"You don't own the freaking road!" (SPECIAL TOPIC)

[JohnBM01]

GTPlanet, here is a special topic focused on the drivers who drive like they own the road. I guess the audience I'm talking about is the ones with the big American cars revving up their engines like every street is a drag strip. For the many people who may have glanced at my "A Reminder Why...Japanese Cars" know just how I feel about why I am an American, but it doesn't mean that I have to love American cars. And the same goes for people who own the streets. I guess when American sportscar owners like to talk about that some drivers of sport compacts and imports are the ones who usually like getting into accidents and causing trouble. And I bet they also think that they are the ones who illegally race on the streets at night, a la "Need for Speed: Underground." But in another sense, some people think that it's perfectly fine to rev up their small blocks, 351 Windsors, or whatever, down the streets at night thinking they own the damn road. Same goes for drivers of big American cars and trucks, thinking the road is their race track, and that only that person is obligated to drive properly on the road. And several times, I've seen ragged old Cadillacs and beaten-up, old Ford trucks drive like crap on the streets, when someone is just waiting to hit them and force them into an accident. So if you ask me, Americans can stereotype drivers of sport compacts and imports thinking they are "2 Fast 2 Furious" come to life. But when some drivers of American cars take over the road, they think they are the crap. Now is a good time to say:

YOU DON'T OWN THE FREAKING ROAD!!! So how do you feel about people in mostly American cars driving like crap, as if their Detroit Iron matters on the road more than anything else? And how do you feel about these American cars running down the street at night, pretending the streets are a drag strip? I'll start.

Don't get me wrong. I respect American cars and trucks. But one thing I DON'T respect are people who drive like their jalopies like their cars are better than anything else on the road. This same issue is reminiscent of F-body's all-Chevy attitude. It surprised me that this guy hated Fords, and Ford is as American as any other car company. But I know that just because you're in America and you have American iron doesn't mean you rule the streets. You see, this is the case of American pride stooping to unfathomable lows. Even if my parents owned either a Mustang Mach 1 or a Yenko Camaro, I still know that I'm driving a car and not a beacon of American pride. That thing with 4 wheels and a motor is a CAR, not a street weapon, not an armored car, it is just a normal car or truck. You want to rev your machine to the high heavens? Take it to a 1/4 mile. Or if you're a REAL driver, take it to a road course.

So what is an example? One time, I seen a woman in her Mustang convertible, and she basically had her rear view mirror pointed at her. And I know so because my parents were driving me home this past Saturday and noticed her. And I'm like, what if you get rear-ended, Mustang lady? As I said, I'm American, I just think differentely. I'm not perfect, I just think differentely. And people, even Speed Channel show "Sports Car Revolution" think that most of the people causing all the problems on the road are tuner cars and sport compacts/imports. And I mean, I know that a Supra with a Veilside bodykit and Borla exhaust does not qualify as a pure sportscar, but damn it, please. Quit bashing on these people!!! They enjoy driving and probably don't see themselves in pure sportscars. And as I said, every car on the road is fragile, whether from America or Japan, or I don't care if they come from the island of Madagascar, every car breaks down. And I hear of people saying that an American NA motor lasts longer than a Japanese turbo. Maybe even people saying a Japanese car last shorter than Detroit Iron. I mean, American cars aren't perfect. I still can't believe F-Body saying "my Camaro can beat your Lotus Elise for much less." And also coming up with "riceboy..." whatever.com site. Not every car is built to withstand the same amount of pressure that an American muscle car would.

