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Road rage in California is at an all-time high, and I am part of the problem. I have noticed something interesting, though: when an older white man or woman (meaning 40s and older) cuts me off and I go behind them or come up to the side of them shouting profanities (with the windows rolled up) they look straight ahead as if nothing happened, but Hispanics or blacks seem more apt to curse back or even follow me to where I’m going. Why is this?
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Name : C19320, Race : Hispanic/Latino (may be any race), Age : 20s, City : Central, State : CA, Country : United States,I’m glad to see that you at least admit that you are part of the problem of road rage. Admission is the first step to recovery. Driving takes all of a person’s attention, or at least it should. However, everybody goofs up once in a while. I have had people cut me off, too. I have also cut people off before, and so have you — haven’t ya? Eveybody makes mistakes. There is no reason to go ballistic over things like that. I take it in stride and go on with my life. Why tailgate a person or pull up alongside and MF them? A person who does that is only making an A-hole out of themselves and deliberately creating a traffic hazard. And why would anybody follow someone to where they are going? What are they intending to do when they get to the destination? Pretty scary scenario, isn’t it? You sound like a real scary, aggressive person to me, C. I am one of those old white guys you’re talking about who tries to ignore aggressive behavior. I look straight ahead and go about my business. I try my damnedest not to further antagonize an obvious mental case. I am also one of those old white guys who has carried a concealed weapon all my life. I have never shot anybody. However, nobody has ever followed me to my destination and then threatened my life, either. I guess there is a first time for everything.
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Name : Ron-S29632, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 60, City : Stockton, State : CA, Country : United States, Education level : High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class,What, should they assume you are asking them out for tea? You are acting aggressive and threatening and provoking a fight, antagonizing innocent people. You’re an offensive young Hispanic man from South Central perpetuating a stereotype and trying to scare harmless older drivers. Do you actually think it’s the intelligent thing to do for a man or woman in that position to accept your challenge and drive out to meet you so you can shoot them or stab them because you have complete disregard for humanity? Verbally abusing older people, how shameful!
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Name : A-Clark26828, City : Salt Lake City, State : UT, Country : United States,I know firsthand. Both my parents meet the criteria (old white people who don’t react), and it’s because they’re afraid of provoking people and think everyone’s going to follow them or shoot them. Both of them are from small towns and grew up rather sheltered, maybe that’s why?
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Name : Sarah28413, Gender : F, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 18, City : San Diego, State : CA, Country : United States,Anyone who is mature does not try to make a bad situation worse, a lesson you would do well to learn, but probably aren’t capable of grasping. Please consider public transit.
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Name : Rick24948, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Atheist, City : Springfield, State : OH, Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,People don’t like to make eye contact in a road rage situation out of self-preservation. If someone drives up cursing and screaming they are asking for a confrontation. People who ignore you don’t want to get into a fight or provoke you. They (not just old white men )think that if someone is angry enough to drive up and scream, who knows what else they will do? What if they have a gun in the glove compartment? When someone is raging, why do something to increase the rage? Oh, and look into some anger management classes.
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Name : A. Jacobi, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 26, City : Alexandria, State : VA, Country : United States, Occupation : Analyst, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,It occurs to me that if a white person asked the same question he might be accused of suggesting that over-40 white folks are more civilized. Is that, in fact, what you are suggesting, C.?
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Name : Jane20945, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Atheist, Age : 41, City : Dallas, State : TX, Country : United States, Occupation : pastry chef, Education level : 4 Years of College,
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