Ah, sweet revenge...

[AZhitman]

NOTE: Small sedan? Yep - windows open.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtCu34Tq94I[/youtube]

[RicerX]

THAT. Was marvelous.

[bundy26]

Good one, russia is crazy

[300ZXttZMAN]

LMAO!!! Notice the taxi that was passing by in the opposite lane.

[krash]

hilarious, but they were both driving like a$$.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Brilliant. That's thinking with your dipstick, JIMMY!

[numbnuts240]

fantastic. i hate people that do that s***.

but, honestly, where do all these people come from? not the subjects of the video, but the ones recording this stuff. who drives around with a camera, recording everything, waiting for footage like this to happen?

[Razi]

Russia?
I read somewhere that they pay less for insurance if they have dashcams.

[numbnuts240]

interesting...

[AZhitman]

Very popular in other countries, where corruption and crime is more prevalent on the roads.

[float_6969]

Well I think the dude had it coming. It's not like the guy in the SUV was being a d!ck before, the douche should have been polite and let him merge. Classic.

[Rev_D21]

When moronic lines intersect.

[Gold Digger]

I see it differently.

What I saw was the sedan let the red SUV in between himself and the white car that was in front of him. The silver SUV should have just fallen in behind the sedan and it would have worked like a zipper. The sedan was in the lane that wasn't merging, and he let one car in. If the silver SUV would have just fallen in behind, things would have gone fine.

The guy in the SUV was a douche in my opinion.

[BusyBadger]

Well I think the dude had it coming. It's not like the guy in the SUV was being a d*** before, the douche should have been polite and let him merge. Classic.

Actually, he was. No signal and then just barged over into the next lane, then when the other guy didn't back down he tried to bully him with the size of the SUV then he decides to pull that stupid move when he didn't get his way. When someone wants to get in the lane I'm in I'll give them all the leeway in the world if they've got a signal on and wait patiently, when they wait until the last minute and try to barge over and I'll f*** them over. If I'm not on a schedule and got enough free time on my hands I'll work my way ahead of them and hang them at a red light.

I see it differently.

What I saw was the sedan let the red SUV in between himself and the white car that was in front of him. The silver SUV should have just fallen in behind the sedan and it would have worked like a zipper. The sedan was in the lane that wasn't merging, and he let one car in. If the silver SUV would have just fallen in behind, things would have gone fine.

The guy in the SUV was a douche in my opinion.

^ THIS

[Bubba1]

The SUV driver was clever with his splash move, but still a douche. This looks like stuff I see everytime I drive in NJ. Where getting in front of every car possible is a moral imperative. Though normally when denied, Jersyites usually respond with the state bird (middle finger).

[themadscientist]

I want to say "funny," but that video illustrates the increasing hostility out there on the roads. Those two douchebags put everyone on that stretch of road in danger so they could lay their cocks on the asphalt and see whose was bigger. They both need a beat down. I am guilty of this sort of behavior myself and increasingly it embarrasses me and I try to step it down. Maybe I'm growing up.

[MinisterofDOOM]

I see it differently.

What I saw was the sedan let the red SUV in between himself and the white car that was in front of him. The silver SUV should have just fallen in behind the sedan and it would have worked like a zipper. The sedan was in the lane that wasn't merging, and he let one car in. If the silver SUV would have just fallen in behind, things would have gone fine.

The guy in the SUV was a douche in my opinion.

EXACTLY what I saw. The Lexus driver was a d!ck. There was plenty of room BEHIND the little sedan, and he would have ended up there had he not been an impatient selfish prick and sped up to get one spot further ahead. Also...if you can't bother to signal, you have no business expecting to be let over. You can't do me the courtesy of a simple turn signal, I can't offer the courtesy of noticing you're trying to merge. The Lexus was weaving all over the damn place rather than just be happy with his position in traffic.

That wasn't revenge. That was a Lexus driver being a Lexus driver: entitled and d!ckish.

