I was on the freeway this morning driving to work. It was pissing down rain and contrary to popular belief it hadn't done so in some time so the roads were extra slick. Since I had just gotten my car back from the body shop I was giving an extra 2-3 feet of safety space to cars ahead of me. Don't get me wrong, I'm no Grandma. But there was a semi in the right lane signalling to get over into my lane. Since I already had a nice bit of space, it was rush hour, and I didn't imagine him getting over any time soon I slowed down a little to let him in. Just a little, mind you.
You would think that I stomped on my breaks and took my car to a standstill based on the reaction of the guy in the Toyota truck behind me. He immediately laid on his horn and kept it on until the semi was in our lane. Then he started tailgaiting me and turned on his bright lights. With a semi just barely ahead of me, and an enraged driver practically driving on my bumper in back, I decided it was time to change lanes. I then moved into the right lane and as the lunatic passed me he laid on his horn again and gave me several rounds of the bird. Good thing the semi didn't have to brake on short notice. As he went by I turned to my left, smiled my biggest smile and waved.
The driver of the semi had my back, though. After lunatic fringe was done flipping out on the left, the semi driver slowed down and kept the creep blocked in as I sailed blissfully on by.
Isn't 8:30 a.m. a bit early to have a full blown case of road rage?
Sounds like Great fun... I do at times here miss the morning commute- the daylong joy of pissing someone off in the morning traffic.
Keeps you smiling all day long.