Anonymous wrote:I think of myself as an 'assertive' driver, but... hate it when other people waste my time. stopping in the middle of the street without turning on hazard lights, turning without signals and otherwise being inconsiderate is frustrating and dangerous. I often have kids with me, and ride a bike/jog stick my kids on bikes so I rarely go much above the speed limit, but I'm not above honking and trying to get people to drive efficiently and respectfully toward others on the road. Safety first, but driving like a slow, selfish jerk isn't safer. My husband and I joke that DC driving culture is to drive like you're the only person on the street, and I see this nearly daily.

Yes, exactly! They are either oblivious to other cars (and pedestrians) on the roads or ambivalent.

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Anonymous wrote:They are narcissistic.

Funny I feel it's the exact opposite. The clueless drivers who think as long as they're following the "rules" whatever is happening around them doesn't matter, are the actual narcissists.

+1

They DGAF about anyone around them. In fact, I think some find pleasure in being the "left lane monitor" and holding up traffic for miles.

So it's weird I think of myself as kind of an aggressive driver but not a 'policing driver' which I think is an entirely different beast.

I like to get where I'm going and I have no tolerance for slow/incompetent drivers. They super annoy me. So I will weave around them. Or if a jerk driver does something jerky I will REALLY lay on my horn.

But I would NEVER like, track down a car to show my displeasure. Or ride the left lane at a slow speed to teach people a lesson. My aggressiveness comes from a combination of enjoying fun driving and not wanting people to slow me down.

I think the road ragers are not quite the same as the aggressive drivers, or at least they're two distinct flavors of the concept.

I don't think these are the "aggressive drivers". More like passive aggressive.

I am similar to you. I like efficiency and find it disturbing that so many people aren't aware of what's happening around them. They should be watching the flow of traffic and placing themselves in the correct lanes. If you want to drive slowly, fine, but stay in the right lane.

I think of my car as a water drop flowing down a rocky stream and I look for the path of least resistance. Around here, since so few people get the "stay right, pass left" concept that requires a lot of weaving.

I love that metaphor! That is how I think of it too. And I get almost peaceful zen like satisfaction in executing a smooth passage through a trafficky section. It's like a puzzle. I am constantly monitoring the cars and their habits around me and identifying problems or trends in the lane speeds. There is nothing more satisfying than picking the PRECISE right moment to change lanes to what was a slower lane to maintain pace.

Exactly! I watch it all so I know right when & where to go. Get past all of the wankers and then smooth sailing!

I like to intimidate people. That's the 100% truth.

I'm a smart driver. I'm aggressive if there is actual space and free flowing which almost never happens except outside of rush on the interstate

At all other times I can almost always see traffic backed up at the next red light and I coast a lot speeding up and then slamming on your breaks makes absolutely no sense.

Anonymous wrote:I think of myself as an 'assertive' driver, but... hate it when other people waste my time. stopping in the middle of the street without turning on hazard lights, turning without signals and otherwise being inconsiderate is frustrating and dangerous. I often have kids with me, and ride a bike/jog stick my kids on bikes so I rarely go much above the speed limit, but I'm not above honking and trying to get people to drive efficiently and respectfully toward others on the road. Safety first, but driving like a slow, selfish jerk isn't safer. My husband and I joke that DC driving culture is to drive like you're the only person on the street, and I see this nearly daily.

I don't think that honking at people gets them to drive more respectfully towards others on the road. I'm just saying.

Anonymous wrote:Not OP, but on this note - my husband, father and FIL all do this , and I want to know what the hello the purpose is -

If someone cuts them off, they will lay on the horn, speed, weave in and out, etc all to get that person's attention. Or if they're being tailgated. Theyll slam on the on the brakes, intentionally antagonize, drive eratically, etc. WHY!?!?

I know someone who used to do that, until he decided it was too stressful and started doing yoga to handle the stress instead.

Anonymous wrote:Dh thinks he’s “training” the drivers around him since cops never ticket. If you don’t use a turn signal, he’ll cut you off and honk. If you drive under the speed limit in the left lane and don’t get over, he’ll tailgate and honk.

+1. DH believes that are many idiots driving and of course he is smarter than all of them!

I think of myself as an 'assertive' driver, but... hate it when other people waste my time. stopping in the middle of the street without turning on hazard lights, turning without signals and otherwise being inconsiderate is frustrating and dangerous. I often have kids with me, and ride a bike/jog stick my kids on bikes so I rarely go much above the speed limit, but I'm not above honking and trying to get people to drive efficiently and respectfully toward others on the road. Safety first, but driving like a slow, selfish jerk isn't safer. My husband and I joke that DC driving culture is to drive like you're the only person on the street, and I see this nearly daily.

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Anonymous wrote:They are narcissistic.

