One thing you learn when you are confrontational is how people react during a confrontation, including myself.Where the fuck did you get that? I walked up to the guy and said "hey you're the guy I flipped off on 87"
My coworkers were 20 yards away and said nothing and I didn't even mention them to the driver.
And no, I don't go around flipping people off for nothing. I didn't add it is my first post but the dude was tailgating the women in front of him which pissed me off in the first place, it was after that when I noticed he was alone in his car.
When he said it was his business if he wanted to risk getting a ticket I said well I was just expressing myself when I gave you the finger.
We never yelled at each other I guess he was trying to make some stupid point.
Sort of like you.
I regret doing it in hind sight and I know better but plz don't bait me.
When I get into a confrontation, I'm usually not too mad. I may seem angry, but I am probably enjoying myself and perfectly in control of my emotions and the situation.
The arguments on the street are usually of two kinds, mild misunderstandings or yelling matches with crazy people. But keep in mind the mild misunderstandings are mild because it so easy to reach out and touch someone. Say the wrong thing instead of "Pardon me, sir", and you could have a brawl.
But the ones with cagers are very interesting. Firstly, drivers are in their own world inside the cage, and they are unable to see the people in the other vehicles.
When you are on two wheels, you feel you are connected to the world and the people in it, even if you are going along the highway at 70mph. I can recognize drivers and acknowledge who they are, not some faceless asshole.
I've seen a lot of crazy drivers, had words with many of them, even had more than a handful swerve at me, but only 5 times have someone gotten out of their car, and I'm talking about 20 years of two wheeled commuting.
Why so few face-to-face? Maybe it is the basic fear that your car might be stolen if you get out. Naturally, only the largest and most violent have hopped out. I suspect one was drunk, because when I started yelling DUI DUI DUI, he got back inside.
As a driver, btw, I have never gotten into a road rage incident. Inside my cage, it is just not worth it, although I do yell at my steering wheel like a New Yorker.
that was a lot of reading, and now my head hurts.
Exactly...And we see a buttload of riders posting that cant control their thoughts or actions...And even rationalizing it. No wonder so many bi,kers die or get life changing mangled.
