Unfair, but whatever...

From the "everyone wants to race the car with the big wing" file...

Well, I was on my way down the road minding my own business in the STi, when I noticed a soccer mom in a late 90's Dodge Caravan tailgaiting me. The road is two lanes wide, and I'm in the right lane cruising along at the flow of traffic. The soccer mom pulls up alongside of me at the last light before the two into one lane merge. The light turns gerrn and I pull away normally, and soccer mom floors it. Soccer mom pulls me by about 1/2 car length, so after I shift into second, I go to about 3/4 throttle and blow by her. I look in the rearview and see a disgusted look on soccer mom's face. After a bit more tailgaiting, I figure a little brake check is in order after I put my directional to go into the gas station that was my original destination. It got her to lock up the front brakes. Sometimes I just don't know what people are thinking.

simple, it's a soccer mom... they are all alike (and i'm not speaking out of my ass, it's been proven) they all drive gigantic suv's and drive like maniacs because they know if they get in a wreck, the car will not crush them. I hate those people... A soccer mom caused my only other wreck by running a stop sign and trying to blame me for it when i was in my 88 crown vic... thankfully i have a good lawyer and got the insurance instead of her...

What am I missing?
She got into the left lane to pass you at the light
... she obviously wanted to get on her way and you held her up ... why not just let her go?
Why gun it to get in front of her if you prefered to travel at a slower pace?

Because people with fast cars are all the same, they all drive normally until someone my hurt their ego by getting by them a little faster than normal so they have to cut people off(it's been proven) :lol:

What am I missing?
She got into the left lane to pass you at the light
... she obviously wanted to get on her way and you held her up ... why not just let her go?
Why gun it to get in front of her if you prefered to travel at a slower pace?

First off, there was ample opportunity for her to pass me in the 1.5 miles of two lane road prior to the last light.

Second, traffic was heavy enough that by the time I pulled off, I had caught up to the line of traffic ahead of us, and there was nothing to be gained/lost for either of us as far as time arrived at our final destination goes. I don't have a lot of tolerance for people when they have no idea what's going on around them and are not able to assess traffic flow patterns.

The primary reason I don't like being behind minvans and SUV's is I would much rather be ahead of a vehicle I can't see around when I'm behind.

There was no cutting off involved, I was 2 car lengths ahead at the point of the merge.

ahhh yeah i hate those people, i merge like nothing and everyone i ride w/ is all liek...oh...who's there!? ne one there *move head side to side backwards and doesn't see car stopped in front * crash BURN BOOM we all die...because they're too stupid to drive...

i have a similar story w/ an s10 but my lane ended in 200ft. and i just like to drive fast...i bogged and barely made it but import rules domestic once again

but import rules domestic once again

Alright, try out-gunning a 'Vette in 200 ft. :)

Ehh stop bitching man....in the end you drive an STi home while she drives a minivan home, so you still win. :smokin:


...if I drove a minivan I'd be a bitch driver too, i think.

Alright, try out-gunning a 'Vette in 200 ft. :)
i'm waitin' for the turbo kit i'll take a V6 Camaro though ...stock of course

I would have NEVER brake-checked in a STI. If she would have hit you, yeah it would have been ur fault, but u would be out of the STI for a few weeks. Why o why would u risk it????

i was under the impression that almost always if someone hits you in the rear that it is their fault for following too closely? ne ways...how would it be his fault??? he saw a dog/deer/moose/antelope/cat and had to brake to not hit it :P

^Thats what I thought too.

If you get rear-ended - it's the other person's fault for following too close for conditions.

the guy probably mistyped and meant 'her fault' or something. I hate people like this, just recently a stereotypical crazy redneck driver guy was driving a talon tsi down the road very wrecklessly so i got in front of him and in pulled even with a slow ass pepsi truck in a 2 lane road. I felt odd, im 16 and this guy might have been in his mid 20's and im trying to keep HIS ass from killing people.

When he managed to get in front he couldn't resist passing all kinds of traffic in a one lane road, the guy was a lunatic.

Some people just shouldn't drive. I believe driving tests should be harder.

i agree too many girls i know drive and it scares me...they hit things...they hit things that don't even move!...and i kno...i might become one of those things....

shit ill run your sti,























first you park it up and ill run past it with my car hehe..

thats what i tell my boy with the evo...
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i agree too many girls i know drive and it scares me...they hit things...they hit things that don't even move!...and i kno...i might become one of those things....

AGREED
one of my friends (girl) just got into a pretty bad accident just because she dropped a cd and decided it would be wise NOT to make her friend in the passenger seat look for it and actually take her eyes off the road to look for it herself. The girl rear ended somone going around 40mph which wound up causing extensive damage to her car, no kidding right?

Hehe, I still remember when I was trying to teach my sister to drive before she got her permit...we were driving around the neighborhood at about 15 mph, and the car starts drifting to the left and there's a brick wall there...I tell her kinda harshly "Turn the wheel to the right" and she turns it more to the left, then she starts panicing and takes her hands off the wheel, so I yell "Stop!" and she slams it into Park while its moving at about 10 mph...oh man, I was pissed...some women should just not be allowed to drive :(

First off, there was ample opportunity for her to pass me in the 1.5 miles of two lane road prior to the last light.
So because there was ample time for her to pass earlier, she should be punished now?

