Step into the confessional . . . . how irritable of a driver are you?

MrFun · June 4, 2003, 20:26

Ok people -- if you do NOT go at a green light quickly when there are no pedestrians to yield to, or if you're not yielding to turn left -- I WILL honk at ya!

G R E E N means go -- not sit there to reflect on your thoughts or pick your nose!

JohnT · June 4, 2003, 20:26

I yell at other drivers. Irritable enough for ya?

MrFun · June 4, 2003, 20:27

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Originally posted by JohnT
I yell at other drivers. Irritable enough for ya?

Wow -- you ARE an irritable driver.

JohnT · June 4, 2003, 20:28

"Dammit, MOOOVE!!!! Don't act like you've got nowhere to go and all day to get there - some of us have lives, goddammit!!!"

Agathon · June 4, 2003, 20:29

I was going to start a thread about rage in everyday life. You know, things that make you go aaaarrrgghhh!

I don't consider myself to be an excellent driver, but I don't speed and I don't tailgate. I've often wished that I had an automatic rifle mounted on my car to shoot the stupid selfish idiots that seem to make up about 20% of all motorists.

So I guess I'm on the irritable side.

JohnT · June 4, 2003, 20:30

Sometimes, I get pissed at stupid driving moves that in no way effect me at all.

MrFun · June 4, 2003, 20:30

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Originally posted by Agathon

So I guess I'm on the irritable side.

NAAAAAH

JohnT · June 4, 2003, 20:31

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Originally posted by Agathon
I was going to start a thread about rage in everyday life. You know, things that make you go aaaarrrgghhh!

I don't consider myself to be an excellent driver, but I don't speed and I don't tailgate. I've often wished that I had an automatic rifle mounted on my car to shoot the stupid selfish idiots that seem to make up about 20% of all motorists.

So I guess I'm on the irritable side.

I'm more of the "Man, I just wish I was a cop so I could just bust their asses down!" type. No violence, I just want them to suffer and learn.

Hot Mustard · June 4, 2003, 21:07

A couple of times I have rolled down the window and yelled "Are you still turning!?!?" when passing people that still have their indicator on.

MrFun · June 4, 2003, 21:08

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Originally posted by dejon
A couple of times I have rolled down the window and yelled "Are you still turning!?!?" when passing people that still have their indicator on.

Imran Siddiqui · June 4, 2003, 21:10

That's hilarious!

loinburger · June 4, 2003, 21:10

I swear like a sailor when I drive. It's occasionally caused embarrassment when I've got a passenger who's never ridden with me before, but they get used to it quickly enough.

I'll honk at people if they're slow off the mark when the light turns green, or if they slow down to 5 MPH when making a turn, or if they're just jackasses in general (e.g. if they're about to merge into me or something). I'll also occasionally flash my lights at somebody who's driving too slow in the passing lane, but more often I'll just pass them on the right -- in my experience if they're too stupid to understand that the passing lane is for passing, then they're also too stupid to understand what it means when somebody flashes his lights at you.

MrFun · June 4, 2003, 21:11

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Originally posted by loinburger
I swear like a sailor when I drive. It's occasionally caused embarrassment when I've got a passenger who's never ridden with me before, but they get used to it quickly enough.

I don't know whether to be scared or impressed.

MrFun · June 4, 2003, 21:13

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Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui

That's hilarious!

You can't step into the confessional and leave without giving a confession related to the topic.

loinburger · June 4, 2003, 21:15

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Originally posted by MrFun
I don't know whether to be scared or impressed.

It must be genetic -- my mom's one of the sweetest ladies I know, but if you put her in the driver's seat then you'd better cover your virgin ears...

Growing up, my brother and I learned more swears from our mom than from our dad (who'd typically only swear when he hit his thumb with a hammer), or, for that matter, than we did from the playground at school. She's pretty imaginative when she's driving.

Kirnwaffen · June 4, 2003, 21:22

I'm actually pretty passive when I'm driving, for the most part. There are always those days, though, when every idiot in the state of Colorado seems to be taking the same route that I am, at which point I manage to string together more four letter words than can possibly fit in a coherent sentence.

Pekka · June 4, 2003, 21:25

I'm the best driver there is, always right. Everyone else is just plain bad drivers with no skills. And that makes me irritable driver.

Agathon · June 4, 2003, 21:32

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Originally posted by JohnT

I'm more of the "Man, I just wish I was a cop so I could just bust their asses down!" type. No violence, I just want them to suffer and learn.

I once advocated that the cops should stop and shoot people who don't indicate.

Actually, here's an old cop joke they tell when people quibble about the meaning of a "Stop" sign.

A cop stops a guy who runs slowly through a stop sign when nobody is coming. He asks the guy why he didn't stop. The guy says, "I slowed down, it's the same thing."

"Oh yeah?", says the cop who begins to administer a furious beating with his nightstick. After a couple of minutes the guy is a bloody blubbering wreck so the cop stops hitting him.

"Now", says the cop, "do you want me to stop, or slow down?"

Bereta_Eder · June 4, 2003, 21:35

LOL I never get irritated behind the wheel. I rarely do mistakes and never get pissed at mistakes of others. Nobody dares/has a reason?/cares to yell at me and I don't yell at anyone.

and never drove drunk, except once

Bereta_Eder · June 4, 2003, 21:36

Note that I'm a veritable exception in my city in this regard.

Caligastia · June 4, 2003, 21:37

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Originally posted by dejon
A couple of times I have rolled down the window and yelled "Are you still turning!?!?" when passing people that still have their indicator on.

I hope they had their hearing aid on..

Kirnwaffen · June 4, 2003, 21:41

http://www.somethingawful.com/articles.php?a=1443

My favorite link that's pseudo related to this.

Neutrino · June 4, 2003, 21:50

Just started driving a few weeks ago (didn't need a car until then). I'm still in the 'new driver follow all the rules' groove.

There are lots of horrible drivers here in Texas -- too many aggressive drivers. Oh, and there's a reason cars have signaling lights.. maybe people should try SIGNALING. Lack of inter-driver communication leads to higher possibilities of accidents >(