[nissangirl74]

where do all these people come from? not the subjects of the video, but the ones recording this stuff. who drives around with a camera, recording everything, waiting for footage like this to happen?

Jesda.

[themadscientist]

Hiding in the bushes outside Kelly Clarkson's house maybe.

[Gold Digger]

There is a section of road on the way to my house that is a divided four lane under the highway that bisects the southeastern part of Yashio.

About an 1/8th mile after the intersection that takes you to the train station, it becomes a two lane road, but it doesn't reduce lanes. The left lane is the through lane and the right lane becomes a turn lane.

Where that point becomes the turn lane is a signal. The turn lane stays red while the through lane gets a green. Most of the time, there isn't a lot of traffic there, but during morning/evening rush hours, it gets crazy. People will dodge out from the through lane, by-pass as many cars as they can and then try to cut back in just before the intersection where the signal is.

I see this a lot, and if I'm paying attention (which I usually am) and those bastards try to cut in front of me, I'll either not let them in or I'll pop over just enough into the other lane that they can't get by me.

I'll be damned if I have to wait in traffic for 10 minutes and have someone who thinks they have a right to cut past 10-15 cars try to squeeze past me. Honk that horn all you want, I won't move. You won't get past me, and I don't care how you feel about it.

My wife hates it when I do that, too.

[Bubba1]

There is a section of road on the way to my house that is a divided four lane under the highway that bisects the southeastern part of Yashio.

About an 1/8th mile after the intersection that takes you to the train station, it becomes a two lane road, but it doesn't reduce lanes. The left lane is the through lane and the right lane becomes a turn lane.

Where that point becomes the turn lane is a signal. The turn lane stays red while the through lane gets a green. Most of the time, there isn't a lot of traffic there, but during morning/evening rush hours, it gets crazy. People will dodge out from the through lane, by-pass as many cars as they can and then try to cut back in just before the intersection where the signal is.

I see this a lot, and if I'm paying attention (which I usually am) and those bastards try to cut in front of me, I'll either not let them in or I'll pop over just enough into the other lane that they can't get by me.

I'll be damned if I have to wait in traffic for 10 minutes and have someone who thinks they have a right to cut past 10-15 cars try to squeeze past me. Honk that horn all you want, I won't move. You won't get past me, and I don't care how you feel about it.

My wife hates it when I do that, too.

I think your wife is right. You remind me of my father-in-law, a former staunch play by the rules driver, who would try to personally hand out punishment against those he felt were "cheating". Here in PA and NJ, there are usually signs that warn of lane endings ahead and to merge. He interpreted that as merge immediately, but legally, the sign is simply a warning that the lane will eventually end, but is still perfectly legal to drive in that lane until it ends. This is why every time-obsessed NJ driver waits until the last second before merging, and ends up passing dozens of angry "polite" PA drivers who merged earlier. Sound familiar? He once proudly told me he'd swerve to block drivers like me that wait until the last minute to merge. But he backed off when I pointed out that his form of vigilanteism was not only dangerous but illegal. If he were to cause an accident by swerving into that lane, he gets the ticket, and the guilt for causing possible injuries, not the driver he's trying to punish. Better to just let the guy in. Flipping the NJ international symbol of friendship is a better safer plan, and gets your frustration off your chest.

[BusyBadger]

If he were to cause an accident by swerving into that lane, he gets the ticket, and the guilt for causing possible injuries, not the driver he's trying to punish. Better to just let the guy in. Flipping the NJ international symbol of friendship is a better safer plan, and gets your frustration off your chest.

Yeah, swerving is a bad idea...I recommend straddling the line and taking up half of each lane instead of swerving. Not only its if safer, but it also leaves no doubt as to what you are doing and why your are doing it.

I don't think of it add doling out punishment, instead I think of it as giving free lessons in patience.

[Gold Digger]

When I said pop over, I didn't mean swerve. Even I know the possible outcomes that could cause. More of what BB said...straddling the line.

