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As life further deteriorates under late stage neoliberal capital, the roads become a battleground.
As people are stretched thinner and thinner under the boot of capitalism, their fuses will also become short, their anxiety about wasting time will increase, and their overall insecurity level will rise.
They will start lashing out at people they perceive as “getting in the way of their success”
I used to drive about an hour to college and a good part of the trip was on a one-lane rural road out in the woods. I drive around the speed limit, since driving any faster than that gives me real bad anxiety. Every single morning this huge white lifted pickup truck would tailgate me, honk the horn, flash lights, overall make it clear that I was driving too slowly. Eventually, usually after about 10 minutes of this, the truck would pass me using the other lane. After about another 10 minutes there was a stop light and the road would split into two lanes and I would always pull up right next to that big white truck. We’d arrive at the stop light at the exact same moment, always.
Then the next morning we’d do it all over again. I really have to wonder what I seemed like from that driver’s perspective
Idk I had a guy sitting in the back of a trailer take out his gun after I dared to join the highway behind them. Never have I overtaken someone so fast
So, every tuesday i go and get groceries. Its a 2 hour drive. A few weeks ago, i felt sick on my way back, and decided to drive the speed limit on the highway. This pissed off a guy in his lifted truck so much, he decided to tail me. I turned into a pit stop to ask him what his deal is. He pulls his ton and a half pickup behind my quarter ton, and steps out. Turns out, i’m a foot taller than him. He didnt say much before he went back into his truck and left. Road ragers, man.
Its hilarious because i’ve been driving my ford ranger for years, and i’m 6’2". I thought this guy was gonna be my size, but he was around 5’7" and looked like someone stuffed a ham into a tshirt and oakleys. It was the goofiest shit.