To make a long story short, do you think you own the road with your American-built, American-powered, American-driven machine? You sure don't. Let me tell you something. There was a saying someone said in an old thread of mine called "Losing." The quote went as: "even monkeys fall from trees." American cars are probably cheaper to buy because they are built in the States, and just because it's American doesn't mean you should disrespect others and make fun of any foreign car. Japanese sports cars are not "expensive pieces of junk" with go-kart motors, German cars aren't sportscars for the rich, and British cars aren't luxury cars costing twice as much as a Corvette. I mean, okay. I like all cars, but I don't like the brains of people who think their American machine can outhandle, outaccelerate, or outperform anything non-American. Sure, you can say that these are some of America's best sports cars, but it doesn't mean that you own the road. Maybe I'm starting to get REALLY sick of all this "road owning" stuff. To me, people love performance, but would want an "econo box." There are people in these small cars that may have a chance to Autocross their machines, so you can't say their cars aren't racers. Autocross may not be NASCAR (or NAScrap to some), but at least it's better than smoky burnouts and loud engines. Everyone knows what an American V8 sounds, basically. It's because American cars think they rule... the WORLD. Well this may offend some people, but American cars aren't s****. So, one more time...

YOU
DON'T
OWN
THE
FREAKING
ROAD!!!

-John; Houston, TX, USA

Reply at will about people who think they own the road.

 

[Thio]

I see where you are coming from, but I also think that people who "own" the road are the ones that drive slow and think that they know what they are doing.

My father is a great example. He follows the speed limit around town and on the freeway, but in the law there is a phrase that mentions "go with the flow" and yet he rarely does! Only when he is mad or something like that, but anyways, ... Old citizens are an exception to this case because they are old and their reaction time to instantaneous events are a lot slower than what a young person's reaction time is. Yesterday, when he was driving me to school, there is a residential section of the city we have to go through, and the speed limit is 25MPH. My father went exactly 25MPH, but there was a huge line of cars behind him because the road had only one lane. In that case, if I were behind my father, I would be really mad and find some way to drive around him.

I have to go to school now, so I will post more later on

Thio

 

[///M-Spec]

Last week on the way home I was passed and summarily cut off by a young man in a loud and flamboyant car. He then proceeded to cut across several lanes of traffic, generally disrupting everyone around him in order to arrive at the same red light as everyone else. He was driving a red Toyota Celica.

I was on my way to Orlando last year with my family when a pair of cars traveling 100+ mph on I-75 blew passed us. One in the far left and one on the shoulder(!) They proceeded to slash their way across traffic, weaving in and out the crowded and busy freeway, each in a near homicidal effort trying to out do the other. It was a new Maxima and a BMW 5-series.

A few weeks ago I was test driving the Pontiac GTO and the salesman and I went down a two lane canopy road. This is a narrow road lined with trees on either side, with little/no shoulder or run off room. We were stopped at a light when I heard an engine with a pretty open intake and exhaust rev several times behind me.

When the light turned green, I pulled briskly away in the 350hp GTO, leaving Mr. Revy-rev behind at the light spinning his tires. (the GTO hooked up nicely and pulled away with nary a hint of wheelspin) I then get un-stupid and rein in the car at ~65 and returned to a safe speed for the road (about 50 --speed limit is 35). When Revy-rev finally catches up, he passes me across a double yellow line. It was a beige Honda Accord coupe. Apparently, exceeding the speed limit by 15 was not enough for him. He proceeded to fly down the road at what must have been 75 mph, followed then by a blue Acura RSX, also passing me on a double yellow. The beige Accord then flashed his hazard lights in a typical "classy" move so show me that he "won" the race.


M

 

[Joey D]

I see more people driving hopped up Japanese cars drive like complete morons over someone driving a Camaro. Most of the people I see driving camaros are in there 30's. Your just being sterotypical. Also your just bashing American cars in a polite way.

 

[240Z freak]

You think everything is bashing American cars.

 

[Joey D]

Because most of the time people are. They aren't that bad. I don't see the confusing in that.

 

[///M-Spec]

Well this may offend some people, but American cars aren't s****.

In this case, I think BlazinXtreme is right on the money and the above quote backs him up. If someone drives like a jerk, what does it matter if he's in a American car? He is still a jerk. The implication in this thread is that it only matters to John if jerks drive American cars and that jerks in other types of cars are somehow exempt from his anger. Sounds like bias to me.


