How Road Rage Works

Motofool · March 23rd, 2015, 08:23 PM

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/car-dr.../road-rage.htm

"Almost everyone is predisposed to engaging in irrational behavior while driving -- Dr. James even goes so far as to say that most people are emotionally impaired when they drive. The key, psychologists say, is being aware of your emotional state and making the right choices, even when you are tempted to act out emotionally."

nickjpass · March 23rd, 2015, 09:43 PM

I myself have raged a bit. There have been times where I wanted to get off my bike and punch their window. They deserved it I promise.

They endangered my life and I feel that they need to feel what they did to me. But then I remember that I chose to ride. I accepted the risk. Be the adult, ride it off.

alex.s · March 23rd, 2015, 10:18 PM

that's what always triggers it isn't it. you feel someone else unnecessarily put your life in danger not only without realizing it, but without caring about it. and something snaps. you dont even realize what's happening until 15 minutes later. worst i've done is yell at people. but i've seen people get in fights over the smallest mistakes. people forget that we're animals. hard to overcome that sometimes.

corksil · March 23rd, 2015, 11:14 PM

Does this article offer up an explanation about why I get just a tiny little itty-bitty-bit frustrated when I'm driving a 23,680lb rig through a tiny town where people jaywalk like it's the "hip" thing to do and foreign tourists with no concept of american traffic flow or lane-change-procedures decide that it must be safe to use the merge lane as a passing lane before cutting off a large truck/trailer so they can completely stop traffic in both directions while they attempt to parallel park a large american rental car in a parking spot that is obviously waaaay too small for the dimensions of their vehicle and require 4+ forward/reverse attempts before finally giving up, only to finally turn on a turn-signal and attempt a 49-point turn in the middle of a busy two way street with 400+ cars backed up in each direction due to their ....uh.... [I don't want to say "stupidity" because that's a mean word.]

liberpolly · March 24th, 2015, 12:56 AM

Don't hit their doors - break off their mirrors if you must. Me, I just catch them on a next intersection and stare them down without saying anything.

Skullz · March 24th, 2015, 02:48 AM

I just speed off.
If i let the countless times i have people make right hand turns without looking once in my direction, or the number of times someone tried to make a left in front of me knowing if they didn't stop, my life would surely change for the worst. Sucks at times when people give you that WTF look like you were the one doing something wrong when in fact they had no clue in what THEY did. People today are more prone to blame others instead of looking in the mirror and fixing that asshole first.
I do not let any of this get to me, as i do not let the fear get to me, cause if i did i would not be able to ride again.
Having a touch of being scared is a good thing, but fear is something you never want to feel on something capable of injury so quickly.

DEFY · March 24th, 2015, 05:18 AM

I usually just give them the finger and shake my head.

NDspd · March 24th, 2015, 01:26 PM

Oh I've had those moments, give them the american sign language, yelled at them, but I would never put myself in harms way to teach someone a lesson. I have had more than a few times people get down right nasty with me for no apparent reason known to me. I show them my middle finger or just shake my head.

allanoue · March 24th, 2015, 01:40 PM

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xorbe · March 25th, 2015, 12:28 AM

I just don't care as long as they don't hit me.

allanoue · March 25th, 2015, 06:14 AM

Autonomous driving cars will not get road rage from stupid drivers mistakes.

DEFY · March 25th, 2015, 06:27 AM

@allanoue nope but I hope to never be around when we depend that much on electronics to do our tasks. They maybe in the works but when they become road legal, certified, I think women might get a break on their driving by then lol jk.

allanoue · March 25th, 2015, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by DEFY

@allanoue nope but I hope to never be around when we depend that much on electronics to do our tasks. They maybe in the works but when they become road legal, certified, I think women might get a break on their driving by then lol jk.

In 20 years your car will be more intelligent then you.

They are already faster them pro race car drivers on a track.

DEFY · March 25th, 2015, 07:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by allanoue

In 20 years your car will be more intelligent then you.

They are already faster them pro race car drivers on a track.

