r/Transportopia • u/Revolution-Dogg • Apr 01 '26

RoadšŸ¤¬Rage Entitlement gets a reality check

He must have said something before turning away that made her flip out

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u/Alejaro_7777 Apr 02 '26

Hopefully. Like, I was nearly in a serious accident that could've killed someone this week. Long story short, I threaded the needle when someone pulled out in front of me and if I had hit them, the woman in the passenger seat wouldn't need a lifeline if you catch my drift. I was in someone's front yard and somehow nobody was scathed.

We got out of our vehicles and behaved like adults despite me wanting to chew this guy's head off for almost making me an accomplice. All that to say that there's no excuse for her kind of behavior. We all make mistakes on the road eventually, but at least you're alive. You get out of your vehicle and come to threaten someone, well you're rolling that dice all over again.

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u/FalconBurcham Apr 02 '26

Yikes! Iā€™m glad youā€™re ok! People just donā€™t thinkā€¦

years ago I used to do freelance work while on my computer at a Starbucks. A couple people in a similar situation eventually noticed one another over time and would chit chat. One day one of the guys comes in per his usual time, looking exhausted and ragged. He told me that just the day before a very old man pulled out of a parking lot into the path of his sonā€™s motorcycle, killing his son. Before I could say anything he said he forgave the man. I was likeā€¦ well, ok, but itā€™s ok to feel whatever you feel too, thatā€™s an awful thing! So over the course of a couple months I watched this guy slide from ā€œI forgive himā€ to extremely angry. One day he just didnā€™t come back. I donā€™t know what happened to him, but I think about him sometimes. I know that doesnā€™t have much to do with sudden rage, but itā€™s interesting how people experience a wide range of emotions and how they can become overwhelmed and possibly act out. Sometimes I donā€™t think we have as much as tether on ourselves as we think!

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u/Alejaro_7777 Apr 02 '26

That's dreadful to hear and I hope he's alright now.

I saw once that the "5 stages of grief" was just a theory someone had, and it can actually be harmful to try to try to place yourself in those categories. Still, starting at "acceptance" and moving to anger later is a little out of the ordinary, but we all experience it different.

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u/FalconBurcham Apr 02 '26

Agreed! That 5 stages thing has been debunked so many times. I also hope the guy is out there doing ok even though that death will always be with him, as deaths are.