Admittedly, I am one of those who just want to let the “Sies, jou vuil vark,” as a colleague and I always jokingly phrase it, out my window when someone disregards others on the road.

Unfortunately, when losing your temper towards such a person in the isolation of your car, the chances are you will be the only one left upset.

So is it worth it?

The other thing is that these outbursts of anger often end up in violence.

You might recall an incident on which the City Times recently reported, about a woman who was punched in the face by another woman in the Northmead Square parking lot.

In one perspective a person was injured.

On the other hand the perpetrator is hated by many, who do not even know her.

Logically neither one of these positions is fun to be in, and yet this is but one of many incidents caused by an outburst of anger on the road.

Some of these even end up in death.

Valuable advice that my mother once gave to me was that you never know what the other person has gone through that day.

They might have lost their job, they might have just found out their partner is being unfaithful to them or be in financial trouble and this incident could be the final straw to pop their lid.

They might simply be a jerk too, but the point remains that your life is endangered when you engage in an argument.

I agree that those who do not abide to the laws of the road should be stopped, but there are other ways to act upon it.

Bad driving in Gauteng can be reported on Arive Alive’s website on the “Report for bad driving” page: https://www.arrivealive.co.za/report.aspx.

Remember to take down the person’s licence plate.

If all else fails I have seen enough to feel confident that the saying “what comes around, goes around,” is true.

If the person keeps driving as they do, they will eventually be returned the favour.TB