M

 

[emad]

yesterday when I was leaving the train station, there were more people than normal because it was the first afternoon train of the day. I got into my the car and was waiting to get out of the lot and all of a sudden some jackass came in at high speed and tried to take a left turn THROUGH our car and the car in front of us (there was only a few feet in between). That wouldn't the first time we had a near miss at this station either. Most of the small scratches on our car are from people just barely missing us on their way out of the station. Driving in that parking lot is like driving in pakistan - most of the people are flippin IDIOTS. My friend once actually got hit and was forced to be late to an exam because of some moron driver hitting her at high speed while she was pulling in. The driver of that car didn't have the right of way and was threatening to sue my friend for some bogus injuries and damages to their car. The person was yelling and screaming at her as though it was her fault despite the witnesses there to prove otherwise.

I really could care less about what people do to their cars as long as they drive sanely and as long as they don't have what feels like 100+ decibels coming out of their muffler

 

[Joey D]

Originally posted by ///M-Spec
In this case, I think BlazinXtreme is right on the money and the above quote backs him up. If someone drives like a jerk, what does it matter if he's in a American car? He is still a jerk. The implication in this thread is that it only matters to John if jerks drive American cars and that jerks in other types of cars are somehow exempt from his anger. Sounds like bias to me.


M

At least someone has the sense to see what I'm saying

 

[Sleek Stratos]

A person with disregard for other drivers is a moron no matter what kind of car he/she is in.
I've always thought the tuner/ricer culture was the more aggressive kind out on public roads as well.

 

[McLaren'sAngel]

hiya John! oOoo another fun topic

Yea, I agree with you about people driving with that attitude as if they own the road and is better than anyone else. Plus, when they drive so crazy like changing lanes so fast with no signal or driving WAY over the speed limit is just asking for an accident or the POLICE! Also, I believe they usually get that kind of attitude is because they like to show off their soup car or even their fast stock car. It can range from any car with a stock engine with such as 250HP and above or just how fast their soup up cars can go. Even just how BIG their car is too such as Ford F-250 or a RAM 1500. And speaking of BIG trucks, I also starting to like Nissan's Titan!!! It just various with what kind of how the car is built and they wanna show it off. I just hope people would stop driving with that kind of "I own the road" attitude because it can make other people panic and lose control or get other people angry. In my opinion...there is only one type of person/car that actually "OWN THE ROAD!" and that is....


And the person/car is.....THE POLICE!!!!!!!!!

BAD BOY! BAD BOY! WUTCHA GONNA DO WHEN THEY COME FOR YOU?!?!

 

[DSchwenn]

Originally posted by ///M-Spec
In this case, I think BlazinXtreme is right on the money and the above quote backs him up. If someone drives like a jerk, what does it matter if he's in a American car? He is still a jerk. The implication in this thread is that it only matters to John if jerks drive American cars and that jerks in other types of cars are somehow exempt from his anger. Sounds like bias to me.

Very well said.

Originally posted by JohnBM01
Everyone knows what an American V8 sounds, basically. It's because American cars think they rule... the WORLD. Well this may offend some people, but American cars aren't s****.

There is a word that I'm thinking of, I believe it starts with an "h." Oh yeah, hypocrite. There door swings both ways John. You start a thread telling people why not to bash imports and then you say American cars aren't s***. I lost any respect for your opinions right there.

 

[milefile]

So how do you feel about people in mostly American cars driving like crap, as if their Detroit Iron matters on the road more than anything else? And how do you feel about these American cars running down the street at night, pretending the streets are a drag strip?

What? Some people think you are really smart and make good threads. I disagree. I think you are just full of hot air.

So who does own the road then, Einstien?

 

[High-Test]

The legal citizens of the Good ol u s of a own the american roads, (their tax money paid for them) but I see people driving anything like a maniac, british cars, japanese cars, german cars, and domestics. I dont really think its what you drive, it's how stupid you are to think you own the road. Just because you drive a porsche, doesn't mean you own the road, It just means you drive a nice car.

