Hensony Clutched March 27, 2009 Share March 27, 2009 This evening, on my homeward journey, traffic along CTE (SLE) was rather heavy but still moving. As I was approaching the exit to PIE (Changi Airport), a long line of vehicles had already formed. Thus, I had no choice but to cut in. I decelerated and signalled my intention to join the queue. I saw a gap between two vehicles, slightly more than a car's length. Assuming that the car behind would allow me to do so, because if I were in his situation, I would definitely give way, I proceeded to join the queue in front of this Honda Civic. Guess what. This driver accelerated, swerved onto the road shoulder and overtook me. Given the tight space between lane 4 and the road shoulder, his vehicle was too close for my comfort while he was trying to overtake my puny Picanto. Out of frustration, and partly because I was pissed that he gave me a fright by his stunt, I blared my horn and displayed my middle finger (yes, I know, I shouldn't have done it). He retaliated by tapping his brake, which caused me to slam my brake in turn. Luckily, the car behind me, driven by a middle-age lady, I think, was quite a distance from my rear. I shuddered to think if she had not. Looking back at the incident, I was disappointed at myself for being so puerile. I am way past the age of a hot-blooded young man (hint: I no longer have to go for reservist) and yet I displayed such uncouth behaviour. With nearly ten years of driving experience (because, I obtained my licence late), I have already encountered several kinds of fxxk-up drivers. By comparison, this Honda joker is considered mild. Also, my reaction (blaring the horn and flipping the bird) was totally uncalled for; they would only antagonise the other party. With more introspection, I guess I should thank this Honda driver for showing me something that I found out about myself today. One, I really have to work on my temper. All along, I have this mistaken notion that I had done a good job keeping it in check. Guess, there's more to be done. Two, I should really kick this bad habit of hitting the horn whenever I'm frustrated. Three, as for my middle finger, I should keep it wrapped around the steering wheel when I'm driving. Hmm.... I'm feeling much better, now that I have verbally unloaded my feelings. For those who took the time to read, thank you. That's all, folks. Have a nice weekend! ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultramega 1st Gear March 27, 2009 Share March 27, 2009 知错能改, good. Clap for you. Keep it up! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sony 1st Gear March 27, 2009 Share March 27, 2009 so would things have been better if you slot in nicely without the signal? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drive_carcar Clutched March 27, 2009 Share March 27, 2009 Bro, I salute you, for you are only human. But what seperates you for others is that you will look back at the situation and strive to do better next time, so I have nothing but full admiration for you. The Civic driver sucked because what he did was very dangerous, he should had just gave way graciously. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurman Supercharged March 27, 2009 Share March 27, 2009 after all the middle finger flashing is part n parcel of life... Anger management as one called... U vented your anger and its good.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KapitanE 1st Gear March 28, 2009 Share March 28, 2009 Confession only done in church.... wrong place..... MCF got so many elders lioa..... no need serve reservist anymore....hmmm juz like me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigg 1st Gear March 28, 2009 Share March 28, 2009 This evening, on my homeward journey, traffic along CTE (SLE) was rather heavy but still moving. As I was approaching the exit to PIE (Changi Airport), a long line of vehicles had already formed. Thus, I had no choice but to cut in. I decelerated and signalled my intention to join the queue. I saw a gap between two vehicles, slightly more than a car's length. Assuming that the car behind would allow me to do so, because if I were in his situation, I would definitely give way, I proceeded to join the queue in front of this Honda Civic. Guess what. This driver accelerated, swerved onto the road shoulder and overtook me. Given the tight space between lane 4 and the road shoulder, his vehicle was too close for my comfort while he was trying to overtake my puny Picanto. Out of frustration, and partly because I was pissed that he gave me a fright by his stunt, I blared my horn and displayed my middle finger (yes, I know, I shouldn't have done it). He retaliated by tapping his brake, which caused me to slam my brake in turn. Luckily, the car behind me, driven by a middle-age lady, I think, was quite a distance from my rear. I shuddered to think if she had not. Looking back at the incident, I was disappointed at myself for being so puerile. I am way past the age of