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Define "Cut me Off"!

jupiter57

jupiter57

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Read a thread here about how "someone cut me off".
This seems to be one of the major causes of the Road Rage epidemic we are experiencing in this country today'

Define exactly how someone "Cut you off".
I've been accused of it way too many times, and it has always been strictly because i got in front of someone, albeit safely and moved on quite fast enough so as to not slow them down at all (I have an 8.1 Litre Chevy turning 0ver 400 HP).

IMHO this does not constitute "Cutting them Off". My definition of "Cutting Off" is when someone "Cuts" in front of you dangerously or pulls out suddenly ahead of you so that you have to take evasive action or brake hard. NOT simply getting in front of someone, provided you do not hinder their chosen speed, as it seems most drivers consider any act of anyone getting ahead of them "Cutting them Off".

Every week I have at least one instance of someone blowing through a stop sign to get ahead of me, then slowing way down. I would also label this behaviour as "Cutting Off", in a sense, irritating to me, but I just pass at the first opportunity.

Also, I witness a lot of a**holes driving slower than the speed limit, hindering traffic, and when I or the vehicle in front of me starts to pass, the a**holes floor it. Sometimes the a**holes want to run you down and accuse you of "Cutting them Off"!
This has happened to me twice in the last year!

I have many Road Rage stories, but I will not post them here.
Save those for another thread.

What, in your minds, constitutes "Cutting someone Off"?
 
Someone dangerously getting in front of you (around a turn esspecially, or going straight) that causes you to have to slow down a lot, break hard and/or swerve.
 
I can relate to everything you have said and agree with you.

I really do not understand what is wrong with todays society.. is being an @$$hole of top priority?

I really didn't notice this behavior 12 years ago, back when I lived down south.. but now that I've lived in Maryland for the past four years, I've noticed this to be commom..
 
I like F22's description.
When they make you slam your brakes its "cutting me off".
THATS uncool, and may spark road rage.

I also dont like it when people slice in and have to violate the 2-second rule or the one car length for every 10MPH rule, but it doesnt make me nuts.
 
imo it has a rather vague defintion, according to your "My definition of "Cutting Off" is when someone "Cuts" in front of you dangerously or pulls out suddenly ahead of you so that you have to take evasive action or brake hard. NOT simply getting in front of someone, provided you do not hinder their chosen speed, as it seems most drivers consider any act of anyone getting ahead of them "Cutting them Off". "
I rather describe that has "sh1tty driving"
 
Originally posted by: jlbenedict
I can relate to everything you have said and agree with you.

I really do not understand what is wrong with todays society.. is being an @$$hole of top priority?

I really didn't notice this behavior 12 years ago, back when I lived down south.. but now that I've lived in Maryland for the past four years, I've noticed this to be commom..
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Maryland drivers suck. You have to tailgate or you constantly have people jumping in front of you in traffic.
 
Cuttin off = when somebody passes you and you have to either stomp the brakes, or swerve the steering wheel.

I also extend it to drivers who quickly get into your lane without using a blinker with less than half car length space.
 
Dangerous "Cut me off!":
If you cut the person off when they clearly were close already to the car in front of them (4 car-lenghts or less), if the person behind you has to hit their brakes with moderate force, or, at worst, if the person you cut off has to take evasive action.

Annoying "Cut me off!':
If you cut in front of somebody and you don't leave enough room behind you for their following distance buffer zone. I don't care if you're going 5mph faster than me, how do I know if you're going to punch the brakes as soon as you get in front of me?
 
I would consider this being cutting someone off:
two people are approaching a merge, traveling at about the same speed, person A is ahead of person B. Person B speeds up to get ahead of person A.

Person A is waiting in a line of traffic, person B pulls upto the line and pushes thier way into the line rather than waiting at the end.

Person A is passing a line of slow traffic (in this case, lets say a truck in the slow lane), as they are coming up the lane fast, person B pulls out infront causing person A to have to slow down signifigantly, in a rather quick way.

Now, in these cases: if person B was traveling faster than person A in the first example, that would be okay. If person B got on the gas so person A didn't have to slow down, or person A was a distance back in the third example, that would be okay. And if person B was pulling out of a parking lot or something in the second example, that would be okay.
 
Originally posted by: jupiter57


Define exactly how someone "Cut you off".
I've been accused of it way too many times, and it has always been strictly because i got in front of someone, albeit safely and moved on quite fast enough so as to not slow them down at all (I have an 8.1 Litre Chevy turning 0ver 400 HP).
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Just because you think it was safe enough, and think you had the muscle to speed up to not to hinder their speed, doesn't mean the guy you cut in front of thinks the same thing.

Even if it's "safe", it can be too close.

 
Are you signaling before you turn in front of them?

For car drivers it can be annoying to be driving and have full frontal visibility and then have a gigantic Suburban drive in front of you, blocking your frontal visibility and then having to slow down to gain distance to be able to regain that visibility.
 
