Has there been a new law passed on PEI? One that allows drivers who are in a rush to completely bypass all the usual laws? I was waiting at the lights at the new Peter Pan intersection to drive straight through. My light turned green and I cautiously started heading through the intersection. (If you live and drive on PEI you know what I mean - you never assume that you can drive through a green light!) As I was going through, several cars to my right kept trying to squeeze through and turn right on the red ahead of me. That was fine, but when I got to the other side of the intersection I just assumed that they were going to realize that I had the green light and would stop. I need to stop assuming when driving. There was one car left who REALLY wanted to get through before me. I, however, did not let him (since stopping in the middle of intersection when you have a green light to let someone else break the law is illegal...). I guess this guy was in a rush or having a bad day maybe, because he came up on my rear so close and fast I thought he was going to ram me. He then proceeded to tailgate me (like I drive slow or something!) until he had a free lane to pass me at a very high speed. It must be nice to be allowed to drive your DADDY'S car like that. Then he got stuck at the next red light turning left (ha ha!) and I pulled up beside him just as the light turned green. I smiled. He didn't. Instead he waved at me out his window. Awfully nice of him to wave, I thought, till I realized that he only had one finger sticking up... :)
Why are people like this? I mean, if I had cut him off and he was wronged in some way, I would half understand. I hate being cut off. But he was ticked off at me because I didn't let him break the law and blow through a red light. I know I am FAR from perfect when it comes to driving, but come on! This goes beyond road rage. This was pure stupidity! And buddy who gave me the finger, if you are reading this, I hope you are having an okay day and nothing bad has happened to make you act like this. But if that is the way you act towards people all the time, you need to chill out and learn to respect people and the laws of the land. Sheesh!
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Yes ... I'm much better now!!! ... Just kiddin' ... daddy won't let me drive his car ... so it wasn't me!
If he was tg-ing you that says something. When people flip me the bird I like to smile and wave. I really don't get the whole finger thing anyways. I guess you're supposed to feel bad when someone shows you that finger but I usually just laugh.
that sucks!
that happens always in Hamilton. Sometimes you could even get a doughnut thrown at you (note this didn't happen to me but a friend, names elise.)
Crazy things people do here.
These guys need to Get a life.
The Best happened two years ago. I was speeding yes (Sorry Lord sort-a ;-))and came up behind a 5L Ford Mustang. I started to pass him, but when I got along side he speeds up. I give it a little more gas and he speeds up again. So I floored it not wanting to block two lane like this. He floored it as well.
But I still was able to passed him in My Subaru OutBack Sport.
As I pulled ahead of him he gave me the finger out the window on the way by - I was laughing to hard at him to care. Bottom line was I beat you and your finger can't speed oyu up.
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