Silent Chief
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It's like spitting on somebody's face might only inconvenience someone for a few seconds, but they might retaliate by pounding on you for 5 minutes.
Help? Just Got Followed Into My Neighborhood (Road Rage)
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It's like spitting on somebody's face might only inconvenience someone for a few seconds, but they might retaliate by pounding on you for 5 minutes.
LegendofDragoonLives
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Good that you're safe OP but why are you shook? 2v1, what was he going to do at that point but hold the L? I'm assuming based on having PhD in psychology or ever taking a class that he did it because his girl was in the car.
Silent Chief
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Once I almost ran into an old lay who cut in front of me. Still high on adrenaline, I'm doing the speed limit on the middle lane of the highway and I need to take the exit to my work. So I accelerate to go in front of the car to my right. The idiot accelerates with me. I'm in a sport car, so he can't really keep up, but I end up barely squeezing between that car and the one in front. The guy chased me through my work parking lot to lecture me and only let up when I asked him to follow me to the security desk.
The guy kept yapping that I tried to kill him! What's so threatening about letting someone pass you?
The guy kept yapping that I tried to kill him! What's so threatening about letting someone pass you?
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I used to do the sarcastic thumbs up to people who were raging at me for whatever reason but after having kids I just act oblivious toward them. They realize they aren't getting the reaction they want and give up. My life or safety isn't worth "showing" them anything.
I made a similar mistake to you (not phoning the police).
Was driving home from work when a van cut me up. I slammed my brakes on and just avoided hitting him. At the next roundabout I came alongside him because he was in the right lane turning round and I was going straight ahead. I looked at him and swore at him (I lost my cool).
I carried on driving thinking nothing more of it until I looked in my mirrors and saw he was 3 cars behind me - he had turned round. At the next turning I pretended to turn left but then turned right at the last minute - that pissed him off even more and he got right behind me flashing his lights and honking his horn at me.
He followed me for another 3 minutes or so before suddenly accelerating and getting in front of me - and he slammed to a halt blocking the road. This is on a fairly busy road. He gets out (and his passenger) and came over to my window and started banging on it telling me to get out and fight him etc etc. I tried to calm him down (through the window) saying I was sorry and that I shouldn't have done it (swearing) and so on hoping he'd calm down.
Finally he went back to his van (his mate was telling him to) and around a dozen cars were waiting for him to move due to the van blocking the road.
I wish I'd taken his registration and told the police - the guy was a nutter and will surely harm someone one day. The look in his eyes through the window was so scary - the guy looked like he wanted to kill me!
even 2 years later I am still scared each time I see a van like his in case it's him...
Was driving home from work when a van cut me up. I slammed my brakes on and just avoided hitting him. At the next roundabout I came alongside him because he was in the right lane turning round and I was going straight ahead. I looked at him and swore at him (I lost my cool).
I carried on driving thinking nothing more of it until I looked in my mirrors and saw he was 3 cars behind me - he had turned round. At the next turning I pretended to turn left but then turned right at the last minute - that pissed him off even more and he got right behind me flashing his lights and honking his horn at me.
He followed me for another 3 minutes or so before suddenly accelerating and getting in front of me - and he slammed to a halt blocking the road. This is on a fairly busy road. He gets out (and his passenger) and came over to my window and started banging on it telling me to get out and fight him etc etc. I tried to calm him down (through the window) saying I was sorry and that I shouldn't have done it (swearing) and so on hoping he'd calm down.
Finally he went back to his van (his mate was telling him to) and around a dozen cars were waiting for him to move due to the van blocking the road.
I wish I'd taken his registration and told the police - the guy was a nutter and will surely harm someone one day. The look in his eyes through the window was so scary - the guy looked like he wanted to kill me!
even 2 years later I am still scared each time I see a van like his in case it's him...
This - it's just not worth it.
Helensmith
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That sounds horrible OP, sorry you had to go through that. I'm glad you're feeling better now. I don't think slowing down by 5 was a bad thing, it makes the situation sightly safer from a driving point of view. Maybe he would have stopped to confront you if you had pulled over to let him pass, he was the type to be irrational.
I worry about my boyfriend's grumpiness on the road. He tends to beep cars who aren't driving perfectly and he'll get in trouble one day if the driver infront ever decides to come out. He did make a mental note to not beep in Florida when we were on holiday (from the UK).