Originally posted by: mrchan
Originally posted by: jupiter57


Define exactly how someone "Cut you off".
I've been accused of it way too many times, and it has always been strictly because i got in front of someone, albeit safely and moved on quite fast enough so as to not slow them down at all (I have an 8.1 Litre Chevy turning 0ver 400 HP).
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Just because you think it was safe enough, and think you had the muscle to speed up to not to hinder their speed, doesn't mean the guy you cut in front of thinks the same thing.

Even if it's "safe", it can be too close.
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I agree, BUT, I don't drive like that at all. I am a very cautious and considerate driver. (True)
Example:
Last weekend at home: There is a 3/4 mi. stretch up a hill to the West where I exit my road onto the State highway. I look to the left and see a white Chevy pickup at the top of the hill pulling a very large pontoon boat , wider than the lane actually. Check to my right, traffic is clear. Back to my left and it is obvious the Chevy is doing less than the speed limit, allowing me ample time to pull out and get up to speed in plenty of time.
I pull out, drive drive just a little faster than normal while checking my rear view. I go 1/2 mi. and notice the Chevy is gaining FAST. I jam the pedal, quickly reaching in excess of 80 MPH. Chevy is still gaining!

This dude is pulling a Pontoon boat for Christs sake! And it's all over the road!
So, just to be sure I stay ahead of him, I maintain 85+ and he loses speed going up the next hill. I slow down to 65, next thing I know, he's on my 6 again! The pontoon is swerving and tossing wildly, but yet he keeps trying to catch me, to no avail. 🙂
Got into town where I stopped at the first stop sign, have to wait a while as traffic is heavy. Guy finally catches up, gets behind me and is screaming like a Banshee, all I could make out is the phrase "Cut me Off" several times,(along with plenty of swear words).

My opinion: The guy likely was driving a safe speed considering he was, after all, pulling a large, heavy, expensive boat. However, when I pulled out, seems as though he took offense that I got in front of him. He risked his and his passengers lives, as well as a very expensive boat, just so he could go into Road Rage.

I realize most people think Road Rage is the "in" thing, but give me a break!
It just seems to me that people are creating their own circumstances specifically so they can curse and threaten others. All anyone talks about anymore is how someone "Cut Me Off"! Sheesh!

Go ahead Guys, bring on the"I was pulling my boat the other day and... "thread. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: F22 Raptor
Someone dangerously getting in front of you (around a turn esspecially, or going straight) that causes you to have to slow down a lot, break hard and/or swerve.
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That's about it...
 
Originally posted by: jbourne77
If you pull in front of me and I have to hit the brakes as a result, you've cut me off.

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If you pull in front of me and I have to change my driving in any way (changing lanes, braking, foot off accelerator, etc...), you've cut me off.

/thread
 
Originally posted by: Garet Jax
Originally posted by: jbourne77
If you pull in front of me and I have to hit the brakes as a result, you've cut me off.

/thread
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<startthread>

If you pull in front of me and I have to change my driving in any way (changing lanes, braking, foot off accelerator, etc...), you've cut me off.

/thread
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:thumbsup:

I stand corrected.
 
According to the "rules of the road" book i was given when I learned to drive, (yes I still have it for some reason) you should be able to see the tires meeting the road in your rearview mirror before getting over. Now I think that may be a little much, but so are the people who don't even let you follow at a safe distance without jumping in front of you.
 
Originally posted by: Pacemaker
According to the "rules of the road" book i was given when I learned to drive, (yes I still have it for some reason) you should be able to see the tires meeting the road in your rearview mirror before getting over. Now I think that may be a little much, but so are the people who don't even let you follow at a safe distance without jumping in front of you.
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Distance is only part of the equation. I might be waiting to make a turn onto a road, but if a car that is 100 feet away is going 85MPH, it would be pretty stupid to pull out.

The "proper distance" is a function of your speed as well as the other car's speed.
 
Anytime you get in front of someone forcing them to break in order to A) not hit you B) gain back a safe buffer zone. in essence, unsafe driving
 
All good answers!
But, seems to me, that any time anyone gets in front of anyone else, no matter how safely or recklessly, they automatically say "They "Cut me Off"!
 
Originally posted by: Garet Jax
Originally posted by: jbourne77
If you pull in front of me and I have to hit the brakes as a result, you've cut me off.

/thread
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If you pull in front of me and I THINK Ihave to change my driving in any way (changing lanes, braking, foot off accelerator, etc...), you've cut me off.
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My 2 cents.
I have no idea if you have actually seen me approaching, or if you even care that you may or may not cut me off.
 
Originally posted by: Pacemaker
According to the "rules of the road" book i was given when I learned to drive, (yes I still have it for some reason) you should be able to see the tires meeting the road in your rearview mirror before getting over. Now I think that may be a little much, but so are the people who don't even let you follow at a safe distance without jumping in front of you.
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I'll start doing this. For me, I always did the "See both headlights in side mirror. Use turn signal for 3 seconds. Turn." However, in highways, I wait until I see both headlights in a rearview mirror most times unless there is a time I need to quickly get on the left lane, in which I will admit is wrong despite using the first rule there.
 
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