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exdeath

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Originally posted by: OdiN
Originally posted by: ijester

I don't know if I am the only one, but when someone comes flying up behind me and wants to drive within spitting distance of my rear bumper while I am doing 45-50 in a 40 mph zone, I will purposefully slow down to exactly the speed limit, just to piss them off. Particularly if they are one of those idiots that can't seem to see the road without their headlights, foglights, driving lights and fvcking cigarette lighter lit up in my mirrors.

:evil:

You know a lot of new cars have the driving lights on automatically and you can't turn them off.

And BTW you are the type who I run off of the road and into ditches and toss a grenade back for fun.


And you're the kind of person I'd lawfully shoot at since motor vehicles are considered deadly weapons.
 

exdeath

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Originally posted by: ijester

I don't know if I am the only one, but when someone comes flying up behind me and wants to drive within spitting distance of my rear bumper while I am doing 45-50 in a 40 mph zone, I will purposefully slow down to exactly the speed limit, just to piss them off. Particularly if they are one of those idiots that can't seem to see the road without their headlights, foglights, driving lights and fvcking cigarette lighter lit up in my mirrors.

:evil:

I hate it when you're already doing 20 over and they still do that. Some kind of superiority complex I imagine, like they are trying to prove they can go faster. I assume this because most of the people that exhibit this behaviour are driving rather pricey trucks or have accessories on their car such as spoilers, blue lights, or ugly rims that screams "I think im badass and deserve to push people around".

In that case I just punch it and leave them in the dust (700 RWHP FTW) and hurt their ego a little, that usually gets them to back off. I've brake checked a few people and send them flying off into the shoulder/median before. Can barely see them in my mirror after that.

What I enjoy most though is when they ride my ass at 85 mph when all lanes are full, then when the next lane over opens up and they try to roar past me I shut them down in a hurry and match speeds with the next car up and watch them slink back behind me and give it up.

I've noticed those with trucks with bigger than factory chrome rims seem to behave this way the most. Never surprises me to see a beer soaked tatooed arm hanging out the window either, or some teeny bopper car like an eclipse or 3 series BMW with some bleached blonde blue tipped haired scrub with a crooked spine sitting skewed so that the head is in the center of their windshield. Cool dude. Not.

Merges are another peeve of mine. I get over early and stay there and slow down to let anyone who had previously been in front of me stay there. But if someone behind me tries to blow around me knowing damn well that lane is going to end and everyone else is getting over, I won't let them. Not much they can do about it against 700 RWHP and 4.10 gears.

If someone rolls up next to me, matches my speeds, signal, and waits for me to acknowledge, I'll back off and accomodate. But if they try to race their way up and push and shove their way in, they can get behind me.

I do my best to "share the road" and cooperate with other drivers so things flow smoothly, wait my turn in line, be polite, etc. but I will not put up with this kind of aggressive pushing and shoving attitude.
 
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Originally posted by: exdeath
Originally posted by: ijester

I don't know if I am the only one, but when someone comes flying up behind me and wants to drive within spitting distance of my rear bumper while I am doing 45-50 in a 40 mph zone, I will purposefully slow down to exactly the speed limit, just to piss them off. Particularly if they are one of those idiots that can't seem to see the road without their headlights, foglights, driving lights and fvcking cigarette lighter lit up in my mirrors.

:evil:

I hate it when you're already doing 20 over and they still do that. Some kind of superiority complex I imagine, like they are trying to prove they can go faster. I assume this because most of the people that exhibit this behaviour are driving rather pricey trucks or have accessories on their car such as spoilers, blue lights, or ugly rims that screams "I think im badass and deserve to push people around".

In that case I just punch it and leave them in the dust (700 RWHP FTW) and hurt their ego a little, that usually gets them to back off. I've brake checked a few people and send them flying off into the shoulder/median before. Can barely see them in my mirror after that.

What I enjoy most though is when they ride my ass at 85 mph when all lanes are full, then when the next lane over opens up and they try to roar past me I shut them down in a hurry and match speeds with the next car up and watch them slink back behind me and give it up.

I've noticed those with trucks with bigger than factory chrome rims seem to behave this way the most. Never surprises me to see a beer soaked tatooed arm hanging out the window either, or some teeny bopper car like an eclipse or 3 series BMW with some bleached blonde blue tipped haired scrub with a crooked spine sitting skewed so that the head is in the center of their windshield. Cool dude. Not.

Merges are another peeve of mine. I get over early and stay there and slow down to let anyone who had previously been in front of me stay there. But if someone behind me tries to blow around me knowing damn well that lane is going to end and everyone else is getting over, I won't let them. Not much they can do about it against 700 RWHP and 4.10 gears.

