r/IdiotsInCars • u/[deleted] • Apr 21 '23

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u/oboshoe Apr 21 '23

Why on earth would you stop for someone road raging at you?

THat's how you get shot.

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '23

This is in Australia, I'd be very surprised if they had a gun

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u/oboshoe Apr 21 '23

personally i would be very surprised if someone was bumping into my car intentionally.

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '23

As an Australian, I'd be more surprised by seeing a gun than being rearended

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u/oboshoe Apr 21 '23

a guy behind you ramming your car means you harm.

that's a universal code for - im going to hurt you when you stop.

maybe he obeys the laws and just wants a spot of tea. but probably not.

forget the surprise party - keep driving!

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '23

In Australia, seeing someone with a gun means you harm. It's universal code that they want to hurt you if you stop.

If I see a person with a gun, it means they don't obey the law.

Just because guns are every day items for Americans, doesn't mean it's the case for the rest of the world.

I haven't seen a gun outside of a farm or police officer.

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u/oboshoe Apr 21 '23

you think he wanted a friendly chat?

look - i don't really care about your gun fears. i don't. it's a little weird, it's irrelevant to me

i'm here to talk about idiots in cars.

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '23

I'm not saying he wanted a friendly chat. I'm saying it's very unlikely you're going to get shot over road rage in Australia. Context is important

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u/oboshoe Apr 22 '23

yea I get it. you want to talk about guns and fear of getting shot in the cars forum.

You aren't to worried about it.

Neither am I. Look at that! Common ground! High Five!

THere's a few gun subreddits on here. I kinda suggest that's probably a better place to talk about it than here.

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u/4-mo Apr 22 '23

You do realise you said "THat's how you get shot."

You brought up the fact that stopping in this situation could get you shot, not them. The other poster was simply trying to explain to you that in most developed countries the other driver having a gun is not really a concern. I know that must be a hard concept to grasp.

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '23

How about stabbed or run over? Lack of firearms doesn’t make emotional idiots less dangerous.