a hot-blooded young man (hint: I no longer have to go for reservist) and yet I displayed such uncouth behaviour. With nearly ten years of driving experience (because, I obtained my licence late), I have already encountered several kinds of fxxk-up drivers. By comparison, this Honda joker is considered mild. Also, my reaction (blaring the horn and flipping the bird) was totally uncalled for; they would only antagonise the other party. With more introspection, I guess I should thank this Honda driver for showing me something that I found out about myself today. One, I really have to work on my temper. All along, I have this mistaken notion that I had done a good job keeping it in check. Guess, there's more to be done. Two, I should really kick this bad habit of hitting the horn whenever I'm frustrated. Three, as for my middle finger, I should keep it wrapped around the steering wheel when I'm driving. Hmm.... I'm feeling much better, now that I have verbally unloaded my feelings. For those who took the time to read, thank you. That's all, folks. Have a nice weekend! Forgive me Lord for i have sinned... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunlight 1st Gear March 28, 2009 Share March 28, 2009 no problem, every now and then i also a kuku driver. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mzrmazda3 6th Gear March 28, 2009 Share March 28, 2009 (edited) to you for admitting your mistake No one is perfect including myself But try not to point middle finger cos you might not know what shxt you might land into if the other party is an agressive fellow Edited March 28, 2009 by Mzrmazda3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hensony Clutched March 28, 2009 Author Share March 28, 2009 to you for admitting your mistake No one is perfect including myself But try not to point middle finger cos you might not know what shxt you might land into if the other party is an agressive fellow Agree with you totally. The middle finger could land me in trouble, especially in foreign lands. Having said that, sticking out that finger seemed instinctive to me. Most of the time, I did it before I realised it. Damn... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hensony Clutched March 28, 2009 Author Share March 28, 2009 so would things have been better if you slot in nicely without the signal? Many times, I was tempted to do just that, especially because of many kiasu drivers here. But I worry that the other driver may be distracted, unable to react in time, etc. which results in an accident, simply because I failed to signal. In the end, I concluded that it is better to be safe than sorry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird5011 3rd Gear March 28, 2009 Share March 28, 2009 This evening, on my homeward journey, traffic along CTE (SLE) was rather heavy but still moving. As I was approaching the exit to PIE (Changi Airport), a long line of vehicles had already formed. Thus, I had no choice but to cut in. I decelerated and signalled my intention to join the queue. I saw a gap between two vehicles, slightly more than a car's length. Assuming that the car behind would allow me to do so, because if I were in his situation, I would definitely give way, I proceeded to join the queue in front of this Honda Civic. Guess what. This driver accelerated, swerved onto the road shoulder and overtook me. Given the tight space between lane 4 and the road shoulder, his vehicle was too close for my comfort while he was trying to overtake my puny Picanto. Out of frustration, and partly because I was pissed that he gave me a fright by his stunt, I blared my horn and displayed my middle finger (yes, I know, I shouldn't have done it). He retaliated by tapping his brake, which caused me to slam my brake in turn. Luckily, the car behind me, driven by a middle-age lady, I think, was quite a distance from my rear. I shuddered to think if she had not. Looking back at the incident, I was disappointed at myself for being so puerile. I am way past the age of a hot-blooded young man (hint: I no longer have to go for reservist) and yet I displayed such uncouth behaviour. With nearly ten years of driving experience (because, I obtained my licence late), I have already encountered several kinds of fxxk-up drivers. By comparison, this Honda joker is considered mild. Also, my reaction (blaring the horn and flipping the bird) was totally uncalled for; they would only antagonise the other party. With more introspection, I guess I should thank this Honda driver for showing me something that I found out about myself today. One, I really have to work on my temper. All along, I have this mistaken notion that I had done a good job keeping it in check. Guess, there's more to be done. Two, I should really kick this bad habit of hitting the horn whenever I'm frustrated. Three, as for my middle finger, I should keep it wrapped around the steering wheel when I'm driving. Hmm.... I'm feeling much better, now that I have verbally unloaded my feelings. For those who took the time to read, thank you. That's all, folks. Have a nice weekend! You are a gentleman and a scholar!! Keep up the good works.