If someone rolls up next to me, matches my speeds, signal, and waits for me to acknowledge, I'll back off and accomodate. But if they try to race their way up and push and shove their way in, they can get behind me.

I do my best to "share the road" and cooperate with other drivers so things flow smoothly, wait my turn in line, be polite, etc. but I will not put up with this kind of aggressive pushing and shoving attitude.

nice :thumbsup:
 

mezrah

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Originally posted by: Schfifty Five
Originally posted by: exdeath
Originally posted by: ijester

I don't know if I am the only one, but when someone comes flying up behind me and wants to drive within spitting distance of my rear bumper while I am doing 45-50 in a 40 mph zone, I will purposefully slow down to exactly the speed limit, just to piss them off. Particularly if they are one of those idiots that can't seem to see the road without their headlights, foglights, driving lights and fvcking cigarette lighter lit up in my mirrors.

:evil:

I hate it when you're already doing 20 over and they still do that. Some kind of superiority complex I imagine, like they are trying to prove they can go faster. I assume this because most of the people that exhibit this behaviour are driving rather pricey trucks or have accessories on their car such as spoilers, blue lights, or ugly rims that screams "I think im badass and deserve to push people around".

In that case I just punch it and leave them in the dust (700 RWHP FTW) and hurt their ego a little, that usually gets them to back off. I've brake checked a few people and send them flying off into the shoulder/median before. Can barely see them in my mirror after that.

What I enjoy most though is when they ride my ass at 85 mph when all lanes are full, then when the next lane over opens up and they try to roar past me I shut them down in a hurry and match speeds with the next car up and watch them slink back behind me and give it up.

I've noticed those with trucks with bigger than factory chrome rims seem to behave this way the most. Never surprises me to see a beer soaked tatooed arm hanging out the window either, or some teeny bopper car like an eclipse or 3 series BMW with some bleached blonde blue tipped haired scrub with a crooked spine sitting skewed so that the head is in the center of their windshield. Cool dude. Not.

Merges are another peeve of mine. I get over early and stay there and slow down to let anyone who had previously been in front of me stay there. But if someone behind me tries to blow around me knowing damn well that lane is going to end and everyone else is getting over, I won't let them. Not much they can do about it against 700 RWHP and 4.10 gears.

If someone rolls up next to me, matches my speeds, signal, and waits for me to acknowledge, I'll back off and accomodate. But if they try to race their way up and push and shove their way in, they can get behind me.

I do my best to "share the road" and cooperate with other drivers so things flow smoothly, wait my turn in line, be polite, etc. but I will not put up with this kind of aggressive pushing and shoving attitude.

nice :thumbsup:

exactly, well put
 

moshquerade

No Lifer
Nov 1, 2001
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Originally posted by: ijester

I don't know if I am the only one, but when someone comes flying up behind me and wants to drive within spitting distance of my rear bumper while I am doing 45-50 in a 40 mph zone, I will purposefully slow down to exactly the speed limit, just to piss them off. Particularly if they are one of those idiots that can't seem to see the road without their headlights, foglights, driving lights and fvcking cigarette lighter lit up in my mirrors.

:evil:
knowing you are being an instigator is not a good thing.

 

fbrdphreak

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Apr 17, 2004
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Originally posted by: ijester

I don't know if I am the only one, but when someone comes flying up behind me and wants to drive within spitting distance of my rear bumper while I am doing 45-50 in a 40 mph zone, I will purposefully slow down to exactly the speed limit, just to piss them off. Particularly if they are one of those idiots that can't seem to see the road without their headlights, foglights, driving lights and fvcking cigarette lighter lit up in my mirrors.

:evil:
:laugh: :thumbsup:

Yeah buddy!
 

mezrah

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Aug 23, 2005
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Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: ijester

I don't know if I am the only one, but when someone comes flying up behind me and wants to drive within spitting distance of my rear bumper while I am doing 45-50 in a 40 mph zone, I will purposefully slow down to exactly the speed limit, just to piss them off. Particularly if they are one of those idiots that can't seem to see the road without their headlights, foglights, driving lights and fvcking cigarette lighter lit up in my mirrors.

:evil:
knowing you are being an instigator is not a good thing.

