I Can't Be Alone Here: Do you get road rage and how do I stop
08-21-09, 08:43 PM
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You're never going to get away from cell-phone and text-message drivers, KILLER. They are everywhere.
08-21-09, 09:34 PM
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I seem to run into bad drivers who **** me off very often. but getting road rage seems to be my biggest fault. probably should get some therapy. lol.
I will try the iphone app, and maybe some soothing music.
I will try the iphone app, and maybe some soothing music.
08-21-09, 09:50 PM
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Well, Mike, I know you have a low opinion of Acura, but let's be realistic. Outside of (maybe) some older slammed/customized Integras, are Acura drivers REALLY that aggressive? Yeah, some of the slammed Honda Civic ricers are (the ones with the bright pastel paint jobs, ridiculous bolt-on wings, and near-opaque windows), but most Acura drivers I've seen are pretty sensible.
The same, unfortunately, cannot be said for many Mustang V8 and (some) BMW jocks. Over the years, I've seen more kids and young adults killed in Mustangs than any other single vehicle.
The same, unfortunately, cannot be said for many Mustang V8 and (some) BMW jocks. Over the years, I've seen more kids and young adults killed in Mustangs than any other single vehicle.
However my experience with NSX and S2000 drivers is the exact opposite. They are friendly and drive like everyone else.
08-21-09, 10:20 PM
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I'm not talking about ricers, thats a given. I am talking about the ******** in the stock Accord, Pilot, TL, Fit etc. They are by far in my experience the worst and most aggressive drivers on the road and THINK they drive BMWs or Bentley s. Get your slow *** out the fast lane. They clog the fast lanes. They don't use signals. I have given up on cursing them out. That is MY experience. I have no issues with BMW, Mustangs, Camaro, drivers. Hell no it doesn't help my image of the brand.
However my experience with NSX and S2000 drivers is the exact opposite. They are friendly and drive like everyone else.
However my experience with NSX and S2000 drivers is the exact opposite. They are friendly and drive like everyone else.
08-21-09, 10:26 PM
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I had a friend of mine get into a race with a dodge charger ad he got in front of the guy and threw a handful of change out the sunroof and showered that dudes car with nicks ,dents ,and chips. He did this because the guy wouldnt back off and kept following him
08-21-09, 10:29 PM
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I had a friend of mine get into a race with a dodge charger ad he got in front of the guy and threw a handful of change out the sunroof and showered that dudes car with nicks ,dents ,and chips. He did this because the guy wouldnt back off and kept following him
not helping
08-21-09, 10:31 PM
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I'm not talking about ricers, thats a given. I am talking about the ******** in the stock Accord, Pilot, TL, Fit etc. They are by far in my experience the worst and most aggressive drivers on the road and THINK they drive BMWs or Bentley s. Get your slow *** out the fast lane. They clog the fast lanes. They don't use signals. I have given up on cursing them out. That is MY experience. I have no issues with BMW, Mustangs, Camaro, drivers. Hell no it doesn't help my image of the brand.
However my experience with NSX and S2000 drivers is the exact opposite. They are friendly and drive like everyone else.
However my experience with NSX and S2000 drivers is the exact opposite. They are friendly and drive like everyone else.
08-22-09, 01:09 PM
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His eyes kinda bugged when a 6'4 angry guy got out of a lowered NSX. So I pulled him out while he screamed like the "Nancy" he was, his foot came off the clutch and the car died with a lunge forward. After he apologized while crying i let go of his multi-colored hair. He fell completely out of the car. About 20 other cars at the intersection watched this. I left and went home, drank and vowed never to get out of the car again.
I really did want to shoot that kid...I think at the time I was so angry I could have.
I'm pretty sure to this day, that kid changed his driving ways.
08-22-09, 01:21 PM
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08-22-09, 01:36 PM
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I could write a 50 volume book on how they drive and park like complete asshats. You don't like it, sue me.
If you said "BMW drivers are the worst" I am not going to call it "hate". Thats your experience and opinion.
08-22-09, 01:39 PM
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08-22-09, 01:56 PM
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I80 in NJ...I thought I was in the middle of a tC cruise...Turns out that's the new Guido car of choice out there.
About 7 years ago I pulled a Honda kid out through his window by his hair. Screaming that "I would effin kill him". Apparently he felt a need to ride my *** in my NSX with his turbo Honda. At one point I had the car up to 140mph to get away from him. But alas, when I slowed, he was there, popping the rev limiter. Raising his hands up like "Is that all you got?" So I got out.
His eyes kinda bugged when a 6'4 angry guy got out of a lowered NSX. So I pulled him out while he screamed like the "Nancy" he was, his foot came off the clutch and the car died with a lunge forward. After he apologized while crying i let go of his multi-colored hair. He fell completely out of the car. About 20 other cars at the intersection watched this. I left and went home, drank and vowed never to get out of the car again.
I really did want to shoot that kid...I think at the time I was so angry I could have.
I'm pretty sure to this day, that kid changed his driving ways.
About 7 years ago I pulled a Honda kid out through his window by his hair. Screaming that "I would effin kill him". Apparently he felt a need to ride my *** in my NSX with his turbo Honda. At one point I had the car up to 140mph to get away from him. But alas, when I slowed, he was there, popping the rev limiter. Raising his hands up like "Is that all you got?" So I got out.
His eyes kinda bugged when a 6'4 angry guy got out of a lowered NSX. So I pulled him out while he screamed like the "Nancy" he was, his foot came off the clutch and the car died with a lunge forward. After he apologized while crying i let go of his multi-colored hair. He fell completely out of the car. About 20 other cars at the intersection watched this. I left and went home, drank and vowed never to get out of the car again.
I really did want to shoot that kid...I think at the time I was so angry I could have.
I'm pretty sure to this day, that kid changed his driving ways.
Great story dude. Like you I have given up hope and I just laugh it off now. Reminds me of the time our GA Lexus group was leaving the "Tail of the Dragon" and some asshat in a 1992 or so Accord is trying to keep up, cutting us off, doing everything in his power to try to "race" us b/c he thinks 6 or 7 GSs and other LExus are racing.
It was unsafe and annoying as hell and finally CL member Mumbles got tired of it and curses him out in about 7 languages at the top of his lungs to stop his nonsense.
Reminds me of the asshat in another Accord that was riding me like an *******, I move over (I'm not even in the fast lane) and they go around me and cut me off. Then they exit. So I exit too.
Its some woman and if she's bad enough to drive like a tard, she's bad enough to get a verbal lashing. So I ask her "WTF are you doing" and thats when I look in the rear and there is a BABY in the back. At that point I forget about me and tell her "Dumbass you got a baby why are you driving like that" and she says something in ebonics that only Young Jeezy would understand and I just drive off.
I got stories for days...and pics of the asshats in the fastlane doing 50 MPH. Just like the pics I've posted of the parking habits.