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Frustration,
anger, antagonism, fury, selfishness and ignorance - all traits
possessed by some of today's drivers.
Congestion,
smog, road noise, tight deadlines and road works - is it any wonder
a new phenomenon called Road Rage has entered our modern vocabulary?
It
really is extremely difficult these days to undertake a journey and
not arrive at your destination without having some form of confrontation
with, or at least having your blood pressure raised by another driver.
Until
now many people found their anger boil to such a level they felt compelled
to wind down the window and scream obscenities at the offending driver;
worse still pull them over at the next junction, drag them from their
car and proceed to beat them to a pulp.
In
the USA this happens more rarely, instead they calmly drive along
side and blow the brains out of the driver who's upset them!!!
NOT
GOOD!
Physiologists
will tell you that when you're in your car you feel you're sitting
in your own personal space; this is your world and no one can enter.
When
someone upsets you on the road you feel it's not a problem to call
them all the names under the sun and throw up the middle finger; this
is your world, you're safe here and no harm can befall you.
WRONG!
Upset
the wrong person and rest assured they will get out or their car,
invade your space with ultimate force, and often cause you serious
harm.
So
there are two areas where Drivers' Revenge™
helps.
Firstly
there is a kind of therapy for the wronged driver; the innocent who
has become the victim of some moronic imbecile, whose only concern
is to get down the local shop for some cigarettes, or something even
less important.
They
would race around the streets with pure contempt for the rest of us
and there was nothing you could do about it... until now!
I
for
one have a terrible temper, especially when a Roadhog decides to treat
me with utter derision. It wouldn't happen in the Restaurant or at
the Supermarket so why do some people take on such a bad attitude
when the get behind the wheel???
I
was forever losing my cool... point is, it gets you nowhere. Short
of resorting to violence, which is ridiculous, there really was nothing
you could do for recourse against the offending driver except sit
and steam.
Oh
yes, the police will advise you to give them a call... just try it
next time someone nearly drives you off the road - note the use of
the word 'nearly' because for the police to be able to do anything
without a group of friendly witnesses will involve the offender actually
hitting you.
This
then becomes and accident and not and the sort of confrontation we
encounter daily as motorists.
We
get angry, shout, swear and gesticulate.
All
this stress only ages you!
Now,
I have to say there's a real sense of satisfaction and one-upmanship
when you simply take the thoughtless numbskull's registration number
and put their details on the Worldwide Web!
It's
a real stuff you, up yours, got my own back, sort of a thing.
Drivers'
Revenge™
is searched by huge numbers of people so the chances are, the simpleton
who upset you will soon do a search for their registration and Bingo!
- you've left them a nice little message about what they did to offend
you, and more importantly how you feel about it!
The
best part is you stay calm, and don't risk upsetting the antisocial
psychopath who cut you up by calling them so.
You
also avoid having them stop their car and introduce you to their favourite
baseball bat!
A
perfect win, win situation wouldn't you agree?
From
now on... Don't get mad, get even!
BUT...
Drivers' Revenge™
is also a place to leave a message for good, considerate, thoughtful
drivers.
Make
someone's day and let them know that their selflessness is appreciated
- and maybe someone will do the same for you before long!
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