Bad Drivers and the Finger?

[1slow370]

Ok so feel free to share your opinion based on experiences(must share wether you recieved or gave said finger) but this all was sparked off while i was driving around today after work in my beater running errands and came to an ugly moment involving an asshat. SOOO I'm cruising in the left lane creeping past a chevy 2500 that had been murdered out on a 2 lane 45mph surface street in the middle of the city (like commercial/apartments) when i notice a challenger with red douche ba- I mean R/T stripes coming up on me fast like 20mph faster than I am going which was 7mph faster than I should have been going (you know normal people speed) and he just halls up on me and doesn't come down to my speed until his head lights disappeared. I speed up a bit more (I don't like to go over +10) and I see him revvin his **** up and down telling me (like an asshat) to move when I have my blinker on and am speeding up to get in front of the truck next to me(the challenger also stepped over to pass me until he realized the other lane is going slower than I was and quick swerved back over (think heating the tires kind of swerving which has to be hella stupid in 4600lb land barge) I finally get over in front of the truck like 15seconds latter and against my better judment I let the birds fly in a nice calm manner as dude floors his 15second car to pass us, he sees birds and slams on his breaks to match speed and cuss at me in another language that i don't speak but I know what puto is. This then was responded to with "slow down you F'n Jackass dumb son of a bitch" said in a Not So Discreet manner (also I'm not a little dude) and then he speeds up changes over 2 turn lanes at the next street and proceeds upon doing the things asshats do down a 25 mile an hour side street and I continue driving home.

so the meat of this post is
1. If you ran into such a situation would you be tempted to give the 1 digit salute(possibly even the twin)?

2. If you were being an asshat would you be offended by receiving one or more displays of corrective criticism(not accedental douchebaggery I mean you were being a full blown tool) ?

3.(more Socal and bigger city prevelant, also depending on where you happen to be driving through) Say you commited to giving a one finger puppet show, how many times do you worry that your audience may irrationally enforce his opinion via a projectile weapon? (I have seen a guy pull a gun on a dude giving him the finger, what can I say some parts of this state ******* blow)

[dP3NGU1N]

1. Specifically to this situation. I'm always pleasantly surprised when people are going faster than I am and I hate people who block up traffic. I would have moved over and just let him be on his way. No I would NOT have flipped him the bird unless he further provoked me after I had let him through.

2. I'm known to ride people pretty hard when they're not going a certain speed and they don't have anyone in front of them. Once again, according to the situation, I would not have been offended. I know when I'm in the wrong and I'm perfectly willing to accept some berating if I deserve it. For example I almost ran a motorcyclist off the road once. Honestly didn't see him but he doesn't know that. He flipped me off and we both went on our way. I didn't lose any sleep over.

3. Once again. Depends on where you are and who's driving. If it really comes down to it I'm always ready to hit the brakes and pit someone. A little damage to my car to get out of a bad situation? No problem with me. I would never stop or get out of my car though. So... am I worried? You bet. Am I prepared for a confrontation? Absolutely. Learned pretty early on in life that actions have consequences. If I'm going to commit an action that's basically meant to incite a response then I better expect a response.

[1slow370]

I have asked to move this to the lounge btw, and i was going 52-53 ish on a busy 45 (foothill in a slow spot) and I am not embellishing when I say he came up about 20-25mph faster than that. Also I am not afraid of a confrontation not involving weapons it's not something I do purely due to how that shiz usually escalates, my only real concern is firearms, but when someone deserves the finger they deserve the mother ******* finger (personal opinion)

[SS_Firehawk]

I box them in when they are in the process of being a d!ckbag. I usually stop better, turn better, and accelerate faster than they can, so it's kinda like playing witha trapped mouse lol. The last guy bothering me was some old truck that damn near crushed my rear bumper while I was cruising at 35mph (the posted speed limit) on a 4 lane road. He did not try to pass, just rode my *** all the way up the street, slowing down then damn near ramming me. I see he has to turn after a mile of doing this and immedietly cut into his turn lane. I come to a complete stop and leasurely turn off my TCS. I revved her up to about 6k and dropped the clutch spitting dirt and rubber all over the front of his truck while wifey yelled at me. I then proceeded to enter a gated community. I'm pretty sure he wasn't happy at all, neither was my Wife, but I had a pretty smug smile as I parked.

[1slow370]

^i have done that once the "my car is an extension of myself, specificaly my middle finger" technique

My favorite version of that though is when in the beater I willl play the "oops it broke" card and throw on the flashers block both lanes and let them experience 2-5 miles of 15mph speeds(so long as it isn't busy wouldn't want to punish an innocent person.

[dP3NGU1N]

Originally Posted by SS_Firehawk

I box them in when they are in the process of being a d!ckbag. I usually stop better, turn better, and accelerate faster than they can, so it's kinda like playing witha trapped mouse lol. The last guy bothering me was some old truck that damn near crushed my rear bumper while I was cruising at 35mph (the posted speed limit) on a 4 lane road. He did not try to pass, just rode my *** all the way up the street, slowing down then damn near ramming me. I see he has to turn after a mile of doing this and immedietly cut into his turn lane. I come to a complete stop and leasurely turn off my TCS. I revved her up to about 6k and dropped the clutch spitting dirt and rubber all over the front of his truck while wifey yelled at me. I then proceeded to enter a gated community. I'm pretty sure he wasn't happy at all, neither was my Wife, but I had a pretty smug smile as I parked.

