Ever have Road Rage?

Arkaign

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Post your stories here :)

I'll post one of mine. It was from my younger years, and I've gotten MUCH MUCH calmer since this time, so bear in mind this is no longer who I am.

I was in my early 20s, and still hitting the gym constantly. I had been taking anadrol and testreds pretty regularly on the advice of a trainer, and I was also doing a lot of MMA and Thai-boxing training. So, all in all, a prescription for waay too much testosterone/aggression.

I was driving to some place halfway across the metroplex, it was summertime in north Texas, and I was hot and agitated to begin with. I was taking a left turn from a light behind this old lady in a Taurus, and it was one of those turns with two lanes that turn left, and we were on the outside lane, that also goes straight. Anyway, this douchebag in the inside left turn lane almost hits the old lady in the taurus as we turn, and he starts yelling out the window at her and cursing and threatening her. He must not have realized that there were two left turn lanes, and thought that she was cutting him off by turning left. There were paint lines showing clearly the two left turn lanes and where you were supposed to drive, as well as the little arrows by the traffic signals as well, so he must have totally been zoned out and not paying attention.

Well, shortly after the left turn, we all get stuck at another light, me and the old lady in the center lane now, and the douchebag in the left lane behind some truck, and traffic is piled up on all sides. The guy, who is driving a riced out Cavalier of all things, is still yelling and cursing at this poor old lady. He finally throws what looks like a beer bottle at her car window, and it cracks it. She's screaming, and I just finally snap and start flipping out. I leapt out of my car, and I give the rear trunk area a massive kick, which shatters his tail light, pops his trunk partly open, and breaks off part of his spoiler. Screaming like some kind of demon from hell, I grab the spoiler and twist it off of the other mount, and start bashing the hell out of his car, shattering his rear window, knocking his side view mirror off, and when it breaks to the point where it's useless, I throw it down and run up to his door, which he's furiously trying to roll his window up. The light is still red at this point, and when he figures out that he can't roll the window up fast enough, he tried to hit me with his door, which I happily grabbed and threw forward. The dummy wasn't wearing his seat belt, so I grabbed him by his collarbone and baggy jeans, and threw him from the vehicle onto the corner of my front bumper. At this point, other people are getting out of their cars, but the light has turned green, and the candy ass from the Cavalier is shrieking and crying like something from a horror movie. I don't know why, but at this point I just calmed down, got in my car, and drove off.

To this day I can't imagine behaving like that in public, but it sure pissed me off at the time. Pretty stupid thing of me to do, considering he might have had a gun, and started shooting at me or potentially hurting other bystanders.

Anyhow, anyone else got any crazy road rage incidents? From themselves or otherwise?
 

hanoverphist

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back in my younger, non kid single days i used to get rather pissed at stupid drivers. i had a car full of kids cut me off, to which i flashed my brights while slamming on the brakes. a bit later, they ended up behind me and were tailgating me, so when i realized it was the same car i slowed down to about 30 on US60, speed limit 65. they couldnt get around me, and were flashing lights, honking and tossing the 1 finger salute all over the place. i decided to go into crazy mode and got behind them, following them for about 15 miles until they finally pulled into a police station parking lot thinking they would lose me. i pulled in right behind them, blocked them into their space and got out of my car. by this time they were locking doors and rolling up windows, despite the fact that we were all roughly the same age and they outnumbered me grossly. we sat there with them honking their horn until police came out. the cops made us both leave at separate times, and by the time i got to the police station i had calmed down so it was no real big deal.

my other one was when my clutch went out on my motorcycle and it wouldnt start. i was pushing it home (i dont leave my bike anywhere) the 9 miles to my house in arizona summer time, wearing black jeans, sweat shirt and hat. about 3 miles into it a car full of kids yelled out "shoulda bought a harley!" and flipped me off. i was already pissed about the nails in my boot heels stabbing me so i flipped em off and yelled for them to pull over. they did, into a vacant lot just south of US60 on country club. i was running at them for about 2 blocks still pushing my bike. when i got into the lot i dropped my bike on its side, ran right up to the biggest one and launched at his face with a fist. he went over the hood of their car and stayed there, i stopped and looked at the other 2 with my shoulders hunched and fists at my side. they didnt say a word, ran around the car and put their friend in the back seat and left. i broke my tail light lens and dented my tank dropping the bike at a full run but i didnt care. i ended up pushing that thing all the way to my front door, pushed it into my living room and passed out.
 

