RANT... Not all Honda Drivers are Ricers...

[EngenZerO]

RANT...

So here I am driving my 2000 Honda Civic to college; mind you my entire car is stock. I am in the fast lane listening to Howard Stern grill Daryel Hanna and Quentin Tarentino and laughing my ass off. Its morning rush hour traffic so, I decide to merge into the middle lane so that I wont miss my exit ramp to get onto another highway. I know sometimes people suck and wont let you turn so I like to ,merge in advance before my exit.

I turn on my turn signal and pick a spot I found one in between a buick grand national and a utility van. So I merge. After I get into the lane, the buick grand national slaps his brakes on, so I slap onto mine I go from 65 down to 35 in a heartbeat. Then it accellerates like a bat out of hell and then slams on his brakes again. The entire time he is tossing his arms up in the car and is gesturing @ me. Next thing I know he moves into the slow lane and waits for me to catch up. He rolls down his window, and starts talking smack and giving me the finger. Note... their are no cars in front of us for about a quarter mile. Me already being in a situation like this I ignore him. I just want to go to college and get my class over w/ not die. I see him mouth "F****** ricer, You wanna, go, over and over while he is ranting and raving." He then drops gears and pulls some wheelies(edit: clarification his front end raised an inch or two off the ground)... I am sitting in my car mouth dropped like "WTF did I do?" I just ignore him... he continues wheeling and accelerating and deaccelrating...He does this for a mile... while ranting and raving to me.

I see my exit come up. On his next accelartion I just merge into the slow lane behind him. He hits his brakes some more times( break checks) and me just plays it cautious and gives him his distance...finally I get my ramp and I take it. I got the guys licence plate...but what good will that do?

bleh... that guy was soooo a douch...

RANT OFF

 

[loup garou]

He then drops gears and pulls some wheelies

Uh huh...

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: werk

He then drops gears and pulls some wheelies

Uh huh...

LMFAO!

I thought the same thing.... LOL

 

[EngenZerO]

Originally posted by: werk

He then drops gears and pulls some wheelies

Uh huh...

they werent true wheelies (like FATF)... its his front end raised off the ground... and inch or so. They guy had drag slick on his rear tires that were wider than hell...

 

[Jzero]

In NJ, you could report him for aggressive driving.
I dunno if any other state makes being a douchebag a ticketable offense.

This story is amusing to me, because I have a stereotype in my mind of mulletted halfwits that usually drive those mid-80s Cutlass/Monte Carlo/Grand Nationals and his actions fall right into line with that stereotype.

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: Jzero
In NJ, you could report him for aggressive driving.
I dunno if any other state makes being a douchebag a ticketable offense.

This story is amusing to me, because I have a stereotype in my mind of mulletted halfwits that usually drive those mid-80s Cutlass/Monte Carlo/Grand Nationals and his actions fall right into line with that stereotype.

"Mulletted halfwits" can't afford GN's.

Viper GTS

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS

Originally posted by: Jzero
In NJ, you could report him for aggressive driving.
I dunno if any other state makes being a douchebag a ticketable offense.

This story is amusing to me, because I have a stereotype in my mind of mulletted halfwits that usually drive those mid-80s Cutlass/Monte Carlo/Grand Nationals and his actions fall right into line with that stereotype.

"Mulletted halfwits" can't afford GN's.

Viper GTS

Drugs have a large profit margin.

 

[J Heartless Slick]

Originally posted by: EngenZerO
RANT...

So here I am driving my 2000 Honda Civic to college; mind you my entire car is stock. I am in the fast lane listening to Howard Stern grill Daryel Hanna and Quentin Tarentino and laughing my ass off. Its morning rush hour traffic so, I decide to merge into the middle lane so that I wont miss my exit ramp to get onto another highway. I know sometimes people suck and wont let you turn so I like to ,merge in advance before my exit.

I turn on my turn signal and pick a spot I found one in between a buick grand national and a utility van. So I merge. After I get into the lane, the buick grand national slaps his brakes on, so I slap onto mine I go from 65 down to 35 in a heartbeat. Then it accellerates like a bat out of hell and then slams on his brakes again. The entire time he is tossing his arms up in the car and is gesturing @ me. Next thing I know he moves into the slow lane and waits for me to catch up. He rolls down his window, and starts talking smack and giving me the finger. Note... their are no cars in front of us for about a quarter mile. Me already being in a situation like this I ignore him. I just want to go to college and get my class over w/ not die. I see him mouth "F****** ricer, You wanna, go, over and over while he is ranting and raving." He then drops gears and pulls some wheelies(edit: clarification his front end raised an inch or two off the ground)... I am sitting in my car mouth dropped like "WTF did I do?" I just ignore him... he continues wheeling and accelerating and deaccelrating...He does this for a mile... while ranting and raving to me.

