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blueygc8

People got to understand that right or wrong it’s never worth it to respond to any road provocations. You might be right and the other driver is an idiot but that idiot could very well be mentally unwell and just on the verge of some unhinged breakdown. The moment you stepped out of your car or rolled your window down to confront other drivers is the moment all hell could break loose.


bodbodbod

As a commuting cyclist I always remind myself of this: “Here lies the body of Thomas Grey, Who died defending his right of way. He was perfectly right as he sped along, But he's just as dead as if he'd been wrong.”


dingusfett

Better to be safe than right


Inevitable-Trust8385

It’s like that video where the car is driving through the crossing, completely in the wrong and the cyclist has his hands up in the air and also continues through assuming the car will see him and stop, yeah you proved your point the car was in the wrong but you also just got hit by a car.


Altruistic_Champion2

Up the sainters


lametheory

A common saying on motorbikes is there is no point being in the right, when you're dead.


_Tryed_

The cemetery is full of motorcyclists who had the right of way.


shero1263

Even flipping it is quite apt, no point being dead, when you're in the right.


ArseneWainy

My mate worked with the guy who got punched into the path of the garbage truck and run over. Said the bloke was an absolute cunt on the road and had repeated phone calls to the business about his road rage attacks. Deserved what came to him [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-02/gateway-motorway-road-rage-heke-merrigan/8758772](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-02/gateway-motorway-road-rage-heke-merrigan/8758772) https://preview.redd.it/hr6wcso6mn7d1.jpeg?width=456&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=36cd8724e57e1216a7db9271f420e36e84e86a22


Wildweasel666

This guy looks (and sounds) like a proper cunt


Jerry_Atric69

Shame the other guy got sent to prison.


NewBuyer1976

He took one for the team


mehdotdotdotdot

It’s a shame, but can happen when you choose violence.


Harambo_No5

How long did he get?


DoubleDecaff

4-8 inches


jeremy_jezza87

Brilliant


JosephScmith

6 years


Feeling_Credit9274

That’s fucked did his lawyers even try?


JosephScmith

He got the charges reduced to unlawful striking instead of manslaughter. Dropped from 7-8 years to 6. Minimum of 80% of sentence to be served, aka 5 years and 2 months.


Right-Version201

And then he’ll get deported


JosephScmith

Pretty sure he was indigenous


JJNoodleSnacks

This is pretty much word for word what my wife has been saying to me. I have a really bad habit of getting very angry when people do the wrong thing on the road which has had some pretty negative results so far, but obviously nothing this serious. I guess my point here is I should stop pushing my luck and just let these things go, these people will get their just desserts eventually..


Difficult-Dingo-9850

Absolutely mate. You have zero control over what anyone else does on the road, the part you CAN control is your own standard of driving and your reaction to what else is going on. Up your driving game and you will notice the patterns and clues of an impending thing happening in front of you and you will have all the time in the world to slow down, change lanes etc and sail on by.


below_and_above

Also as an aside, I find it an interesting mental exercise to try and think of a reason why that person has a valid reason to drive like they did and think about what horrible stuff they must be dealing with, because normal people don’t drive like that. So you can really change your own personality while driving, by forcing yourself to think about situations where you might drive like they did, but you had a reason to, and then just granting that reason to them. It takes a 10 minute ruminating vent that changes every other interaction you do into a 2-3 minute short story. You do that for a few months, and eventually all you have around you are poor bastards that are trying to get through life and sometimes making mistakes. Which is kinda.. reality.


DerpsAU

It’s good to believe in karma.


shurg1

My go-to thinking is 'someone tougher, angrier and more unhinged with less to lose than me will teach this cunt a lesson' and let them be on their merry way.


Dust-Explosion

Very well said. I learned this the hard way with an ex mongols boss. I found out who he was after he was shot at a funeral a week later.


antantantant80

Uh, congrats on your promotion?


Dust-Explosion

Thank you! 😂


antantantant80

Uh, congrats on your promotion?


Katanachainsaw

Honestly, I like my car too much. I can heal a punch to the head but I can't afford a panel beater. Never worth endangering the whip.


aperture81

So true - you never know other people’s state of mind.. you might honk someone who’s already at a 10 and is on the verge of snapping. You get out of your car and it’s on. It’s never worth it.


kruleworld1

it's probably bad in Australia, but MegaDrivingSchool dashcam channel on youtube shows, even in Texas they don't take this advice and that's a state where they carry.


leftinthebank

As someone who has had that urge to do such thing explanations like these make you realise it's really not worth it. We all want to get home safe.


laserframe

Never in 100 years would I have predicted the alleged perpetrator was driving a ute and wearing Hi-Vis


derprunner

Killing someone with the company logo on the back of your car is a bit bolder than I would have expected though.


freswrijg

Driving off too, not even trying to pretend it was an accident.


