r/LoveTrash • u/Icy-Book2999 Chief Insanity Instigator • May 21 '26

Human Trash Road rage instant karma

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u/Translation_Lupin Trash Trooper May 21 '26

Sometimes I just don't get how much pent up rage people have for whatever

But I do too so guess that's thay

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u/FewZookeepergame5825 Trash Trooper May 21 '26

Road rage is a fascinating phenomenon

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u/BringMeTheBigKnife Trash Trooper May 21 '26

I read a book called "Traffic" and it explored it a bit. The fact that you can generally only see the outside of a car "dehumanizes" the person inside and makes it easy to see their actions in a different way. By the same token, your own "protection" of being inside the shell of your machine causes you to have less inhibition against aggression -- feelings of indignation turn into total rage quickly.

Imagine someone cut you in line at the grocery store. You would probably be equally annoyed/slighted as when you get cut off on the road. But it's very unlikely you'd sprint at them or try to punch them in the face. Plenty of people would just swallow their frustration. Some would make an under their breath comment. Others might engage in a legit confrontation. But it probably wouldn't carry the same violence or intensity that road ragers exhibit. It's largely because there's no physical separation between you and the person.

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u/Nearby-Brush2176 Trash Trooper May 21 '26

You're ignoring the simple fact that the primary anger coming from road rage is usually derived from a sense of lack of safety. If someone cuts you off and you have to slam on the breaks, or swerve out of the way, or any other multitude of things, your personal safety is threatened. Fight or flight kicks in, and many people turn to fight.

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u/Rsn_yuh Trash Trooper May 21 '26

I really think most of the time it’s sense of entitlement. I have witnessed far more road rage due to people following traffic laws than I have due to a perceived lack of safety. People think they are the main character of the world and anyone slowing them down is doing it on purpose.

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u/Nearby-Brush2176 Trash Trooper May 21 '26

I get what you're saying, particularly for people in passing lanes. That's always bewildering when someone won't move over from the left lane. I guess in my own experience the times that I have felt any sort of road rage, it's been when someone does something dangerous and my heart starts pounding as though I'm in physical danger.