People with road rage?

Question

okay so I was driving my brother and his friend to school and its a 2 lane road but this guy is riding my ***, and im already speeding, thenhe goes around so i flipped him off then he slows down gets right next to me and just glares mutters something and speeds off.

wtf is wrong with people was he gonna beat up a bunch of high school kids lol

Answer 1

Well was he able to pass legally? If so, you should have just let him pass. Sure he was a jerk for tailgating you but you participated when you flipped him off, he just built on that... which is usually how these things work, they just keep escalading.

If it wasn't legal to pass, then I'd try to stay far away from him, he obviously doesn't care about anything. I'd much rather have him infront of me than behind me. You could even call the police and report him for unsafe driving at that point, not that they could really do too much.

Answer 2

No one knows what larks out there in other cars. Follow the rules of the road and remember the life of your passengers are your main concern. These road rage people are every where and it doesn't take much to tick them off if they are having a bad day. Please be careful always when driving. The life you save may be your own..

Answer 3

To be a high-schooler, maybe you shouldn't flip people off. Beware, you never know who you are aggravating. Next time, just get over, let the madman go about his way, and continue to drive the way you do. Better safe than sorry.

Answer 4

When you can do so safely, pull over and call the police on your cell phone, if someone is with you they can call as it is happening. If you don't have a cell phone pull into a service station and use the pay phone.

It is very important to call the police even if you are safe, because that person is still out there and may possibly hurt someone else or cause an accident and hurt many people.

If someone else is with you and you have a camera or vidio camera he/she can take a picture or video of what is going on, that may also come in handy if that person did end up hurting someone or caused an accident.

Answer 5

First, no one deserves a beating more than a high school kid. Second, your actions escalated the situation. If you want to get through life intact, stop escalating dangerous situations. Third, never become emotionally involved with other drivers. Ever.

Answer 6

I have almost zero trouble with road ragers.  I just drive courteously and ignore anyone who seems angry.  

Also, if I don't do anything that stands out from the rest of traffic, the cops don't bother me either.  

And I move over to the right to let people pass (if it's more than one lane).

Answer 7

Some people are just frigging idiots! What a jerk!

Answer 8

Don't worry about him. The majority of people who react in that manner is the ones who can't drive. I was in a very similar situation not to long ago but the sooner you accept the fact that the road is full of non drivers who loves to cuss and quarrel with everyone for their mistakes the sooner you will forget about him and move on.

Answer 9

If that's all it takes to get his panties in a wad just let him fester in his own pettiness.

Answer 10

you are basically just as bad for flipping him off. two wrongs do not make a right. Next time pull over and let the idiot pass you. He could have been a gun-toting maniac. Just be careful next time.

Answer 11

Many parts of the world people get shot doing that sort of thing.  You can't assume that others would be nice about being flipped off.  They might not take it well and very bad things could result.  I am not suggesting that road rage is in any way acceptable, but it is very commonplace and anything you can do to avoid being a victim of some idiotic temper tantrum is good!

Answer 12

Why did you flip him off?  What did that prove?

You should have just let him gone by and continue driving.

He was being an A55 for speeding and tailgating, but you were a jerk for giving him the bird.

Answer 13

Do that in FLORIDUH & U could end up with holes in U & the Vehicle !

Answer 14

I think he was not going to beat anyone but I do think that people have road rage because today you see alot of cars that look like they are from a game and thus they think they own the road.

Answer 15

It happens more often than not.

Answer 16

Y did   u fall into his RR.   Why did you flip him off?  Let idiots like that go,  or call 911 and give them the license plate for speeding.  now that would be nice to drive by that fool when he's signing that ticket,,   I woulld honk as I went by.   yah