I do agree that blindly flowing GPS is never a good idea. However, you over exaggerate the number of those who get into trouble vs. the number of people who use it successfully. In my case, I had to take a detour to get around a road closure. The GPS helped me navigate back to the main road. My only other options would have been to sit for hours waiting for the accident to be cleared or trying to read a road map, in the dark - while I was driving, which would have been much more stupid and dangerous.
Life is cruel. If you HAD keyed his truck, a shotgun load of #4s to the knees would have been justice. One of the advantages of intellect is the ability to pick your fights.
As I said, I thought about it but didnt for obvious reasons. But what about my justice? This guy did something incredibly rude, something that could have caused me to wreck and did so without any provocation on my part.
It's why I'm a backshooter. And proud of it.
I am sure you are. A lot of people are proud to be a-holes. You sound like you need a bumper sticker.
By the same token, however, I judge my enemy. Some coal roller is beneath my annoyance level. If he's following too closely, he might even have a good reason to want to get past. If he just got a call from his wife about something, he's upset. I'll pull over. I haven't had an collision in 30 years...
Road rage is for kids.