Road rage, a disease?

[Dionysus]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/06/05/road.rage.disease.ap/index.html

Now, I don't give a shit if this is a real disorder or not, but if pills help these people, then so be it. I hate it when when fuckers blow at me because I'm driving to slow for them. Why are people such a hurry all the time? People are dying to get home or at work. :rolleyes:

Disorders aside, I think road rage has a lot to do with people not wanting to enjoy life and stopping to smell the roses. :( When I drive, I like to look at all of the pretty birds, bunny rabbits, and purple flowers. :) Who cares about getting anywhere one minute earlier?

[valkyrie]

Well, people who drive below the speed limit should be shot.

That said, my low-grade road rage disappeared when I moved (1) to a relatively low-traffic area (2) very close to work. When my commute took over an hour, I was always pissed off, but when it takes five minutes, not so much.

[KSigkid]

If so, most of the city of Boston should be vaccinated.

[WCUgirl]

I'm sorry, but when someone cuts me off, and I honk at them to let them know they're going to hit me, and then I get flipped off....yeah, there's a problem.

Let me tell you what. I always thought South Carolina drivers were among the worst in the country, and now that I'm living here, I firmly believe it. I SWEAR they teach them in driver's ed that they have about ten seconds to get through a light after it turns red. I hated the red-light cameras they had up all over the place in Charlotte, but they really need them down here.

Though I will admit to getting road rage when I get stuck behind the horse carriages when I'm on my way home from work. Not only are they slow, but they're stinky. :(

[squirrely girl]

road rage is so not a disease inasmuch as asshole isn't a disease - calling things diseases really just lets some people off the hook

on a side note - there are some seriously horrible drivers in nashville...grrrr

[AlphaFrog]

I totally cut someone off yesterday pulling off my side street, but their car was this color on a rainy early morning, and they didn't have their headlights on. I didn't see them until I was already on the road. I expected them to honk, but they didn't. I guess they knew they were dumbasses for not having their lights on. More people need to take responsibility for being dumbasses on the road.:p

[AKA_Monet]

Fortunately, I had a headache today, so my husband drove... He's more patient than I...

Of course we do play "Deathrace 2000"...

Sorry for the MSing, I am quite violently minded today and I've been caffienated...I need my meds to CD and visualize the pretty bunnies and roses... Breathe... ;)