Road rage stories.

[Oceandevi]

I was being tailgated by a huge F150 truck. Lifted, loud and all that. Speed limit was 30, was going about 35. They guy is gunning it until he almost hits me and then he backs off, back and forth. I slow down to 20 and flip him off. We proceed to a stop light, he pulls up beside me. I had my windows down (no ac) I was driving my old BMW 320i (1983) So we cant really see each other. He starts screaming at me and says " dont you fucking flip me off, or ill punch your god damn teeth down your god damn throat!" I flip him off again and yell back "don't fucking tailgate motherfucker" and eye the brake drum I have sitting on the floorboard. Light turns green and he turns right and peels off.

I proceed home glad that nothing really bad happened.

 

[IronWing]

If your beemer is 24 years old does that exempt you from the rule that you are automatically an ass by driving one?

 

[Oceandevi]

Originally posted by: ironwing
If your beemer is 24 years old does that exempt you from the rule that you are automatically an ass by driving one?

it was free and where is your story?

 

[cKGunslinger]

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[FrozenCanadian]

My stories would be lame since I only drive motorcycles but I have kicked a lot of cars that were trying to cut me off. My friend who also drives a bike will ram cars in front of him that go too slow, I would call that road rage.

EDIT: Although I wouldn't call it ramming at that speed (20-30 Kmph)

 

[Oceandevi]

Originally posted by: FrozenCanadian
My stories would be lame since I only drive motorcycles but I have kicked a lot of cars that were trying to cut me off. My friend who also drives a bike will ram cars in front of him that go too slow, I would call that road rage.

EDIT: Although I wouldn't call it ramming at that speed (20-30 Kmph)

Thats crazy. I have seen a camaro bump into a person on a bike and they were on the highway. They soon left me behind as I was not in a fast car. nor dunk.

 

[cKGunslinger]

Originally posted by: FrozenCanadian
My stories would be lame since I only drive motorcycles but I have kicked a lot of cars that were trying to cut me off. My friend who also drives a bike will ram cars in front of him that go too slow, I would call that road rage.

EDIT: Although I wouldn't call it ramming at that speed (20-30 Kmph)

I think having a biker kick my car would result in me "accidentally" swerving 5' to miss that darn cat that jumped out in front of me..

 

[FrozenCanadian]

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger

Originally posted by: FrozenCanadian
My stories would be lame since I only drive motorcycles but I have kicked a lot of cars that were trying to cut me off. My friend who also drives a bike will ram cars in front of him that go too slow, I would call that road rage.

EDIT: Although I wouldn't call it ramming at that speed (20-30 Kmph)

I think having a biker kick my car would result in me "accidentally" swerving 5' to miss that darn cat that jumped out in front of me..

You'd have to be a bike person to understand how bad it is. Also by kick I don't mean damage the car just let them know I'm there. I would never cause unnecessary damage to anyones vehicle.

 

[Oceandevi]

Oh I was talking about motorcycles. You bicycle people are strange.

 

[FrozenCanadian]

Originally posted by: Oceandevi
Oh I was talking about motorcycles. You bicycle people are strange.

I meant motorcycle. Bicycle people should stick to the sidewalk even if its Illegal here.

 

[skyking]

Not mine, my two brothers, from 30+ years ago;
Big bro, all of 19, is the driver. Smartass bro is maybe 15.
Dude behind them honks impatiently for whatever bogus reason.
Smartass not only flips him the bird, but "waves it around", according to big bro.
Dude follows them into the alley ahead where they were going, gets behind them when they park, and menaces a .38 revolver (we think) at them.
The boys are so shook up about it that one saw an auto pistol, the other a revolver, one a 4 door, the other a 2 door, etc etc. We laugh about it now of course

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger

Originally posted by: FrozenCanadian
My stories would be lame since I only drive motorcycles but I have kicked a lot of cars that were trying to cut me off. My friend who also drives a bike will ram cars in front of him that go too slow, I would call that road rage.

EDIT: Although I wouldn't call it ramming at that speed (20-30 Kmph)

I think having a biker kick my car would result in me "accidentally" swerving 5' to miss that darn cat that jumped out in front of me..

I'm sure that you would be able to comfort yourself with that scene for many nights while you rotted in jail for manslaughter. By your standard of justifiable escalation, your parents should have flayed you and then boiled you in oil when you took $5 out of your mom's purse.

