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by joe817
Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:38 pm
Forum: Never Again!!
Topic: Road rager on Beltway 8
Replies: 84
Views: 11894

Re: Road rager on Beltway 8

USA1 wrote:
nils wrote: Because of all of the loonies in Houston these days, I carry everywhere..even little trips to Blockbuster, or to get gas.....be safe
me too . we all should . :txflag:
Me 3. :iagree: We all should.
by joe817
Tue Aug 25, 2009 12:21 pm
Forum: Never Again!!
Topic: Road rager on Beltway 8
Replies: 84
Views: 11894

Re: Road rager on Beltway 8

neiltus, control your language and your anger please. This is a family oriented "G" rated forum. Thank you. :tiphat:
by joe817
Thu Jul 16, 2009 10:26 am
Forum: Never Again!!
Topic: Road rager on Beltway 8
Replies: 84
Views: 11894

Re: Road rager on Beltway 8

Good one D.J.! I like it! That's a well done painting too! I like the style of artwork, genre, etc.

Do you know who the artist is? I'd like to look them up, and maybe get a poster or 2, because I'm sure the orig. artwork is expensive.

On a side note, it looks like it might have been done in the 17th century, and the painting was an attempt at humor. Ships sailing off the end of the earth, as the church said, was flat.

Anywho, I appreciate artwork like that.
by joe817
Thu Jul 16, 2009 9:16 am
Forum: Never Again!!
Topic: Road rager on Beltway 8
Replies: 84
Views: 11894

Re: Road rager on Beltway 8

sss wrote:
Purplehood wrote:So how fast is fast? The guy was in excess of the speed limit by 6 mph. That isn't fast enough and he needs to get out of the way? Should he be doing a minimum of 100mph? Please move to Germany and drive on the Autobahn.
I don't really care how fast he goes as long as he leaves the left lane open when a faster car is approaching. Please move out of Texas if you don't intend to follow the rules: http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/V ... tn.545.051" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
yup, yup. :iagree: That's what I do. If I'm in the left lane doing my thing, and I see some nutball, Texas Motor Speedway type coming up behind me, you bet I'll move over into a right lane. Him being required to weave in and out of traffic poses a real traffic threat to not only me, but also the others going slower than him/her/undetermined. Give it clear passage I say, and hope a LEO is just down the road. "rlol"
by joe817
Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:36 pm
Forum: Never Again!!
Topic: Road rager on Beltway 8
Replies: 84
Views: 11894

Re: Road rager on Beltway 8

Abraham, that is perhaps true when at arms length with another person: "Avoiding eye contact is a variation on "hear no evil, see no evil " etc. This sort of passivity can work against you." Proximity is the operative word.

In the discussion we are referring to both parties being in cars...not face to face. As they say in conflict resolution, distance is your friend. IMO, in this scenario of road rage, one stands a decent chance of de-escalating the situation when avoiding eye contact.

But given your scenario, I agree with you, providing you know your "enemy", so to speak, as you did.
by joe817
Wed Jul 15, 2009 11:48 am
Forum: Never Again!!
Topic: Road rager on Beltway 8
Replies: 84
Views: 11894

Re: Road rager on Beltway 8

Whaaaaaa??? Nonononononononono. It wasn't me. I don't even know where a Beltway is!
by joe817
Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:14 am
Forum: Never Again!!
Topic: Road rager on Beltway 8
Replies: 84
Views: 11894

Re: Road rager on Beltway 8

I have to side with dicion on this on (doggonit! LOL). Be aware, always. Situational awareness is a prime directive. But avoid eye contact. So what if it's staring at you? No big deal.

You don't know who you are dealing with, especially if they are behaving erratically. They may be looking for a confrontation. "It" could be a gang-banger doing its homework in some sort of perverted initiation ceremony. The road rage thing is reaching epidemic proportions.

And you don't need to encourage "it" to escalate the confrontation, by looking "it" in the eye.

When that happens to me, I look....of course I do, but I look at the front bumper, or the tire.

Just my 2 cents worth.

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