Originally Posted by
genejockey
Way too many drivers have way too much ego tied up in some kind of dominance game on the road. I mean, some drivers will shoot at cars that cut them off, so they lose, what, a few seconds? Very, very few, thankfully, but not zero. There's some weird thing where people feel anonymous in their cars and at the same time hugely empowered AND with their egos at stake.
Yes. It’s the anonymity. You’re right.
Not ironically I had an idiot yell at me today while on a vacation ride on Hilton Head island. Told me to get on the bike path. My wife made me promise to stop cussing these people so I let it go.
This was some out of towner like me and had some nerve. What if I was a local and some jerk was coming here and telling me where to ride.