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Was driving back home just today after a night out at crown and on the way I stopped at the lights behind this Mercedes (extreme left lane - was taking the next left). When the light turned green the merc did not move at all, so i beeped my horn, the bloke then starts driving very slow (at first i thought he was a slow driver), and then starts beeping his horn at me (not too sure if he was trying to make some rude gesture), so i pull to the right to over take him then he full throttles in an attempt to not let me in, however, considering how my car is significantly more powerful than his little Merc, i dropped a gear, hit boost and overtook him, and while i was doing so i stuck my finger up at the bloke. He was beeping his horn the whole way. I came home feeling absolutely guilty about my actions towards the guy. Should i be feeling so guilty about it?

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If you gave him a decent chance to notice the green on his own before honking and gave him a normal beep to get his attention instead of an obnoxious laying on the horn then yeah, F that guy. I would have done the same thing.

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Some people hate imports and their drivers and try to do some kind of citizen policing? Sometimes in a 2 lane situation two cars will literally block me, even though im driving safe and doing nothing silly. I think the guy had an ego and he was trying to immaturely show he was in charge, they always speed up when overtaken, pretty immature...

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If you want a reason to feel guilty then yes.. you let someone else's behaviour on the road affect your mood to the point where you reacted and flipped them off. You could have been more zen about it and not let it bother you.

Of course:

Once you stick your finger up you can't retract it. It's done. Don't regret it.
Deal with it.

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We all let stuff get under our skin now and then. Don't worry about the merc driver. They were being a child by antagonising you by driving slowly and then trying to block you by accelerating. I'm sure being flipped off (and losing because their car is shit and slow) hurt their feelings but they can suffer in luxury.. first world problems.

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There are so many douch bags these days. I love it when someone obviously does something wrong (cuts you off/ pulls out infront of you/ doesnt see you while merging, etc etc) Then has the hide to flip you off when you get on the horn.

I dont even.

My father in law is one of these people. Being in the car with him is terrible.

Yes he is a douch.

Dont feel guilty, we all react to someones dumbshit behaviour at some stage.

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first you beep the horn, next you're running cars off the road while laughing like a maniac, and kicking stray puppies just cos....It's a slippery slope my friend, and you're wearing rollerskates...

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There are so many douch bags these days. I love it when someone obviously does something wrong (cuts you off/ pulls out infront of you/ doesnt see you while merging, etc etc) Then has the hide to flip you off when you get on the horn.

I dont even.

My father in law is one of these people. Being in the car with him is terrible.

Yes he is a douch.

Dont feel guilty, we all react to someones dumbshit behaviour at some stage.

Do you feel better everytime you pound his daughter?

Also... Wasteland this sihzzle

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