When I have my own car again, I'm definitely installing front and back cams.
I worry about my boyfriend's grumpiness on the road. He tends to beep cars who aren't driving perfectly and he'll get in trouble one day if the driver infront ever decides to come out. He did make a mental note to not beep in Florida when we were on holiday (from the UK).
When I have my own car again, I'm definitely installing front and back cams.
This somewhat happened to me a month or so ago. I was getting off at my exit, and there is only one lane to turn right. Well some fucker decided he wanted to turn from the left lane while I was already turning right, so I inadvertently "cut him off."
So he was right behind me and I turned into my suburb and noticed he was still there - not terribly uncommon so far, but I was wary. So I made a turn at the street before mine, and drove to the end of the road and took a small service road to connect to my street. There's literally NO reason to do this if you live on my street, as you would have just turned onto it from the main road. Sure enough, he follows and takes the service road. Not wanting him to know where I lived, I just kept driving out the back part of the suburb and eventually lost him.
So he was right behind me and I turned into my suburb and noticed he was still there - not terribly uncommon so far, but I was wary. So I made a turn at the street before mine, and drove to the end of the road and took a small service road to connect to my street. There's literally NO reason to do this if you live on my street, as you would have just turned onto it from the main road. Sure enough, he follows and takes the service road. Not wanting him to know where I lived, I just kept driving out the back part of the suburb and eventually lost him.
The hell?
I'll look at the use of "back then" and assume you don't do these things nowadays and just say: chill out, mister.
Epsilon-delta
Banned
Exactly. They want a reaction to set them off.
These incidents are why dashcams are really handy for capturing their moronic behavior. I can't wait until Waze implement the dashcam feature into its app.
Download this if you have an iPhone (android coming soon) https://www.getnexar.com/ it ties in with Waze. Then you capture their actions in case needed.
Download this if you have an iPhone (android coming soon) https://www.getnexar.com/ it ties in with Waze. Then you capture their actions in case needed.
StanleyStutters
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Had one road rage instance before. I was driving home from classes at around 1PM in the middle of the week. The light was yellow, about to turn red, so I slow then stop. Guy behind me leans on his horn and is pissed I didn't run it. I decide to go below the speed limit to fuck with the guy, I know this is wrong, but I was a college kid and enjoyed pissing him off.
He continues to ride me close for a few miles. We get to another red light and I slow and stop in order to let someone in our lane, he then jumps on the wrong side of the road and cuts both of us off, nearly hitting the car I let in. By coincidence, I end up behind him for a few miles. He then turned into a car dealership and that was the end of it. Not sure if he was concerned that I was following him, pure coincidence our routes were the same, or if he just made it to his destination.
Had one funny instance where I was having a miserable day and wasn't paying close enough attention. I neglected to turn my blinker on, so the dude didn't cross lanes because he thought I was going straight. He was still able to go, but as I saw him he threw the finger and said fuck you. I mean, I live in Mass, no one ever uses the damn blinker, and the one time I don't some dude loses his shit lol.
He continues to ride me close for a few miles. We get to another red light and I slow and stop in order to let someone in our lane, he then jumps on the wrong side of the road and cuts both of us off, nearly hitting the car I let in. By coincidence, I end up behind him for a few miles. He then turned into a car dealership and that was the end of it. Not sure if he was concerned that I was following him, pure coincidence our routes were the same, or if he just made it to his destination.
Had one funny instance where I was having a miserable day and wasn't paying close enough attention. I neglected to turn my blinker on, so the dude didn't cross lanes because he thought I was going straight. He was still able to go, but as I saw him he threw the finger and said fuck you. I mean, I live in Mass, no one ever uses the damn blinker, and the one time I don't some dude loses his shit lol.
Kai Dracon
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OP: if you don't already know look up where the nearest police station is by your neighborhood. If this guy shows back up again cruising the area and follows you, let him follow and drive to the station. See if he has the guts to actually follow you in as if he's going to start shit there, and call the police while sitting in the station parking lot. Among other things, a security camera may tag his vehicle.
It's general advice for these cases as well. Know where the police parking lot is, and if seriously followed and threatened, head there while calling 911 and informing them you're on the way to the police station with the potential assailant in pursuit.