He is not the instigator. The person riding his ass started the whole thing. He was just driving along, minding his own business and the jack@ass comes out of nowhere and rides his tail merely reminding him to execute the proper speed limit.
 

moshquerade

No Lifer
Nov 1, 2001
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Originally posted by: mezrah
Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: ijester

I don't know if I am the only one, but when someone comes flying up behind me and wants to drive within spitting distance of my rear bumper while I am doing 45-50 in a 40 mph zone, I will purposefully slow down to exactly the speed limit, just to piss them off. Particularly if they are one of those idiots that can't seem to see the road without their headlights, foglights, driving lights and fvcking cigarette lighter lit up in my mirrors.

:evil:
knowing you are being an instigator is not a good thing.

He is not the instigator. The person riding his ass started the whole thing. He was just driving along, minding his own business and the jack@ass comes out of nowhere and rides his tail merely reminding him to execute the proper speed limit.
yeh, it's good practice to agitate people even if they've started it. :confused:

 

Mill

Lifer
Oct 10, 1999
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Originally posted by: ijester

I don't know if I am the only one, but when someone comes flying up behind me and wants to drive within spitting distance of my rear bumper while I am doing 45-50 in a 40 mph zone, I will purposefully slow down to exactly the speed limit, just to piss them off. Particularly if they are one of those idiots that can't seem to see the road without their headlights, foglights, driving lights and fvcking cigarette lighter lit up in my mirrors.

:evil:

If you drive that slow around here cops will be on your ass with their brights on. The average for the 35-45 mph zones around here are 55-65 mph.
 

broon

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Jun 5, 2002
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I like people who believe they are always right while driving and want to force everyone else to comply with their driving habits.
 

Stuxnet

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Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: mezrah
Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: ijester

I don't know if I am the only one, but when someone comes flying up behind me and wants to drive within spitting distance of my rear bumper while I am doing 45-50 in a 40 mph zone, I will purposefully slow down to exactly the speed limit, just to piss them off. Particularly if they are one of those idiots that can't seem to see the road without their headlights, foglights, driving lights and fvcking cigarette lighter lit up in my mirrors.

:evil:
knowing you are being an instigator is not a good thing.

He is not the instigator. The person riding his ass started the whole thing. He was just driving along, minding his own business and the jack@ass comes out of nowhere and rides his tail merely reminding him to execute the proper speed limit.
yeh, it's good practice to agitate people even if they've started it. :confused:

But that's not instigating... big difference.
 

Chryso

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Please make sure that they aren't taking in injured kid to the hospital first.
 

AMDZen

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Originally posted by: broon
I like people who believe they are always right while driving and want to force everyone else to comply with their driving habits.

Thats exactly the point I was trying to make.

Originally posted by: Chryso
Please make sure that they aren't taking in injured kid to the hospital first.

And this one too.
 

CVSiN

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Originally posted by: ijester

I don't know if I am the only one, but when someone comes flying up behind me and wants to drive within spitting distance of my rear bumper while I am doing 45-50 in a 40 mph zone, I will purposefully slow down to exactly the speed limit, just to piss them off. Particularly if they are one of those idiots that can't seem to see the road without their headlights, foglights, driving lights and fvcking cigarette lighter lit up in my mirrors.

:evil:

you do know most MODERN cars all have these lights SET ON BY THE FACTORY when the Ignition is turned on these days retard..

just becasue your driving a 1950 edsel doesnt mean the rest of us are..
in my eyes this makes you the retard / inconsiderate prick not the speeder in the modern car.

 

exdeath

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Originally posted by: CVSiN
Originally posted by: ijester

I don't know if I am the only one, but when someone comes flying up behind me and wants to drive within spitting distance of my rear bumper while I am doing 45-50 in a 40 mph zone, I will purposefully slow down to exactly the speed limit, just to piss them off. Particularly if they are one of those idiots that can't seem to see the road without their headlights, foglights, driving lights and fvcking cigarette lighter lit up in my mirrors.

:evil:

you do know most MODERN cars all have these lights SET ON BY THE FACTORY when the Ignition is turned on these days retard..

just becasue your driving a 1950 edsel doesnt mean the rest of us are..
in my eyes this makes you the retard / inconsiderate prick not the speeder in the modern car.

All those lights, I esp love the people that put blue tinted bulbs or blue tinted lens covers in their Hondas or busted 1980s mercedes to try to make it look like HID and thus like a new car. I bust up laughing when I see some scrub in a 1980 mercedes with blue headlights and chrome wheels.

I like to call that plumage. All show and no substance.

 

jdini76

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Originally posted by: Citrix
I so wish the US will make passing on the right illegal.

These people are breaking the law by speeding. Why all of a sudden would they feel the need to obay a "no passing on the right" law?
 

heelside23

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If everyone would stop talking on their cell phones, watch the road, and drive with the flow of traffic, I think many problems would be resolved.
 