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mzrmazda3 6th Gear March 28, 2009 Share March 28, 2009 Bro, we learn our mistakes along the way ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippaboy 4th Gear March 28, 2009 Share March 28, 2009 Assuming that the car behind would allow me to do so, because if I were in his situation, I would definitely give way, I proceeded to join the queue in front of this Honda Civic. Guess what. This driver accelerated, swerved onto the road shoulder and overtook me. Firstly, don't assume when driving. Better be 100% sure. Or simply wait it out. Secondly, maybe he was going too fast to brake in time. If he didn't swerve to the road shoulder, he would have knocked into your car. Anyway if everyone was moving at a slow speed, and you changed lane close to the car in front of the Civic, how could he have overtook u ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_b20 6th Gear March 28, 2009 Share March 28, 2009 pple form long queue, you choose to cut queue still dare to show middle finger.. dunno what to say about pple like u.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friendstar Supercharged March 28, 2009 Share March 28, 2009 This evening, on my homeward journey, traffic along CTE (SLE) was rather heavy but still moving. As I was approaching the exit to PIE (Changi Airport), a long line of vehicles had already formed. Thus, I had no choice but to cut in. I decelerated and signalled my intention to join the queue. I saw a gap between two vehicles, slightly more than a car's length. Assuming that the car behind would allow me to do so, because if I were in his situation, I would definitely give way, I proceeded to join the queue in front of this Honda Civic. Guess what. This driver accelerated, swerved onto the road shoulder and overtook me. Given the tight space between lane 4 and the road shoulder, his vehicle was too close for my comfort while he was trying to overtake my puny Picanto. Out of frustration, and partly because I was pissed that he gave me a fright by his stunt, I blared my horn and displayed my middle finger (yes, I know, I shouldn't have done it). He retaliated by tapping his brake, which caused me to slam my brake in turn. Luckily, the car behind me, driven by a middle-age lady, I think, was quite a distance from my rear. I shuddered to think if she had not. Looking back at the incident, I was disappointed at myself for being so puerile. I am way past the age of a hot-blooded young man (hint: I no longer have to go for reservist) and yet I displayed such uncouth behaviour. With nearly ten years of driving experience (because, I obtained my licence late), I have already encountered several kinds of fxxk-up drivers. By comparison, this Honda joker is considered mild. Also, my reaction (blaring the horn and flipping the bird) was totally uncalled for; they would only antagonise the other party. With more introspection, I guess I should thank this Honda driver for showing me something that I found out about myself today. One, I really have to work on my temper. All along, I have this mistaken notion that I had done a good job keeping it in check. Guess, there's more to be done. Two, I should really kick this bad habit of hitting the horn whenever I'm frustrated. Three, as for my middle finger, I should keep it wrapped around the steering wheel when I'm driving. Hmm.... I'm feeling much better, now that I have verbally unloaded my feelings. For those who took the time to read, thank you. That's all, folks. Have a nice weekend! i also have temper problem on the road. believe it a not, i need to sit down at bedok reservoir at times to (after my jog) to "talk" to myself and do some self-reflection. u'r not alone. just try ur best and tell urself if such things happen again, it must be because that honda civic guy is rushing cos his wife giving labor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freifeit Neutral Newbie March 28, 2009 Share March 28, 2009 Agree with you totally. The middle finger could land me in trouble, especially in foreign lands. Having said that, sticking out that finger seemed instinctive to me. Most of the time, I did it before I realised it. Damn... Everyone made mistakes in life but very few of us realised our mistakes. You are one of the very few.. for you! I believe you will never point your middle finger on road again. Cheers for you! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acevin Clutched March 28, 2009 Share March 28, 2009 Glad tat you had self-reflected where many others driver, not only do not, but blame others. Whenever faced with provoking situation, take a deep breathe.. It helps. I had been doing that while on road, and even at work or home.. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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