So this one time about 5 years ago, I'm sitting at a stop sign, wanting to make a left.  There are 2 lanes in each direction of traffic, no real gaps to jump into.  This guy in a Charger rental pulls up behind me and keeps inching closer and closer.  Then the fucker honks at me whenever there was the tiniest gap.  We probably sat there for a few minutes, this is during AM rush in Madison, I'm turning off Bedford onto N Shore Dr, to make the right at John Nolen, to go to the Alliant Energy Center.

So we're sitting there, with the typical Madison pokey drivers spaced just close enough that I can't go, and this guy is on my ass, honking.  I see a small gap, pop the clutch and floor it, then extend my middle finger at the guy behind me.  I get the arrow for the right and go - not thinking much of it.

Until I pull into the Energy Center where I'm working a trade show.  This guy pulls in right behind me - must have followed me in.  So I'm ready for a confrontation....

Turns out it was one of my customers fucking with me.     Haven't practiced my sign language on the road since.

Justin86 wrote:

Ol Terry Tiny Noodle asserting his opinion of how traffic ought to flow.

Seriously. 

Jeepis wrote:

I have thought of this. No matter how much of a jerk move, I try to keep my calm, especially near home or work. Just not worth it to piss off an ass only to have it be a neighbor or coworker.

Ya definitely. There's a small twisty bit of road between my turn-off of the main stop and go road and my neighborhood. I try to show restraint towards people going at a leisurely pace through there cuz my house isn't very far from where I turn in to the neighborhood. If I'm tailgating someone going 25 through a 30mph curve there's a high chance they will turn into my neighborhood and live further down than me so they'll see where I live. haha.

Without traffic those are fun turns to take at 40-45 

tommyd wrote:

Justin86 wrote:

Us salvage folk drive with a slight chip on the shoulder.

You don't need a salvage title to drive with a chip. A little over a year ago I bought an 1995 f-250. Rode like a lumber wagon, leaf springs front and rear. Sat several inches higher then newer lifted truck too.

I NEVER gave up my lane, if you want to merge into me then merge into me, I'll total your car and drive mine home without so much as a dent. Then one day that happened. Someone merged into me at 70mph with a Hyundai Tiburon.i laid on the horn but she kept coming. I though for sure I was going to monster truck that car into a pancake. Turns out she was on her cell phone and nice enough to admit it. Truck didn't have a scratch on it. The cop came over to me and looked at the truck and laughed. Told me that I was free to go since she took responsibility.

It crushed the back fender, bumper, trunk lid, back glass, back tire was gone,door was hit. That thing was wrecked.

I still drive the same way, if someone wants to hit me, that's why they have insurance. If they total my Saab out I'll buy it back and fix it myself if the car is still straight. With wrx parts if I have to.

Not really road rage but funny!

What about Michigan no-fault though?

I don't think Tommy's comment meant to apply to stop and go, I hope not at least - very douchey move. I think he was saying if he's going a steady 70 in the slow lane he'll keep going 70 since it is the merger's responsibility to mesh with traffic. Also ... a douchey move. Easy enough to move over a lane for oblivious idiots who want to merge onto the freeway at 50

Justin86 wrote:

Justin86 wrote:

Let me also haphazardly lob out that running into the price would've been a genuine show up.

Us salvage folk drive with a slight chip on the shoulder.

I should revisit this.

It's not a chip, it's a sense of "I have insurance on this pile of shit, go ahead and hit me dummy"

Driving around indifferent. Not careless or reckless,  but just not caring about getting hit.

Or getting your bumper kicked by some Terry Tiny Noodle

Justin86 wrote:

I would have a hard time staying cool if someone was approaching my vehicle. Reckless would apply then.

Not much bakes me up while driving though.

Not much use getting reckless back with someone like that. I chose the path of least resistance by waiting for more cars to pass by before moving on. Who knows what he woulda done had my window been down or something. All that just to move 1 car further in stop and go, no thank you, I dont want any confrontation with someone like that.

*EEEEERRRRRRRRHHHHHHHHHH*

Incorrect.

My vehicle has no airbag, so I'll never die in an auto accident when I'm in it.