Second ... there was nothing to be gained/lost for either of us as far as time arrived at our final destination goes.
So then why did you do it? .... was it impressive to "beat" a minivan in an STi?
** sorry, but I still do not get why this "interaction" happened.

The primary reason I don't like being behind minvans and SUV's is I would much rather be ahead of a vehicle I can't see around when I'm behind.
I agree. I can't stand being behind a large vehicle, but I rather be behind a minivan that is cruising than an Sti that will not get out of my way :)

Sorry man, but the way I read your story:
*ladies tailgating
*lady finally gets a clue and moves into the passing lane so she can drive at a rate of speed she prefers
*she attempts to make the pass
*you punish her by getiing in front of her .... ironically putting her on your ass where you complained about her in the first place?!
(really, if someone is tailgating me, I am grateful for when they finally pass).
*she tailgates again (probably because you pissed her off now) so now you punish her again with a brake check

How about this version:
*ladies tailgating
*lady finally gets a clue and moves into the passing lane so she can drive at a rate of speed she prefers
*light turns green lady completes pass and goes on with her day
*you go on with your day

Sorry if I am missing something, but I am only going by the words you put down.
If I was there, I would have been pissed that she was tailgating, but relived when she passed.
If I were her I would have been furious with you.

Why do people like you only find the throttle when someone behind you finally gets out to pass?

There were a couple of girls that I went to school with that got in a wreck the first day they got thier licenses'. Minivans that tailgate are annoying, but the easiest fix is to floor it and leave them(as long as you don't have to do anything stupid to do so). Most of the time when someone tailgates, I decide it is time for lunch and pull over at the next stop.

all these stories that you've all posted. sounds EXACTLY like arizona drivers. I have experience with all these stories and types of drivers. And i do what pearlGT did in his story. Pull up next to a truck, Semi's are the best :) and stay even just to piss them off. Then when they flash i their headlights at me, i show them my hazards and laugh my ass off.

To clarify one more thing I posted earlier, the brake check occurred AFTER I put the directional on to turn into the gas station. I also didn't use the full braking capabilities of the car, just slowed down about 5 MPH more than I normally would.

If ANY ONE of the following had not been the case, JekylandHydes's idealized version is what would have happened, and in fact has happened several other times at the same spot:
1. She had been following me a reasonable distance (1-2 car lengths) previously
2. She would have used the ample opportunity earlier to pass
3. My final destination was more then 1/4 mile after the last stop light
4. There was not a line of 15+ cars ahead that was travelling slower than I had been.
5. She had been driving a vehicle I could see around.
6. The "Right Lane Ends" sign was not visible from the intersection.
7. I had been travelling slower than 40 MPH in the 35 MPH zone where I was being tailgated.
8. Traffic had not permitted her to pass earlier.

Basically, if someone goes out of their way to be a PITA to me, I'm going to go out of my way to make sure it backfires.

So because there was ample time for her to pass earlier, she should be punished now?


So then why did you do it? .... was it impressive to "beat" a minivan in an STi?
** sorry, but I still do not get why this "interaction" happened.


I agree. I can't stand being behind a large vehicle, but I rather be behind a minivan that is cruising than an Sti that will not get out of my way :)

Sorry man, but the way I read your story:
*ladies tailgating
*lady finally gets a clue and moves into the passing lane so she can drive at a rate of speed she prefers
*she attempts to make the pass
*you punish her by getiing in front of her .... ironically putting her on your ass where you complained about her in the first place?!
(really, if someone is tailgating me, I am grateful for when they finally pass).
*she tailgates again (probably because you pissed her off now) so now you punish her again with a brake check

How about this version:
*ladies tailgating
*lady finally gets a clue and moves into the passing lane so she can drive at a rate of speed she prefers
*light turns green lady completes pass and goes on with her day
*you go on with your day

Sorry if I am missing something, but I am only going by the words you put down.
If I was there, I would have been pissed that she was tailgating, but relived when she passed.
If I were her I would have been furious with you.

Why do people like you only find the throttle when someone behind you finally gets out to pass?

hey not to flame you but........................if someone pisses me off, paybacks a bitch. you have a good argument however when a person decides it's their right to tailgate people i just lose my temper and i stop caring about their feelings. therefore i disagree. i would've done everything he did, if not more.

the guy probably mistyped and meant 'her fault' or something. I hate people like this, just recently a stereotypical crazy redneck driver guy was driving a talon tsi down the road very wrecklessly so i got in front of him and in pulled even with a slow ass pepsi truck in a 2 lane road. I felt odd, im 16 and this guy might have been in his mid 20's and im trying to keep HIS ass from killing people.

When he managed to get in front he couldn't resist passing all kinds of traffic in a one lane road, the guy was a lunatic.

That was unwise. Let him go by and if you have a cell phone, call 911 and report him. Don't take the mantle of traffic enforcement.

you know, for the most part i agree on women driving, however my girl jennifer can drive her tiburon. no wrecks ever, not even a ticket. The girl's all responcible behind the wheel... She doesn't race (anymore since i beat her heh) but even when she did , she did it at the track and not on the streets... so when i tell her no women should drive (when a stupid b*tch in a surburban or excursion or heaven forbid a damn explorer cuts me off or does something so blantly stupid it makes me mad, i have to go "well, you don't count..."