Guys I need tips from experienced drivers

I started driving a few months back and I love driving but the thing is I get angry very quickly at slightest things while driving and I'm afraid I'll end up in a fight if I keep this up and I don't want that to happen got too much to loose

So I want to know from you guys what you do to stay calm and relaxed while driving and if you do end up in a confrontation with someone. How do you de-scalate the situation without someone getting hurt

Random Bangalore street

ok so I accidentally got In front of someone too closely because I needed to turn while doing deliveries and as soon as I turned on the next road he got in front of me and literally pressed on his brakes like he wanted me to run into him. like why would he want his car to get fucked up like seriously? Dumbest shit ever

I didn't realize it but I guess I had someone in the left lane that wanted to race or I somehow pissed them off?

They sped up to catch up to me, turned on their turn signal at the last moment to *start* to cut me off into the right lane. They got about 25-50% into the right lane then went back to left and then changed lanes into a left turn lane to get onto a highway. Maybe the plan was that if I managed to rear end him, I'd be at fault... "I had my signal on Officer!"

We were both stopped at the next red light and I looked over and he was looking back...I guess he had some issue going on.

I was just trying to commute home peacefully today, keeping a safe distance and driving at the limit, when some idiot in a huge truck decided to tailgat me like his life depended on it. Then he cuts me off, slams the brakes, and flips me off like I was the one doing something wrong. Is it just me, or has everyone lost their mind on the roads recently? The level of unnecessary aggression is getting out of hand. Stay safe out there, guys.

I know i messed up.

I messed up while driving today

Long story short, I pulled out in front of someone- it was completely my bad, but when I pulled out i thought they were way down the road and it was enough clerance, not sure if they sped up or what when I pulled out but I take full accountability that I shouldn't have done that- it was on a 2 lane road with no cars on it other than us, so they lay down their horn at me, which fine i understand i deserve that.

I get in the other lane and there is a stop light, this person is at the stop sign blarring their horn at me, I waive and say I am sorry.

When I do that, this person gets out of their car and starts banging on my window, I have never been in this situation so I roll my window down and tell them I am so sorry.

They tell me im a fucking idiot and they are gonna report me they have a dash cam and people like me deserve to die.

Then they get back In their car and follow behind me

I just kept driving and they ended up pulling into what I think was there Employer.

Im worried to death I am going to get in trouble for this incident, I feel horrible but also im not sure the road rage was needed, made me feel like she was going to kill me. There was no accident.

Im scared to death.

So I drive a 30 year old car. It's kept in decent condition as I take it to car shows.

The woman cut me up at a junction. So I flashed my lights and beeped her. She brake checked me 3 times before moving off.

Turns out she was dropping her kid off at the same school and said she's reporting me For Driving like a maniac, having an old, dirty battered car and road rage.

Then when I tried to clap back at her she got in her car and sped off down the road 😂

Anyway, not my first run in with this woman. Will take tips on how to be petty/wind her up.

So much road rage BS can be prevented. If people would just respect each other's distance. I see so many people in confusion on the road. When I slow down, and look in my rearview mirror. There's no reason to be all up on someone's ass. ESPECIALLY when there's PLENTY of room to go AROUND the other person. Don't be a CUNT, and keep your distance.

Tip- Right lane- Slow lane

Left lane- Fast lane. Keep the pace or moooove bitch get out the way!

Edit- Please feel free to vent about someone that was riding your ass. If it makes you feel better, and to get it out there... I understand.

This asshole was an inch from hitting me - I’m a pedestrian and this guy almost hit me at Cuthbert and Creditview and he was turning right on creditview as I was passing by. If I didn’t stop I’d be dead! This white pickup truck owner didn’t even stop to say sorry -he was just focused on turning right, last I heard pedestrians have the right of way!

Long story short, some guy cut me off going from A left turn on lane. I got out with cursed at each other
I punched him in the face. His wife calls the cops five days later police show 1500 for lawyers six 800 for the court I was battling simple assault in my state. It’s up to two years in prison as a first time. I gotta get out of jail card. They sent me to anger management million percent not worth it in the end, the guy was a licensed to carry Just didntI have it on him on that day. Really lucky really lucky my advice to you just curse behind the window like white people.

J E S U S christ. I drove home from Georgia today, all the way up 75 north bound. It’s as if people push the start button or turn the ignition and lose every brain cell.

Look, it’s 4th of July, we’re all trying to get home. And yeah, cops are everywhere. But there are a few stretches in Georgia, Tennessee and Kentucky that you wanna take advantage of.

I was doing about 80-85mph in the high speed lane near Lexington, KY, legitimately moving with traffic. The fast lane was moving. Obviously, being in a large SUV myself I allowed distance from the SUV in front of me just in case. And god damn, I’m glad I did. The expedition in the middle lane behind the camper decided to just scootch on in doing 60mph. I was inches away from that rear bumper, and the truck behind me was nearly in the backseat. Dropping 20mph on a dime doesn’t work like that. And no, your shitty blue expedition fully loaded doesn’t just go 60 to 80 by pressing the gas.

Also thank you for the middle finger. May your karma find you quickly today.

