bad decisions

We all know that we don't think clearly when we're emotional.

Earlier today, on my way to work, I saw a very unruly driver who kept swerving and cutting cars off. I noticed him because he once tried to cut me but failed. After trying it for a second time, he was able to get ahead of me. However, for some reason, he kept changing into the wrong lanes and I would go past him again as he got stuck behind a jeepney or a car making a turn. He would then speed up again, swerve, and cut cars to catch up. I know that he wasn't in any emergency because he didn't have his hazard signal on. I think he was just really impatient.

Having a defective car horn, I've trained myself to become a defensive driver. Every time I encountered him, I just let him overtake me. I just kept thinking that maybe he really needs to do a number 2.

Unfortunately for him, not all drivers think like me. So, after I let him get in front of me, he changed lanes and tried to cut off a van upfront. He was able to do so but he did it wrong and he almost hit the van. Because of this, the van screeched to a halt and we drove past it. Now this is where it got exciting. I was in between them so I saw all the action. As it turned out, the driver of the van was also hot-headed. I was watching from my rear-view mirror as the van sped up and recklessly tried to catch up with us. Of course I gave way because I wanted to see what he was up to. The van was able to catch up with the car and he was provoking the other driver by either driving too close or by trying to cut him off at high speed. He did that twice. On his third try, something went wrong. He miscalculated and actually hit the side of the car. I knew this because I almost got hit by the debris that came off of the car. At that point, they were still at it, provoking each other, and I was like cheering "Woooot!" It was like watching a car-chase scene from an action movie. I wanted to see what will happen next but unfortunately, I was already near my turn and I'm already late for work.

I don't know what happened to them but I do  hope they both learned their lessons. We are most likely to do stupid things when we are emotional.

Now, come to think of it... Based on recent surveys, we were ranked as the most emotional country. Is it also possible that because of this, we also rank high in doing really stupid sh*t? Hmmm... It would make sense though.