Road Rage

[Randy]

What causes road rage?

Do people’s personalities change once they are behind the wheel of a car?

What kind of people are more likely to commit acts of road rage?

Do you get road rage?

Worst road rage incident you seen?

 

[AruneBend]

Hmmm road rage can course accident I don't rage but my dad does he even curses sometimes I don't find reason to rage when I'm on the road

 

[passenger]

My husband used to, he'd talk about having a missile mounted in the grille of the car & firing it when another driver cut right in front of him or did something really stupid.
But he has mellowed out a LOT in his old age.

 

[popyura]

I've always been a hang back type of driver, never really in a hurry, give myself plenty of time to get where I need to go and if I'm late, well, then I am late. I also don't suffer from the idea/mindset that people should yield to me or that they can read my mind, etc. I've been raged at though... but, even that doesn't really ruffle my feathers. I'll only have a row with a stranger if there are no other options - I'm out here trying to have a good time, not to be all aggro about every little thing.

 

[Nebulous]

My husband used to, he'd talk about having a missile mounted in the grille of the car & firing it when another driver cut right in front of him or did something really stupid.
But he has mellowed out a LOT in his old age.

Wish I had a missile mounted on my car for such occasions.
jk

I've been raged at though... but, even that doesn't really ruffle my feathers.

Same here, I just say "That person sure was grumpy" and go on about my day

 

[Dee]

What causes road rage?
A person's inability to channel their frustrations in a different manner.

Do people’s personalities change once they are behind the wheel of a car?
I don't think personalities change. I think people just show a different side of themselves they typically try to hold back.

What kind of people are more likely to commit acts of road rage?
People with bad coping skills.

Do you get road rage?
I used to when I was younger. Now I just bad mouth people but keep driving normally.

Worst road rage incident you seen?
Probably mostly on video, but people being killed because some genius thought shooting them was the best idea to express their frustration. Never really seen anything terribly frightening in person, thankfully.

 

[Nebulous]

Probably mostly on video

Oh yeah there are a few sub-reddits out there that have some crazy driving-related videos.

 

[Dee]

Oh yeah there are a few sub-reddits out there that have some crazy driving-related videos.

/r/IdiotsInCars is a favorite!

 

[Nebulous]

/r/IdiotsInCars is a favorite!

I've seen that one.

There are some darker ones where you watch people dying and I don't really care for those.

 

[Dee]

I've seen that one.

There are some darker ones where you watch people dying and I don't really care for those.

Yeah, I've already been pretty desensitized by the internet, but I don't make it a habit to watch those kinds of videos.