110 Words About... Car Arguing

News Type: Opinion — Mon Nov 16, 2009 1:48 AM EST

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Stinkweed Pete

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We've all seen or been a part of this horrifyingly dangerous situation.

A vehicle's passenger is verbally and/or physically assaulting its operator.

Your life is in their hands!

Would you scream and flail at a bus driver or a cabbie?

It may seem like the perfect place to unload, that you're alone, and that no one will witness your raging lunacy.

In actuality, you're right in the middle of the most crowded place on Earth… the road.

So please stop... I don't want my vehicle to become the "way out" for some defenseless, exacerbated driver whose soul has been sucked dry by their passenger's continuously flapping, venomous pie hole.

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Stinkweed Pete

As we approach the holidays we are also entering prime vehicle arguing season, and I felt it was a good time to warn and educate the public on the topic of car freak outs.

Now, I know what I have seen, and will admit that I have been in the embarrassing and dangerous position of honking the horn with my forehead.

Regardless of my own experiences, I have decided to leave this article “gender neutral” and put out a poll to determine if there is any predominant pattern in the gender dynamic of a car argument.

Feel free to post any personal stories of vehicular feud survival, but, please, keep it half-way civil.

Thanks for looking… enjoy!

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#1 - Mon Nov 16, 2009 1:49 AM EST

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jaker023

Just found this website, perhaps you should post up the tag of the car on it:

http://platehate.eu/us/search

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1 vote

#1.1 - Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:23 AM EST

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Stinkweed Pete

That's funny.

I don't know how extensive their database is, but it would be great to pop it the plate of someone who is obviously a menace, and find out that they are a repeat offender.

Thanks for the link.

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2 votes

#1.2 - Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:41 AM EST

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Jim420

jaker023 checked out your link.. and OMG the most recent post, was from ** twilite zone music plays *** the tiny town I grew up in, what are the odds? thanks for the link.

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1 vote

#1.3 - Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:40 PM EST

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jaker023

sorry pal, no real experiences here. any "debates" had while I am in the car, I usually save until we get off the road (and the other passengers are always cognizent of that).

perhaps you should include another voting option - Never

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1 vote

#2 - Mon Nov 16, 2009 7:46 AM EST

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Stinkweed Pete

You know, I considered including a Never option on the poll, but I guess I thought it would be a waste of space.

I haven't had any personal incidents in a very long time (second marriage is much better), but this is something I see other people doing on the road almost weekly.

Maybe it's the times of day that I'm driving, or it's possible that I've just lived in regions that harbor a lot of people in bad relationships.

Thanks for the comment!

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1 vote

#2.1 - Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:46 AM EST

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Jim420

I think when it comes to car arguing, the driver is behind the wheel, err. is steering the discussion,. I remember riding in the car as a kid, and my dad was mad, and driving very aggressively, (like a madman) so as much as any passenger wants to win an argument, it ain't worth dieing for.

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2 votes

#3 - Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:21 AM EST

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Stinkweed Pete

I agree Jim, the driver is the one ultimately causing the danger to them self, and anyone else on the road.

My question is: Is the aggressive driving of the driver a product of the passenger's inability to keep quiet until they get off the road?

I have been in cars while a couple was arguing, and it would always seem like the passenger would push and push until the driver started to drive erratically, then begin to realize that they were in danger, and instead of shutting up would shift the argument to their disapproval of the erratic driving.

The problem there, is that the driver is obviously going to win that one, and killing themself and everyone else seems to be an afterthought.

Thanks for the input!

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1 vote

#3.1 - Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:56 AM EST

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Jim420

well, I know well intending comments often backfire if the passenger lacks tack, especially during a tift, comments such as, "settle down" "don't overreact", and worse yet, a comment ABOUT the driving, "slow down, your being reckless" will make some guys "floor it" in contempt.. lol anyone that's ever been in a relationship knows how the suttle comments can piss you off the most. lol.. Thanks for the seed.

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1 vote

#3.2 - Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:23 PM EST

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boons_orama-131388

I think there are different ways this plays out. Sometimes the passenger will hit the driver, but many times the driver will terrorize the passenger by stepping on the gas, speeding, driving erratically and threatening to drive into a tree or truck.

Anyone hitting a driver OR terrorizing a passenger ought to have their heads examined.

Incidentally, isn't this what happened to Rihanna with Chris Brown?

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2 votes

#4 - Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:36 AM EST

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Stinkweed Pete

Incidentally, isn't this what happened to Rihanna with Chris Brown?

Pretty much.

Although, I think that he actually had the good sense to get his car off the road.

Of course, that's where his "good sense" stopped, and everything kind of deteriorated from there, but at least he wasn't driving at the time.

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1 vote

#4.1 - Mon Nov 16, 2009 10:11 AM EST

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James.Devore

there is also one other thing the passenger forgets other than the fact the driver is holding their life in their hands and that's that eventually they will get where they are going and if they ain't going home the driver may just leave the passenger to find their own way home.

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2 votes

#5 - Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:04 AM EST

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Stinkweed Pete

Heh... heh... Sounds like maybe you've employed that strategy to diffuse a vehicular argument in the past James.

Care to share?

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#5.1 - Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:28 PM EST

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James.Devore

yea girlfriend in highschool ticked me off we were going to the movies she wanted to start an arguement over me having to call off a date with her to put a fuel pump in it so I kinda just idled along while I dropped her off in front of the theater then cut rubber and left her there and went and got me another date for the evening.

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1 vote

#5.2 - Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:42 AM EST

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Stinkweed Pete

Heh... heh... Classic.

Thanks James.

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#5.3 - Wed Nov 18, 2009 7:44 PM EST

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neenie1991

I don't remember ever carguing. Time and place for everything. I've wanted to kill someone before, but I don't want to die with them! I've seen others do it. Give 'em wide berth and get away!

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1 vote

#6 - Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:13 PM EST

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Stinkweed Pete

Yep, stay as far away as you can, especially if you are between them and a bridge.

By the way Neenie,

carguing

Thanks for that little gem of a word compression- I'll be adding that to my regular vernacular.

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1 vote

#6.1 - Tue Nov 17, 2009 3:14 PM EST

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sheaster

Oh man, I spent the first year of my marriage (now divorced) driving a truck over the road with my husband. About two weeks into the marriage, a series of odd conversations led my mate to confess as we were 5 miles into a journey from Pennsylvania to Oregon that he had cheated on me numerous times prior to the marriage! WHHHHHHAAAAAA??????? I'm telling you, it's a testament to his driving skills that he did not kill us and everyone around us as THE DAYS WENT ON. No where to get away, no time to stop, just mile after mile of me sobbing, screaming, questioning. We were trapped in a 40-ton cage rolling at 70 down the highway, both emotionally OUT OF CONTROL. We'd stop and sleep, then wake up and start fighting for another 800 miles. What a lousy trip that was, but luckily just for us- two young people trying to figure out grown-up problems and keep our jobs.

That was almost 20 years ago. We were married, very happily, for 17 years, believe it or not. Divorced or not, he's one helluva good driver.

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3 votes

#7 - Tue Nov 17, 2009 5:16 PM EST

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Stinkweed Pete

sheaster-

What a lousy trip that was,

Well, that gets my vote for the understatement of the year.

Glad you, your husband, me(you probably crossed my state), and everyone else made it out alive.

Good story!

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2 votes

#8 - Tue Nov 17, 2009 6:42 PM EST

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	A male passenger attacking a female driver.
	A male driver attacking a female passenger.
	A female passenger attacking a male driver.
	A female driver attacking a male passenger.
	A male passenger attacking a male driver.
	A female passenger attacking a female driver.

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