Wait a minute, wasn't 'carriage rage' responsible for the fateful father/son altercation in Oedipus Rex? Technically 'chariot rage' I suppose. Pretty sure it was a thing.

The rise of the automobile has been very good for my line of work. Though I miss the good old days before seat belts and enforcement (or even the existence) of drunk driving laws. Those were some busy times! Not WWI busy but still..busy.

driving a Miata gets me so excited I want to bone as soon as I get out of the car, too

@4: Getting stuck in traffic can be frustrating. But savvy drivers take advantage of the situation to get something from the back seat, touch up their mascara, or just mediate to some wonderful music.

@9

Ah yes, you don't have to be an angry driver, you can be a distracted driver instead!

People just forget they have choices sometimes, eh?

@9: Mediate?

@12 - I assume he meant Meditate.. but I'm not really sure I'd suggest meditating during a traffic jam. Doesn't seem like quite... the right moment to focus on non-being. But YMMV.

There certainly was road rage back when only nobility could afford personal vehicles. The roads were terrible and the carriage of the person of lesser social rank was legally obliged to back his horses up by the snaffles until a turn-off could allow the higher-status carriage to pass. Hot arguments over personal pedigrees ensued, often made especially worse by being conducted in French. The Dalmatian was specifically bred to be able to keep up with the horses and still have enough energy to threaten other carriage horses.