Funny I feel it's the exact opposite. The clueless drivers who think as long as they're following the "rules" whatever is happening around them doesn't matter, are the actual narcissists.

+1

They DGAF about anyone around them. In fact, I think some find pleasure in being the "left lane monitor" and holding up traffic for miles.

So it's weird I think of myself as kind of an aggressive driver but not a 'policing driver' which I think is an entirely different beast.

I like to get where I'm going and I have no tolerance for slow/incompetent drivers. They super annoy me. So I will weave around them. Or if a jerk driver does something jerky I will REALLY lay on my horn.

But I would NEVER like, track down a car to show my displeasure. Or ride the left lane at a slow speed to teach people a lesson. My aggressiveness comes from a combination of enjoying fun driving and not wanting people to slow me down.

I think the road ragers are not quite the same as the aggressive drivers, or at least they're two distinct flavors of the concept.

I don't think these are the "aggressive drivers". More like passive aggressive.

I am similar to you. I like efficiency and find it disturbing that so many people aren't aware of what's happening around them. They should be watching the flow of traffic and placing themselves in the correct lanes. If you want to drive slowly, fine, but stay in the right lane.

I think of my car as a water drop flowing down a rocky stream and I look for the path of least resistance. Around here, since so few people get the "stay right, pass left" concept that requires a lot of weaving.

I love that metaphor! That is how I think of it too. And I get almost peaceful zen like satisfaction in executing a smooth passage through a trafficky section. It's like a puzzle. I am constantly monitoring the cars and their habits around me and identifying problems or trends in the lane speeds. There is nothing more satisfying than picking the PRECISE right moment to change lanes to what was a slower lane to maintain pace.

Wow, I’d say some of you need to get out of your cars, but I imagine you’d be the worst type of a-hole on a bicycle too. Maybe just let someone else drive. Uber or something. You’re actually not that important.

Anonymous wrote:Dh thinks he’s “training” the drivers around him since cops never ticket. If you don’t use a turn signal, he’ll cut you off and honk. If you drive under the speed limit in the left lane and don’t get over, he’ll tailgate and honk.

He is just begging to be sued.

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Anonymous wrote:They are narcissistic.

Funny I feel it's the exact opposite. The clueless drivers who think as long as they're following the "rules" whatever is happening around them doesn't matter, are the actual narcissists.

+1

They DGAF about anyone around them. In fact, I think some find pleasure in being the "left lane monitor" and holding up traffic for miles.

So it's weird I think of myself as kind of an aggressive driver but not a 'policing driver' which I think is an entirely different beast.

I like to get where I'm going and I have no tolerance for slow/incompetent drivers. They super annoy me. So I will weave around them. Or if a jerk driver does something jerky I will REALLY lay on my horn.

But I would NEVER like, track down a car to show my displeasure. Or ride the left lane at a slow speed to teach people a lesson. My aggressiveness comes from a combination of enjoying fun driving and not wanting people to slow me down.

I think the road ragers are not quite the same as the aggressive drivers, or at least they're two distinct flavors of the concept.

I don't think these are the "aggressive drivers". More like passive aggressive.

I am similar to you. I like efficiency and find it disturbing that so many people aren't aware of what's happening around them. They should be watching the flow of traffic and placing themselves in the correct lanes. If you want to drive slowly, fine, but stay in the right lane.

I think of my car as a water drop flowing down a rocky stream and I look for the path of least resistance. Around here, since so few people get the "stay right, pass left" concept that requires a lot of weaving.

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Anonymous wrote:They are narcissistic.

Funny I feel it's the exact opposite. The clueless drivers who think as long as they're following the "rules" whatever is happening around them doesn't matter, are the actual narcissists.

+1

They DGAF about anyone around them. In fact, I think some find pleasure in being the "left lane monitor" and holding up traffic for miles.

So it's weird I think of myself as kind of an aggressive driver but not a 'policing driver' which I think is an entirely different beast.

I like to get where I'm going and I have no tolerance for slow/incompetent drivers. They super annoy me. So I will weave around them. Or if a jerk driver does something jerky I will REALLY lay on my horn.

But I would NEVER like, track down a car to show my displeasure. Or ride the left lane at a slow speed to teach people a lesson. My aggressiveness comes from a combination of enjoying fun driving and not wanting people to slow me down.

I think the road ragers are not quite the same as the aggressive drivers, or at least they're two distinct flavors of the concept.

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Anonymous wrote:We're curious why you are so slow and stupid.

Leave on time and you will not have to drive the way you do. I’m sorry you’re so incompetent at handling something so simple.

I do leave on time. And still slow, stupid morons like you are in the way. Learn how to drive!

Anonymous wrote:We're curious why you are so slow and stupid.

+1. No one wants to be sitting in the car when they could be where they're going.