User:Random832/BJAODN - Road Rage

Manifestation

The following purported manifestations of Road Rage have appeared in the history of that article at various times: jeff

excessive speeding and aggressive acceleration
tailgating
rolling hard through a toll booth at speeds greater than 80mph, to scare anyone and everyone within viewing distance
cutting others off in a lane
turning off one's air conditioning on a hot day to cause one's appearance to become more weathered and intimidating
becoming the Hulk on the Interstate to cause massive amounts of hysteria and awesome.
driving at high speeds in the grassy median of an interstate to terrify drivers in both lanes
challenging another driver to Mortal Kombat.
stopping two or more vehicles for an impromptu and unsanctioned boxing match in the median
aggressively swerving one's vehicle back and forth across both lanes of a highway until spinning out and sliding into the median causing a rollover
weaving in and out of traffic
going totally Super Saiyan while driving, causing other cars to explode forcefully to either side. Often associated with long periods of grunting and yelling, followed by a change in hair color and muscle mass.
climbing into the "stunt position" on one's hood, with the purpose of then leaping into the air and engaging a parachute, allowing the vehicle to cause hilarious wreckage.
a relatively new phenomena called "family rage". this involves a single car disagreement before pulling off onto the shoulder, at which point the entire family rapidly exits the vehicle and and begins wrestling until broken up by other motorists
pretending to be singing along with the radio, when in reality you are telling the other motorists that you are going to fuck their shit.
shaking ones clenched fist at other motorists, with or without the display of brass knuckles
forming "jerries convoy" to block access to a traffic lane
parking one's car in the middle of a road perpendicular to the traffic flow and challenging other drivers to an unsanctioned boxing match
sounding the vehicle's horn or flashing lights excessively, this includes flicking the dome lamp on and off at an absurd rate
intentionally "slapping mirrors" with oncoming vehicles at high speeds, destroying the other driver's mirror as well as one's own
rude gestures (such as the finger), mean face, and the extremely offensive hoppity diddly
shouting verbal abuse, including threats
cutting a "vision hole" in one's hood, so one can still drive normally when the hood is released at high speeds on the interstate. The driver appears to be blinded by the hood and about to suffer a horrific crash and subsequent death, when in reality he is not. Like many other manifestations of road rage, this is done to terrify other drivers.
Shooting another driver.
ghost riding the whip.
forcefully and quickly engaging the brake then gas in a repetitive pattern in a sick move to agitate other motorists as well as the passengers inside of one's car
performing death-defying stunts and tricks in an attempt to intimidate weak drivers
deliberately hitting another person, vehicle or object with one's own vehicle
hitting a person or vehicle with a weapon other than a vehicle in response to a perceived wrongdoing involving a vehicle. This includes the vicious "rolling clothesline" where a driver extends his arm outside of a speeding vehicle to aggressively clothesline an offending motorist.
hitting a person or vehicle with a weapon other than a vehicle e.g. a tire iron, golf club, or baseball bat, in response to a [percieved] wrongdoing involving a vehicle
driving at high speeds in the grassy median of an interstate to terrify drivers in both lanes
slyly luring other drivers out and away from their vehicles, then suddenly attacking with a longsword
attempting to shower another driver with pepper spray
masturbating excessively into a Wendy's cup.
threatening to use or using a firearm or other deadly weapon
engaging one's windshield wiper fluid sprayers excessively to mist surrounding cars
rolling out of a moving vehicle after being cut off in a sick form of protest
pursuing for retaliation or revenge of a real or perceived slight
attempting to contort one's body to display the dangerous and thrilling "rolling full moon"
triggering or exaggerating traffic waves due to reduced headways and more sudden braking
driving in the passing lane and keeping pace with the car next to them to enforce the speed limit themselves
suddenly jamming the parking brake and sliding into a telephone pole to scare other motorists
driving excessively slow on a high-speed road
rapidly engaging their brakes on tailgaters for no logical reason.
throwing objects from a moving vehicle with the intent of hitting the car behind it.
driving at high speeds in the median of a highway to terrify drivers in both lanes
intentionally and lightly "bumping" another vehicle during a stop in the flow of traffic
enabling a passenger to stand out of the sunroof to aim a compound bow and arrow at offending driver's windshield
throwing loose change from a moving vehicle with the intent of damaging other vehicles
driving the speed limit
throwing objects from a moving vehicle with the intent of damaging other vehicles, including but not limited to Nerf foam footballs, bowling balls, and those delicious red skittles

Vigilantes

As of 2006, vigilante involvement in road rage highway battles has risen sharply.^{[citation needed]} Vigilantes often when identifying a road battle involving rage will join in the chase in an attempt to disable the aggressor's vehicle. Vigilantes have been known to employ the use of spears, handfulls of rocks, and cinder blocks to aid in the disabling of an offending vehicle. They maintain that the easiest and safest way to stop a speeding vehicle is a direct hit with a cinder block or spear to the driver or radiator.^{[citation needed]} In July of 2006 in Maine, a vigilante confused another vigilante who was engaged with a raging driver. The original vigilante noted that the "other guy went racing past in front, slowed, and all of a sudden a spear came flying out the drivers side, pierced my windshield and hit me in the chest."^{[citation needed]}

Legal status

Despite widespread opposition, longsword, crossbows, and cement blocks have been removed from the list of legal "Road Rage Defense Tools" of 2007.^{[citation needed]}.

In 13 states, an individual may strike another's vehicle with a rod, staff, or bar so long as the weapon is no larger in width than the aggressors thumb.

Passenger Involvement

As of 2006, passenger involvement during road rage incidents has skyrocketed.^{[citation needed]} Passengers are either coerced or participate in the battle on their own free will after seeing the disturbance of the driver. Passengers actively participating in the engagement of other cars give their driver large and distinct advantages over other road ragers.

In September 2006 during a high speed interstate road battle in Oregon, a Chrysler Grand Caravan minivan carrying five passengers engaged a 1996 Honda Accord carrying three passengers. The five passengers in the minivan were reportedly armed with and actively utilizing weapons ranging from cans of slick oil, tire irons, knives, baseball bats, throwing stars, and spears. The Accord was taking major damage until the driver suddenly pulled ahead of the minivan, at which point the single backseat passenger lobbed a cinder block backwards, which hit the minivan directly on the radiator, disabling it.

Manifestation

Vigilantes

Legal status

Passenger Involvement

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