Roadrage

@Beaser (391)
United States
January 17, 2019 8:00am CST
I almost made it all the way to work today without cursing someone. I know, I should learn to relax. And this morning I did rather well - until I got stuck behind two cars that wanted to go exactly the same speed. Grrrr. One could have gotten behind the other and gone the same speed without affecting the line of traffic behind them. But I finally made it to work, safe and sound. I hope everyone has a great day!
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
17 Jan 19
@Beaser I know what you are saying.When I get on my scooter I turn into a mad person and people in my way I curse at to get out of my way.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
18 Jan 19
@Beaser I understand. I also keep a safe distance and cars pull into my safe distance too. I also have other things to deal with right now. I get used to those honking at me because my mobility scooter cannot always go on the sidewalk and it is slow so try to stay over to the right so they will not honk but there are those that honk.
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John Beasley
@Beaser (391)
• United States
17 Jan 19
@hannihar Most of the time I'm pretty calm even when someone decides my safe following distance it their right to get over in front of me. And then they hit their brakes. But I have a lot of other things going on at the moment so my frustration runith over.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
17 Jan 19
Well perhaps if you had left earlier the cars going the same speed wouldn't have bothered you so much. We can't control other people only our reaction to them. That being said, I might feel the same way.
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John Beasley
@Beaser (391)
• United States
17 Jan 19
@snowy22315 I hear ya. I was plenty early and even with having to drive slower I still made it to work early. To me the courteous thing to do would have been to move over so others could pass, not drive the next 15 miles right next to someone. Oh well, life goes on.
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John Welford
@indexer (4852)
• Leicester, England
17 Jan 19
It's worth getting over this mindset, because one day it could get you into serious trouble.
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John Beasley
@Beaser (391)
• United States
17 Jan 19
I hear ya John. I guess I should clarify that I didn't roll down the window or anything so the only one that heard my rage was me. But it's still probably not good to let the frustration get to me.
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Jo Miller
@pjmurphy (2498)
• United States
17 Jan 19
So you're the person I see while driving who's always wanting someone to move over. Relax.
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John Beasley
@Beaser (391)
• United States
17 Jan 19
@pjmurphy I guess I am. I think that if you're going to go around someone, go around them and get over so others can also pass. I also think that if there are multiple lanes going the same direction, you don't ride next to someone for 15 miles going the same speed. Just my opinion though.