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I succumb to road rage myself sometimes, but I never act on it. There are a lot of 2 lane roads around here that are 45 mph. You can go 20-30 miles without a passing zone and when you get behind one of these people who do only 30 and hit the brakes on every hill and bend, it can get real frustrating real fast. If you look in your mirror and there is one moron riding your bumper it is probably him who has the problem. But if there's 12 vehicles lined up behind you, it's time to either pull over and let them by or press just a leeeeetle bit harder on that right pedal.....


That is a common problem here in my beloved mountains... some people will pull over to let you pass so you can at least go fast enough to keep the bike upright without having to use outriggers.. but most will continue on their way happily oblivious to the line of cars (or bikes) behind them. Oddly enough, most of these have Florida plates.. or ride Harleys as those of you at the last Georgia rally could attest to. The worst offenders are the 15 mph in the curves/70 mph in the straights.. now these people should be dragged from their vehicles and shot.
It's the same thing I face going to and from work.. I have however come up with a plan that would aleviate some of the stress involved with slow movers in the main flow of traffic but could create other... well... problems in the process.
My idea is that if you have 6 or more vehicles lined up behind you and nothing in front, the car behind you should have the option of pushing you off the road. If the car behind you decides not to engage the task at hand then they should drop back or pull over to allow another driver the opportunity to do so.
Now I know this wouldn't work well in reality but it does my heart good to think of that possiblity as I run 15 mph below the speed limit on a straight, flat road. I mean, in a perfect world, it shouldn't take 45 minutes to drive 25 miles.... road rage?...naaah.. not me.