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Had my first experience with road rage today…
Was leaving a mall. I was exiting my parking row, waiting to be able to turn onto another road in the parking lot to head towards the exit. I saw the line of cars on the road I needed to turn onto stop as a car signaled to turn left into the row I was exiting, so I started to move out to turn left in front of the car stopped behind the turning car. Again, he was stopped waiting for the car in front to finish his turn and I took the opportunity to join the line heading towards the exit.
The car I turned in front of laid on the horn and flipped me the bird. I smiled and waved and moved on. Mea culpa if he didn’t feel like letting me turn. He stayed on my bumper continuing to honk his horn and flip me off. Two people in the back seat them extended their middle fingers out the rear windows. The honking never stopped.
We finally got to the exit and turned out. He passed me slowly pulled alongside me growling angrily, still flipping me off and honking. Eventually passed me and started brake checking me, all the while with middle fingers out the windows and the horn still blaring. At the next light, we turned in opposite directions.
My question, what was this guy’s goal? Why did me turning in front of him while he was stopped anger him so much. Even if I cut the guy off and slammed my brakes in front of him (not what happened) why the 5 minutes of middle fingers and honking and brake checking? What was the point? Was he trying to start a fight? Freaked my family out. I tried to just ignore and drive but certainly didn’t appreciate all the noise and obscenities with my family in the car.
** Edited by hokiemas at 7/29/2023, 8:28:30 PM
Posted: 07/29/2023 at 08:06 PM ET
Thread Replies (28)
Had my first experience with road rage today…
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-- hokiemas
Jul 29, 2023 at 08:06 PM ET
hokiemas
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07/29/23 08:06 PM ET
Be careful. I'm hearing more and more people are using guns on the road
-- DallasHokie98
Jul 30, 2023 at 09:03 AM ET
DallasHokie98
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07/30/23 09:03 AM ET
Thing is, I never honked my horn. Even when the guy started brake checking
-- hokiemas
Jul 30, 2023 at 10:57 AM ET
hokiemas
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07/30/23 10:57 AM ET
i bet stuff like that doesn’t happen in San Miguel de Allendes**
-- MrBayAreaHokie
Jul 29, 2023 at 10:40 PM ET
MrBayAreaHokie
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07/29/23 10:40 PM ET
Can’t say it ever did, but narco road blocks do. Plus I was visiting 4-5
-- hokiemas
Jul 29, 2023 at 10:45 PM ET
hokiemas
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07/29/23 10:45 PM ET
You shoulda started honking too and flipping off the car in front of you..
-- HokieGator
Jul 29, 2023 at 10:05 PM ET
HokieGator
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07/29/23 10:05 PM ET
it is not your fought he has failed at life..move on.**
-- capitals1
Jul 29, 2023 at 08:59 PM ET
capitals1
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07/29/23 08:59 PM ET
In Texas there would have been shots fired...**
-- UTPr0sim
Jul 29, 2023 at 08:59 PM ET
UTPr0sim
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07/29/23 08:59 PM ET
WoW , kudos for ignoring the pos, best option**
-- astrohokie
Jul 29, 2023 at 08:56 PM ET
astrohokie
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07/29/23 08:56 PM ET
Only option. Not going to make a fool of myself in front of my family.
-- hokiemas
Jul 29, 2023 at 09:06 PM ET
hokiemas
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07/29/23 09:06 PM ET
You should have stopped and challenged him.... Bullies always back down!
-- turkeywinghokie
Jul 29, 2023 at 08:42 PM ET
turkeywinghokie
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07/29/23 08:42 PM ET
If I could honk and flip this post off…all in the name of a CRLF….
-- kjhokie
Jul 29, 2023 at 08:24 PM ET
kjhokie
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07/29/23 08:24 PM ET
In an attempt to deescalate your rage, post edited. LOL!**
-- hokiemas
Jul 29, 2023 at 08:29 PM ET
hokiemas
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07/29/23 08:29 PM ET
Lol, too bad we can do that with a car full of maniacs!**
-- kjhokie
Jul 29, 2023 at 08:34 PM ET
kjhokie
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07/29/23 08:34 PM ET
It sounds like you really ticked off your wife and kids.**
-- EDGEMAN
Jul 29, 2023 at 08:16 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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07/29/23 08:16 PM ET
Wife wanted me to pull into a parking lot to get off the road and away from
-- hokiemas
Jul 29, 2023 at 08:21 PM ET
hokiemas
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07/29/23 08:21 PM ET
You did good. I've seen a road rager follow car to the parking lot in OBX.**
-- Kudelski
Jul 29, 2023 at 09:38 PM ET
Kudelski
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07/29/23 09:38 PM ET
Oh, I thought they were in the other car
-- EDGEMAN
Jul 29, 2023 at 08:26 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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07/29/23 08:26 PM ET
His life and problems are your fault, hokiemas. **
-- RoswellGAHokie
Jul 29, 2023 at 08:12 PM ET
RoswellGAHokie
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07/29/23 08:12 PM ET
…this rage behavior is about lack of power/control
-- chumley
Jul 29, 2023 at 08:54 PM ET
chumley
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07/29/23 08:54 PM ET
What I figured. Everything else is my fault, so why not his issues?**
-- hokiemas
Jul 29, 2023 at 08:13 PM ET
hokiemas
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07/29/23 08:13 PM ET
I've been meaning to talk to you, you bastige!**
-- TomTurkey
Jul 29, 2023 at 08:24 PM ET
TomTurkey
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07/29/23 08:24 PM ET
I apologize profusely. Pretty sure COVID, WW2, and Temple 1998 were also
-- hokiemas
Jul 29, 2023 at 08:26 PM ET
hokiemas
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07/29/23 08:26 PM ET
Was he and other wearing Yankees hats?**
-- TheNuke
Jul 29, 2023 at 08:18 PM ET
TheNuke
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07/29/23 08:18 PM ET
Nope. This was in Orlando, Florida which probably explains a lot.**
-- hokiemas
Jul 29, 2023 at 08:22 PM ET
hokiemas
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07/29/23 08:22 PM ET
Still, I wouldn't expect this behavior at the exit to Disney World.
-- KCHokie2
Jul 29, 2023 at 09:06 PM ET
KCHokie2
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07/29/23 09:06 PM ET
Ah, I'll be at Champions Gate next weekend, I hope I don't run it this guy**
-- TheNuke
Jul 29, 2023 at 08:39 PM ET
TheNuke
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07/29/23 08:39 PM ET
You will. He works as the lifeguard there. 🤣**
-- 1MetroHokie
Jul 29, 2023 at 09:07 PM ET
1MetroHokie
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07/29/23 09:07 PM ET
If you do, smile and wave…he likes that!**
-- kjhokie
Jul 29, 2023 at 08:42 PM ET
kjhokie
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07/29/23 08:42 PM ET