PepePeru

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compared to your story, no. i have not had road rage.
that makes me feel better for screaming at and flipping the bird to the old man that came within inches of sideswiping me, approximately 400 miles from home.

 

Baked

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I just yell at the noob drivers w/ my windows up, sometimes. I'm totally over the rolling down your windows and flipping people off thing. That's so immature.

There was a story around here a couple weeks ago about this dude w/ 2 young children in the backseats having a road rage thing w/ some thugs in another car. Go shot and killed drive-by style on the effing freeway. What a dumbass...
 

Chiropteran

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I was driving on my way to check out some new rims. Everything was going normal until I had to make a left turn. This stupid lady in a taurus almost hits me because she insisted on turning left from the middle lane. I yell at her and tell to her to learn how to drive but she just ignores me. We go on a bit more, and come to a stop a couple blocks further, when all of a sudden some weirdo behind me jumps out of his car and starts beating on my car. first he kicks my trunk, then he rips of my custom spoiler, then he starts hitting the side of my car with it. I figured the guy had just snapped and was going to kill me so I tried to roll up my window and lock the door, but he ripped it open before I could even do that. I was seriously afraid for my life, but all of a sudden the guy calmed down. I thought maybe he saw a cop and decided to back off, but to this day I never figured it out. I didn't even report the crime because I was afraid the freak would come after me if I did.
 

Arkaign

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Originally posted by: sirjonk
you can grab people by their colarbones?

Yes, do a lot of fingertip pushups, and you can actually ram your fingers into someone's neck right above the collarbone, and grab tight enough to use the collarbone as leverage. You have to be careful not to detach it, it's more fragile than it looks, but usually a quick action like this causes some fairly interesting involuntary nervous reactions.
 

Jeff7

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My favorite description of me was by a coworker when I worked at Walmart: "Damn Jeff, you're like Gandhi or something!"
:)

So, no, I've never done anything even remotely close to this.
 

Arkaign

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Originally posted by: Chiropteran
I was driving on my way to check out some new rims. Everything was going normal until I had to make a left turn. This stupid lady in a taurus almost hits me because she insisted on turning left from the middle lane. I yell at her and tell to her to learn how to drive but she just ignores me. We go on a bit more, and come to a stop a couple blocks further, when all of a sudden some weirdo behind me jumps out of his car and starts beating on my car. first he kicks my trunk, then he rips of my custom spoiler, then he starts hitting the side of my car with it. I figured the guy had just snapped and was going to kill me so I tried to roll up my window and lock the door, but he ripped it open before I could even do that. I was seriously afraid for my life, but all of a sudden the guy calmed down. I thought maybe he saw a cop and decided to back off, but to this day I never figured it out. I didn't even report the crime because I was afraid the freak would come after me if I did.

ROFL :)

5/5 :laugh:
 

krunchykrome

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Originally posted by: Chiropteran
I was driving on my way to check out some new rims. Everything was going normal until I had to make a left turn. This stupid lady in a taurus almost hits me because she insisted on turning left from the middle lane. I yell at her and tell to her to learn how to drive but she just ignores me. We go on a bit more, and come to a stop a couple blocks further, when all of a sudden some weirdo behind me jumps out of his car and starts beating on my car. first he kicks my trunk, then he rips of my custom spoiler, then he starts hitting the side of my car with it. I figured the guy had just snapped and was going to kill me so I tried to roll up my window and lock the door, but he ripped it open before I could even do that. I was seriously afraid for my life, but all of a sudden the guy calmed down. I thought maybe he saw a cop and decided to back off, but to this day I never figured it out. I didn't even report the crime because I was afraid the freak would come after me if I did.

it might have been your custom spoiler that set him off
 

Arkaign

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Originally posted by: Baked
I just yell at the noob drivers w/ my windows up, sometimes. I'm totally over the rolling down your windows and flipping people off thing. That's so immature.