 

[f1r3s1d3]

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger

Originally posted by: FrozenCanadian
My stories would be lame since I only drive motorcycles but I have kicked a lot of cars that were trying to cut me off. My friend who also drives a bike will ram cars in front of him that go too slow, I would call that road rage.

EDIT: Although I wouldn't call it ramming at that speed (20-30 Kmph)

I think having a biker kick my car would result in me "accidentally" swerving 5' to miss that darn cat that jumped out in front of me..

I'm sure that you would be able to comfort yourself with that scene for many nights while you rotted in jail for manslaughter. By your standard of justifiable escalation, your parents should have flayed you and then boiled you in oil when you took $5 out of your mom's purse.

I'm sorry but if some douche on a bike decided to kick my car because I was "driving too slowly," I'd do everything in my power to decimate him somehow, whether it be spike the brakes, swerve, floor it, or follow him home and get the bat out of my trunk.

 

[cKGunslinger]

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger

Originally posted by: FrozenCanadian
My stories would be lame since I only drive motorcycles but I have kicked a lot of cars that were trying to cut me off. My friend who also drives a bike will ram cars in front of him that go too slow, I would call that road rage.

EDIT: Although I wouldn't call it ramming at that speed (20-30 Kmph)

I think having a biker kick my car would result in me "accidentally" swerving 5' to miss that darn cat that jumped out in front of me..

I'm sure that you would be able to comfort yourself with that scene for many nights while you rotted in jail for manslaughter. By your standard of justifiable escalation, your parents should have flayed you and then boiled you in oil when you took $5 out of your mom's purse.

:roll:

Only on AT can the lack of a smiley face mean that you must be an over-reacting, cold-blooded murderer. No wonder so many of you guys take anti-depressants... :laugh:

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: FrozenCanadian

Originally posted by: Oceandevi
Oh I was talking about motorcycles. You bicycle people are strange.

I meant motorcycle. Bicycle people should stick to the sidewalk even if its Illegal here.

that's a bad idea sometimes too

 

[BUTCH1]

Originally posted by: FrozenCanadian
My stories would be lame since I only drive motorcycles but I have kicked a lot of cars that were trying to cut me off. My friend who also drives a bike will ram cars in front of him that go too slow, I would call that road rage.

EDIT: Although I wouldn't call it ramming at that speed (20-30 Kmph)

You could also call it stupidity, if someone on a bike rams my car as their own
"punishment" for not driving fast enough I will determine the "punishment" for that
hostility is standing on my 4W disk, ALB's and watching you dissipate on my bumper.
Oh, then I'll call the cops and get a report so I can sue you if you survive..

 

[Mucho]

I was at fault once but still wanted to smash the other guy.

I was making a U-turn on a downtown street as I was backing up this dude just zoom by missing me my about an inch. I caught up to him at the stop light and ran toward his car and ask him why he couldn?t cut me some slack. He screamed at me saying I shouldn?t be doing that, at which point I threw a punch at him, grabbed his collar and try to pull him out of his car window. However, he drove off red light and all.
Whoa, I was looking at some serious jail time there.

 

[lokiju]

I've chased people down that cut me off and even made one person go off the road by swerving at them while going at high speeds.

This was when I was younger and at times couldn't control my temper very well.

Now I just go along with the flow of things, if someone cuts me off, sure it pisses me off but I don't go nuts like I used to.

 

[theprodigalrebel]

I don't have any interesting stories - just the usual yelling obscenities at morons and assholes.

This one time, my best friend was riding home on his motorcycle when another biker almost slammed into him at an intersection. My friend yelled at him; the guy, who was about to take off, decided to stay and they had an argument for a few minutes. My friend noticed the guy was drunk out of his mind and threatened to call the cops on him. Ultimately, the thing cooled off and they both took off.

A minute later, my friend is cruising along when the drunk biker returns, catches up with him and kicks his rear tire. My friend almost loses control and in retaliation, kicks his bike with all he's got. The dude falls and my buddy races away from the scene.

All of this happened somewhere between 2-3AM.

 

[Jeff7]

I've been fortunate enough to never have any dangerous road rage incidents. The worst I get is from people passing me illegally because I'm "only" driving at the 35mph speed limit in a residential zone where people regularly walk along the shoulder (no sidewalks, anywhere), or doing 50 on a straight road with a 45mph limit. Of course, the road is lined with trees, and at night, suicidal deer love to try to cross in front of the rapidly approaching twin orbs of light.

