Road Rage

[Not Sure]

I got a speeding ticket on the mass-pike because I was passing a long line of traffic ( I was in left lane passing traffic in the right lane - two lanes in this spot ), the right line was doing about 70-75 ( speed limit is mostly 65 on mass pike ) I was doing 80 in passing lane. Some douchenozzle in a steroid induced, jacked to the hilt, pickup was just about pushing me with his front bumper- at 80 he was a foot from my rear bumber!!- I had another 4-5 cars I needed to pass before there was a large enough opening for me to move over into the right lane. This fine gentleman was getting all agitated behind me to the point I thought he'd really ram my car. So I hit the gas to get around those last few cars so I could move over. Wouldn't you know it, a state trooper was right there with a radar/laser gun, and zap, he got the both of us. The trooper knew that that bastard behind me was about to run me over, but he gave me a ticket anyway. The guy behind me got two tickets.

My question is this: is it really that hard to use your brain and apply speed, space, and time perception to the situation and realize that the car in front is actually passing the other cars on the road, and at a pretty good pace, so just relax and wait a moment.

Had this happen a few times but no ticket.Their was a fatal accident not far from me on the turnpike, guy in a pickup pit manuvered someone. My vindictive side of my brain came up with the idea of a windshield washer pump and a reservoir filled with maple syrup or other sticky substance to atomize out of a nozzle out my rear bumper when said douche bag shows up on my bumper hit a switch and mist their windshield. Not enough to blind him but get them off my ass.

 

[dlague]

I should have said I could see him coming for a bit and it wouldn't have been a cutoff... If I passed initially when I would have gotten over to pass with no other traffic, he/she should have time and distance to slowdown without touching the brakes. I should also point out no one within 20 miles was going above 75. But as I processed the situation, by the time I chose I was forced to brake.

I say gun it and pass!