so what do you do?

.... when you realize its YOU that has road rage?

I've been lurking here for a while, only recently started posting. I've
read a lot of different POV's on the driving experience, and I'm realizing
a lot of these behaviors fit me.

I'm not into 'sloth'. I generally drive at or near the prevailing speed
on a given road, regardless of the speed limit. Most of the roads I drive
in my daily commute are posted at either 55 or 65, traffic usually does
5-8 above that.

My problem is I get mad, like in-fookin-furiated when I run up on ol'
farmer Bob poking along at 40. If I can make a safe pass and be done with
him, then its not a problem. But, passing can be difficult on one
particular road due to heavy oncoming traffic, especially when one drives
a horribly underpowered Toyota van. Then I find myself doing unsafe
stuff, like passing him in a left turn lane and the approaches to it. The
road in question is 2 lanes, with a left-turn lane at some intersections.

Question, is how do you combat this? I really don't want to be an asshole
driver, or a MFFYer, or anything like that. What do you do to calm
yourself [aside from the obvious bong? ] I'm trying to change things,
like listening to mellower music instead of what I usually do.

I don't do ALL the bad behaviors I see. I keep right unless actually
passing. When I do pass [HAH!], I get it over with and return to the
right lane. If I see cars backing up behind me and don't see a passing
oppurtunity, I'll pull off on the wide shoulder and let people by.

But when its me thats held up omG do I get ****ed off.

I'd love to hear some of your takes on this.

You're a psychopath and belong in prison. Why else would you get
infuriated just because someone drives slower than you. If some guy
doing 40 slows you down for a minute or two, what of it?

Because we've got more important things to do than sit behind some
moron who doesn't know how to drive?

I wouldn't expect you to comprehend that, because you are stupid enough
to post in alt.flame.******s, as well as to not know the difference
between 6 & 60, or a stop sign and a red light, or drunken politician
Tubby Kennedy's murderous act and Laura Welch's accident.

Because we've got more important things to do than sit behind some
moron who doesn't know how to drive?

I wouldn't expect you to comprehend that, because you are stupid enough
to post in alt.flame.******s, as well as to not know the difference
between 6 & 60, or a stop sign and a red light, or drunken politician
Tubby Kennedy's murderous act and Laura Welch's accident.

You're a psychopath and belong in prison. Why else would you get
infuriated just because someone drives slower than you. If some guy
doing 40 slows you down for a minute or two, what of it?

You join the mothers!

You join the mothers!