There aren't signs on that particular stretch of road but there are painted arrows well before the intersection. That particular section has been that way for at least the 8 years I have lived in this city. People should be well aware.

If I am in that lane and I can't get over far enough in advance, I'll signal, slow down and wait for an opportunity to present itself so I can change lanes.

I find it to be much more dangerous when a car darts out from the through lane, jets past 10-15 cars at more than twice the posted speed limit, then cuts back in just as they reach the stop line for the turn lane, causing all cars in the through lane to brake unexpectedly, or before possibly clipping any cars sitting in the turn lane waiting for a green signal.

I'm not handing out punishment, I see it as me preventing a possible accident.

[themadscientist]

A younger Mad may have chased a car off the highway trying to purposefully crash into it. That person probably had a take stock moment at the first public well-lit area after they shot up that exit.

[Bubba1]

I'm sorry, it's absolutely doling out punishment. You don't own the highway, and you're not a police officer.

To give you some perspective, a few years ago, I was cruising in the left lane (3 lanes wide at that point) on the NJ Turnpike about a half mile after a sign noted my lane was ending in one mile and to merge right. The right two lanes were full and crawling but the left lane was relatively clear and moving much more briskly. Behind me was a NJ state police cruiser. A guy in the middle lane pulled the same manuever you describe and tried to block my lane to prevent me from merging well ahead of him. I was moving quickly so I had to hit the brakes to slow down as did the cruiser, whom I presume the blocker did not notice (I was in my 4Runner). A few seconds later, the state trooper's lights started flashing. I signalled and merged behind the blocker. The officer then pulled in between me and the blocker and motioned someone to pull over. I'll give you a hint, it wasn't me. I burst out laughing and waved to the blocker (who flipped me the bird - after all, I was in NJ) as I passed him while he was making his way to the shoulder for a nice discussion with the trooper. You can call it whatever you want, but at the end of the day, it doesn;t matter if you swerve or do it gently, blocking a second lane is illegal.


So perhaps you might ask yourself does it makes sense for a civilian to break a law to enforce another law that's not being broken? Or is this really more a case of sour grapes because you merged in earlier than was legally required. And as a result some other more assertive drivers got ahead of you. Listen, I felt the same anger as you about people getting in front of me when I was younger, but I guess I've gotten more tolerant about it over the years.

[MinisterofDOOM]

I've got to agree with Bubba: I can't say being the "enforcer" is any less a** than being the offender. I've got friends who drive in the passing lane at the speed limit "because no one needs to go any faster" and it gives them a feeling of immense power and they justify it as "doling out justice." It's not.

When it comes right down to it, it's far easier, better, simpler, and more helpful to everyone to just suck up the injustice of it and let the ***holes be on their way. If I make it a battle, I'll deal with them all day. If I just let them past, they'll be out of my sight in a few minutes and I can get back to being not frustrated again.

That said, I'm NOT going to go out of my way to accomodate ***holes. I certainly won't go out of my way to make things difficult for them. But I'm not going to inconvenience myself for them, either. I will NOT screw up traffic for the whole world just to make a point.

Of course, sometimes there are the ***holes who pick a fight with ME, and in those cases I do my best to put distance between us. First choice is slowing down a lot, so they get bored and move on (slowing down in my own lane, not theirs!). There was some idiot woman who couldn't pick a speed on the highway a few days ago. She'd blow past me at 90 but then when we both had to pass someone else she'd slow down below the speed limit and ride next to the other car, blocking traffic for miles. I couldn't figure out if it was a power-trip thing, or if she was talking on the phone and her foot was connected to her mouth, or if she was just exceptionally terrible at throttle modulation. Either way it was a pain in the butt for everyone else on the road since every time we thought we'd got rid of her she'd slow down or speed up to find us again. The only thing you can do with drivers like that is be patient. Eventually she took her exit and I kept on driving.

Oh, also, having some good music in the CD player helps with road rage. It's hard to be angry when listening to this:
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