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Road Rage

My experience with road rageI made someone really mad today.  Argh!!!  I felt so bad.  As I was driving my boys to preschool, I pulled up to a red light.  I was turning right.  No traffic was moving at that moment so I figured, “Hey, I can go right on red,” and pulled into the intersection.  When I looked in my rear view mirror, all the cars that had been stopped to my left were now right on my bumper.  I had pulled out in front of them without meaning to. Their light must have turned green right when I pulled out. 

I tried speeding up so that I wouldn’t slow everyone down.  That would have been fine except for the one guy in the black SUV that was on my bumper.  We were now way ahead of the rest of the traffic so I took my foot off the gas hoping that he would go around.  He did, but then he pulled up right beside me on my left and drove parallel with me.  I was in the far right lane and needed to turn left soon, so I slowed way down hoping he would go ahead, so I could get around him and turn left.  He went straight through the next green light, and I managed to get into the left turning lane.  As I waited at the red light, I saw him abruptly turn left into the church parking lot where I take the kids to school.  The campus is huge with several buildings.  The preschool is in a building behind the church.  I saw the man tear into the parking lot and head around the building. 

I felt so embarrassed.  “Was this a fellow parent I had ticked off?” I wondered…hoped even.  My gut feeling was that he was following me–chasing me.  What would I do?  What would he do?  I don’t know if I did the right thing or not, but I went ahead and parked at the kids’ building and got out with my children.  I figured that at least in this place there would be other people–people I know!  

Sure enough he came around the building and drove up next to where I had parked going really slow as I got out of the van.  I couldn’t see him, but I watched the SUV.  As I began walking with the kids to the building, he slowly drove away.   At least I think he drove away.  I was vigilant when I came out of the building and drove home to make sure I wasn’t followed.  Scary!

It’s crazy to me that a person can get so bent out of shape because someone pulled out in front of them.  I hate that drivers dehumanize those in other cars.  I doubt most would act the same way if they were looking face to face at someone.  The man drove by as I was getting out with my children.  He was right there.  Why didn’t he do all the damage that he came to do?  He didn’t even yell at me!  My guess is that when he saw that I was just a mom taking my kids to school, his anger probably cooled a great deal.  I obviously wasn’t someone purposefully doing something to ruin his day.  Did he really think it was going to make him feel that much better to put the fear into me for pulling out in front of him?  Ridiculous! 

Give other drivers the benefit of the doubt.  Assume that they just made an honest mistake.  It could be a grandma, nervous about driving or a teenager learning how to drive.  Maybe it’s someone who just received bad news.  Hey it could be…me!  Ha ha!  I like to say, you don’t cease to be a Christian because you’re behind the wheel of a car!  Show other drivers the same compassion  you would in other areas of life.  There.  I feel better now!  😉

Esther

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  1. Mari says

    May 14, 2014 at 9:54 am

    Esther Irish – if you ever have this encounter ever again – DRIVE STRAIGHT TO THE POLICE STATION!!!!!
    I’m sure it comes as no surprise that I’ve ticked people off a time or two. One person followed me ALL OVER OUR TOWN, and I was taking turns and routes that made it obvious he was following me. Unfortunately, it was a Sunday and there is nobody at the police station. I was on my way over to my parents’, so I FINALLY drove down their street – where their neighbor is a cop. And, his patrol car is always parked in the street in front of his house. He drove off after that.
    People are so crazy. Did you see the video of the road rage incident that turned into a serious crash? Google it – it was on the news yesterday. It’s unbelievable.
    I’m so glad you were safe because people do unimaginable things over the dumbest things.

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  2. Melanie says

    May 14, 2014 at 3:52 pm

    I sure am glad you’re o.k.!!!!!

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  3. Theres Just One Mommy says

    May 15, 2014 at 12:54 pm

    People can get crazy when they are in cars! Glad nothing serious happened!

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