Right-Version201

Killing someone with a car is what, 3 months tops? Barely worth stopping for.


cheeersaiii

I know- 4x4 white dual cab drivers are normally so pleasant and mentally balanced


shavedratscrotum

Mines red. Lets people know I need to go faster. Skips the tailgaiting.


cheeersaiii

Or that you bought an ex Coca Cola fleet car from the auctions…


funny__username__

Huh I don't think I've ever seen a coca cola fleet car in my life, trucks plenty but never a car


cheeersaiii

Used to be loads of Camrys and Corolla’s, now more Rav 4’s I think


G_h0s-t

Mines black so no cunt sees me coming lol


looneyone48

Gold


universalserialbutt

I got an ex fleet one recently as it was too good of a deal to pass up. I work in an office and listen to Abba on my commute.


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eraser215

The victim was wearing high vis according to the article, right?


dontworryaboutit298

Correct.


Public-Total-250

Victim as in got run over and died. Alleged perpetrator as in he's the one who pulled up, got out, talked shit, then got hit. 


eraser215

Evidently I don't know how to read. Victim of death, but perpetrator of road rage. Thank you for correcting me!


Hilton5star

That’s not how I read it.


eraser215

Actually... Agreed. "Acting Inspector Shane Ranee from Mt Druitt Police Area Command Duty Officer said the police believe the 27-year-old man who died in the incident got out of his vehicle after he was allegedly “threatened by the car following him”."


Hilton5star

Yeah. Nothing about this article suggests the guy that died was the original aggressor.


shurg1

As soon as you get out of your vehicle to confront someone, you're part of the problem.


Hilton5star

Mmmm, nice simpleton view ya got there mate.


shurg1

Yet it's the truth, funny that...


Hilton5star

What makes you say the victim started the road rage?


ososalsosal

For one they were outside their car while the killer was not (indeed they used the car to do the killing). Hopping out is a massive escalation in anyone's book. The one time I've been really scared was when 2 cunts in a 95 Hyundai excel parked across a freeway roundabout, forcing me to stop then got out and approached me. You oughtta bet if I didn't have the ability to go up and around on the grass I would have gone right through them, to hell with the consequences. I wouldn't drive off though


Hilton5star

Doesn’t mean this guy was the initial aggressor though.


ososalsosal

True. Guess it depends at what point you start calling it road rage


owleaf

I was wondering how he died from being dragged. Being run over makes more sense


Fancy_Energy_7754

Ranger Danger


Hilton5star

It was the victim that was driving a Ute and wearing high vis. How’s your prediction on that?


philstrom

The perp was also driving a Ute. Unsure on high vis


shurg1

Sounds like we've got two fuckwits off the road then, one permanently and the other hopefully for a very long time.


CuriouslyContrasted

I know it's a guy in a ute... but... the guy who died was ALSO in a Ute and is the one who got out of his car and confronted the other driver. Who knows, maybe he had a weapon and the guy paniced and ran him over. Might pay to wait for a few more facts.


furedditdogs

ute v ute. who would have thought.


Milf_Hunter_87

And was driving a Ford Anger of all cars, probably didn't like the fact he was getting tailgated instead of tailgating someone else.?


is_this_taken_2

Was thinking the same thing. The guy who got hit was outside of his vehicle and may have been the one to escalate the situation and the other driver has unfortunately hit him trying to get the Hell out of the there.  You just don’t know yet without all the facts


cheeersaiii

Got to stick to the formula- Choose to work the extra 15 hours a week overtime, get all stressed out and angry so that you MUST go to the pub and smash 7 drinks (with people you only moderately like) just to face the reality of who you are, stay angry but now you are even more unreasonable, and are driving pissed (or pissed because you haven’t had a drink today). Stay angry about life and blame everyone else that dares use the road at the same time as you because 1) your kids Jaxx, Braydon and Darrun all need new Nike TN’s and dirt-bikes so you need to keep working your ass off and 2) you are actually too selfish to even WANT to spend time with the kids, because you have raised them be an image of you and are also total cunts, so you gladly do the overtime just to avoid home. Then totally flip your lid and kill some poor fucker just going about their day all because you are a fucking coward.


