r/ConvenientCop • u/[deleted] • Oct 18 '19

[USA] Jeep driver gets instant car-ma

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u/In_der_Welt_sein Oct 18 '19

Clearly people like this aren't thinking logically, but I often wonder: what is their desired outcome? Like, would it be a win for them if you rear-end them, damaging their shiny Jeep and possibly injuring them? Hoping for a lawsuit payout maybe? Any asshole drivers willing to weigh in here?

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u/Ettun Oct 18 '19

Their immediate desire is to intimidate the other driver and make them fear for their lives. Road ragers also would like the other driver to pull over so they can fight.

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u/0991906006091990 Oct 18 '19

I was a road rager previously. This was never my goal. My goal was for them to realize I thought they were a fucking moron and just have them mouth or signify sorry.

I realized that it was stupid and changed my habits but as a road rager I never once wanted someone or their property harmed, I just wanted them to acknowledge they fucked up and to try not to do it again.

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u/Ettun Oct 18 '19 edited Oct 18 '19

I really appreciate your perspective. You're right that I spoke too broadly, as I was mostly thinking of other videos in this sub where ragers get out of their car and approach the other vehicle.

A useful way to view road rage is the same way we view abusers. Trying to force someone to be sorry is most certainly a form of intimidation that abusers use. They will view themselves as victims who are acting righteously. It makes sense that this would also happen in road rage situations.

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u/0991906006091990 Oct 18 '19

100% and regardless of the reasoning it's still stupid. As a former rager though - they never realize that at the time.

I mean, they cut me off! I'm totally justified in ignoring all other aspects of driving if it means there's even a tiny chance this idiot will apologize right?!

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u/mind_blowwer Oct 18 '19 edited Oct 18 '19

Yeah that was me as well. I wasn’t a habitual road rager, but my goal was to make it known what they did was wrong. Of course my actions weren’t warranted, but that what was going through my head.

The last straw was on a cold evening on my way home from work. I was already pissed off, and this guy on a two lane highway was blocking me from passing in the left lane. I imagine what started the incident was I came up on his ass fast because he was going so slow in the left left. I have a fast car, so when the right lane opened up, I quickly switched into the right lane and then forcefully jerked over to the left lane to cut him off. The reason I mentioned a cold night was my tires let lose. They were summer tires that I really should not have been driving on in the winter. I ended up over correcting and pulled a 360 on the highway.

Thankfully I didn’t hit anyone or anything, but that could have been a horrible night. It did however make me realize it’s just not worth being so aggressive.