I've had people merge into me and/or run me nearly off the road on my motorcycle on a dam near daily basis. Hell my crash in July was just that, dude came over into my lane and hit me/forced me into a triangle between his car and the curb. when I give them the finger or kindly tell them to get ****ed when we're at a light, they lose their shit. completely oblivious to how they drive and their surroundings or the laws or how you're supposed to drive. (like turning into the nearest lane on a multi-lane road for example)
Told one guy last fall, to kindly get ****ed as I pulled along his passenger side at a light - he turned left onto the road I was traveling and instead of staying in his inner lane/left lane, he swung wide all the way into my lane (right lane) as I approached before returning to the left very abruptly. He responded with something along the lines of 'maybe I should get out and you can say that shit to me again'. I said calmly and shrugged "I got all day, do what ya gotta do bud".
He got out I shut off the bike, and got off of it, and I figured 'alright let's do this'. That mother****er didn't even make it around the headlight on his side. Started spouting off more shit. Told him to come closer and I'd "say that shit again" so he'd be sure to hear it. He got back in then sped off, while trying to swerve right and swipe my parked bike. Pulled even with him a few lights later and just waved at him while he flipped me off. Had he walked all the way over to me I would've swung without blinking an eye.
If it gets to that point where a dude is wanting to fight, getting out of a car and walking over to me then talking is over in my book. HE might think there's still talking to be had, but he'd be wrong. If some shithead wants to get out tangle over some dumb shit I'm down for that. Hell, I've lost fights and won fights.so no big deal to me either way. Getting hit sucks, but knocking a mother****er on his ass when he wanted to be a tough guy is Sooooo worth it.
people lose their minds with this road rage shit
( not laughing at this particular incident with McKnight, just in general). It's incredible to witness as a biker. Woman, in my experience, have some of the worst rage out there.