11-03-13, 09:34 AM
I like to think if it came to it I could give a good account for myself in a scrap. I am a big lad, have trained in kung fu and judo, and think I could punch most folks lights out if I had to.BUT..FFs you just dont know what that other guy is packing!..Its never a gentlemanly fight is it ?...they could have knives or a gun. Twice in the last 3 yrs I have had absolute maniacs try the roadrage on me in my white van !...its best to avoid confrontation. These were guys who I could see were berserk, not just angry. Quite a disturbing level of anger...to the point where they had utterly lost control of themselves. One was a taxi driver with a fare in the back !...the other was a longhaired asian bloke with wide open crazy eyes. Is it a coincidence they were both asian ?..too much of something they are taking I think. Both were very minor incidents, which blew completely out of proportion.And were at " quiet " times of the day, not even a rush hour situation.
On the last one I did think about stopping. But then thought , its him or me. If its me I could be seriously hurt , lose time off work or worse. If its him, then tbh its probably prison! Once I lose my rag I wouldnt stop.For what ...a feckin tirade about being cut up ...look, its just not worth it.Like a collision, its not about whose fault it is, you just dont want all the fecking bother in the first place...Roadrage is actually a two way thing.If you dont provoke them most wont happen.Having had counselling for anger ( LOL)...you do appreciate just how worked up that other person is in the situation, and just realising that usually calms me down straight away.If you retaliate it usually just makes things worse.
If I am on the bike its usually dead easy to just ride off, or better still, just turn off the road .
Before my counselling ...I probably was that other person ...which is a sobering thought... :o
On the last one I did think about stopping. But then thought , its him or me. If its me I could be seriously hurt , lose time off work or worse. If its him, then tbh its probably prison! Once I lose my rag I wouldnt stop.For what ...a feckin tirade about being cut up ...look, its just not worth it.Like a collision, its not about whose fault it is, you just dont want all the fecking bother in the first place...Roadrage is actually a two way thing.If you dont provoke them most wont happen.Having had counselling for anger ( LOL)...you do appreciate just how worked up that other person is in the situation, and just realising that usually calms me down straight away.If you retaliate it usually just makes things worse.
If I am on the bike its usually dead easy to just ride off, or better still, just turn off the road .
Before my counselling ...I probably was that other person ...which is a sobering thought... :o