EatSpam

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Originally posted by: HaxorNubcake
Originally posted by: crazySOB297
This reminds me of my neighbor, his car had a switch inside that shot gas out the pipe and ignited it, cool effect. Well we were driving down the highway and some idiot was doing 100 and came right up on our ass and wouldn't back up... So he pushes down the clutch, gives it a bunch of gas and flips the switch, a 20 foot flame shoots out and over the hood of the car behind us... the guy slammed on his breaks and stayed like 20 car lengths behind us.

cause accidents/recklessly endanger much?

Seriously. Lucky his neighbor isn't in jail.
 

Stuxnet

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Originally posted by: heelside23
If everyone would stop talking on their cell phones, watch the road, and drive with the flow of traffic, I think many problems would be resolved.

QFT!!!

Seriously man, that would probably solve damn near everything! So many people behind the wheel are driving with "pay the fsck attention to the road!" as a third or fourth priority, behind looking cool with their bluetooth cellphone (I think most of them are just talking to Time & Temperature), doing makeup, reading a newspaper, etc.

I've seriously seen people READING BOOKS while driving. I like to wake their asses up. I'll pull up beside them in the next lane and just lay on the horn. Scares the piss out of them; probably because they just realized they can't remember the last 30 minutes and they're not sure if they're being honked at over a lane drift or a vehicular manslaughter.
 

EatSpam

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Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: AMDZen
It doesn't matter if it is a single lane or 100 lanes. The courteous (and logical) thing to do would be to pull over into the shoulder and let the guy pass (if its one lane).

Now we're supposed to get off the road so people who want to drive like maniacs can drive how they want to drive? :confused:

No, but its probably a good idea for you to get out of their way.
 

Stuxnet

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Originally posted by: EatSpam
Originally posted by: HaxorNubcake
Originally posted by: crazySOB297
This reminds me of my neighbor, his car had a switch inside that shot gas out the pipe and ignited it, cool effect. Well we were driving down the highway and some idiot was doing 100 and came right up on our ass and wouldn't back up... So he pushes down the clutch, gives it a bunch of gas and flips the switch, a 20 foot flame shoots out and over the hood of the car behind us... the guy slammed on his breaks and stayed like 20 car lengths behind us.

cause accidents/recklessly endanger much?

Seriously. Lucky his neighbor isn't in jail.

Actually, his neighbor is lucky his neighbor isn't in jail. I doubt that Crazy cares one way or the other, unless they're really close or something.
 

shortylickens

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I drive a 4-cylinder hatchback, so I usually cant get away with sh1t like that. CA drivers are fvckheads and would probably run me over.

My buddy once offered to sell me his beast. Its a Dodge RAM 3500 V-10. 8800 pounds. 48 inch Asrocks. Something silly like a 20-inch lift kit.
You can bet if I had that thing, Shorty would turn into a real dick on the road. :evil:
I would never slam on the brakes for anybody. Just take my foot off the gas. "Gee officer, I just couldnt slow down in time. What? Oh, no, that because asrocks dont leave streaks on the pavement." :p
And this sh1t california drivers love to pull, racing through red lights. That would no longer be an issue for me. Many is the time I saw the light turn green, took my car out of park, let off the brake, started rolling forward, look to my left and HERE COMES SOME CRAZY FVCKER ZIPPING THROUGH THE GODDAMN INTERSECTION!
With the beast I would just go. Fvck the bastards, let em plow under me.
Same with the choad monkey that likes to cut me off. No matter how fast I'm going it seems these assholes NEED to be in front of me. Same deal as before, no brakes, just take my foot off the gas. After that its his problem, not mine. See the above conversation with said policeman.

If anyone is interested he may still be selling the thing.
http://pirate4x4.com
It should be under the bulletin board. For sale/trade section.
Also, while you're there please check out the nice ladies.
 

franksta

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When people drive close to my rear bumper unnecessarily I'll let go of the gas pedal and slow down as far as needed. I'm assuming they want a better view of my Line-X bedliner or maybe they're trying to draft me. I don't know how how slow I've gone but it seems just 5-10MPH less than the limit and they get a clue and go around me.

My first rule for driving is never be in a rush.
Second rule is never drive angry.
Then whatever the state/city/county ordain.
 

Asthmaboy

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I don't tailgate, but I go fvcking fast.
And I slow down when people are riding my ass with their brights on on 2 lane roads.
AND PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW HOW TO GO AROUND SLOWER DRIVERS PISS ME OFF.