So it's been exactly a week to the day (and actually almost to the minute) since [url=http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?id=134309]Road Rage - What would you do?[/url] and here I am driving home from work again.

Same freeway exit, almost the exact same incident happens. This time I was driving my car, an '01 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS (not really important). The other driver: Black female, late 20's driving a "non-gangsafied" ([:D]) mid-80's Volvo sedan (quite the piece o' crap I might add, unwashed, pumping smoke out the back, shifty/unstable suspension). This time it begins back on the exit ramp. I exit and she comes up very quickly on my tail. Where the exit splits to two lanes I move to the right and she moves left to pass. I take the exit corner fast (hey... it's a fun car with all wheel drive.) It had been raining lightly and was wet so I did a bit of a four wheel slide before hooking up and shooting ahead again. She had to slow quite a bit more to make the corners. I again take the next sharp right 90 fast but no slide. Behind me is a car in the right lane (I can't remember what kind) and in the left lane about two car lengths ahead is a white 90's Ford Thunderbird. I watch in my rear view mirror as the Volvo comes around the corner. The driver can barely hold the corner with all the body roll... but that doesn't slow her down. Relating to the thread linked above I was last time where the white Thunderbird was this time.

The Thunderbird can see the Volvo coming and begins to move right to allow it to pass. And just like the Yukon did to me last week. The Volvo moves right to attempt a pass on the right. She then darts back left (moving slightly into the oncoming traffic lane and proceeds to accelerate to roughly 70mph (the speed limit is 40mph on that road BTW). I'm guessing 70mph is pretty close because I was doing 55-60 and she went by me like I was standing still. And just as the Yukon did she was driving erratically down both lanes of the road as she could barely hold her corners. I was just waiting for her to clip the curb and flip that Volvo (waiting... certainly not hoping as she had a young child in the car). As for the Thunderbird he continued on in the right lane (no brake checking like I did) and we met up at the next light and shared a glance and a look of indignation toward the other driver.

I just had to share because it was really really weird to have such a similar incident happen in the same exact location a week to the day after what happened last week. This time I was not as much a participant as the last and there certainly wasn't as dramatic of an incident as last time. But as I saw her flying up on my six it certainly brought a flashback of last weeks incident to my mind. Glad I reacted better this time. But I'll be honest, for about a second and a half I was tempted to brake check her on the off ramp. But, judging by the apparent disrepair of her vehicle she probably would have slammed into the back of me and I'm glad I let cooler heads prevail this time.

Well the sliding around corners was just a little bit of fun since it was wet out.... no harm done since if I lost control I would have just been in the ditch. I never screw around if it endangers someone else...

And as for the speed.... 55-60 on that road is just "keeping up with traffic"

Soon I hope... I have no money now either... keep buying guns. (not all bad I suppose.)




I think she was in a hurry... and an ass. I don't think she was doing it so much to inflict her driving on others as she just wanted to get to the front of the line... but she was still driving crazy!... I mean so was I... but it was "controlled, safe crazy" she didn't have the right kind of car to be playing the way she was.

More importantly Sgtar15... what's with your "Holier than thou" attitude? Why the hell do you care how fast I was driving. By my own admission I was having fun. Testing my driving limits and the limits of my car. I also made it a point to make sure that if I screwed up I was the only one that was going to get hurt.

And in my own defense. I have a SPOTLESS driving record. No tickets, no accidents, not even a warning. (Some of you will argue I just haven't been caught yet.... whatever) I've been pulled over once in my life and it was in college, which again in my defense I went to college in Montana a few years ago when they had no speed limit (or as they would say "Reasonable and Prudent"). So crossing through Idaho I got nabbed. The trooper made a funny little "Mr. No-Speed-Limit" comment and asked me politely to slow down and sent me on my way.

I'm a responsible driver for the most part and my insurance rate will prove it. Forgive me for having a little fun. Apparently the Fun Police are patrolling in force today.

Quite possible... It wouldn't suprise me. There are a few places around the Puget Sound that are like that for road rage. It's like a good fishing spot... you'll get one every time.

Oh NO!!! an AT? Say it ain't so? Yeah I was going too fast technically..... but on purpose.... 4 wheel drift is fun.... then you let off a bit.... the wheels hook up on the pavement and you slam down on the gas again and shoot of like a rocket. [:D] As my friend who drives his WRX in Rally Racing likes to say: "The way to correct a skid in a Subaru is to give it more gas!"

How do you like the impreza?  i was looking at the subaru website at the wrx and doesnt it seem a bit over priced? $24k for a small car when for the same price you can get an altima.  Hows the handling though?  From what i saw on the website leather interior is out of the question.  how is the material it comes with now? Whats the value after a year or two?

Third... I only recall two. Where did you learn to count?



If you say so.



Yup they did issue me one of each. And neither have come close to being revoked. What is it with all the people on this board and their "Holier Than Thou" crap? Like you never, ever, ever did anything like me when you were younger. They interpret a little bit of fun as somehow being passive agressive. Guess what... my parent's spanked me as a child too.... must mean I'm gonna go on a rampage.




Oh... gotcha.... lemme write that down so I can look back in a few years from my prison cell and remember how right you were.



So I can be as big of an uptight [edited to keep my AR15.com membership] as you? No thanks... I'd rather stay young.

P.S. Found your picture online... that is you isn't it?

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