I have no issue with electronics being used in a way that can increase platforms or better functionality. I love to work on electronics. But where it becomes the point of creating a lazier humanity then I see it as more of a hindrance. Is it something that is truly needed to function? Can probably argue it may cause the rate of crashes to lower but that reality is far off in the distance. I'm all for advancements, just has to be truly beneficial.

allanoue · March 25th, 2015, 07:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DEFY

I have no issue with electronics being used in a way that can increase platforms or better functionality. I love to work on electronics. But where it becomes the point of creating a lazier humanity then I see it as more of a hindrance. Is it something that is truly needed to function? Can probably argue it may cause the rate of crashes to lower but that reality is far off in the distance. I'm all for advancements, just has to be truly beneficial.

70,000 fatal crashes a year, just in the US and the EU, gone.

I will call that a huge benefit.

no more DUIs small benifit

agentbad · March 25th, 2015, 09:25 AM

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allanoue · March 25th, 2015, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by agentbad

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agentbad · March 25th, 2015, 12:50 PM

Unless you're a truck driver.

cbinker · March 25th, 2015, 01:48 PM

feeding off emotion...kinda like how the media works.

Bubba · March 25th, 2015, 02:06 PM

I lived in the US for three years. I was always amazed to see road rage, especially in an area where everyone was packing.

FreelancerMG · March 28th, 2015, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by allanoue

70,000 fatal crashes a year, just in the US and the EU, gone.

I will call that a huge benefit.

no more DUIs small benifit

Coming from multi-million dollar aircraft operated and controlled solely by the usage of electronics and avionics, the amount of failures of sensor suits and parts of the avionics were ridiculously high for a machine that spent more time being actively maintained than operated. We then want to take a stripped down, cheaper made version which may never see a maintainer on it ever on the road and hand over all cognizant operation over to it makes me believe we may just be in for a huge rude awakening in a very near future.

Besides, the Google car is fully legal and certified in CA to operate on the road. Just waiting on google to cater to the lazy and this nightmare will become reality sooner than probably later.

corksil · March 28th, 2015, 11:21 PM

I'm glad I don't live in cali.

allanoue · March 29th, 2015, 08:05 AM

Angry Luddites are funny.
@FreelancerMG technology can never improve? My eyesite system has limitations but in the 2 years I have had it, has aways worked.

FreelancerMG · March 29th, 2015, 12:01 PM

The problem is that the tech isn't perfect. We have a very hard time as a technological whole, being able to design electrical control systems integrated by software without some bugs coming out. On aircraft, we're trained to keep alert and to never fully rely on the flight control computer and software package because there is nearly always some error or miscompare that'll put the whole crew in the ground if you'll let it.

This tech for cars though is being advertised as allowing the driver to tune out the whole driving experience and do something else. That's where this tech may bite someone in the ass.

Motofool · August 19th, 2016, 04:14 PM

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March 23rd, 2015, 08:23 PM	#1
Motofool Daily Ninjette rider Name: Hernan Location: Florida Join Date: Mar 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Ninja 250 Posts: A lot. MOTY - 2016, MOTM - Dec '12, Jan '14, Jan '15, May '16	How Road Rage Works http://auto.howstuffworks.com/car-dr.../road-rage.htm "Almost everyone is predisposed to engaging in irrational behavior while driving -- Dr. James even goes so far as to say that most people are emotionally impaired when they drive. The key, psychologists say, is being aware of your emotional state and making the right choices, even when you are tempted to act out emotionally." __________________________________________________ *Motofool* *.................................Never ride faster than your guardian angel can fly* "Mankind is composed of two sorts of men — those who love and create, and those who hate and destroy. Love is the bond between men, the way to teach and the center of the world." - José Martí
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March 23rd, 2015, 09:43 PM	#2
nickjpass #squid Name: nickypoo Location: Five Guys Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): Track dedicated 2008 ZX6R Posts: A lot. MOTM - Jul '16	I myself have raged a bit. There have been times where I wanted to get off my bike and punch their window. They deserved it I promise. They endangered my life and I feel that they need to feel what they did to me. But then I remember that I chose to ride. I accepted the risk. Be the adult, ride it off. __________________________________________________

March 23rd, 2015, 10:18 PM	#3
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	that's what always triggers it isn't it. you feel someone else unnecessarily put your life in danger not only without realizing it, but without caring about it. and something snaps. you dont even realize what's happening until 15 minutes later. worst i've done is yell at people. but i've seen people get in fights over the smallest mistakes. people forget that we're animals. hard to overcome that sometimes. __________________________________________________
	3 out of 3 members found this post helpful.