I see my exit come up. On his next accelartion I just merge into the slow lane behind him. He hits his brakes some more times( break checks) and me just plays it cautious and gives him his distance...finally I get my ramp and I take it. I got the guys licence plate...but what good will that do?

bleh... that guy was soooo a douch...

RANT OFF

Sounds like you were tailgating. Try to keep at least one car lenght between you and the car in front of you.

 

[Svnla]

You did the right thing. Not worth your while to be bother with losers like him.

 

[Confused]

Right...that makes it:

Number of ricers = Number of People who bought Hondas - 1

 

[PingSpike]

Originally posted by: Confused
Right...that makes it:

Number of ricers = Number of People who bought Hondas - 1

LOL, right. Around here at least, its at worst 50/50. Most are just stock...but the ones that aren't really stick out like a sore thumb in traffic.

WTF was this guys problem anyway, did you cut him off or something?

 

[StageLeft]

Sounds like you were tailgating. Try to keep at least one car between you and the car in front of you.

I'm not even going to try and figure out what that means.

 

[Confused]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Sounds like you were tailgating. Try to keep at least one car between you and the car in front of you.

I'm not even going to try and figure out what that means.

I think he meant "try to keep at least one car's length between you and the car in front of you"

Tailgating = following someone too closely


Confused

 

[Ness]

You should have acted like you wanted to race, slowed down, then accelerated to the speed limit and watch him fly way past you and make a fool of him.

 

[MrBond]

Don't you have a cell phone? I'm assuming you do because you're in college and drive a honda . If it happens again, call 911 and report the idiot.

Actually, slight derail. Is there some cell phone shortcut you can dial to get the police dispatch office (lile #57 or something?)? I remember reading on snopes about an urban legend where a woman had a car with flashing lights pull up behind her in a secluded area, so she dialed this number to verify it was a real cop (it wasn't). The legend was labled as "partially true" because while the phone number was real, the story itself wasn't.

I do a lot of driving around 2-3am and every now and then I see someone I suspect may be drunk, I hate to dial 911 for something like that, especially if they're not drunk. I drive through a lot of different areas, so knowing the numbers for the police stations isn't really a possibility.

 

[slick230]

Originally posted by: MrBond
Don't you have a cell phone? I'm assuming you do because you're in college and drive a honda . If it happens again, call 911 and report the idiot.

Actually, slight derail. Is there some cell phone shortcut you can dial to get the police dispatch office (lile #57 or something?)? I remember reading on snopes about an urban legend where a woman had a car with flashing lights pull up behind her in a secluded area, so she dialed this number to verify it was a real cop (it wasn't). The legend was labled as "partially true" because while the phone number was real, the story itself wasn't.

I do a lot of driving around 2-3am and every now and then I see someone I suspect may be drunk, I hate to dial 911 for something like that, especially if they're not drunk. I drive through a lot of different areas, so knowing the numbers for the police stations isn't really a possibility.

In NJ I believe it's #77 to report aggressive/asshat drivers.

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS

Originally posted by: Jzero
In NJ, you could report him for aggressive driving.
I dunno if any other state makes being a douchebag a ticketable offense.

This story is amusing to me, because I have a stereotype in my mind of mulletted halfwits that usually drive those mid-80s Cutlass/Monte Carlo/Grand Nationals and his actions fall right into line with that stereotype.

"Mulletted halfwits" can't afford GN's.

Viper GTS

Maybe you're thinking of the limited edition GNX, but a GN with some wear will cost less than $10k.
Not to mention, you would be surprised how much money some of those mulletted halfwits have.

 

[StageLeft]

In AL *HP (for highway patrol) will get you somebody.

I think he meant "try to keep at least one car's length between you and the car in front of you"

Heh, a car length at highway speeds is grossly inadequate. When somebody is that close to me I tap the brakes on to scare them into backing off. It's surprising how slowly some people get that hint.