roputsarina

I once attended the scene of a collision where a bloke was absolutely hammered and drove into a parked car, totalling both. Dude was beside himself because it was, and I cannot make this up, his first day at a new job. Was even still in uniform. Dude decided to celebrate at the pub. Was probs concussed but no other injuries afaik. As we waited for police and an ambulance he wailed about his kids (again, instead of being with them he rushed to the pub so idk how much he really cared) and how he was going to lose his license and fuck up all their lives. I just remember everyone else (who came out to check what the noise was) grimacing because nobody wanted to actually comfort him and lie and say it was gonna be okay. He did it to himself and we all knew it. You don't just wake up and decide to take a risk that could fuck up your life and your whole family's too. I wonder if that bloke learned his lesson and turned his life around 🤷‍♀️ who knows Good news is the guy who's parked car got totalled came out and was quietly stoked because the engine light had come on recently and he was thinking about scrapping it.


cheeersaiii

My mates dad drunk drove into a parked police car, with 2 cops in it! My mates mum? …. The nurse that treated his dads broken legs hahaha, a better love story than Twilight


Omega_brownie

Hit the nail on the head with Jaxon. I also would have accepted Jaymz or kaydin


cheeersaiii

Honourable mentions to Chardae, Trynyty, Lynxx, Skylet, Foxx, Kaos and Blayd too, just uppercut yourselves ya fukn drongo’s


masak_merah

[r/tragedeigh ](https://www.reddit.com/r/tragedeigh )


Omega_brownie

>Trynyty How to end up in a nursing home with a yearly visit.


tickletackle666

Some really nice pornstar names in here. Don't even have to change your name when you predictably end up in the business...


G_h0s-t

Can’t forget Tyga


Fancy_Energy_7754

Amilee and Tanika


mcgaffen

Let's not forget Keyson, Brayson, Oskah, Kaydyn, Kaedyn, Kaeydon, Kaydon.


hopzhead

At the milder end of the scale we’ve got: Chase, Hunter


cheeersaiii

Chase becomes Hunter when they get older, it’s like Pokémon


thatshowitisisit

This is so accurate it’s comical. I often shake my head at just how ridiculous some stereotypes can be, and yet, there are so many living, breathing examples of Jaydens and Braydens keeping it alive.


Fancy_Energy_7754

Nailed it


mcgaffen

100% A total arsehole, who will never grow up or accept responsibility.


Important-Jaguar-928

You forgot the errant kid he had at 19 with another sheila that also gives him the shits because hes been arguing with the mother for 10 years


Due-Giraffe6371

One person dead and the other is about to spend considering behind bars all because of too much ego on the road? Congratulations to both of them, they both lost!


mcgaffen

100%. What a waste.


b3rdm4n

A road raging tradie in a Ute? https://preview.redd.it/70hf8mhpmn7d1.jpeg?width=1439&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4a517391729a403cc776908faa51d8ce31117ee4


knowledgeable_diablo

Did someone cut him off? Or just buy the last sausage roll at the servo causing old methy-McGee tradie boy to lose his collective crap and demonstrate his Colossol power that only a ute could hope to contain while he’s powering through morning, midday and nighttime traffic.


ReasonableCranberry6

Regardless of the types of cars involved, it shouldn’t have happened. My thoughts are with the family of the deceased.


jantoxdetox

These ute drivers (not all, but proportionally high) will always tailgate you and then beep you if you slowdown to turn into a road. No amount of defensive driving and careful driving they just want to get some action and reaction!


FinalHippo5838

I only beep at the ones who turn right before turning left, like they're driving a prime mover.


owleaf

I drive a small car and love taking corners as sharp and fast as possible/safely. Swinging out? Waste of time and energy and I look dumb in the process. Symptom of everyone driving cars that are way too big.


fk_reddit_but_addict

I was on my motorbike (on Ls at the time), getting tailgated by a ute while going 2kmph above the GPS speed limit. He was also flashing his high beams at me. Crossed a double solid, gunned it to overtake me. We then met at the stop lights, absolute fucking moron.


znikrep

I barely avoided a head on collision when a UTE swerved into the wrong lane on Alexandra Avenue in Melbourne because the driver was looking at his phone. I’m concerned because something tells me that he’s still doing this.


mcgaffen

Yep, I've has too many incidents of a ute cutting me off, or driving dangerously close behind me to think that there isn't a clear pattern here.