 

[JohnBM01]

The focus on this topic was primarily about people who think they rule the streets, and that they treat the road as if it were a race track. I've just happened to use the above example for clarification. The majority of them around my way has been that specific bunch of cars. But as I have said, you don't take a street and make it your own race track. You don't endanger others' lives with bold driving styles.

The primary focus is on people who drive like they are more important than anything else on the road. I'm going from my experiences. Heck, I can remember one time going home with my parents, these three... I guess they were Hondas, were pretty much racing each other down the road. And this was about 2-3 years ago. For one thing, I used the American car references because the majority of cars who think they reign supreme were mostly American cars. Of course, I can't say that only American cars are over this. Any driver, any car. Some people can drive in ways in which they can endanger other peoples' lives... even their own. Sure, I've done some bashing, but it doesn't mean it's restricted to just that. I'm just going on personal experiences. Because of what I've been through doesn't mean that everyone's been in my shoes and my life.

So yeah, I'm mad about all this. I'm just going by experiences and venting my anger. Others would feel the same way if it happened to them. Now I know there are youngsters in flamboyant imports who drive like they own a Le Mans race car, but I'm not saying "it's okay if imports do it, but American cars can't do it." I'm not trying to create a double-standard in terms of how to drive. The thread is about:

people who drive as if they own the road and that nothing else on the road matters

People will have their experiences and will feel angry about each of them. Just because I may sound anti-American car doesn't mean I'm one-sided. Hell, the cars could have been Porsches and Ferraris, if the driver is an idiot, then regardless of car nationality, that person thinks he/she owns the road. So who owns the road? The government. A person shouldn't be driving to a point where they block the road, cause trouble, or what-have-you. I mean, say I'm crazy for this, say I've reversed the point of this thread, all I'm trying to do is come up with a topic about people who drive on the road like they own it. Just because I mention mostly American cars doesn't mean anything. I'm talking about past experiences and venting anger. We are all human. There is actually emotion that is presented in whatever I talk about. And since this topic is a special one as it involves rough drivers, the emotion is anger. It also includes a cry for change. I can't wipe away the bad habits of bad drivers. I am a human being, I'm not God.

So if there is anything you'd like to talk about in terms of drivers who think they own the road, talk about it here. Disregard the bashing. Any car. Any driver.

 

[vat_man]

Own the road? Try riding a bicycle in inner Sydney some time. Everyone hates you, including that fat guy in the Subaru Sherpa that's rusted out.

 

[Joey D]

Dude your talking about bad drivers yet as I can remember you don't even have a car, let alone drive. How would know anything about how people drive. Hell I'm not even experienced enough to say I know how to drive. I suggest you just quit talking about bad driving.

Get behind the wheel of a car and drive in downtown Detroit in rush hour and you tell me ig you can handle it. While I'm sure its not as bad as some areas, such as Sydney, people still cut me off run me off the road and what have you. And you know who does that the most? People in Toyota Corollas talking on there damn cell phones, your typical yuppie.

So whatever respect I had for you has gone done the crapper, for one your not a driver, but telling me I drive bad since I own an American car.

 

[[]AzNDrifter[]]

I hate cyclers on the road. Always scared im gunna hit them.

 

[1X83Z]

Originally posted by vat_man
Own the road? Try riding a bicycle in inner Sydney some time. Everyone hates you, including that fat guy in the Subaru Sherpa that's rusted out.

One of the things about that is that in downtown areas, most bicycle riders are couriers and the like who make all sorts of crazy maneuvers to get ahead - here they get hit constantly, and there's news reports of deaths every few weeks. That makes people weary of bicycle riders.

Today I got cut off doing nearly 70mph in a 45mph zone. I saw the guy checking his mirror as we came off the light so I knew he wanted to get in - I accelerated off as fast as I could, leaving him room and I stuck at 70mph - he floors it and cuts in front of me before he has room forcing me into the turn lane. Then less than a quarter mile from that he gets back in the right lane to pass some slower cars. This all took place in New Jersey and he was driving a 1999 or so Blazer with plates from Garden City, Kansas. What a damn hick.

