Road Rage...what is it..and who is guilty of it ?

Sunday, 22. June 2008, 19:51:27

Road rage...is a common accurance here in South Florida...a person can very kind and sweet...until they are behind the wheel of a car.....

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Well, it's not so mysterious to me. It's a human instinct (yes, we have a few instincts) called "territoriality". Real threats are rare, and real territory is conceptually passe, but we still tend to react by that instinct. There's something about driving which awakens that territorial behavior complex, and we have to consciously turn it off.

Of course, there's more involved than that, but it has to do with the vast neurosis of living in America, and to a smaller degree, other Western nations.

By jehurst, # 24. June 2008, 20:56:22

Yes ..I agree Mr. Hurst...although when I was in Oklahoma ...the drivers were very curtious..it was refreshing....and I did not have time as yet to add more to this topic...I will add more when I get a chance...I noticed you were on my new page..I am going to make the page more interesting as soon as a person I know helps with it..you know css and all that fancy stuff...the last time I checked the Opera moderator said I am banned from Oprea ...but I still exist on Opera..hmmmmm ...I dont know
Thank you Sir..you are always welcome here

By Donut123, # 25. June 2008, 02:36:24

Sorry, it's hard to keep track of both. My knowledge of CSS is limited to simple stuff. I use it on my static site and in my browser (called a "user CSS") to alter or eliminate features from web designers who don't get it. Here on MyOpera, I tend to use whatever comes with the widget set provided.

By jehurst, # 25. June 2008, 11:39:30

I'm from South Florida.... and I have road rage.

Even on days that I am happy and in a great mood, someone cuts me off and it's like a switch that goes off in my head. I try hard, let me tell ya.. I use my turning signals, I give people time to change lanes, and I am curteous to pedestrians. Yes, even on South Beach where pedestrians like to jump in front of cars.

By MarriedYoung, # 4. September 2008, 15:07:33