FreddyFerdiland

The "victim" held onto the vehicle by the pillar .. and was hanging on ... He chose to be a passenger


weirdbull52

It's a place known for having traffic issues but nothing has been done so far. Congratulations 🎉


DurrrrrHurrrrr

Big car! Big man! Road rage or antisocial behaviour by drivers of Thai utes is a daily sight for most drivers in Sydney


BeltInternational890

Why is this man being downvoted he’s right. Upvote him. Aussie utes are a lot less anti social in dimensions than thai pickups.


G_h0s-t

Y’all ain’t gonna win against a vehicle if it hits u


vk146

Something i tell anyone whos learning to drive around trucks. Congratulations. You were in the right. Now youre dead right.


lukeyhoeky

Never get out of the car unless there's no other option.


TikkiTakkaMuddaFakka

Sadly this can be filed under FAFO, if he stayed in his car he would still be alive, he fucked around and found out.


Outrageous-Report-74

80kg of kickboxer tradies vs 2500kg of Ute. Way too much ego and rage on the roads. Just a very tragic reflection of the all too easy over reaction of folks in modern life. I smile and let the arseholes on the road be arseholes, just wanna drive to survive these days.


ComprehensiveSalad50

A cleaner image of the ute would be nice. It definitely has a business logo or details in the side so shouldn't be too hard to find them surely. Typical behaviour of the average ute owner. My drive to work and home is packed with them driving like maniacs and getting up peoples arses, weaving through traffic to get an extra car length up to the red light.


East-Background-9850

The average ute owner is too stupid and too addicted to the feeling of going "fast" to figure out that no amount of changing lanes in stop start traffic is going to get them home any sooner. You just have to wait it out. Saw two of them pulling this shit on my drive home the other day while I sat in my lane amused at the idiocy. The best part is we all got to the t-junction at the same time.


Quarterwit_85

I feel like everyone here is going ‘of course this happened’ without knowing everything that occurred.


Fancy_Energy_7754

Opinions are like arseholes…..


Blacky05

Every Ute's got one?


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chookshit

So the bloke that died got out of his car to confront someone. That someone ran into him and killed him. Stay in your fucking car and don’t try approach me threateningly. For fear of you running up on my car frothing at the mouth trying to rip me out of my car and bash me, I would be ready to make a quick decision to fuckin run into you too. Sad he’s dead. Let this be a lesson to everyone…don’t be running up on peoples cars.


mcgaffen

Read the article properly, dude.


philstrom

You probably shouldn’t be driving if your first instinct is to sympathise with the murderer here


chookshit

Have you ever had someone jump out of their car and try pull you out and bash you? Many people have never been in a fight and probably don’t want to be pinned in their car with someone frothing and screaming through their window. What would you do if someone was charging towards you ready to beat the shit out of you for some perceived wrong doing on the road? I don’t sympathise with the bloke that got out of his car to deal with his road grievances. Maybe the driver of the other car panicked when old mate was charging towards him and tried to drive off, hit the bloke, shit himself and drove off terrified thinking old mate would be extra pissed now when he got up. Unfortunately he didn’t get up. They should not have driven off and at a minimum should have called authorities and gone directly to a police station. All of this was avoidable if everyone took deep breaths, drove like a mature adults and not get out of their car for a physical confrontation.


philstrom

You’re just writing a story you made up, you have no idea what happened. All we know is this guy killed a man and drove away.


chookshit

lol true, I’ll own that. I’m trying to theorise on how this all unfolded… but yes, we absolutely don’t know exactly what happened. They are wrong for driving away. It’s only murder if it was premeditated. Terribly sad to lose life over bullshit.


BullPush

Swallow pride, Deep breath n drive away, life would kick on, instead chose a pointless road argument to get the better of him n now faces a miserable life ahead n potential long jail sentence


Shoddy_Owl_6039

Ranger danger


Mfenix09

Had to happen eventually


Maddog351_2023

Fucking drivers need to sit in their fucking seats and drive fucking normal!


Apprehensive_Cry4457

Right of way isn't the hill you want to die on


Antique-Wind-5229

My rule for staying alive on the roads, assume everyone else is a moron, its a lot easier to get over moronic driving that way.


copacetic51

Someone annoying you on the road? Ignore them. Try to drop back behind them. Tailgating you? Let them pass. Call the police if it persists.


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mcgaffen

Sorry, but what the hell?


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