# Traffic Meltdown...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-meltdown/129612>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 25, 2002, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-meltdown/129612 "2002-09-25T13:13:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2002, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-meltdown/129612/1 "2002-09-25T13:13:41Z")

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I saw a crimson-naped pickup-truck driver lose it on the road this morning. here’s what happened.

He: Tooling along at about 10 mph (heavy traffic)

She: Changes lanes into his, pulling in front of him (granted, it was kind of close, but she had room and used her blinker)

He: In virtually one motion, steps on the gas to squeeze her out, leans on the horn, gives her the finger, turns purple, and screams a string of obsenities I won’t even attempt to quote.

She: Stops (everyone stops - it’s rush hour), nibbles her bagle, and peeks furtively in the rear-view mirror.

Me: I resolve that if this guy actually gets out to accost her, I’m going to clobber him with my trusty baseball bat before he can hurt her - yeah, I know - I’d get the the State Prison “Citizen of the Year Award”.

I’m certain the spiders would rally to the challenge.