Originally Posted by dbussone (Post 933827)

You were correct in your approach to the gate. However, I am concerned about the lack of safety on your part in approaching someone who followed you home. Were you one of my family members I would hope you would have noted the car model and color, and especially the license plate number; then dialed 911. There are too many strange people about these days. Your safety and health are more important to family and friends than the consequences of dealing with some wacko (not the PC term).

Originally Posted by buggyone (Post 933940)

Absolutely, you offered the right response. Chances are that the person was not dangerous and just real teed off for having to slow down - but to follow someone home is on the looney side.

Of course, if the poster had gotten out of her car and turned to get the license plate number, model, and car color, the loon may have gotten even more angry and done something physical on her. You never know.

Originally Posted by Happinow (Post 933950)

If I can be totally honest, I am afraid to use the light on 466A and Morse. When coming back from colony plaza I get in the left turn lane to turn on Morse. Many times, when the light is green, cars pull into that intersection to turn left. It is most difficult to see that "the coast is clear" if there are cars in the turn lane in the opposite direction so I rarely try to turn without the green arrow telling me it's my turn. I just cannot see around the traffic in the opposite direction to safely make a left hand turn. If the car(s) behind me are impatient they honk their horn. It is an uneasy feeling knowing that there are such impatient people behind me and that I am unable to make that decision on my own to turn, based on the possibility of oncoming traffic at 45-50mph. It's easy to miss a car coming and get t-boned. I figure it's my life and nobody else should be deciding for me when should make a turn Into oncoming traffic. When the snowbirds come, I will either take the cart or not frequent that intersection. I fear the driver behind me may get out of their vehicle and assault me or follow me to my house like the other guy did recently to the other poster. It's a shame we should be made to feel this way on the roads.

Originally Posted by buggyone (Post 933940)

Absolutely, you offered the right response. Chances are that the person was not dangerous and just real teed off for having to slow down - but to follow someone home is on the looney side.



Of course, if the poster had gotten out of her car and turned to get the license plate number, model, and car color, the loon may have gotten even more angry and done something physical on her. You never know.

Originally Posted by janieb (Post 934035)

This road rage incident happened earlier this week in Michigan:



Derek Flemming’s widow says her husband was only trying to protect her and others when he stepped out of their SUV earlier this week at a traffic light near Howell to confront another motorist — only to be shot dead.

Originally Posted by Medtrans (Post 934056)

I agree that it is my decision when to make a turn not the person behind me. That makes me nervous when someone is honking yet they're not in the spot I'm in, in order to see what the traffic is doing. I hope when we move down there that I'm not that inpatient. My husband and I had a long discussion about this today and are really going to try to not pay attention to people like this and not let it get in the way of our happiness. Sometimes though it is more than just blissful ignorance, it's a safety issue. Even aggressive ignorant people retire. I hope they are few and far between. Now I will go back to looking at the pictures of my house and look forward to our short visit of only 4 nights come 9/24.

Originally Posted by Medtrans (Post 934056)

I agree that it is my decision when to make a turn not the person behind me. That makes me nervous when someone is honking yet they're not in the spot I'm in, in order to see what the traffic is doing. I hope when we move down there that I'm not that inpatient. My husband and I had a long discussion about this today and are really going to try to not pay attention to people like this and not let it get in the way of our happiness. Sometimes though it is more than just blissful ignorance, it's a safety issue. Even aggressive ignorant people retire. I hope they are few and far between. Now I will go back to looking at the pictures of my house and look forward to our short visit of only 4 nights come 9/24.

Originally Posted by sunnyatlast (Post 934116)

I think there's probably the same amount of road rage here as with anywhere else, but here, as the o.p. mentioned, some of the older crazies have more time on their hands, to go around "policing" everybody else's

Originally Posted by Kahuna32162 (Post 933829)

I went to the drive in teller drive thru at citizens first at Mulberry today in my cart. A car was stopped between lanes, I pulled into an open lane and was told I was rude because she was waiting for the best lane. As it worked out, I had to to wait longer to get my business done, but I was told I was rude. I made sure to offer her a great day for getting done a few minutes earlier than me, the rude one!

Originally Posted by wilkinsm1 (Post 933799)

During the downpour this afternoon I was about to go through the Caroline gate and I saw the considerate guard had left the gate up so we wouldnt get wet. Nonetheless I slowed down to go through the gate as there was anothercar going through the visitor's side.
The car behind me started honking his horn and tailgated me to my turn. When I turned right he followed and continued to follow me all the way to my driveway. I thought he might be a neighbor or a friend so I got my umbrella and went his car window . I asked him why he followed me and he said, "Why did you slow down going through the gate? Couldnt you see it was open? Incredulous, I asked him if he really followed me for that reason...then I said,"You don't have enough to do with your time." He then told me I didn't have any brains at which point I left....greatly resisting the urge to give him the middle digit salute. He was a large fairly ugly man in a greyish minivan.

Originally Posted by SookeyJo (Post 934145)

I just do not understand people. I had some guy yell out his window at me saying, "What are you, a re-tard or something?" Okay, so I don't understand the round-a-bouts as well as I should, but I'm new here and his outburst really burned my cookies. I mouthed to him, "I'm sorry" but he must have thought I said something else and proceeded to give me the finger all the way to Morse Blvd./466A. Gee whiz.