Does anybody else other than I notice a certain tension and animosity when another driver of the same car as you happen to pass by each other? It's very subliminal; only a tiny bit of hostility.

OK so I'm driving on a local road and I see in my rear-view mirror that another tC is tailgating me. At first I was driving kind of slow; 39 in a 40 limit. However, I didn't think it would warrant this driver to continue tailgating me even when I switched lanes. So I'm kind of ____ed now but I didn't want to add fuel to his/her flame so I decide to go out of my way and make an oblivious right turn onto a tiny street. As I'm turning, this guy/girl HITS THE GAS AND ALMOST KNICKS MY BUMPER! I look in my rear-view mirror only to see him slowing down as he's passing me. What an a-hole!

So has anybody else run into a similar type of situation? I was really going to put this into the "What ____es you off" thread but I see it as envy from the other driver, which in turn makes me happy to see another person actually jealous of my car .

 

He/she would be referred to as a "hoon" by our cousins who live down under and drive on the wrong side of the road.

 

A ricer, making a foolish attempt to instigate a street race..

 

Hostility?
I live in LA - I see it almost daily.
It took me years to not push back on these idiots -I grew up back east, and we'd pull over and settle thins without guns and knives, but my wife got so ____ed at me when I'd en gage these fools and eventually, she convinced me it was only a matter of time until I got shot, so I've stopped.
Society has become way more angry in recent years. Driving sucks most of the time in this city.

Scott

 

hehe, slboettcher stop tailgaiting Vince in LA

 

LOL - I never tailgate unless some idiot is doing 45 in the fast lane!

 

yeah, i've experienced what can result from road rage.

 

I have experienced this from another driver driving a blue 06' tc. We were at a light and i was admiring the car (he had an aero kit that looked really nice) and i said to my friend "I want a kit just like that." The guy in the blue tc noticed me and looked at me like he was gonna kill me for looking at his car. I was like "damn!" When the light turn green he stepped on the gas and cut me off!! i had no idea what to make of it... I think people just hate me.

 

they do

 

^^^ thats pretty hateful, haha

 

i'm a postwhore.

on topic: I'm in a fairly small town where there's a good sense of community, you can almost wave to a random person and they'll wave back (probably thinking...do I know this fellow?)