Q: ok i was making a left turn onto the middle section until suddenly this guy out turns his left signal and speeds up to the middle and blocks me and i was like "WTF man shit".so the guy who looked like drew carey who had his glasses and has horibble acne starts to yell at me but his windows were up.what i did was stay calmed till he made his left turn.the guy seemed to be in a rush we were at home depot this is the first time it happened to me
A: First of all, road rage rarely happens unprovoked. That means you probably challenged him even though you didn't realize it. Or maybe you do realize it and you're not telling us. Second of all, there is no way to "handle" people with road rage. You need to make every effort NOT to handle them. You need to NOT react. You need to NOT make eye contact. You need to NOT further antagonize them. You need to keep your distance from them the way you would a rabid animal. The very instant that you become emotionally involved with them, which is exactly what happened whether you want to admit it or not, (I know this because you are going into great detail about his horrible acne, glasses, attitude, and looks, and using terms like WTF, and by the fact that you have even presented this tale here) you have become just like them, letting your emotions rule your behavior. This is the absolute worst scenario imaginable at the controls of a car. You need to do two things. First, drive like a robot. No emotion. React only when you need to, and only to the extent that it will keep you out of harm's way. Second, erase from your memory everything that happens on your commute, and only store in your memory the basic rules and behaviors that will ensure that you get you, your vehicle, and your passengers to the destination undamaged. Because frankly, no one wants to be regaled with tales of other people's "hellish" commutes, and the more you dwell on them, the more aggravated you will be on the road. By getting behind the wheel of a car, you are choosing to accept and operate in the entire environment that you will be operating in, and if you find yourself incapable of dealing with every single aspect of that environment without resorting to rage, anger, hostility, or complaining, you need to second-guess your decision to drive. I hope I have made myself clear. I did not get a perfect driving record by acting out my emotions at the wheel of a car.