Still, I haven't got a problem with the guy - there's too many Blazers on the road to discriminate against, and more people should be having fun with their cars. Maybe not like that, but still.

 

[360rider]

Man. I dont know where to start. Ok, here in Vancouver, in the are that i live, the majority of the people are of the same nationality as me (east indian) and have been slightly affected be the tuner craze. Most are broke and are like 30 still living with their parents. Their parents are the ones that buy them civics and accords. Now, these tuners-to-be get their money from their 9 to 5 at Mcdonalds and put on a fart can and some nice cheap rims. Seeing their car is ANYTHING BUT stock anymore, they thin they've suddenly gotten a boost in power, and begin to, as you said, think they own the road. The drive like idiots and think their invincible.

Here in Vancouver, we have a strip where races called the "Blockbuster Run" occur. Its named that because it starts from the Blockbuster video store and ends at a major road ahead which is almost exaclty a mile away. The ending road is the starting point of a deep decline where the road goes from 5% grade to 15% grade within 15 feet. Now, I've done this run a couple times in the wee hours of the morning, and I've learned o break hard at a certain point so my car doenst get air and a dont get hammered by the ground ( i start breaking when i get up to the insurance office ) Some of these boys in their civics come around some times and try and take it to the end. Most have their veilside or street fighter kits flailing and and usually end up getting air and blowing off their kits on the landing. I laugh. Theirs nothing else i can do.

Now, im not bashing on tuners, rather i am offended by your comments about American cars. I used the example above to show what kind of people buy these road-owning vehicles. Also so i could compare it to the kind of people that by Americna cars here. In my area, the majority of American car owners, like 90% even, spent good money on their cars. They also respect their cars. But above all, it doenst matter what others think about their cars. They themselves know how much power they have and know they can take on the civic in the next lane with ease, so why risk injury for the respect of the already low lifed civic owner?

That is the main reason to me, why people think they own the streets. They get the idea that the have to prove to everyone around them that their car can go fast, whether the people around them are retired seniors.

On that note. Haha...here's something funny. There is this man that lives down the block from me. He's about 60 years old but he used to drive in some minor cart league. I know him because he always walks through the alley after dinner for exercise...and one say i had my garage open adn was working on my z28. He came by and helped me install some headers. We became pretty good friends and he's taught me alot. Anyways, on to the story. I was driving back from school one day (i take the main street called Fraser street back from school...it is the same street that the "Blockbuster Run" is a part of) and i stopped on the redlight prior to the beginning of the Blockbuster Run. I was second to the intersection...infront of me was a pretty (i wont say rice) tuned prelude. In the lane ot my left, however, i noticed it was the old man (he owns a 2002 Monte Carlo...the earnhardt edition one...i think its 2002). So the prelude starts revving and the old man just looks over and smiles. But almost immediatley revs his own engine. Now, this carlo's engine wasnt stock and this man had put a good amount of work into it. SO, the light turned green and the carlo killed the prelude off the line...I mean KILLED. I was expecting the prelude to have taken off faster so i had depressed the throttle about 75% in hopes of keeping up with the two. But to my surpirise, the prelude barely managed ot take off and i almost rear endered him. The old man went about half way through the "run", with about 10 car lengths on the prelude. He decided it was stupid so he let off the gas. Seeing this, the prelude driver pounded the gas, ripped by the carlo, and if that wasnt enough, s he passed he stuck his arm out the window and raised a certain unappropriate appendage. But yes, god old man.

Back to the topic, from my experience most American car owners respect their vehicles and are against abusing them in any way. Heck, my Z28 (i sadly just sold it...and now i may by a Hyundai Accent ) was pushing 300 HP. However, i drove it as if it was an old beater. All because i didnt find it necessary to have to show off the power that was already apparent.

In conclusion, i believe it is all the mentality of the the driver. Whether that mentality be affected by society, or movies, or games. It is the drivers' choice whether s/he wants their car to be a speed whore, or a subtle, powerful beast. Just my 2 cents.....maybe more like a dime.... Later all.

Man....longest post i've ever made.

