I was a victim of road rage

Shel_B

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This afternoon, I was heading home from running an errand. I was on the main drag that runs through my town and was stopped at a light. The light changed, and I took a brief moment to look for cross traffic that might run the light before crossing the intersection. Literally as I started to move, the guy behind me leans on his horn as I moved across the intersection and down the road. I heard a thud, as if I hit something, and the guy who was behind me speeds by, cuts me off, and continues on his way at a pretty good pace, especially considering the traffic.

A few minutes pass and I pull into my buildings parking lot, head into my space, and get out to check the Camry. The passenger side rear quarter panel is covered with a splashed soft drink that looked like a cola. The shmuck behind me clearly threw his soft drink at me as he sped past.

No damage was done to the car, but it'll need to be washed. I suppose dried on cola will wash off. Really!
 
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What was your rate of acceleration after you confirmed the intersection was clear and safe to proceed?
 
I dislike driving more and more each day. Everyone is in a hurry and not getting further ahead, they're just increasing the chances of creating an incident with every move they make. Just be glad it wasn't this, which is happening way too often as of late:

 
This afternoon, I was heading home from running an errand. I was on the main drag that runs through my town and was stopped at a light. The light changed, and I took a brief moment to look for cross traffic that might run the light before crossing the intersection. Literally as I started to move, the guy behind me leans on his horn as I moved across the intersection and down the road. I heard a thud, as if I hit something, and the guy who was behind me speeds by, cuts me off, and continues on his way at a pretty good pace, especially considering the traffic.

A few minutes pass and I pull into my buildings parking lot, head into my space, and get out to check the Camry. The passenger side rear quarter panel is covered with a splashed soft drink that looked like a cola. The shmuck behind me clearly threw his soft drink at me as he sped past.

No damage was done to the car, but it'll need to be washed. I suppose dried on cola will wash off. Really!
The new normal.
 
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