March 23rd, 2015, 11:14 PM	#4
corksil ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: TC Location: Hawaii Join Date: Sep 2013 Motorcycle(s): A lot. Posts: A lot.	Does this article offer up an explanation about why I get just a tiny little itty-bitty-bit frustrated when I'm driving a 23,680lb rig through a tiny town where people jaywalk like it's the "hip" thing to do and foreign tourists with no concept of american traffic flow or lane-change-procedures decide that it must be safe to use the merge lane as a passing lane before cutting off a large truck/trailer so they can completely stop traffic in both directions while they attempt to parallel park a large american rental car in a parking spot that is obviously waaaay too small for the dimensions of their vehicle and require 4+ forward/reverse attempts before finally giving up, only to finally turn on a turn-signal and attempt a 49-point turn in the middle of a busy two way street with 400+ cars backed up in each direction due to their ....uh.... [I don't want to say "stupidity" because that's a mean word.] __________________________________________________ Just batshit crazy. All his posts are endless diatribes. Some are actually entertaining but mostly batshit crazy.

March 24th, 2015, 12:56 AM	#5
liberpolly ninjette.org guru Name: Poul Location: Seattle Join Date: Jan 2015 Motorcycle(s): 1999 Triumph Legend "Arwen", 2006 Ninja 650 "Matsuo Hotaru". 2010 Ninja 250 "Firefly" - sold. Posts: 338	Don't hit their doors - break off their mirrors if you must. Me, I just catch them on a next intersection and stare them down without saying anything. __________________________________________________ Screw the inscrutable, eff the ineffable.

March 24th, 2015, 02:48 AM	#6
Skullz ninjette.org guru Name: Ray Location: 48162 Join Date: Aug 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250 Posts: 450	I just speed off. If i let the countless times i have people make right hand turns without looking once in my direction, or the number of times someone tried to make a left in front of me knowing if they didn't stop, my life would surely change for the worst. Sucks at times when people give you that WTF look like you were the one doing something wrong when in fact they had no clue in what THEY did. People today are more prone to blame others instead of looking in the mirror and fixing that asshole first. I do not let any of this get to me, as i do not let the fear get to me, cause if i did i would not be able to ride again. Having a touch of being scared is a good thing, but fear is something you never want to feel on something capable of injury so quickly.
	2 out of 2 members found this post helpful.

March 24th, 2015, 05:18 AM	#7
DEFY ᗧ•••ᗣ•ᗣᗣ•••ᗣ Name: Nick Location: NY Join Date: Nov 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250R and 2014 Triumph 675R Posts: A lot.	I usually just give them the finger and shake my head.

March 24th, 2015, 01:26 PM	#8
NDspd 1/4 English, 3/4 Kick Ass Name: Jeremy Location: Dayton, OH Join Date: Sep 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2002 Triumph Speed Triple 955i, '05 Suzuki SV650S(retired), '11 Ninja 250R(sold) Posts: A lot.	Oh I've had those moments, give them the american sign language, yelled at them, but I would never put myself in harms way to teach someone a lesson. I have had more than a few times people get down right nasty with me for no apparent reason known to me. I show them my middle finger or just shake my head.

March 24th, 2015, 01:40 PM	#9
allanoue ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Al Location: York, Pa Join Date: Dec 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2013 Ninja 300..............2008 Ninja 500-sold...2009 Ninja 250-Crashed Posts: Too much. MOTM - Sep '14	Link to original page on YouTube. __________________________________________________ Keep calm and ride on -Motofool Never quit on a rainy day -ally99

March 25th, 2015, 12:28 AM	#10
xorbe ninjette.org guru Name: xorbe Location: Bay Area, CA Join Date: Jun 2013 Motorcycle(s): N650 (and others) Posts: 408	I just don't care as long as they don't hit me.

