white minivans and road rage

[threeplusfire]

Tyler has this thing about white minivans. They are always trouble. It was true today when one shot up the shoulder of the road. He grew incensed that I wouldn't let him over into the lane. (Three lanes of almost stand still rush hour traffic on a major freeway.) He was waving at me and then screaming at me. I rolled down my passenger window and said I wasn't going to let him over because he was an asshat driving illegally. The shoulder is NOT A LANE. You can't just use it when you feel like it.

Someone behind me let him cut in eventually, and he sped around to the other side of my car. From there, he commenced screaming at me over the head of his small child. I believe I said "Learn to drive asshole." His response was "Why don't you say that again in front of my son?!" So I told him to fuck off and stuck my middle finger up at him before rolling up my window and turning the music up really loud.

I hate traffic.

What makes me so incensed that I feel shaky is that he screamed at me and basically implied I was the terrible person for swearing in front of his child. Um. He's the parent who was driving illegally and recklessly, and screaming right over his child's head. It's his bad behavior that started all this. I shouldn't have to "watch my language" just because he's got a small child. I shouldn't be ashamed of cursing at him for his stupidity. He is the one who should be ashamed.

Ugh. I sent everyone home early from work and this is what I get. Brilliant.

Comments

[gypsy-pie.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't be ashamed at all. In fact, I'm sure the kid is probably used to seeing the guy go crazy, sadly enough. Screw him.
Oh and good for you! I HATE the guys who speed around traffic just to cut. :P on them.

[brienze.livejournal.com]

I really can't believe that people act that way in Texas. Has he never heard of the concealed carry laws? He's lucky all you did was flip him off.

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

That is the reason why I don't have a concealed carry license. I wouldn't be able to resist the urge to put a few "speed holes" in the hood of his car. Hahaha.

[frostwalrus.livejournal.com]

HAAHAHAHAHAHAAAA

To be honest, my dad is the one who brought that plague to my attention.

[lemonchiffon.livejournal.com]

That's horrible! I feel sorry for that poor baby, to have a dad like that.

One of these days he going to get some crazy Bandido that will shoot his ass. I just hope the kid isn't in the car with him.

[halfacork.livejournal.com]

HATE. TRAFFIC.

And driving. And cars.

AND BAH.

[cjwriter.livejournal.com]

Reminds me of the ...individual I encountered while driving a few months ago. I wasn't sure if he noticed the light had changed. I gave him a short horn to get his attention. He was not pleased with me and he wouldn't let it go. That shook me up pretty good.

[cjwriter.livejournal.com]

Oh, and apparently when you leave an Austin hospital with a new baby, normal traffic rules no longer apply to you, especially the bit about not talking on a cell phone while driving and using turn signals and especially when you're in a minivan/SUV.

[n-o-m-i-c.livejournal.com]

I have the same thing about Chevy Suburbans, regardless of color. Some of it is just the "observer effect", but I've been involved in too-many near misses (as has my family) to ignore them.

[mielikki.livejournal.com]

FTR, my minivan is not white, it's 'taffeta', officially. :-)