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Old May 1, 2013 | 10:29 AM
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Roadrage on a MINI Coupe

I am disappointed the Coupe didn't show that POS Camary whats up. He should have left that ahole in the dust.


 
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Old May 1, 2013 | 10:37 AM
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Saw the video earlier. That Camry is plain crazy. There is another video same guy posted showing what "flipped" the Camry guy in the first place. Of course this doesn't guarantee that we are seeing the whole picture, but the MINI guy didn't do anything wrong that would provoke someone. And I must say I'm glad the MINI driver stayed cool. Some people are just plain crazy and many other lives around them can be in danger...
 
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Old May 1, 2013 | 11:31 AM
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The person in the Camry is a f@$kstick of the grandest scale. There is no excuse whatsoever for driving the way he/she did. They are lucky nobody was injured or property damaged. The MINI driver was amazingly calm. He's very lucky that the Camry driver didn't have a gun (or the Camry driver is lucky that HE didn't!). You never know how psychos like the Camry idiot will react.
 
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Old May 1, 2013 | 12:25 PM
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I would have been pointing and laughing at him if someone like his ******* did that to me. That's a no-no, the more I see this, the more I wonder how they got their license.
 
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Old May 1, 2013 | 01:36 PM
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It should be turned over to the police department. See how the camry owner likes it then.
 
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Old May 1, 2013 | 02:03 PM
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In England the Camry driver would be known as a 'c**k'.
 
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Old May 1, 2013 | 02:03 PM
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^^^^+1.
Turn that video to the police and let that driver learn his lesson so he dont do it again.
 
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Old May 1, 2013 | 03:32 PM
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Someone ought to report that guy to the Toyota Camry forum. If you're gonna drive like that on the freeway, you're gonna need a better suspension setup. How can you drive recklessly with so much body roll?

All kidding aside, I've always found the right lane to be the fast lane in pretty much all of CA. Too bad somebody thinks he owns the whole damned road.

Kudos for the restraint exercised by the Coupe owner.
 
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Old May 1, 2013 | 05:57 PM
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speaking of road rage.....

does anyone else notice people driving more like jerks when you are in your mini?


i used to drive a jeep cherokee.....and very rarely did anyone ever drive like a jerk, cut me off, try to initimidate, ride my bumper, ect. when i was driving it.

but when i drive my mini....its almost like its a jerk magnet.....people seem to go out of their way to try and 'bully' me off the road.
 
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Old May 1, 2013 | 06:49 PM
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There's no question that people treat you differently when you're driving a small car like a MINI than a larger vehicle such as a SUV. I usually drive my MINI to work but once every week or two, I drive my Ford Explorer. I travel about 21 miles on I-476 outside Philadelphia each way, and the difference in how I'm treated by others is quite noticeable.
 
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Old May 1, 2013 | 06:54 PM
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Or are you treated different because you drive the MINI different then the Explorer? LOL
I think we are treated different because MINIs are not like anything else on the road, so we stand out more.
 
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Old May 1, 2013 | 07:29 PM
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For two years I commuted to New Orleans, 86 miles each way. I drove a Mustang, a Jetta, and a Honda Odessey minivan. There was some serious hate towards the minvan.
 
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Old May 1, 2013 | 07:36 PM
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That is 90% of east bay drivers
 
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Old May 1, 2013 | 08:12 PM
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No excuse for driving like that. But what did the mini driver do to provoke it? Seems odd someone would just start driving like that.

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Old May 1, 2013 | 11:28 PM
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Passing on the right when Camry merged right with no blinker, Camry then tailgates and gets brake check lights from the Mini. After that the Camry flips out.
 
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Old May 1, 2013 | 11:36 PM
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You know that how?
 
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Old May 2, 2013 | 07:22 AM
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The Mini driver is in my motoring club. Also if you click see more on the YouTube page you get a link to the video of the Camry merging into him. He shared the tailgating as there's no way to film it
 
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Old May 2, 2013 | 12:45 PM
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If nothing else, the video is a reminder of the escalation in road rage... I see it in the car and on the bike. The MINI driver si not without fault, but isn't responsible for the Camry guy's behavior. But everyone contributed to that mess. Easy to do!
 
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