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Re: Road rage
| quote: | Originally posted by Domesticated
At that point, I did what I always do when people are obviously angry at me on the road. I put on my silliest smile and gave him a very emphatic wave to show that I was extremely pleased with how angry I'd made him. This caused him to put his car into park and motion to open the door. However, with the lights changing he thought the better of it and drove off.
Does anyone else feel that road rage perpetrators are often incensed because they've driven like an arsehole and forced you to wrong them? That's usually my experience, but then again if I see someone tailgating me or otherwise driving in an intimidating way, I'll usually go out of my way to drive slowly in front of them, cut them off and generally prevent them from doing what they want. If I lived in America I'd probably be too scared of getting shot to bother with this. |

I'm the same, actually. I can't understand why the hell some people get so riled up when they're behind a wheel but, is it entertaining to watch them go nuts for the stupidest of all reasons! There are some things I could never really understand, though, and here are my top 3:
- The Schumacher effect: Some people just can't let others pass in front of them. It's as if they were in a race and their life depends on their victory. If you show any sign that you're going to overtake them, they speed up. Nothing - absolutely nothing - can be faster than they are.
- Claustrophobic driving: It's analogous to the Schumacher effect. Sometimes, you like it or not, some people will be in front of you, specially during traffic jams. But, the claustrophobic driver cannot be stuck in traffic. The spice must flow! Even if you're in the right lane, the person behind you will probably use both light and sound to express in Morse Code the idea that you should get out of their way, even if you're just as stuck as they are.
- I like to move it: This is really a special kind of claustrophobic driving, but less intense. As soon as the traffic light turns green, these people are already honking their horns because you're not moving. In their minds, I believe, the movement of the cars in front of them is activated by the sound of their horns, rather than by the colour of the traffic light. They must honk even if the traffic light's been green for just a split second.
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