I will say, if you're in the fast lane going speed limit on a 4 lane road you're an absolute c^unt. I never understood why people think they should take up space just because it's there. And the speed limit doesn't justify blocking traffic. Honestly speed limits are simply revenue generators for the city and if you're really going to follow them then get in the slow lane of traffic. If someone's obviously going faster than you, what is the harm of letting them pass? All you're doing is creating a dangerous situation where the other person's incompetence or your own can cause an accident. Even if he were to go around it's still an extra maneuver that can put others at risk.

On the other hand if there's no one else on the road, or if there was traffic all around you where there's no where to go anyway, then, by all means, he's the ******* and you can disregard everything I said previously.

[exsanity]

Originally Posted by dP3NGU1N

I will say, if you're in the fast lane going speed limit on a 4 lane road you're an absolute c^unt. I never understood why people think they should take up space just because it's there. And the speed limit doesn't justify blocking traffic. Honestly speed limits are simply revenue generators for the city and if you're really going to follow them then get in the slow lane of traffic. If someone's obviously going faster than you, what is the harm of letting them pass? All you're doing is creating a dangerous situation where the other person's incompetence or your own can cause an accident. Even if he were to go around it's still an extra maneuver that can put others at risk.

On the other hand if there's no one else on the road, or if there was traffic all around you where there's no where to go anyway, then, by all means, he's the ******* and you can disregard everything I said previously.

1. Technically, it isn't "the fast lane" it is a passing lane and he was passing slower traffic.

2. IMO, the Charger in this situation was causing the "dangerous situation" by tailgating the OP.

[exsanity]

I have been the recipient of "the finger" once.

I was driving in a 75MPH zone on the interstate, cruise control on 85MPH. I came up on a WRX that, at my present velocity of 85MPH, I passed rather quickly. As I pulled past the driver's window, I noticed that they were giving me the one finger salute.

[dP3NGU1N]

Originally Posted by exsanity

1. Technically, it isn't "the fast lane" it is a passing lane and he was passing slower traffic.

2. IMO, the Charger in this situation was causing the "dangerous situation" by tailgating the OP.

Wasn't referring to the OP but... ok. If you take a look at the post I quoted firehawk who was talking about his own experience with someone else. And you can call it whatever you want but if that's what you got out of reading four lines of text you've completely taken the piss.

[exsanity]

Originally Posted by dP3NGU1N

Wasn't referring to the OP but... ok. If you take a look at the post I quoted firehawk who was talking about his own experience with someone else. And you can call it whatever you want but if that's what you got out of reading four lines of text you've completely taken the piss.

You know what, I appologize. My browser didn't load the quoted text when I originally read your post.

[dP3NGU1N]

No worries, mate.

[exsanity]

In the case of the quoted text, I agree.
Intentionally blocking lanes of traffic because you think people shouldn't be driving fast is not only unsafe, it is illegal.

I always drive in the farthest right lane possible, regardless of the speed I'm going. I move left to pass and immediately move right as soon as the pass is completed.

[SS_Firehawk]

Originally Posted by dP3NGU1N

I will say, if you're in the fast lane going speed limit on a 4 lane road you're an absolute c^unt. I never understood why people think they should take up space just because it's there. And the speed limit doesn't justify blocking traffic. Honestly speed limits are simply revenue generators for the city and if you're really going to follow them then get in the slow lane of traffic. If someone's obviously going faster than you, what is the harm of letting them pass? All you're doing is creating a dangerous situation where the other person's incompetence or your own can cause an accident. Even if he were to go around it's still an extra maneuver that can put others at risk.

On the other hand if there's no one else on the road, or if there was traffic all around you where there's no where to go anyway, then, by all means, he's the ******* and you can disregard everything I said previously.

I was in a residential neighborhood next to a park in the right hand lane. Cops are up and down that street. I move over for faster traffic... On the freeway. On a city street, f@ck you. I'm usually moving fairly quickly and the backup isn't me. But there are places I don't speed. Parks, schools and speed traps.

If you're referring to my traffic blocking; speeding is not a problem to me. Aggressively driving through traffic, cutting people off, and a common disregard for anyone around them is what grinds me. I'm generally passive until that point

Edit: Removed remarks. Browser was cut off and didn't see last paragraph. Btw , your opinion doesn't bother me. Keep thinking whatever you want.

[exsanity]

Originally Posted by SS_Firehawk

I was in a residential neighborhood next to a park in the right hand lane. Cops are up and down that street. I move over for faster traffic... On the freeway. On a city street, f@ck you. I'm usually moving fairly quickly and the backup isn't me. But there are places I don't speed. Parks, schools and speed traps. So you can go eat a fat D!ck until you learn to stop ASSuming what you think happened.

FYI: Apologies are accepted and I'll remove the offending remark if you do as well.

I do hate when people race around on the city streets. That's generally where very bad things happen. Especially in my around where there are a lot of mountain roads.

[dP3NGU1N]

Originally Posted by SS_Firehawk

I was in a residential neighborhood next to a park in the right hand lane. Cops are up and down that street. I move over for faster traffic... On the freeway. On a city street, f@ck you. I'm usually moving fairly quickly and the backup isn't me. But there are places I don't speed. Parks, schools and speed traps. So you can go eat a fat D!ck until you learn to stop ASSuming what you think happened.

FYI: Apologies are accepted and I'll remove the offending remark if you do as well.

If you're referring to my traffic blocking; speeding is not a problem to me. Aggressively driving through traffic, cutting people off, and a common disregard for anyone around them is what grinds me. I'm generally passive until that point

No, it's fine, you can leave it. It speaks loads about your character.