March 25th, 2015, 06:14 AM	#11
allanoue ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Al Location: York, Pa Join Date: Dec 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2013 Ninja 300..............2008 Ninja 500-sold...2009 Ninja 250-Crashed Posts: Too much. MOTM - Sep '14	Autonomous driving cars will not get road rage from stupid drivers mistakes. __________________________________________________ Keep calm and ride on -Motofool Never quit on a rainy day -ally99

March 25th, 2015, 06:27 AM	#12
DEFY ᗧ•••ᗣ•ᗣᗣ•••ᗣ Name: Nick Location: NY Join Date: Nov 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250R and 2014 Triumph 675R Posts: A lot.	@allanoue nope but I hope to never be around when we depend that much on electronics to do our tasks. They maybe in the works but when they become road legal, certified, I think women might get a break on their driving by then lol jk.

March 25th, 2015, 09:25 AM	#16
agentbad ninjette.org sage Name: bob Location: Earf Join Date: Apr 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2005 Ninja 250, 2006 SV650N Posts: 642	Link to original page on YouTube.

March 25th, 2015, 12:50 PM	#18
agentbad ninjette.org sage Name: bob Location: Earf Join Date: Apr 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2005 Ninja 250, 2006 SV650N Posts: 642	Unless you're a truck driver.
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March 25th, 2015, 01:48 PM	#19
cbinker Track Clown Name: Chris Location: Kingman, AZ Join Date: May 2012 Motorcycle(s): '08 250R, 21 MV F3 800, Kawasaki 400 build Posts: A lot. MOTM - Sep '15	feeding off emotion...kinda like how the media works. __________________________________________________ TEAM ALFALFA www.apexassassins.com

March 25th, 2015, 02:06 PM	#20
Bubba ninjette.org member Name: Bubba Location: Hamilton, Canada Join Date: Jun 2014 Motorcycle(s): 300 Posts: 99	I lived in the US for three years. I was always amazed to see road rage, especially in an area where everyone was packing.

March 28th, 2015, 11:21 PM	#22
corksil ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: TC Location: Hawaii Join Date: Sep 2013 Motorcycle(s): A lot. Posts: A lot.	I'm glad I don't live in cali. __________________________________________________ Just batshit crazy. All his posts are endless diatribes. Some are actually entertaining but mostly batshit crazy.

March 29th, 2015, 08:05 AM	#23
allanoue ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Al Location: York, Pa Join Date: Dec 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2013 Ninja 300..............2008 Ninja 500-sold...2009 Ninja 250-Crashed Posts: Too much. MOTM - Sep '14	Angry Luddites are funny. @FreelancerMG technology can never improve? My eyesite system has limitations but in the 2 years I have had it, has aways worked. __________________________________________________ Keep calm and ride on -Motofool Never quit on a rainy day -ally99

March 29th, 2015, 12:01 PM	#24
FreelancerMG ninjette.org member Name: Chris Location: Cypress, CA Join Date: Jan 2015 Motorcycle(s): 2013 Ninja 300, 2001 V-Star 1100 Classic Posts: 55	The problem is that the tech isn't perfect. We have a very hard time as a technological whole, being able to design electrical control systems integrated by software without some bugs coming out. On aircraft, we're trained to keep alert and to never fully rely on the flight control computer and software package because there is nearly always some error or miscompare that'll put the whole crew in the ground if you'll let it. This tech for cars though is being advertised as allowing the driver to tune out the whole driving experience and do something else. That's where this tech may bite someone in the ass.

August 19th, 2016, 04:14 PM	#25
Motofool Daily Ninjette rider Name: Hernan Location: Florida Join Date: Mar 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Ninja 250 Posts: A lot. MOTY - 2016, MOTM - Dec '12, Jan '14, Jan '15, May '16	https://activeselfprotection.com/roa...tes-to-murder/ Link to original page on YouTube. __________________________________________________ *Motofool* *.................................Never ride faster than your guardian angel can fly* "Mankind is composed of two sorts of men — those who love and create, and those who hate and destroy. Love is the bond between men, the way to teach and the center of the world." - José Martí

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