid they kind of took off passing on the red light. I sometimes dream about that story, but in my dream I knocked them both, he he he.

Dont do what I did, stay in your car and raise the volume.

Cheers

Double A

 

Dude, you're absolutely right... that is about the stupidest thing you can do, since there are many whack jobs out there that would shoot you over something as silly as this.. (note:: I'm not saying that road rage itself is silly... human nature is...)

More often than not, we have an off day... But consider this **Even though I tend to be an extraordinarily calm person, I can assure you that if you had walked up to my window, and assaulted me (REGARDLESS OF THE PRIOR CIRCUMSTANCES), I would probably not hestitate very long before pulling a gun/knife/brick/mace/THE CLUB/etc. out...


-Tom

 

Thief -- You stole that name, Nemesis Enforcer.
From GI JOE.....come on tell the truth and shame the devil...HAHahaa

 

A few years ago I was driving my '69 SS396 Chevelle on Highway 1 in Monterey, CA. I noticed a driver approaching quickly from my rear. He was making erratic lane changes in order to shave 30 seconds off his drive time. As my blood pressure grew, I subtley accelerated to create a block to insure that he would not get past my gas guzzler. As we were driving side-by-side, the guy's ugly wife flipped me the bird. I smiled and waved (I was waving at the untethered kid standing on the back seat.) As I exited the freeway, an empty beer bottle was flung in my direction. I've never felt so satisfied.

 

Don't even kid about that! Maybe that should be the next mod I do: pop out shotguns for that unexpected deer encounter. Man, I am just starting to slowly piece my car back together (thanks to Zee, may his Max RIP). Still going to take a bit of time, but I never thought it would take this long. Oh the joys of going to college and put your Max back together. Eh, could be worse.

Justin
jgadlage@hotmail.com


Justin, why don't you take up hunting deer ?
(Inside joke.) I've discovered a new way to relieve stress on the highway, when po'd by a moronic driver, white line him and scare him half to death. That'll knock some sense into him/her.

 

Bullet Proof Glass.

Seriously though folks... if you find yourself near an idiot, slow down, speed up, whatever, don't **** them off cause there are crazies out there and its not worth your life or the lives of anyone with/around you. (sorry if this came off a little cheezy)

 

me got no road rage.. i only try to get ppl with road rage in trouble.. at stop lights i'de rev up on them and inch forward on red lights when i see cops. then when it hits green i just accelerate casually while the shmuck does a burnout rips passed me kickin' up dust adn then gets pulled over by a black and white.. heheeh. other tiems i just drive speed limit, bump up the beat so i can't hear ppls horns honking and the tint in the rear windshield dims their pesky highbeams.. i'm not really an **** driver just dont' drive at least 25above the speed limit any more..

 

How to prevent people from flipping you off in traffic...

100% TOTAL solution..



Step #1.

Purchase and place the following bumper stickers conspicously on your car...

-NRA (National Rifle Assosication)
-KKK (Ku Klux Klan)
-and a BIG **** Swastica in the middle....

(other ideas : a "My kid shot your honor student" bumper sticker, a "Free Mitnick" sticker, a "Guns don't kill people... I do... " sticker... etc.)



Step #2.

Purchase and blast Goth/Heavy Metal/Gangsta Rap music with your windows open..

Guaranteed to take away 99.9% of your road rage problems.... People just tend to stay away...

-Tom

PS... I just do the music one... Despite all the times I had to sit in traffic, i've never been cut off during the summer... I just roll down my windows, and people keep their distance....

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by tomz17
[I]How to prevent people from flipping you off in traffic...

100% TOTAL solution..



Step #1.

Purchase and place the following bumper stickers conspicously on your car...

-NRA (National Rifle Assosication)
-KKK (Ku Klux Klan)
-and a BIG **** Swastica in the middle....

(other ideas : a "My kid shot your honor student" bumper sticker, a "Free Mitnick" sticker, a "Guns don't kill people... I do... " sticker... etc.)



Revealing that kind of suggestion in reference to the KKK and nazies is really low class and stupid, (it actually show that you probably have the IQ of a carot ) millions of people dies cuz of nazie not talking about KKK, saying thing like that in Canada or some other country could lead you to jail. Be aware if you cross the border with KKK or nazie sign on your bumper, you will be procecuted and you'll endup in jail and believe me canadian judge really hate guys with that kind of thinking

Go back to school and educate yourself.

Double A

 

Yesterday on the news a heard a crazy driver that wanted to run a red light. Unfortuneately, in front of him, was a soccer mom with children in an Excursion. So, he used the horn and when the mom didn't move, he just walked up to the drivers door and shot her.

 

**FLAME WAR WARNING!!! WARNING!!! WARNING!!!sorry guys, i wouldn't be able to sleep tonight if i didn't do this**

No sir... Obviously, the one that lacks education here is yourself. Suggesting that my mere reference to the ****'s is obscene is a dis-service to the very principles on which the United States was built.. (Believe, me, it's a good thing I don't live in Canada).

Aside from the obvious constitutional issues at stake here, is a more perplexing core belief that you could censor history. Yes millions of people died at the hands of the ****'s.. Some of my ancestors were AMONG those people (I am Polish, but not Jewish).. In fact, TWO of my grandparents are concentration camp survivors.. I PERONSALLY visited Auschwitz... Despite all of this, I DO not find refernce to the ****'s obscene!!! In fact, quite the opposite.. I'm of the opinion that public awareness of our history (good OR BAD), MIGHT prevent us from repeating mistakes!!!

The fact that Canada WOULD arrest/prosecute me on such silly grounds, is a testament to the ignorance of your government, and is not something to be very proud of...

I, on the other hand, am extremely proud to say that I live in the United States. Even though I would never display a Swastica on my car, it is comforting to know that I COULD if I wanted to!!! My government doesn't believe in opressing my thoughts/opinions etc. Does yours???

*** BIG FLAMES BELOW ***

So before you go calling somebody stupid, why don't you look at your own ignorant, fat, illiterate ***... In fact, I'm fairly certain that I have more diplomas than you have teeth!!!

**END OF FLAME WAR WARNING**

Now let's get back on the topic of Nissan Maximas... Perhaps our newbie canadian moron failed to realize the "disturbing" trend on this forum.. It's all (supposedly :-)about cars... NOT POLITICS!!! take your comments to the Off Topic forum!!!

-Tom

-PS.. If Canada disagrees, they can kiss my red, white, and blue ***....

 

Me too.