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Florida road rage truck karma

I saw this on the news last night.  Guy in truck tailgates the woman because she's driving the speed limit in the left lane.  He passes her on the right while giving her the finger.  Finally he floors it and swerves to pass her and ends up wiping out in the median.  



There are so many assholes in Michigan that drive like the guy in that truck.  Fucking road rage is the worst.
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Re: Florida road rage truck karma

  • I'm in metro Detroit and there is just SO MUCH rage on the road. It's ridiculous.

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  • What an asshole. And now I feel like on too, because I think that's hilarious, and awesome (only because it seems like nobody was injured) "That's what you get buddy" Right on! 
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  • Why is the filmer of this video driving while filming on their phone!? That seems to be the worse behavior here. They obviously had to take their eyes off the road to film behind them.
    Obviously filming while driving wasn't very smart and that's probably the only thing I could fault her for in this incident.


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  • Why is the filmer of this video driving while filming on their phone!? That seems to be the worse behavior here. They obviously had to take their eyes off the road to film behind them.

    Yeah, I have to agree with that. There is a high probability the driver/videographer is a shitty driver too.


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  • I thought the passenger was filming at first. I think it's funny because no one got hurt.

    But pretty fracking dumb to video while driving.
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  • Anecdote:  My parents friend was involved in a road rage incident in rural Michigan where he was shot in the jaw by the driver of a SUV.  He ended up driving himself to the hospital and the police never found out who shot him.

    Frankly I don't know what he did to warrant getting shot in the face but it was probably over something stupid like this video.  This is precisely why I tend to not even look at people while driving.  
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  • I thought the guy in the truck passed her, slowed down in order to give her the finger, and then sped up again.  It's hard to tell in the video.


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  • Metro Detroit here too... Only thing worse than our road rage is our pot holes. 

    Video taping is not wise. At all. But he's a total dick head. 
  • BeachBum73BeachBum73 member
    edited March 2014
    I hate tailgaters but she should get the fuck out of the left lane if she's not passing. She passed one vehicle but for the most part it looked like she was partly instigating. I ran into left lane drivers all the time when I lived in WI.  No matter how fast/slow they were going they always felt like they had a right to the left lane. I despise those people almost as much as tailgaters.

    ETA: I revise my statement about her getting out of the left lane -- it looks like they are on a suburban street as opposed to a highway.  In that case, I don't care when people drive in the left lane but I typically get out of the way for tailgaters any way b/c they usually don't give a shit.
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  • futant462 said:
    Why is the filmer of this video driving while filming on their phone!? That seems to be the worse behavior here. They obviously had to take their eyes off the road to film behind them.
    Obviously filming while driving wasn't very smart and that's probably the only thing I could fault her for in this incident.


    Meh, I don't necessarily agree.  It's not reallly on her or anyone other than the police to police the actual roads.  If some dude wants to drive like that, her priority should be her own safety and I feel like she should just get over and let him pass.  What she did was incredibly dangerous too.  That guy was a fucking dick and should have his license taken away, but she's fucking stupid for engaging with him like that.  What if he had a gun?  Because where I live, that is a distinct possibility. 
    I agree with this.  In the video there were trucks in the right lane preventing her from changing lanes but according to her, the guy had been tailgating for a while before she started filming.  I don't fuck around with assholes in trucks…in their world they own the road and I'm just an obstacle.
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  • He's an asshole. But so was she. Just because he was a bigger ass it doesn't mean she gets off. She was using her phone while driving and while I don't like to say she was "instigating" (it feels too victim blaming), she was not driving defensively. Slow down, pull over, and let road rage douche pass. Your safety isn't worth it.


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  • He's definitely an asshole, but I get the feeling she wasn't going a consistent speed and intentionally fucking with him at the end. If you watch the truck in the right lane, it almost looks like he's passing her and then she passes him easily. Road rage guy is definitely at fault here, but fucking with people that clearly have road rage and video taping while driving is pretty bad in my book.
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  • I saw this on buzzfeed yesterday. I laughed, because a lot of people in FL really are horrible drivers, but I'm in camp they're both assholes.

    Not that it matters, but I also thought he slowed down to flick her off instead of her speeding up. But it's hard to tell.
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  • I agree she should have let him pass in this situation, but I judge the shit out of people who tailgate on suburban roads where there is only one lane. This happens to me on a daily basis when I am going the speed limit. There isn't a safe place to pull over and Id never make it to work (or anywhere) if I did.

    Basically, I think more people should be ticketed for tailgating.
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  • I maintain that they are both dumb-asses. She should have been cited for using her phone while driving. This video made me sick to my stomach. That guy is so lucky he didn't hurt or kill someone else.
  • futant462 said:



    Why is the filmer of this video driving while filming on their phone!? That seems to be the worse behavior here. They obviously had to take their eyes off the road to film behind them.

    Obviously filming while driving wasn't very smart and that's probably the only thing I could fault her for in this incident.




    And driving in the passing lane? The speed limit is not fast enough for that lane. They're both assholes and this is why I hate Florida drivers.

    And Florida had outlawed texting while driving so I'm sure a cop would not be happy with the woman recording and driving. I also think it's kinda shitty she kept driving and said that's what you get. Well what do YOU get for your horrible driving?

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