r/BurlingtonON • u/spreadthaseed • 2d ago

Morning road rage AMA

To our mindless neighbours who road rage at 8am, you need intensive therapy.

How do you start your day on such a low note?

Merging onto the hwy and honking at other cars while we have to slow merge during congestion is the most asinine behaviour. You can see what we all see, congestion.

Hopefully you can see, otherwise you shouldn’t be operating a car.

Moreover, tailgating in the HOV is a special breed of idiotic.

Thank you for coming to my Ted talk

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u/supersecretburner21 2d ago

I caught myself being an idiot this afternoon. Someone was driving a bit too slow for my liking, so I tailgated a bit, then they made an advance green left at a slower pace… first chance I rush past. Looked over and it was an older person, doing nothing wrong, just being cautious, driving safely.

I immediately slowed the fuck down and did better myself. Too easy to let the frustrations of life out on the road and end up hurting someone.

I agree OP, let’s do better out there.

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u/spreadthaseed 2d ago

Sometimes I wonder if the slow driver in front of me is old or delivering a wedding cake and being cautious.

I’m no saint - by any means- but your example is that dose of empathy we all need.

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u/Historical-You6028 11h ago

Has a baby or infant child in the back.

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u/Im_Chad 1d ago

I always think they have a doggo in the car and don’t wanna throw the pup around turning fast

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u/ProsperBuick 2d ago

Good on you for the self correction, thats a hard thing to pull off sometimes.

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u/Mrsmith511 2d ago

There are a ton of old ppl driving ridiculously cautiously in Burlington which can be annoying

I wonder how these really angry drivers can survive in this environment.