In Reply to: People are not nice to each other on the road anymore, JohnA [Profile/Gallery] , Tue, 19 Jul 2011 07:44:33

I wonder if the worsening civility on the road isn't (in part) due to inability to predict other driver's behavior, as well as the inability to communicate.

One never knows if the person behind is tailgating to pass, or just tailgating. Move over and you're just as likely to have them not pass (and trap you behind a slow truck) as pass. Same goes for you trying to pass, more likely than not, that slow driver in the left lane will not move over. Will that person let you merge or not?

Compound this with the inability to communicate (excuse me ma'am, would you mind if I passed?, sir I am sorry that traffic is not moving faster, but I wonder if promise to move over when it does, would you be willing to move a carlength further behind me?). This may have the effect of some drivers ratcheting up their aggressive behaviour, and others shutting down.

I agree that we should do our best to be civil though. I have found that since letting in others, and not tailgating myself, other are more likely to be civil back (although obviously not all are), professional truckers I find to be the most civil in return.

~Junkie

• People are not nice to each other on the road anymore, JohnA , Tue, 19 Jul 2011 07:44:33
  • Agreed, Saab Junkie, Wed, 20 Jul 2011 04:37:55 <-- Viewing This Message
    • tailgating..., James, Wed, 20 Jul 2011 07:58:49
      • Re: tailgating..., JohnA , Wed, 20 Jul 2011 21:18:20
      • Re: tailgating... I turn on my rear fog light., don_young , Wed, 20 Jul 2011 13:21:11
        • I engage my windshield wash & wipers, MaoTenDoo, Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:12:01
          • Re: I engage my windshield wash & wipers - love that, turrbo , Wed, 20 Jul 2011 21:15:27
      • Re: tailgating... Have used that tactic, too., Noel, Wed, 20 Jul 2011 13:15:31
    • The lizard part of the brain is still there., Noel, Wed, 20 Jul 2011 06:40:58
      • maybe cell phone #s should be license plate #s, Saab Junkie, Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:20:41
  • reminds me of..., rob 96 aero, Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:17:33
    • Any disaster would have that effect, Reality, Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:04:56
      • BTW, Reality, Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:13:58
        • oops, typo; should be "_less_ likely" n/m, Reality, Tue, 19 Jul 2011 22:29:17
        • In South Africa..., Kristjan , Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:21:08
  • Courtesy is contagious....., Skip, Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:57:54
  • Bikers still waive...., Mike Lynch , Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:57:24
    • Re: Bikers still wave...., Noel, Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:29:28
      • similar in Midwest, didn't realize California different, AeroEd, Thu, 21 Jul 2011 09:44:56
  • Re: People are not nice to each other on the road anymore, smt, Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:45:36
  • yup, sad but true..., baggsly , Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:40:33
    • It's everywhere, Erik919kt, Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:44:48
      • Yep. Try airports for bad behavior, Noel, Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:34:12
  • Re: People are not nice to each other on the road anymore, bender , Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:36:59

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