I'll never forget the look of the old guy i nearly squashed who later could only say : ' I'm looking for the bakery...' after having cut me off. Or the hyperventilating person, on a stretcher, who I had a discussion with after having headbutted a windshield because he was insulting the lady whom he didn't give priority to.
Only the people who've had accidents can understand what the energy a car has while on the highway.
E=m.c(square)
Velocity on the highway is so great but smaller roads is where I've crashed a few times and dread the impact of freewayaccidents.
Once, at night I was driving 160km/h which i deemed safe, cause I was on a three lane highway with no traffic and someone had lost a fridge which i managed to avoid hitting. There definetely are careless people out there but this other time, driving from Ashford to Canterburry a deer stood unmoving as I raced towards it and swerved past...Deers can create horrible deaths as they will sometimes kick you repeatedly while you sit there after having struck one, I've heard...
Someone said people should learn to drive on a motorbike first to get a grasp of mortal danger on the road...in dutch I've heard a biker say 'ik haat de straat'. Or I hate the road meaning they love racetracks.
Something about driving is associated with freedom though...and that old guy; who was looking for the bakery: I didn't press charges against him because I couldn't bear the thought of taking away his freedom to drive.
Maybe I was wrong and he created another accident. Idiots do drive and as others have said drive like everyone is a clueless moron...and i believe moron stands for someone with a deathwish. Road rage is a weird thing to witness...and that's not including someone who believes that because his or her car can go faster than yours, it should.