Poll Anger: Road Rage

[Jonathan]

I know a lot of us suffer from anger issues. It does not matter what my mood but even the smallest idiot on the road seems to inflame some intense road rage. My questions is: When driving, do the smallest mistakes trigger your anger?

 

[Marlene]

I heard that a person doesn't really learn to cuss until they learn to drive. Kind of a telling statement.

As for me, my mood and my stress levels all tend to dictate how much anger I get at other drivers who have bone-head moments. Sometimes I can laugh it off and sometimes I have to stop driving for a moment and sit to get my anger back under control.

Lisa

 

[Deleted member 541]

I didn't vote as there wasn't a sometimes. I guess like Lisa, it would depend on my mood and stress level. There are certain things from other drivers that really piss me off.

 

[ruddy]

I voted no. Small mistakes made by other drivers don't upset me much at all. We all make them even though we may not want to admit it.

Recklessness is a different subject.

 

[Kathy]

Wendy, I added "sometimes" for you or anyone else who wishes to vote for that option.

 

[Jonathan]

With all due respect i did not want a sometimes or i would have added it. let me clarify what i mean since having PTSD this is someting that triggers my anger.

Can omeone please remove "sometimes"

thank you

John

 

[Kathy]

John, I added "sometimes" so that the people who only experience road rage part of the time, in certain circumstances or mood, may also vote in your poll. Otherwise those people are excluded and the poll is not as accurate.

 

[anthony]

Hi John,

Polls are edited, posts are edited, we reserve that right to ensure things are portrayed to the members as accurately as possible.

Anthony

 

[Deleted member 541]

Kathy,

Thank you for adding the sometimes. Although I didn't realize it would cause a problem. I wasn't looking for a fight nor to piss anyone off. I merely wanted to vote, but couldn't.

 

[Claire]

Hello Jonathan, I voted 'sometimes' myself. Its not as black and white as yes or no. I do lose it but when I'm going through a bad time, not slept well or are just having a bad day with loads of trigger. Otherwise I'm ok.

 

[Lisa]

I voted sometimes. In driving lessons my driving instructor used to get a bit scared! But there were times he was just as mad as me, and hell I'd be up so close to that car's backside, following them all the way up the road (or alternatively driving so slowly all the way up the road and then "stall" just as the lights turn amber to red)...! I am actually WORSE as a passenger though...

only sometimes though... when I'm having a REALLY bad day

 

[Jonathan]

it was a question about angar not road rage thats why there was not a sometimes on the poll but its done now