 

[lethalAE86typeR]

wow 360 rider. interesting old man and story!

well i dont care about what kind of cars are out there. a car is a car. sure i like to see a race once in a while or a drift comp. but i dont think anyone has to bash on a certain make/model/coutry/etc.! some people hate on a make of a car it almost becomes a racial thing! its so stupid. a lot of kids are divided racially in my school. they stick to their likings and bash on a lot of things. like a few caucasians hate japanese imports so much they fight kids just because they dont like it. and vice versa.
High School os so interesting. haha!!

well the best thing i've ever seen this year so far about cars is a GTO entered the D1 grand prix. and it made semifinals. i thoguth it was the best of both worlds.

well a CAR IS A CAR!!!


SBK!

 

[cpl_richie]

Originally posted by vat_man
Own the road? Try riding a bicycle in inner Sydney some time. Everyone hates you, including that fat guy in the Subaru Sherpa that's rusted out.

Dude, that's not just inner Sydney. It seems to be everywhere in Sydney (and Australia too I guess). I think the problem is that some bike riders have a total disregard for the road rules and motorists just hate seeing them get away with it.

I just keep my bike riding to sunday mornings on nice quiet suburban streets.

 

[vat_man]

Originally posted by cpl_richie
I think the problem is that some bike riders have a total disregard for the road rules and motorists just hate seeing them get away with it.

I think many motorists in Sydney seem to have an enormous problem with cyclists using the road and will go out of their way to hassle them.

I follow the road rules. I don't break red lights. I indicate when I'm turning. Highlights over the last twelve months include:
- a woman in a Range Rover (with young child in the back) missing me by about 6 inches as she blared her horn at me. I was so far over to the left I was in the gutter of this four lane road.
- numerous instances of verbal abuse, all unprovoked.
- a number of bottles and cans thrown at me. None have hit.
- three instances in heavy traffic where banked up cars have, on passing me, quite deliberately moved over to the left to prevent me passing on the left whilst they were stopped
- countless instances where cars have sped up to pass me, then jammed on the brakes and turn left in front of me when I was going straight.

It's all very well saying bike couriers behave badly, and other cyclists break road rules. but at the end of the day, that's a complete crock. If that was the case I'd be running every 20 year old in a V8 Commodore I saw off the road. People go after cyclists because they feel invincible in their cars, and cyclists are vulnerable and an easy target, and frankly, that's f@#%ed.

 

[Cano]

well, all that might be said has been said. it doesnt matter what car is driven, it's the owner the one who should be shot in the balls. now, for "owning" the street, I think that if you are really into this, you demonstrate it only when it's worth it. if you have 500 hp in your hood and a suspension that can pull 1G you dont drive using all the 500 ponys and the full travel of the shocks everytime. what's more, you dont even drive fast. but if a worthy rival comes up, then why not? those 500 horses are there for something... but you just dont have to drive like a maniac all the time... just the time it takes you to beat that Ferrari in the other lane. Im with what Doug said, people should have more fun with their cars, and even more so if their cars have the cappability of providing 500hp of fun, but you just cant think that because you have 500 hp you can take the street as your race track.

Cano

I want 500 hp, dammit.

EDIT: freaking fingers!

 

[Race Idiot]

People who think they own the road here tend to drive these vehicles.

They tend to drive with little disregard to anyone else on the road. The best thing is to get stuck behind one and follow in it's wake as the driver practically shoves the other traffic out of the way.

The other main culprit for this are cars like these.

Equipped with a fart can, stickers and a 1.0/1.1 liter engine packing about 40/50bhp. They think they can take on anything, i've seen cars like that trying to intimidate everything on the road. They'll stick to your rear end like anything. If this happens i'll just drive slower and slower just to piss them off.

 

[cpl_richie]

Originally posted by vat_man
People go after cyclists because they feel invincible in their cars, and cyclists are vulnerable and an easy target, and frankly, that's f@#%ed.

I couldn't have said it better myself.


