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

[Regs]

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.

Yeap, even reckless driving if the cop see's it.

 

[Vic]

Brake checking is illegal aggressive driving (aka "Road Rage"). You should have reported him.

Had he forced you to rear-end him with his brake checks, the accident would have been his fault (unless you live in a "no-fault" state).

 

[KEV1N]

Call it in the DMV... say that it was an elderly driver and you're concerned about his safety and that of other drivers

 

[Thegonagle]

Originally posted by: Jzero

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.

The story is similarly amusing to me.

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: 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

Ah that's nothing. If someone cuts me off so bad that I almost wreck (unfortunately not an uncommon occurrence), I generally give them a piece of my mind. Especially if they didn't signal. God how I fscking hate people who don't use their turn signals....
My opinion is that if you can't drive properly, you can't make yourself aware of your surroundings, and if your inabilities endanger other people on the road, then you don't belong on the road. It does piss me off that our system rewards incompetent drivers. If you're one of those incompetent clueless drivers, and your poor driving abilities put me in danger, I'm not going to be very kind to you.

But the OP's scenario is completely different. He didn't cut off the GN driver or endanger him, he just pulled in behind him. That guy had no reason to be upset and sounds like a real asshole.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: 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

Ah that's nothing. If someone cuts me off so bad that I almost wreck (unfortunately not an uncommon occurrence), I generally give them a piece of my mind. Especially if they didn't signal. God how I fscking hate people who don't use their turn signals....
My opinion is that if you can't drive properly, you can't make yourself aware of your surroundings, and if your inabilities endanger other people on the road, then you don't belong on the road. It does piss me off that our system rewards incompetent drivers. If you're one of those incompetent clueless drivers, and your poor driving abilities put me in danger, I'm not going to be very kind to you.

But the OP's scenario is completely different. He didn't cut off the GN driver or endanger him, he just pulled in behind him. That guy had no reason to be upset and sounds like a real asshole.

But ... but he was driving Teh Evil HonDuh! And all imports are trash, and all college-age kids like giant coffee can exhausts, universal wings, and fake racing team decals!

- M4H

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: 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

one car lenght per 10 MPH, or two seconds between cars.

Double in rain, triple in snow.

 

[maziwanka]

the guy's a jackass. he did have a kickass car though....