What is your worst road rage experience?

@agrant10 (1476)
United States
October 16, 2008 5:22pm CST
Here goes mines: I was leaving work at 5:00pm the light turned yellow and I went throught it. However, the person that was in the turning lane was unable to turn because my car was in the way. I guess it was about the 4th car in the turning lane, the driver of that car started cursing and screaming out words I can not repeat or type here. I refused to look at the driver for in fear that he would get out of his car and hit me over the head. I moved my car as quickly as I could and still would not look the other driver in the face. I realize that he too was in a hurray to get where he was going just as I was, but it was still kind of scary/
9 responses
• United States
17 Oct 08
My scariest experience is when i was driving on the interstate at night and put on my signal to change lanes to take an exit. I checked all my mirrors, and nothing. Just when i went to change lanes, this speeding car comes out of nowhere and we about wreck. I get back over in my lane to let him pass and then get over to take the exit, which the person had just taken. I pull up to a red light behind the person i almost wrecked with and the man gets out of his car and is coming at me cussing a blue streak, and i notice the man is drunk. Needless to say i am freaking out and roll up all the windows and lock the doors. Then the light turns green and i have to wait for this idiot to get back in his car before i can go.
• United States
17 Oct 08
They don't want to admit drinking effects the brains and impairs them.
@agrant10 (1476)
• United States
17 Oct 08
Can you image how people would still be alive if they had only thought about what you just stated?
@agrant10 (1476)
• United States
17 Oct 08
Why people want to drink and drive I could never figure that one out?
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
16 Oct 08
bet that was scary. you never know what people will do nowadays. i have never had an experience w/road rage. i live in a samll town & i'm really not out that much. it may go on here people drive pretty crazy. lol
@agrant10 (1476)
• United States
16 Oct 08
Well, you are very fortunate. Stay safe
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
17 Oct 08
thank you. u do the same.
@arlerambabu (1079)
• India
17 Oct 08
What follows is not my road rage experience, but i was a witness. I was waiting for my bus at the bus stand. A cyclist, collided head on with a Cab coming from the opposite direction.I have seen the cyclist tossed up to a height of at least 6 feet. I closed my eyes to avoid the ghastly result of the accident. When I dared to open my eyes, i have seen the cyclist chasing the speeding taxi hurling obscenities at the Cab driver. Unable to catch the cab, the cyclist returned back to see the condition of the cycle that was mangled beyond recognition. We started looking at the cyclist for injuries and bruises. Not even a scratch was found on his body. We all heaved a sigh of relief and were happy to see the cyclist who escaped unscathed. But the cyclist was mot happy. He said, "I could not catch that cabby. Any how I did note the cab's number,"
@agrant10 (1476)
• United States
17 Oct 08
The cab driver hit and ran, now that is sad. I'm glad the cyclist was fine even though it sounds like he was more concerned about the bike.
@peedielyn (1207)
• United States
17 Oct 08
Sorry to hear that. I know how that feels, although in my story the tables were turned. I was driving to work like I did everyday for a year straight. I thought I had a stalker, because everyday I would pass a certain road at exactly 7:42am. He was always at the corner and would pull out behind me and follow me to work. I would get on the highway and this guy continuously stayed on my butt. One day, I woke up determined to lose him. I got onto the on ramp to the highway sped up to 75 and got in the fast lane to lose him. I got back into the slow lane and proceeded on. In a matter of a blink of the eye he was right behind me. He kept getting closer and closer and I had had it. I stomped on the brakes as hard as I could. No I didn't tap them I stomped on them. He rear ended me and ended up on the butt end of my car. I got out of the car and ran up to his window and threw the contents of my purse at him. I called 911 and told them what was going on. They came out, he got ticketed and that was the end of that. This went on for a year. Now, what if he would have done something even more stupid with my kids in the car? I would have mangled his body. I got a new car out of it and he lost his license. Sorry to freak you out, but road rage is not a one sided problem all the time. Have a good day!
@agrant10 (1476)
• United States
17 Oct 08
You were either very brave or very mad to have ran up to his window.
@TessWhite (3146)
• United States
17 Oct 08
That does sound rather scary. Mine was about 10 years ago. I was on the freeway when another guy in a truck swerved and cut me off, almost hitting me. Without thinking about it I flipped him off. Boy was he pissed. He started screaming at me, pounding on his steering wheel and then trying to run me off onto the shoulder as he told me to pull over "or else." I was terrified. I finally managed to get away from him by suddenly changing lanes and taking an off ramp. I saw him pull to the side as I did this and get out of his truck yelling - I kept going.
@agrant10 (1476)
• United States
17 Oct 08
I know that I would not have stopped either.
17 Oct 08
dear my lottian.i can grasp ur feelings....normally ..in every ones driving career involves many abusing ,by us or obviously from others........... so...just dont think of it much.....k... yaa what u felt is really scary situation ........as such instances in future make u feel the experience of the past........ i donot have much experiences but my frnds used to tell me regarding me.......... any how .......have a nice day....be careful while driving........ byee
@agrant10 (1476)
• United States
17 Oct 08
Yes, I'm pretty such there will be other incidents, but I do not want them to happen anytime soon.
@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
17 Oct 08
i'm not driving so i hardly experience road rage on the road... my hubby is the one who is driving and i always remind him to drive slowly and carefully so that to prevent any accident from happening... we do experience crazy drivers on the road who swap line suddenly without using indicator or speeding past our car... but fortunately, we never have a serious accident and God always protects us... take care and have a nice day...
@agrant10 (1476)
• United States
17 Oct 08
Thank you for sharing. You too
@snowy22315 (171324)
• United States
16 Oct 08
I've had trucks follow me shining their big lights into my car and then because I wasnt moving fast enough for them or something, they gave me a blast with their big horn. I have also had people tailgating me at 80 mph just riding on my bumper. There are some crazy drivers out there. No doubt about that.
@agrant10 (1476)
• United States
16 Oct 08
Yes, a lot of them.
• Malaysia
17 Oct 08
Yet to encounter any serious road rage incident. I just had some idiots flashing high lights from behind to ask me to go to the slow lane, and i obeyed, and they just cut in and slowed down right in front of me. Well, that's normal and it's fine with me as long as they don't sudden brake or step out looking for a fight. But that's about it. Cursing? Hmm, a lot of such things happen in my country especially during traffic jams. Cab drivers are the notorious ones. Never ever get close to them since they might just curse at you for no reason.
@agrant10 (1476)
• United States
17 Oct 08
The cab drivers here are impatient as well.