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This blog results from a combination of my passion for writing and my random thought processes. From life experiences to pet peeves to witty quips to serious thoughts to absolutely randomness, this blog covers a wide array of topics. Some blog posts may cause you to think while others may cause you to laugh. My only hope is that you will be entertained. Feel free to leave me feedback or comments.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

road rage

As I've previously posted about, people can be absolutely crazy drivers. Though I hate it when people act out in road rage, it's kind of funny to see how immature people can become. Let me list some examples.
  • Windshield Washer War - This one has always humored me. It's when a driver pulls in front of a driver their mad at for whatever reason and intentionally spray them with their windshield washer fluid. I think some people angle their windshield wiper fluid specifically to use it in a road rage situation.
  • Cut Back - It's funny to me when someone gets cut off and gets the "I'll show them" mentality. They whip around the car that cut them off and jerk in front of them. What happened to when we were kids and two wrongs didn't make a right?
  • The Slow Down - One annoying thing in traffic is when someone starts tailgating you. Even more annoying is when they flash you with their high beams. This is when many people humor me with the slow down. They intentionally slow down so as to trap the flasher in traffic.
  • The Old-Fashioned Flip - When someone lacks creativity and ability to get back, they often resort to the old-fashioned flip of the bird. This shows no class whatsoever. I laugh when it's done to me.
There are other comedic responses, but those are the most common ones I can think of. I encourage you to just laugh it off when these things happen to you instead of trying to get even.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

I didn't know about the windshield washer thing...thanks for the tip...Haha!

Kevin said...

I'm a big fan of the 'Slow Down' - I use it regularly on my commute to and from work.

Leah P said...

I used to be the worst road rager. Thank God I got over that. But I used to do all the things you listed except for the windshield washer trick (that one I found humorous). I used to love slowing down on people who wanted to get on my butt. Obviously you know the person's weakness is going slow. So what better thing to do then to slow down on him and force him to appreciate the actual speed limit.

Now I get a little frustrated on the road but I am certainly not what one would call a road rager. I will only beep my horn if someone is in danger of getting someone hurt (especially me!) or if they did something really stupid that almost took someone's life (especially mine!).

Anonymous said...

:D wait, i thought you had road rage.. maybe i'm thinking of another Mike Brown.

Cassidy :) said...

Haha. I like the wiper one the most.

Lillian said...

I like the pace-the-car-next-to-you-so-the-highbeam-flasher/speeder-can't-pass-either-of-you one. You know where you are both doing the speed limit and maybe even a bit over, and you move up a little and the speeder thinks they'll get past the other guy...then you let the other guy move up a little and the speeder thinks he'll get around you and so on and so on. I especially like it when the pace car driver catches on and plays along. It is truly amazing to look at the face of the idigit behind you! It's like keep away...

LOL