Race Idiot you're right too, I always make sure i drive at a nice casual pace when somebody's riding my rear end too (only if there isn't too much traffic about.)

 

[vat_man]

Originally posted by cpl_richie
Race Idiot you're right too, I always make sure i drive at a nice casual pace when somebody's riding my rear end too (only if there isn't too much traffic about.)

Important to check the brakes are still working at these times - random sharp jabs at the pedal are the best, I find.

 

[JohnBM01]

I guess I can just say that people have to be careful around such drivers. And the drivers in question just have to adjust their driving styles. While I'm watching my demise, I didn't mean to offend anyone. You know that. I've seen cars that were probably banged up due to rough driving. Headlights busted. Fenders dinged. Wheels missing or damaged. Whatever. You just have to be careful.

And as I said, I did not mean to get mad at anyone over anything. I'm not perfect. I never said I was. And I know I'm not. The primary point was about drivers who think they own the road. I don't want to be reminded as to why I didn't do so well in other forums, and I love this one to death. I don't want to be reminded of my past. Everytime I do something wrong, I really begin to hate myself, and I've had my history of rough times, and oppurtunities lost. Sure, my introduction ticked a few people off, but all of us are human beings and that opinions vary as much as the weather. Some people may think I'm just whining, but as someone said once on this site: "even monkeys fall from trees." I just wanted to create a topic without losing respect towards anyone. I've learned my lessons on forum sites. I've been more expressive and especially on here, I'm trying to come up with a variety of topics because I love to communicate with people. It makes me feel better to be around people who are available to share my interests or accept/decline issues of mention.

So, anyhow... sure, I don't have a driver's license, but while I'm picked up (by the way, I'm sure there are other people my age (21) who just haven't gone for a license), I've seen rough drivers as they daresay threaten my parents' van while driving. Whether passenger or driver, in one way or another, we will experience people who make stupid mistakes on the road, especially those who think the road is their race track, and they have their own race car to do business with. And forget my introduction. It can be a European exotic, Japanese tuner, American ground-pounder, as long as the driver is a nutcase, that person will think he/she owns the road. So, paying attention at the wheel is important. If you're a passenger and the driver isn't really paying attention to danger, alert the driver. That is all. That is all I'm trying to say.

So, any more cases of times where you just want to tell nutty drivers "you don't own the freaking road!?"

 

[milefile]

So, any more cases of times where you just want to tell nutty drivers "you don't own the freaking road!?"

One time I was waiting to to make a left to enter a highway on-ramp. The turning lanes were under the highway but traffic was particularly heavy at this moment and I realized that if I went straight through the intersection (56th St. and Loop 101 in Phoenix for those who know it), made a u-turn, and then turned right onto the freeway I'd save myself a few minutes and not interfere with anyone. So I got out of the left turn lane, went through the green light to make a u-turn. There were no cars coming for at least a couple blocks and I was only maybe a hundred feet from the the entrance ramp, which was now behind me. I did not realize that the first car coming toward me before I made the u-turn must've been going 80 mph, or more. In the hundred feet I had to travel to the entrance ramp he managed to catch up to me, pass me and another car in the same turning lane we were using, enclosed on both sides by a concrete median and only made for one car at a time, and got onto the highway a whopping three seconds before me. He was driving a big ass Crown Vic and almost lost control making the turn. I became so enraged. I wanted to speed up and make his idiotic maneuver impossible, which probably would've driven him into the median, but the passive, chicken-**** in front of me timidly slowed down and let this jerk through. This just enraged me even more. I mean, I haven't been so angry in a long time. I caught up to him on the freeway and spent the next ten minutes of my life driving like a moron attempting to get revenge somehow. Once I had gone far enough out of my way to try and intimidate this asshole I gave up and went to class, late and pissed off.

Normally I am a very defensive driver and don't do things like that but this guy pissed me off so bad. Right now I'm pissed off again just thinking about it. Oh and the guy was on the phone the entire time.

 

[TsLeng]

Man, its the same over here.

Many people don't indicate, break the red lights, tail gate, speed...........it has became a norm.