Does your DH (or SO) ever have a little road rage?

delfin

delfin

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Sometimes, my DH will get so annoyed at other drivers that he'll drive too close (of course, he denies it), glare at them. It's so utterly ridiculous. I especially hate it when he acts this way when my kids are in the car. One time we got into a huge fight over it, but he can't just "let it go" when he perceives another driver doing something wrong or offensive. Does your DH or SO behave this way?
 
Ummmmmmm.... well, no. But I do. I don't drive close and glare at them, but boy, I utter some choice words. Never when Sophie is in the car though.
 
Uh Oh...with Shelley. I don't tailgate, but I am NOT a patient driver at all. I've learned to navigate the curvy mountain roads here, but noone else seems to have mastered the skill at speeds greater than 20 mph.x(
 
sometimes but not to this point. he might say stupid idiots or something in a normal, but annoyed, tone. me on the other hand has to cuss somebody out, its a very bad thing that i am trying to work on. patience in the car is not a real virtue with me right now.

kassia
 
Nah, he's super calm when he drives. I'm the one leaning out the window and shaking my fist at people. Well, not really, but I want to. I swear some people got their license out of a cereal box.

Sparrow

Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ‘Wow - what a ride!’ — Peter Sage
 
Mine used to be better but now his job causes him to drive many hours per day and alot of those are at peak rush hour in the Silicon Valley, CA. Now I really dislike driving with him - I try to remind him it is not one inch per 10 miles per hour but a car length x(

And then he weaves or waits til the last minute to get over to make the off ramp.

Oh well, at least I don't have to drive with him too often :7
 
DH doesn't. I do. I glare, but never next to them. I do speed past them just to see if I'm right and it's a 90+ year old...

Sigh. I'm terrible. x( :-(
 
Ok, so would chasing a tailgater down after he passes you and yelling at him be road rage??? That'd be my DH....he has never done that with me in the car and this only happened once...fortunately once was enough after we talked...:)}(
 
NOPE, no road rage by DH or myself. I've seen the unfortunate results of road rage. I don't understand getting upset over driving.... too many other things in the world more important. Tell your DH life is TOO short!
 
Shelly,

Is that why the Lime helmet on your cat? (Covering it's ears from the "choice words");)

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My DW, or in her case "WD" will say something like, "you're stupid" That's about it for her.

I use the choice words method.........
 
I totally agree with JeanneMarie. Life's too short and we don't know what's going on with the other driver. I personally have been in labour 3 times in a car on all fours in the back seat out of sight pleading 'Stop!' 'Easy on the curve' causing my husband to drive erratically...and been called to the Emergency room or had to rush a critically ill family member to the hospital STAT!' I would not presume to know what is going on with the other driver and most often say a little prayer for them and true to defensive driving, get the heck out of the way.

Take Care
Laurie:)
 
You know it's funny, my DH took a job as a field engineer that required a lot of traveling. He had to take a class, an actual class to be an aggressive driver...for the big cities he would have to drive through...Instead of being called, defensive driving, it's actually called aggressive driving...They taught, no kidding, I went to one of the classes, they taught the class how to tailgate, how to pass with persistance by honking your horn and flashing your high beams. Wow, that company must have a few lawsuits or just a high medical insurance rate...My DH is no longer with that company...

Can you imagine, taking a course like that and mixing it with human emotions, frustration, anger, tireness, etc...=====ROAD RAGE in a big way...

My DH used to tailgate, until the car in front of him stopped short and he crashed into the back of them. He was borrowing my mother's car at the time...No one was hurt, but it shook him up enough to know road rage is not worth it...

One other time, my DH cut someone off coming out of the mall parking lot, because of his constant impatience. Well, to his surprise and my horror, the guy was so #!@$#& off he pulled out a gun and was swearing at us and pointing an actual gun at us...then he squealed his tires and drove away. We had our two children with us, I was soooo scared. We were in a nice neighborhood, too if that even matters anymore...I can't believe things like that really happens, but it does...

Carrie
 
My SO (stupid octopus is what he calls it) is unable to drive and I am a nervous driver, I hate driving. I get passed by old people when I'm driving in the snow, lol.
 
My (now ex) husband was always easily thrown into road rage. I remember one rainy night we were in the minivan, 2 kids in their carseats in back, when he thought a truck cut him off. We were on the highway and I thought he was going to get us killed. He kept trying to pass the guy and looking over his shoulder so he could cut the guy off in return. Even when we finally got on the off-ramp, he kept looking over his shoulder as we made the loop and twice he nearly ran us off the road.

From that point on, when travelling together, I insisted on driving. We seperated and divorced 6 months later. That was 11 years ago. I always worry when my boys are with him and he's driving. They tell me "Dad's" driving is scary.

:(

Diane
 
My ex boyfriend did. He'd yell, make gestures, blow at them, curse, chase people down, get out of the car and confront them. I guess that is why he's a ex now.
Lorrie
 
I don't know if I'd call what my dh does "Road Rage". I think I'd call it more like "Mad Max" on the road.

He HATES when someone honks their horn the minute the light changes; he will either: turn around and yell "WHAT" or he'll purposely stay there until the light is getting ready to change so that person gets stuck at another red light.

Once a yellow cab driver honked his horn (it was the driver's fault, not my dh) and the light didn't even turn yet, and it wasn't like he was honking to warn him for anything, well dh was like "I swear if he honks one more time....never finished the sentence--the driver pulled up next to us to (I guess to get a look at dh), and why did he do that; the driver got smart with dh and dh didn't even warn me, he just threw his handcuffs at the drivers window (thank goodness I had my head down) and then got out the car but the driver had sped off.

Another time, dh actually got out the car with his club and walked over to the driver behind him and YELLED "WTF"....if the light is red F___ing WAIT.....

I got many others to tell, but will be writing all day :-(



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I'm beginning to think it depends on where you live whether you see road rage a lot or not. When we lived in NE Ohio it was a running joke that giving someone the "one-fingered salute" was a sign of "respect". People honked horns, yelled, cut people off, tailgated, etc. all the time. Since I grew up with it I grew used to it - not to condone it because I think it's ridiculous for anyone to get that worked up over driving, but I saw it so much I was desensitized. Have to admit though I didn't see too many people get out of cars and yell or do childish things like wait at a light on purpose, but those people are out there. Stupid behavior, if you think about it. Sometimes people have guns or other weapons. Seems a silly waste of a life or limb just because a traffic light turned green or someone changed lanes without looking well enough. Get over it and move on.

Now that I'm here in Middle Tennessee, I swear I hardly see this kind of behavior at all. It may be because Murfreesboro isn't exactly "the big city", but it's quite crowded and the traffic is heavy at times on the main roads. I haven't been "flipped off" once, I haven't had anyone honk their horn at me, and people drive very poorly here but it seems like everyone just knows that and it doesn't bother them. It's kind of nice, actually. I feel myself calming down quite a bit when I drive now because of it. Even DH drives more calmly than he used to, but neither of us were what I'd call "road ragers", even in Ohio. Not worth it. As JeanneMarie said, life is too short.

Now that my daughter is learning to drive, I always tell her it's not worth it to get upset at someone when they're driving too slow, too irratically, whatever. Just stay out of their way if they look like they're driving recklessly, and continue on to where you're going. It keeps you much more sane, and it may just save your life.

Carol
:)
 
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