There was a story around here a couple weeks ago about this dude w/ 2 young children in the backseats having a road rage thing w/ some thugs in another car. Go shot and killed drive-by style on the effing freeway. What a dumbass...

Yeah, pretty sad. Like I said, at the time I was young and stupid, of course now I can look back and see how ridiculous that was. I should have just got his tag number and called the cops for throwing the beer bottle at the lady.
 

krunchykrome

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I threw a cup of coffee into a friend's car once. He pulled up next to me and had his window down. I've also thrown a chicken filet on his windshield before while we were at a stop light next to each other. This was done out of friendship though.
 

StageLeft

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Even the best of us can be like monsters behind the wheel, I certainly can be. Maybe that means I'm not the best afterall :(
 

JulesMaximus

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Originally posted by: krunchykrome
I threw a cup of coffee into a friend's car once. He pulled up next to me and had his window down. I've also thrown a chicken filet on his windshield before while we were at a stop light next to each other. This was done out of friendship though.

I'd rip your arms off if you did that to me...friend. ;)
 

Arkaign

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Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Originally posted by: krunchykrome
I threw a cup of coffee into a friend's car once. He pulled up next to me and had his window down. I've also thrown a chicken filet on his windshield before while we were at a stop light next to each other. This was done out of friendship though.

I'd rip your arms off if you did that to me...friend. ;)

He's not your friend, guy!
 

E equals MC2

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I was driving on the left lane, then I stopped to make a left turn (even with a signal).

The blond in a SUV right behind me screeched to a halt and through my rear view mirror, I saw her lips bitching and punching the horn repeatedly.

That suddenly got my blood boiling. Just WTF did I do wrong here?

I put down my window and fully stuck my head out and Yelled as loud as I can,

"What THE. FUCK. is YOUR PROBLEM???????

"THIS IS THE LEFT LANE, I'M HERE TO MAKE A FUCKING LEFT TURN.

Pure hilarity because her wrongful anger turned into an utter shock since she did not anticipate it at all.

I think I scare the shit out of her. As I was slowly pulling my head back inside, I kept gaze on her the whole time... met by her face that's absolutely stunned.

After I cooled down, it made me laugh how she turned 180. I think I made her crap her pants.
 

pyonir

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As for myself, yes i have. I'm not allowed to talk about it though, the appeal is still pending.
 

Arkaign

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Originally posted by: pyonir
As for myself, yes i have. I'm not allowed to talk about it though, the appeal is still pending.

Heh, what's the statute of limitation for assault/wreaking havoc on a ricer anyway?
 

DanTMWTMP

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not sure if i can top that myself, as I've never been in a confrontation that involved damaging another person's property, let alone doing any bodily harm. I've done plenty of threats, yelling, mock moves to destroy property and what not (almost on a weekly basis).

My friend takes the cake though. Someone cut him off pretty badly while he was driving with the flow. He was quick to get angry, so he chased him just to give him a finger. Well, the two people in the car weren't too happy. Well, after exchanging tons of choice words and threats of hitting each other's cars at 100 mph, my friend lost is, and pulled out his glock.

He cut them off, slammed on the brakes to a complete stop. He got out of the car with the gun drawn. He shot the tires out and pointed the gun at the driver and gave them some choice words. After disabling the car further, he took off, leaving the car he just shot disabled in the middle of a LA freeway.

This is why I can never get myself to buy a gun. I just don't trust myself because I am a completely different person once I get pissed. I hate it.
 

Vic

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See, this is what I tell my wife all the time. It ain't actually road rage 'til you get out of the car. :p
 

Miklebud

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Originally posted by: Arkaign
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Originally posted by: krunchykrome
I threw a cup of coffee into a friend's car once. He pulled up next to me and had his window down. I've also thrown a chicken filet on his windshield before while we were at a stop light next to each other. This was done out of friendship though.

I'd rip your arms off if you did that to me...friend. ;)

He's not your friend, guy!

He's not your guy, buddy!