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Old March 9th 05, 03:19 AM
223rem
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A few day ago I was driving on I465 (the multilane belt around
Indy). I moved to the rightmost (first) lane to pass a white SUV
with smoked windows doing maybe 60 in the second lane. Note that
the rightmost was the only free lane at that point. Not far ahead of us,
a semi was merging from a on-ramp, so my plan was to pass the SUV (on the right)
and then pass the semi on the left. Well, the ****head in the SUV accelerates,
trying to trap me behind the slowly merging semi and force me to brake
violently. I had to accelarate to 100 mph to get around him! Made
it around the semi with yards to spare. ****, 100 mph on a 55 mph
road, I'd have been arrested if a cop had caught me, but it was that
or slamming in the back of the semi.

Are these SUV people insane? Do they have a wish to die
in a road rage incident?
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Old March 9th 05, 04:14 AM
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223rem wrote:
> A few day ago I was driving on I465 (the multilane belt around
> Indy). I moved to the rightmost (first) lane to pass a white SUV
> with smoked windows doing maybe 60 in the second lane. Note that
> the rightmost was the only free lane at that point. Not far ahead of

us,
> a semi was merging from a on-ramp, so my plan was to pass the SUV (on

the right)
> and then pass the semi on the left. Well, the ****head in the SUV

accelerates,
> trying to trap me behind the slowly merging semi and force me to

brake
> violently. I had to accelarate to 100 mph to get around him! Made
> it around the semi with yards to spare. ****, 100 mph on a 55 mph
> road, I'd have been arrested if a cop had caught me, but it was that
> or slamming in the back of the semi.
>
> Are these SUV people insane? Do they have a wish to die
> in a road rage incident?


You're doing a 100 mph on a busy freeway and you say they're crazy?

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Old March 9th 05, 05:15 AM
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I live in Indy too and have experienced similar idot manuvers. But not
just with SUV's. Indy traffic has tripled to what it was just 5 years
ago, making the driving a congested and defensive mess. Nothing to
really do about it except to keep both eyes open for trouble and after
awhile you can almost predict which cars/drivers will do something
dangerous. I realized i'd just go 1-5 mph over the speed limit and let
the other jerkoffs pass me by...it seems to work well enough. Yeah they
are insane because they think in the SUV they are untouchable...and
probably a badass as well.

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Old March 9th 05, 05:24 AM
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FYI...i actually like the style of SUV's and their capabilities-but
what's the point in having one in a state that is 70% flatland?I drive
a large step up crusing van- so it is easier to see whats coming and
going i guess and it is easier for experiance a sense of being safer
with a heavy-loaded-steel vehicle that stands taller than most other
vehicles on the road...thats why i'd rather drive a van/suv than a car
anyday.

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Old March 9th 05, 05:34 AM
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223rem wrote:
> Well, the ****head in the SUV accelerates, trying to trap me
> behind the slowly merging semi and force me to brake violently.
> I had to accelarate to 100 mph to get around him! Made it around
> the semi with yards to spare. ****, 100 mph on a 55 mph road,
> I'd have been arrested if a cop had caught me, but it was that
> or slamming in the back of the semi.
>
> Are these SUV people insane? Do they have a wish to die
> in a road rage incident?


I believe the term is "passive-aggressive control freak".
Nobody is allowed to go faster than them, and they start to
behave aggressively iff someone tries.

I wonder if those people are also control freaks in real life,
or if it is just brought on by sitting in their SUV.

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Old March 9th 05, 01:47 PM
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On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 02:19:39 +0000, 223rem wrote:

> A few day ago I was driving on I465 (the multilane belt around Indy). I
> moved to the rightmost (first) lane to pass a white SUV with smoked
> windows doing maybe 60 in the second lane. Note that the rightmost was
> the only free lane at that point. Not far ahead of us, a semi was
> merging from a on-ramp, so my plan was to pass the SUV (on the right)
> and then pass the semi on the left. Well, the ****head in the SUV
> accelerates, trying to trap me behind the slowly merging semi and force
> me to brake violently. I had to accelarate to 100 mph to get around him!
> Made it around the semi with yards to spare. ****, 100 mph on a 55 mph
> road, I'd have been arrested if a cop had caught me, but it was that or
> slamming in the back of the semi.
>
> Are these SUV people insane? Do they have a wish to die in a road rage
> incident?


Seems to me like there were two ****wits.

The SUV driver had a problem with aggression, and you had a problem of
judgement dealing with it. If it became obvious that the SUV driver was
intent on (and capable of) matching your acceleration rate then you should
have backed off and felt sorry for the guy (or gal).

Instead you participated in a pathological game of primate brinkmanship
"with yards to spare".

I wonder if Lord Darwin will ultimately reward or punish the SUV
aggression meme?

Unrelated to SUVs but related to primate behaviour is the road toll in
China which is now running at 300 killed per day and rapidly growing.

Thats a lot of Soylent Green and grateful organ transplant recipients.

Phuoc
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Old March 9th 05, 05:11 PM
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On Wed, 9 Mar 2005, Phuoc Nghuy wrote:

> Unrelated to SUVs but related to primate behaviour is the road toll in
> China which is now running at 300 killed per day and rapidly growing.


Works for me.

 




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