I am also not at all an instigator of road rage. I've never yelled obscenities or flipped off anyone. I've only used my horn once - it was a tap at an intersection where someone was paying absolutely no attention to the fact that traffic lights do in fact change color. I drive with patience in mind, even if I've got to be somewhere by a certain time. Being impatient while driving increases the chances that the destination will become the hospital, and the vehicle of choice will become an ambulance. Not worth it.
I just try to be alert to what's going on, even watching things such as the direction other drivers are looking when they're at an intersection. I've gone to 4-way stop signs where the driver in the opposing lane only looks one way before pulling out. At least once that's saved me from a collision. Been driving for over 7 years now, and not a single accident. The worst I ever did was skid off the road once after coming upon a section of road that was drifted over. I let off the gas, didn't touch the brakes - the slope of the road carried me right off the side, with all 4 wheels skidding the same direction, despite how I turned the wheel in a gradual attempt to compensate. No other cars involved, no damage done.

 

[Exterous]

I was following this jackass in an old BMW. He kept slowing down and then speeding up - I was having a hard time keeping a safe distance. Then he slows to 20mph and flips me off! Needless to say I am tracking down his address and his time is limited

 

[nakedfrog]

A few years back, we were driving through the city, when some jerk in an 80s Thunderbird cut us off. My wife (who was driving) flipped him the bird, to which he responded by pulling onto the shoulder and hitting his brakes, then following us to the gas station.
She gets out and starts filling up as normal, then he pulls in, gets out, and comes over to my open window and launches into a white-suburban-kid-who-listened-to-too-much-rap tirade. He's going on about how he's gonna cut me and such (standing close enough to my door that all I would have had to do was kick it open to take him down a notch) so my wife calls 911 and starts describing the situation. Not being deaf, and apparently not QUITE as stupid as he looked, he figured this would be a good time to split.

Much further back, I can't even remember what the catalyst was that set off the other driver, but basically there were nine dudes in the station wagon we were in, and he's following us and honking and such... we pull off the highway at an off-ramp, and the other driver follows...
So our driver pulls over on the off-ramp, and out of the wagon come nine guys. The other driver stopped, put it in reverse, and got back on the highway.

 

[Stifko]

Does parking rage count? If so, check out how this creepy dentist shoves poor little Yolanda to the pavement.

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[manowar821]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
A few years back, we were driving through the city, when some jerk in an 80s Thunderbird cut us off. My wife (who was driving) flipped him the bird, to which he responded by pulling onto the shoulder and hitting his brakes, then following us to the gas station.
She gets out and starts filling up as normal, then he pulls in, gets out, and comes over to my open window and launches into a white-suburban-kid-who-listened-to-too-much-rap tirade. He's going on about how he's gonna cut me and such (standing close enough to my door that all I would have had to do was kick it open to take him down a notch) so my wife calls 911 and starts describing the situation. Not being deaf, and apparently not QUITE as stupid as he looked, he figured this would be a good time to split.

Much further back, I can't even remember what the catalyst was that set off the other driver, but basically there were nine dudes in the station wagon we were in, and he's following us and honking and such... we pull off the highway at an off-ramp, and the other driver follows...
So our driver pulls over on the off-ramp, and out of the wagon come nine guys. The other driver stopped, put it in reverse, and got back on the highway.

Hahaha, my little brother and I pulled that stunt with a bunch of friends once. We had 8 people in an old honda accord. It was more funny than it was a dangerous situation.

 

[homercles337]

When i finished grad school i bought the car in my sig. I was driving down highway 1 on my way to austin for a postdoc. I picked this route because it was going to be fun in the twisties with my new car, plus the view would be nice. Near the end (about 10 or 20 miles of twisties left) i encountered an ass in a minivan. There are many places to turn out and there are *many* signs indicating them. This asshole refused to turn out so i rode his ass and gave him the high beams a couple times. At the end of the twisties i passed him and hit traffic shortly there after. He ended up on my ass, inches away at times. But being the courteous driver i pulled over to let him pass and he just stayed on my ass. :| About 10 miles down the road we hit a stop light and i get into the turn lane to grab some food. He follows. I think, "shit, now i have to have some words with this asshole." The next thing i know he is yanking at my door handle (door lock automatically at 5 mph). I give him the WTF look and he tries to hit me through my window! I gassed it and called the cops at the next town. They never found the asshole though.