Road bullying

**Aveeo** · 04-23-2011, 11:48 PM

Has anyone noticed a sharp increase of road bullying in the past few years? I can't go anywhere without having someone trying to run me off the road.
I'd be

in my bathroom, and there would be a car honking and swerving at me. Okay that was exaggerated, but it definitely seems that way.
Is this a real trend, or is it just me ?

**petrified.rabbit** · 04-24-2011, 02:15 AM

its the way younger people have been raised..

the "all about me" generation too busy staying connected to pay attention to what is physically near by.

just like as we watch oprah's minions getting further into adulthood, the divorce rates keep climbing. because she always told everyone: you can't love someone else if you don't love your self, your #1 and go do what makes you happy..

**thehunterooo** · 04-24-2011, 02:27 AM

Do not have that problem in Florida, though I am the one that bullies people driving 50mph in the fastlane on the highway...

**Thymeclock** · 04-24-2011, 03:40 AM

Originally Posted by Aveeo

Has anyone noticed a sharp increase of road bullying in the past few years? I can't go anywhere without having someone trying to run me off the road.
I'd be

in my bathroom, and there would be a car honking and swerving at me. Okay that was exaggerated, but it definitely seems that way.
Is this a real trend, or is it just me ?

It's just you.

Bullying has been around since the beginning of time. It's part of pack animal behavior. But bullies don't bully everyone, or even anyone at random; they instinctively bully the weakest in the pack.

The bullied need to learn how to deal with bullies. They need education to stop being and acting like victims, not protection from anyone else.

**Aveeo** · 04-24-2011, 04:58 AM

Originally Posted by Thymeclock

It's just you.

Bullying has been around since the beginning of time. It's part of pack animal behavior. But bullies don't bully everyone, or even anyone at random; they instinctively bully the weakest in the pack.

The bullied need to learn how to deal with bullies. They need education to stop being and acting like victims, not protection from anyone else.

There is some miscommunication here

, but it's my fault for using unfamiliar names. I'm not talking about the recent anti-bullying campaigns, but aggressive driving/road raging. I just call them road bullies. I was wondering if anyone has noticed an increase in road rage/aggression in the last few years (maybe 2008+) ?

**Thymeclock** · 04-25-2011, 01:41 AM

Originally Posted by Aveeo

There is some miscommunication here

, but it's my fault for using unfamiliar names. I'm not talking about the recent anti-bullying campaigns, but aggressive driving/road raging. I just call them road bullies. I was wondering if anyone has noticed an increase in road rage/aggression in the last few years (maybe 2008+) ?

How are you affected by this?

Can you provide some specific examples of what you call "road bullying"?

**Aveeo** · 04-25-2011, 10:42 PM

Originally Posted by Thymeclock

How are you affected by this?

Can you provide some specific examples of what you call "road bullying"?

Seeing me right turn onto the road and slam the gas pedal down through the floor. This is usually a Dodge Ram or any of the new Midsize crossover vehicles attempting this behavior. I don't go until there is plenty of space to safely accelerate, but there will always be that one jackass.
I'd be cruising along in the right lane (55 mph speed limit) and have someone fly on my tail with 3 free lanes of traffic free to use. They play chicken on some of these back roads; the rednecks like to knock old people in Buicks off the road for fun. The people like to park on both sides on narrow 2 lane city streets, and they like to go about 20 over the speed limit in the middle of the road.

It's uncalled for behavior, it affects me because my insurance flew sky high when I first moved here. I can drive in Atlanta in rush hour no problem, but this playing chicken crap gets old really fast.

**Thymeclock** · 04-26-2011, 02:26 AM

Originally Posted by Aveeo

Seeing me right turn onto the road and slam the gas pedal down through the floor. This is usually a Dodge Ram or any of the new Midsize crossover vehicles attempting this behavior. I don't go until there is plenty of space to safely accelerate, but there will always be that one jackass.

Well, if you slowly creep out at the last second in front of someone going the speed limit on a major thoroughfare, don't expect them to be happy if they need to slam on their brakes to avoid your not yielding right of way.

OTOH, if you did have plenty of room to enter reasonably, and are driving responsibly, all you need do is ignore them completely. Once you have entered and are both proceeding in the same direction you need not worry about being rear ended. In rear end collisions the offending vehicle is entirely at fault.

I'd be cruising along in the right lane (55 mph speed limit) and have someone fly on my tail with 3 free lanes of traffic free to use.

Let them sit behind you and wait, or pass you, since they have ample opportunity. You are too easily intimidated.

They play chicken on some of these back roads; the rednecks like to knock old people in Buicks off the road for fun.

Are you old? Do you drive a Buick? It seems to me you are hyping this up.

The people like to park on both sides on narrow 2 lane city streets, and they like to go about 20 over the speed limit in the middle of the road.

How is this relevant?

It's uncalled for behavior, it affects me because my insurance flew sky high when I first moved here.

This makes no sense. You insurance rates are set by the area in which you live, determined by population density and your age, primarily. If you have accidents or tickets, your driving record (which follows you for 40 months) will make your insurance premium fly "sky high". (I get the impression there is more to this story than is being told.)

I can drive in Atlanta in rush hour no problem, but this playing chicken crap gets old really fast.

So far, what you have described is not the "chicken" scenario. Let 'em hit you. I'll say it again: bullies choose their 'victims'.

**oscare003** · 04-25-2011, 02:54 AM

tx aint too bad. teens are tho. i like 2 give them break checks every now n then. i dont reccommend

**NYChevoo** · 04-25-2011, 07:14 AM

I dont know if this applies or not but I notice a definite difference on how I'm treated by other drivers depending on what car I'm in. Example being if I'm in the Aveo it seems as if I'm almost invisible to other cars larger than I but if I'm driving my Suburban then the whole game changes.