Not to mention, you would be surprised how much money some of those mulletted halfwits have.

Money saved on food, clothing, and shelter can help save up money for a nicer car.

 

[Confused]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
In AL *HP (for highway patrol) will get you somebody.

I think he meant "try to keep at least one car's length between you and the car in front of you"

Heh, a car length at highway speeds is grossly inadequate. When somebody is that close to me I tap the brakes on to scare them into backing off. It's surprising how slowly some people get that hint.

Yeah, more like 4-5 car lengths at highway speeds!!


Confused

 

[EngenZerO]

No, I never cut the guy off. Also I sure I wasnt tail gating; I had a two car distance in front and behind me when I merged. The guy was just a plain looser. He hit his brakes for no appearent reason...I am just glad I kept my cool.

Also... I do believe the fool did have a mullet, LOL. He was a typical redneck w/ a souped up GN (which I dont know why he would want rear-ended). I am just glad no one got hurt cause of the idio.t

 

[EngenZerO]

Originally posted by: MrBond
Don't you have a cell phone? I'm assuming you do because you're in college and drive a honda . If it happens again, call 911 and report the idiot.

Actually, slight derail. Is there some cell phone shortcut you can dial to get the police dispatch office (lile #57 or something?)? I remember reading on snopes about an urban legend where a woman had a car with flashing lights pull up behind her in a secluded area, so she dialed this number to verify it was a real cop (it wasn't). The legend was labled as "partially true" because while the phone number was real, the story itself wasn't.

I do a lot of driving around 2-3am and every now and then I see someone I suspect may be drunk, I hate to dial 911 for something like that, especially if they're not drunk. I drive through a lot of different areas, so knowing the numbers for the police stations isn't really a possibility.

I do have a cell, but I didnt call at that moment cause I had to keep an eye on his driving to make sure I wouldn't rear end him.

 

[Ness]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
In AL *HP (for highway patrol) will get you somebody.

I think he meant "try to keep at least one car's length between you and the car in front of you"

Heh, a car length at highway speeds is grossly inadequate. When somebody is that close to me I tap the brakes on to scare them into backing off. It's surprising how slowly some people get that hint.

Doing a brake check can be dangerous though, because if someone is tailgating them, they'll slam on their brakes and cause a wreck. Sure, both those cars might have deserved it but it's still not cool.

That's why I just spray my windsheild cleaner for about 15-20 seconds and watch as the dirty cleaner lands on their windsheild and dries... then they have to slow down to see where they are going and wash their windsheild. It's a lot funnier too.


The way I look at it...
new bumper if someone rear-ends me because I pissed them off with a brake check ~$1000 after labor and paint.
Bottle of windshield fluid to do this with - $3/ every few months.. but it gets filled when I get my oil changed anyway.

 

[PoPPeR]

i remember once when I was young. My mom cut some guy off (she's a very stereotypical asian women driver). The guy goes insane or something, pulls up next to our van with 4 kids with the oldest being age 12, sticks up his middle finger and yells "fvck you!" to my mom. She follows him for like 10 minutes and all of us are freaking out.

Ahh, those were the days

 

[PoPPeR]

Originally posted by: ness1469

Originally posted by: Skoorb
In AL *HP (for highway patrol) will get you somebody.

I think he meant "try to keep at least one car's length between you and the car in front of you"

Heh, a car length at highway speeds is grossly inadequate. When somebody is that close to me I tap the brakes on to scare them into backing off. It's surprising how slowly some people get that hint.

Doing a brake check can be dangerous though, because if someone is tailgating them, they'll slam on their brakes and cause a wreck. Sure, both those cars might have deserved it but it's still not cool.

That's why I just spray my windsheild cleaner for about 15-20 seconds and watch as the dirty cleaner lands on their windsheild and dries... then they have to slow down to see where they are going and wash their windsheild. It's a lot funnier too.


The way I look at it...
new bumper if someone rear-ends me because I pissed them off with a brake check ~$1000 after labor and paint.
Bottle of windshield fluid to do this with - $3/ every few months.. but it gets filled when I get my oil changed anyway.

lol, so making people brake is more dangerous then putting crap on their windshield so they can't see?

 

[gistech1978]

yeah the best thing to do with dumbasses like that is to ignore them.
sort of like ATOT; except on the freeway.
and i drive a honda and it is far from a ricer, also.