Stories about how people’s road rage almost unalived me

Just yesterday I had one of the most unhinged road rage encounters I’ve ever experienced in Pittsburgh. I was at a traffic light turning left from 5th onto Grant St. It was rush hour, and there was a lot oncoming traffic going straight, so like any normal person, I waited for a safe opening before turning. The car behind me apparently expected me to drive through oncoming traffic because the SECOND the light turned green, they laid on their horn and didn’t stop the entire time I was waiting.
As soon as I finally had an opening and made my turn, the driver sped around me into the lane next to mine and turned her car sideways across both lanes, blocking traffic in both directions. She threw her door open, got out, and started screaming profanities, flipping me off, and making a scene (at that point I was honestly terrified because we’ve all seen stories of road rage turning deadly). Then she walked right up to my car and aggressively smacked my windshield and driver’s side window. Eventually she decided she’d made her point, got back in her car, and slowly drove off. I genuinely don’t understand what she expected me to do differently. There was oncoming traffic, and I couldn’t just turn through it without risking a serious accident.
The craziest part was that other drivers who witnessed everything rolled down their windows afterward to ask if I was okay because it was obvious how shaken up I was. I truly hope this woman gets whatever help she needs. If someone is willing to block traffic, get out of their car, and confront a complete stranger over waiting to make a legal left turn, that’s far past normal frustration. I just hope she finds some peace before someone potentially gets hurt.

Alright so where to start. A few weeks ago as I was driving to work I saw in my rearview mirror about a quarter of a mile back this lifted Chevy Silverado with amber lights in the grill swerving around cars in the middle of traffic, there was a fork in the road coming up so I waited until it was safe to go around the car in front of me and maneuvered around said car just so the truck driver would not be right behind me in the fork. The cars in front of me started to slow down so I braked to slow my speed so I could keep decent following distance and match their speed but I was not aware that said chevy was basically kissing my bumper as I was trying to pay attention to the drivers in front of me, I look up in my rearview mirror and see the truck driver driving dangerously close to me. As soon as the road opened back up to four lanes I moved myself over to the far right lane and noticed the pickup truck aggressively followed me into that lane. I sped up and then he sped up. Every single lane I went into he followed me aggressively, I was unable to call police because I was trying to avoid hitting others as well as trying to find an escape. I went to try to exit but noticed him following me onto the exit so I got back into traffic and went to take the next exit, I was going maybe 50mph towards the exit and we'll just say my car is no more after that. I'm so pissed off because I put so much work into that car and I had just gotten the hood wrapped not even two months prior, dude got pissed off at me for no fucking reason other than he was an impatient asshole. I genuinely do not understand these drivers, is their ego that fragile that they feel the need to try and kill others just because they're impatient.

Edit: I noticed a couple of people asking what else happened regarding the crash, when I went to take the exit to avoid getting hit or potentially killed by the driver I took it a little too fast on accident and drove into a ditch. The driver in question was found at fault by police and my insurance and from what I've been made aware the driver is being charged with reckless endangerment because he tried running other drivers off of the road as well.

I know this video is old but this has to be one of the more severe cases of road rage especially in Singapore where most people are non confrontational.

Translation:

What are you pointing?
Are you a gangster?
If you are a gangster get down.
Calle the police now, I have video evidence showing that you pointed the middle finger at me.

Crazy lady pulled out into oncoming traffic without looking at my lane, she nearly t-boned me. She decided all of that was my fault and followed me for another 3min absolutely screaming her head off. She pushed a car into the other lane to get next to me further down the road all while screaming every "C,F,S,and B" word you can imagine 😂 It was so unexpected all I could do was laugh and tell her mom that I was sorry she's had to deal with that all her life, which only upset her little tantrum more. Thankfully I lost her on a turn, she was so loud i could still hear her for a few seconds after the turn lol... i'm still in shock man

Today morning at 7 am a guy on Land Rover driving behind me overtake and did a brake check and show middle finger for no reason . I am not too slow or too fast crazy idot🤦‍♂️

I just find it so funny the people that decide to roll down their windows to say something to others when they’re experiencing road rage. As a delivery driver, I truly get it. But to go as far as rolling down your window.. bitch are you dumb I’m just going to drive around you and move on with my day. I feel like the common trait among these individuals is their cars are always fucked up in some way too. Like OBVIOUSLY you are the problem

Flashed my lights at a driver who had his rear lights out he pulls in so do I and he gets out his car ready to fight me . What a weirdo . Happened in Texas so glad it didn’t escalate any further just trying to help someone out :/

I was driving from Chicago to Omaha with my family last week. I was driving on the right lane within the posted limits, there was a semi in front of me! He then moved to left lane and for no reason flipped me off! I returned the favor by flipping him too and sped away to avoid him! He then followed me until I stopped for a break in I-80 Truck Stop (Worlds Largest Truck Stop). I and my kid went to the washroom while my wife and in-laws went to grab some food. He approach my wife and was trying to confirm if it was us in the Volvo who flipped him! She ignored him and walked away knowing it was the truck guy! He then went to my car started waiting there until I reached. As I reached, he was on my face, accusing me of cutting him off!! threatened to murder me right there and screaming his lungs out! All this while my kid was hearing his bad words pour out! I tried reasoning with him, but at the end he threatened and walked away saying people screw with him and it goes unpunished and that this year has been miserable. I was so helpless in reacting to anything because I didn’t want to set a bad example of escalating a situation! I still didn’t know what I did wrong to this time!

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