Entitled people of Washington State

[Juice]

I've been a lot of places, I've lived in all 4 corners of the US, but never have I dealt with such sense of entitlement as I see here in Washington.

I get flipped off, honked at, or have brights flashed at me on a nearly daily basis. While I tend to be a more assertive driver, I am by no means an aggressive driver. I'm usually that guy who lets people in, the guy who gets over for those who want to drive faster than me, etc. However, I usually end up being the guy driving faster than everyone else.

What made me post this is the short experience that happened today. It happens on a very regular basis, I just felt like putting something up about it today.

I was driving along home from work on a 4 lane divided highway (2 lanes each side) and after merging on, I get over to the inside lane to pass a group of cars. I am doing 55 in a 50 to pass these cars, and the one at the rear of the pack is a blue Mini Cooper. As I pass the car, the female driver has her middle finger in the window motioning it as if flagging me forward and saying "Go! Go!". In other words, she was expressing her opinion about me passing the group. Previous to the passing, I had zero interaction with this vehicle. I used my signal to move into the left lane, she was already ahead of me when I entered the highway.

So, being the curious fellow that I am, I slow down to pace her for a while. She follows with another finger and another more lewd gesture. Not once did she look over after I passed her then slowed down to pace. I paced her for about a quarter mile then went on about my drive home.

I also get these reactions a lot for trailing someone who sits in the left lane. I don't like passing in the right, it's not safe. My solution is to stay behind them and stagger my car so the headlights are in their mirror. They aren't terribly bright, so it isn't blinding them, but it's enough to be an annoyance until they get over. Many times I will be flipped off or have brights flashed at me for inconveniencing them.

Things like this don't really make me mad. It's more entertaining than anything, and it totally blows me away that people here have such a sense of entitlement. I always think, "I'm glad they did this to me, and not someone else." Road rage is pretty commonplace these days, people should be careful, you never know who you're going to piss off.

I'm sorry for driving on your road.

[sailsmen]

Years ago while driving with an older friend he said relax or you wiLl die young from sickness. Turn up the stereo, tune in to the music and tune out the aholes.

[Dr Caleb]

I also get these reactions a lot for trailing someone who sits in the left lane. I don't like passing in the right, it's not safe. My solution is to stay behind them and stagger my car so the headlights are in their mirror. They aren't terribly bright, so it isn't blinding them, but it's enough to be an annoyance until they get over. Many times I will be flipped off or have brights flashed at me for inconveniencing them.

Things like this don't really make me mad. It's more entertaining than anything, and it totally blows me away that people here have such a sense of entitlement. I always think, "I'm glad they did this to me, and not someone else." Road rage is pretty commonplace these days, people should be careful, you never know who you're going to piss off.

I'm sorry for driving on your road.

People usually get mad at people for breaking the 'rules' of driving that they made up themselves. It's the law! No passing on the right, and you MUST yield the left lane to passing vehicles.

My favourite are the ones who won't get out of the left lane because they hate people who can't 'choose' a lane and stick to it. Which law was that again? lol

[Comin' in Hot]

Ive been to Washington state twice and they are by far the slowest drivers in the US.

[babbage]

Someone flipped me off the other day. I had passed them (2 lane each way) -as they going slower than the rest but they left their finger up way to long, so I paced right beside them. It was the boyfirend of the girl driving. Then at the next light I got out and knocked hard on the glass of his passenger window. Guy had a look of horror on his face and didn't say anything. This technique can work wonders...

[N40GL]

Change the badges on your Marauder so that they say "Prius XL" and I bet your problem goes away.

[guspech750]

I hate most people.

We should fill in pot holes with them.


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[wannaMM]

Be careful...Still have that warrant out for me..... whenever I told that "Person" that they must of gotten their DL from a Crackerjacks box as they sure didnt know how to drive (their actions were reckless endangerment level of STUPID) local leos sided with the 25 yr old redhead...I guess a fat man ,in shorts and a t-shirt,in wallyworlds parking lot can be intimidating....

[EMAS]

Must be something in the water over there, I've found most people in WA are less likely to do such things than in many of the places I've traveled.

[babbage]

People in Europe will "kill themselves" trying to get out of your way. As will I. (Keep right except to pass?) Most people do not have the concept of "other people" and will sit in the left lane doing 60 in a 65 zone which makes me want to pit maneuver them.

[sailsmen]

Whenever they flip me the Bird I reply with the Peace Sign, the decent folk apologize by giving me the peace sign back, the others just get madder!

[Ms. Denmark]

It's all in your approach...you CAN control how most people respond to you on the road. I become immediately annoyed by tailgaters, people zooming up behind me or making constant lane changes, all of which I translate into one word.....which starts with A *******.

Disclaimer: IF you are driving a Marauder I welcome all of the above (and you can even cut me off) all of which I translate into one word.....which also starts with A, Awesome!

[efi4eye]

I'm usually a pretty considerate driver ie. let people merge in front of me, move to the right when not passing, don't get heated when people do stupid things. I haven't had any kind of ticket or accident for about 10 years. One time I was driving with my brother in-law in my Mustang, which is pretty loud I admit. I don't show my ass constantly though, like some do. I was just turning left along with another car (dual left turn lane) and this lady started going ballistic. She looked like she was screaming at me, and all I could do was laugh at how ridiculous she was being. I was driving about 3/4 of a car in front of her to the left and she kept pacing me, then caught up and forcefully pulled her cell phone out and acted like she was punching the buttons, hard. She was mouthing "9!!!! 1!!!! 1!!!!" and had this insanely angry look on her face. I was driving totally normally, hadn't cut her off or anything, wasn't speeding, etc.

All I could think about was how miserable this lady's life must be that she gets so worked up over a loud car driving normally, and how everyone in her life has to deal with her

[Mr. Man]

I was driving along home from work on a 4 lane divided highway (2 lanes each side) and after merging on, I get over to the inside lane to pass a group of cars. I am doing 55 in a 50 to pass these cars, and the one at the rear of the pack is a blue Mini Cooper. As I pass the car, the female driver has her middle finger in the window motioning it as if flagging me forward and saying "Go! Go!". In other words, she was expressing her opinion about me passing the group. Previous to the passing, I had zero interaction with this vehicle. I used my signal to move into the left lane, she was already ahead of me when I entered the highway.

So, being the curious fellow that I am, I slow down to pace her for a while. She follows with another finger and another more lewd gesture. Not once did she look over after I passed her then slowed down to pace. I paced her for about a quarter mile then went on about my drive home.

As I recall your a single guy so you should have given her the faux fellatio move back Perhaps your evening may have ended more happily.

[vkirkend]

Someone flipped me off the other day. I had passed them (2 lane each way) -as they going slower than the rest but they left their finger up way to long, so I paced right beside them. It was the boyfirend of the girl driving. Then at the next light I got out and knocked hard on the glass of his passenger window. Guy had a look of horror on his face and didn't say anything. This technique can work wonders...

It can also get you SHOT!!!!