Road Rage

I haven't had anything like that happen yet. I've been honked at I'm sure but nothing physical. And most of the time when people are honking it's because they're just being impatient D bags or they don't know what you're trying to do, like driving on the other side of the road to set up for a back, or taking two lanes so you can make a sharp right turn on a small street.

 

Why didnt you just "TAP" the brakes a little to slow down and let the cars merge into YOUR lane instead of cutting the other driver off ? So you tried to avoid one accident to cause another. No sympathy from me.

 

Gotta agree with Dave. If they were on the on ramp it would not be a matter of you running them off the road it would be a matter of them running themselves off the road or................maybe using their common sense while getting on the road next to a big rig.

 

Rule of thumb is to not slow down for merging 4 wheelers. They can speed up or slow down and fall in behind. Unnecessary lane changes cause crashes. The only time I make a lane change for traffic on a ramp is if it is a truck, and only then because forcing him to slow down and then merge at the slower speed would be more of a hazard than the lane change. But always, make sure your not cutting someone else off. Bad move!!!

 

yup, bad move.

they can merge or learn how.

 

look ahead further, keyword.. prevent

 

First of all yes you can, you just can't stop on a dime. But the main thing is moving over and cutting a car off because you thinking that "you would run the other cars off the road". Granted none of us were there to see how much of a gap there was when you cut him off and maybe it was not even that big of a deal.........except to him. But on the flip side of the coin, like was mentioned....it's generally not a good idea to cause an accident to avoid one.

 

When dealing with a road-rager, the best thing do to is just slow down and let them get on down the road. Don't provoke them or escalet the situation. Even if they do something stupid, like brake-check you, and you end up having an accident, just remember that it is ALWAYS the trucker who is at fault, even if it is absolutely no fault on your part. It's not fair but it's just the way the world works.