Adam H. Behle wrote:
All the road rage is about sevishness and self-centeredness. All for
one(me) and none for all(you).

In my little backward community one mother shot another mother - and I'm
not swearing either.

No kidding, two mothers got into a road rage fight and then the cars
stopped and one pulled a gun a shot the other dead. Both had children.
Ruined both families for life. What incredible stupidity. And for what?
Some perceived dissing, some momentary discourtsey, some error???

I try and drive courteously, and safely, and I try and simply ignore the
jerks on the road, unless they get physical with my vehicle. Then I
simply yield big time......  it's not worth the trouble to pursue any
diferenes of opinion, especially playing bumper cars.

Regards,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

>I've been flipped off going 65 in the slow lane and 80 in the fast lane-it does not seem to matter
>how fast you are actually going and what lane you are using.  My theory is that my one fingered
>saluters have a preconcieved notion that Vanagons are slow, whether they really are or zipping
>along just fine at 80 with other cars, and therefore feel compelled to salute when they come
>across such beasts. At least in San Diego.
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>As for my beast, I have since slowed to 65 tops and use the "drive it like a diesel" method to help
>save gas.  Went from a supremely crappy 14.7 mpg with AC on to just under 17 mpg in the "slow"
>lane with a 2.1 WBX with 162,000 miles in mixed city/highway commute.  I'd love to squeak out
>another MPG or two, but my carpooling friends might mutiny on the Westy.
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>I love these things and the zen-like patience they teach, but I admit to occaisional bouts of an
>irritable road rage-esque condition I get when I drive my wife's Volvo T5 and run into less than
>perfect drivers (not literally running into them though). But this feeling never results in honking,
>gunfire, single digit gestures, brawling, knife fights, Greco-roman wrestling, etc-and is never
>directed towards drivers of our loaf shaped beasts.
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>Take it easy on the roads folks,
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>Adam
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>ps-I forgot...I did rage out a little bit once when a snooty couple in a black V12 Mercedes
>sideswiped my white Westy with their black mirror which left a nasty horozontial skid mark.  I
>buffed it out and considered reporting them as a hit and run, but decided to let karma nail them in
>the ass instead. Whatever works...
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