Idiot!

[ScottY]

Yesterday after work, I am driving the usual route home. On a backroad with speed limit 30mph, I am driving 40mph. While listening to the radio (I had it kinda loud), I think I heard someone honk me. But I wasn't too sure and ignored it. Then I heard someone honk again later on. I looked in the rear view mirror, there was this guy in his gas guzzling SUV following really close. I ignored him and keep driving. Then at the intersection before turning into a main road, he honked me again. I got really pissed, and show the WTF gesture to him. After the turn into the main road, as he pass me I show him the finger. :cussing: As usual, the SUV has the "support the troops" sticker in the back. How ironic! At the first red light, he's just one car ahead of me. At the second red light, I am right next to him. When the light turns green, I can hear his anger from how fast his engine rev. On the highway, the idiot keep changing lanes just to get ahead of one car. No matter how many times he change lanes, he's still ahead of me by 3 cars. When can people wake up?!!!

I feel better this morning when I see my car twin (another silver 05) on the Northern State Parkway. If you are reading, reply!

Scott

[wstander]

Oh be thankful he did not stop like the truck behind me did a while back. In my case, he actually got out (abandoning his truck in traffic lane) and proceeded towards me brandishing a tire iron!

Fortunately, the light turned green and I was gone well before he returned to his truck.

And again, no cops.......

[efusco]

I saw the thread title and thought you were just using the "YOU" tag again....thank goodness it wasn't me this time!

I know what you mean though, I just can't believe how little difference in time it takes to get to work. Driving at the speed limit vs driving an aggressive 10mph over when I had my Expedition as the main vehicle makes, maybe, a 2-3 minute difference over a 13-14 mile route. And I'm so much more relaxed these days.

[clongwor]

I hear you, buddy! Happens to me all the time too. Although I leave out the finger part....don't want to get shot at. I think just catching up with them and having them notice is better revenge.

One of the problems with the SUVs is that you feel you are going slow (heaven forbid you should look at your speedometer!)

I found that switching from my rattling hard-suspension V8 1989 Mustang to my smooth, tight Prius makes me drive faster than I used to. I am always surprised at how fast I am going.

[TonyPSchaefer]

One of the advantages of "hacking" the auto-dimming rearview mirror is that many times I can't even see the driver behind me. I can easily see that there's traffic back there, but it's so amazingly easy to completely disregard them when you can't easily see their face.

I used to "drive in my rear-view" always wanting to be courteous to the person/people behind me. Anymore, though, I do my thing and if they want to pass, I'm not stopping them.

[koa]

Sorry but I don't agree with you guys. You never know if there is a legitimate reason the person needs to get by. You weren't paying attention to your rear view mirror (not good) since you didn't see him drive up on you. You gave him the finger because he was in an SUV! That helps. Would you have done the same if it was a Prius behind you? Someone wants to pass pull over (if you can safely) and don't judge him by what kind of car he is driving. There seems to be a real Prius vs the SUV mentality here that seems rather odd given how highly educated (according to another thread) Prius drivers are suppose to be.

[LaughingMan]

First of all, there's no excuse for driving recklessly.

There's a time and a place to pass someone on a road, and there's usually a courteous and safe way to do it.

People who tailgate you, honk their horn and insist you yield to them are a stone's throw from driving recklessly in my book, regardless of what kind of car they are driving, and there's no excuse.

I don't give a hoot about what's going on in their lives. They're pissed off, they're busy, they're having a bad day and they just want to go wherever they're going in a hurry... but I'm not going to let someone driving aggressively project those bad feelings onto me. I'll go about abiding by the rules of the road, driving the car in the safest way I see fit... if they blow by, more power to them. they're only increasing their own risk of an accident.

[2Hybrids]

Agreed - no excuse for that kind of behavior. There are special kind of vehicles that have a "legit" reason to get by: emergency vehicles. (neener, neener)

There is NO LEGIT REASON to put someone elses life in danger and drive dangerously, tailgate, etc. He was ALREADY doing 10 over the speed limit for cryin out loud. I would treat that person in the same manner even if they were driving a Prius, but I'd be awfully disappointed that a Prius owner would be such an ass.

Wreckless, careless, and agressive driving is illegal in all 50 states the last time I checked and is not authorized for ANY reason. And with the sound of it, that SUV driver may have been border-line road rage, which brings very severe penalties.

on the other hand, as for not seeing him in the rearview....tsk, tsk

[Dan.]

I actually got some SUV'r honking and yelling at me for going too slow in a PARKING LOT I mean how fast over the posted speed of 5 MPH are you suppossed to go. It never occured to me tha going between 2-3 times the posted speed would be too slow. Guess he couldn't live going 15 HPH... had to go 30.

And ohh yeah... right after he ripped by me, he almost locked up his breaks because he wanted to take the speed bump nice and easy in his pricy SUV

Has nothing to do with what you dirve (I was in an MX-6 that day), but who they are. Kinda guy that probably beats his dog for being excited that he's home.

[hdrygas]

Originally posted by koa@Oct 7 2005, 08:16 PM
Sorry but I don't agree with you guys.  You never know if there is a legitimate reason the person needs to get by.  You weren't paying attention to your rear view mirror (not good) since you didn't see him drive up on you.  You gave him the finger because he was in an SUV!  That helps.  Would you have done the same if it was a Prius behind you?  Someone wants to pass pull over (if you can safely) and don't judge him by what kind of car he is driving.  There seems to be a real Prius vs the SUV mentality here that seems rather odd given how highly educated (according to another thread) Prius drivers are suppose to be.

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I have to disagree with you. I am an Obstetrician and have more than once (a week) had to get to the hospital quickly. I admit when I was younger that I drove too fast but I have learned that driving over the speed limit and going through red lights only endangers others and myself but does not get me there much sooner. I have a good excuse, and have been stopped and escorted to the hospital with out tickets but I now drive the speed limit and stop at stop lights. I do admit to going through a few at 3am but not before looking both ways twice. I just never got me there much quicker. I have even seen a few wrecks of cops, ambulances, and fire trucks over the years that still had their lights and sirens going. If they can't do it safely with all of that no one can.