Rude/hostile drivers

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   Has anyone noticed there are bullies/drivers who use the fact that you are trapped in their cars to be rude and downright nasty?

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Sen2nell1 Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 11 Mar 2010 Location: Virginia Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sen2nell1 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Rude/hostile drivers Posted: 11 Mar 2010 at 8:02am
	Has anyone noticed there are bullies/drivers who use the fact that you are trapped in their cars to be rude and downright nasty?

Pele Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 27 May 2008 Location: Virginia Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pele Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 Mar 2010 at 12:13pm
	Never experienced that. Share your stories please. ------------------------- Times to beat: Horner Rd to/from Pentagon: 12 mins Without Slugs - 17 mins With slugs Dale City exit to/from 3rd St Tunnel, D.C. 18 mins (No slugs - Holiday)

getmehome pweeze Members Profile Find Members Posts Master Slug Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 501	Post Options Post Reply Quote getmehome pweeze Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 Mar 2010 at 12:19pm
	I'm starting to feel this is a bad post for slugs to reply too.. This is a shared system folks. Most of us were raised with manners, it's time to start using them. XOXO- sluggin' girl

Rickie Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 01 Sep 2009 Location: va Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rickie Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 Mar 2010 at 1:08pm
	I've never met rude drivers but just bad drivers. Another thing, are drivers liable for slugs if they are injured in a car accident? this driver gave me no choice on wearing a seat belt...which is good...but he told me to wear it or else

mycroftt Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 11 Feb 2002 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote mycroftt Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 Mar 2010 at 1:45pm
	quote: Originally posted by Sen2nell1 Has anyone noticed there are bullies/drivers who use the fact that you are trapped in their cars to be rude and downright nasty? Are you speaking generally or do you mean this is a recent development? I slugged for many years and never experienced anything like that, but I have been strictly a driver for the past 3 or 4 years.

Sen2nell1 Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 11 Mar 2010 Location: Virginia Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sen2nell1 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Mar 2010 at 10:31am
	Rickie:"Or else," what? 99.9 percent of the drivers are wonderful.Courteous, kind and cautious drivers. I could never drive as well as most of them under the stress of the commute. Someone explained the seat belt law to me. It is in the best interest of the driver for us to wear our seat belts. I can't go into all the details about the rude drivers. It IS cumlative. I will say, these people probably wouldn't bother with this forum.

CJ Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 01 Apr 2006 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote CJ Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Mar 2010 at 7:52am
	Sounds like someone is bored and just trying to stir the old "us vs them" pot. CJ

siggy14 Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 17 Nov 2009 Location: va Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote siggy14 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 Mar 2010 at 9:33am
	There is no law for people (adults) in the back seat when it comes to seat belt in VA, however in DC the rear seat passengers are required to wear one. I got in the car the other day and was in the back seat at potomac, the driver asked me to put on my seat belt, i did so without question since it is his car. Funny thing is two days later my wife and I drove in and ended up giving that same driver a ride, my wife joked to me later that we should have made sure he had on his seatbelt LOL, but he was a very nice guy. quote: Originally posted by Sen2nell1 Rickie:"Or else," what? 99.9 percent of the drivers are wonderful.Courteous, kind and cautious drivers. I could never drive as well as most of them under the stress of the commute. Someone explained the seat belt law to me. It is in the best interest of the driver for us to wear our seat belts. I can't go into all the details about the rude drivers. It IS cumlative. I will say, these people probably wouldn't bother with this forum.

Oosik Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 15 Dec 2005 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Oosik Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 Mar 2010 at 10:38am
	I always checked my slugs for wearing a seatbelt. There may not be a law requiring rear seat passengers to wear a seatbelt, but I would strongly object to a slug going through my windshield or ending up in my lap if there was an accident. Fortunately nearly everyone wears seatbelts these days which shows the great intelligence of slugs. On only a couple of occassions have I had someone not wear a seatbelt and when reminded all but one quickly complied. The one exception that I can recall stated that he was OK and didn't need a seatbelt. I pointed out that "my car, my rules" and either he wears the seatbelt or finds another ride. He chose to get his free ride under the standard I set. While he may have thought I was treating him like a child, I think I handled it politely and was acting in my best interest and the best interest of the other slug.