Otherwise, the best advice is dashcams for days. A friend got hit with road rage -while sitting still in traffic and not even moving- by some fucknut who just got out of his car one space ahead. My friend pointed out that a dashcam was currently recording everything in the front facing field of view, including mr. fucknut getting out of the car while screaming like an insane person. Fucknut got scared, got back in his car, and stayed quiet.
It's general advice for these cases as well. Know where the police parking lot is, and if seriously followed and threatened, head there while calling 911 and informing them you're on the way to the police station with the potential assailant in pursuit.
Otherwise, the best advice is dashcams for days. A friend got hit with road rage -while sitting still in traffic and not even moving- by some fucknut who just got out of his car one space ahead. My friend pointed out that a dashcam was currently recording everything in the front facing field of view, including mr. fucknut getting out of the car while screaming like an insane person. Fucknut got scared, got back in his car, and stayed quiet.
Zoe
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You have a PhD in psychology and you're questioning why he's shook?
Yup.
Know where police stations are. As you found out don't try and lose them in residential areas that you don't know. Just do a big loop around a large primary street bloc to verify you're being followed. When you know you're being followed and seems like road rage drive to the police station. If you'd don't know location of police station or it's too far, then go to populated gas station parking lot right in front of the doors but don't park in a space. They could box you in. So now your vehicle is stopped in front of the doors of gas station perpendicular and behind other parked cars. Keep vehicle locked.
Stay in your vehicle. If the other guy gets out stay in your car and call the cops. If he has a weapon, well, still call the cops but prepare for some spirited driving with the cops on the line as you drive off while he's out of his car with a weapon.
Anyway that should handle the situation in the safest way possible from minor road rage incidents to something crazy.
Best case scenario in any of this is the guy calms down or realizes he's an idiot an drives on.
Also if you feel yourself getting anxiety over this then I'd suggest getting a dashcam. They're not too expensive and can definitely help with a situation like this if the police needed to press charges.
Know where police stations are. As you found out don't try and lose them in residential areas that you don't know. Just do a big loop around a large primary street bloc to verify you're being followed. When you know you're being followed and seems like road rage drive to the police station. If you'd don't know location of police station or it's too far, then go to populated gas station parking lot right in front of the doors but don't park in a space. They could box you in. So now your vehicle is stopped in front of the doors of gas station perpendicular and behind other parked cars. Keep vehicle locked.
Stay in your vehicle. If the other guy gets out stay in your car and call the cops. If he has a weapon, well, still call the cops but prepare for some spirited driving with the cops on the line as you drive off while he's out of his car with a weapon.
Anyway that should handle the situation in the safest way possible from minor road rage incidents to something crazy.
Best case scenario in any of this is the guy calms down or realizes he's an idiot an drives on.
Also if you feel yourself getting anxiety over this then I'd suggest getting a dashcam. They're not too expensive and can definitely help with a situation like this if the police needed to press charges.
Yeah it's like he just couldn't have had a gun or something because you know crazy won't happen because his girl was in the car.
I had something similar happen to me, although I was on a bicycle.
I pulled out onto a road that was free, and a small VW golf came screaming up behind me beeping their horn. I gave them the finger like I do all cars who beep at me.
These guys then tailgated me - a cyclist - and tried to push me off the road. Shouting out their window for about 5 mins. So I kicked their car a few times to make them back off and when I got to a red light I went on the pavement and took a detour through a pedestrian area so they couldn't follow me.
So many assholes out there.
I pulled out onto a road that was free, and a small VW golf came screaming up behind me beeping their horn. I gave them the finger like I do all cars who beep at me.
These guys then tailgated me - a cyclist - and tried to push me off the road. Shouting out their window for about 5 mins. So I kicked their car a few times to make them back off and when I got to a red light I went on the pavement and took a detour through a pedestrian area so they couldn't follow me.
So many assholes out there.
quickwhips
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Sound s like you were raging by driving slow to antagonize him. You don't antagonize crazy.
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teruterubozu
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Cali has the worst road ragers. Another secret west coasters don't like to spill.
HawksWinStanley
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I don't know, OP, everybody knows crazy people always have friends at the DMV. All they needed was your plate.
The notebook scene is one of the best scenes in the history of comedies.
The notebook scene is one of the best scenes in the history of comedies.
LegendofDragoonLives
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SlickShoes
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I gave a guy a thumbs up once on the motorway who had tailgated me and generally drove like a maniac, once he was passing I have never seen someone get so angry in my life, I took the next exit and laughed as he was stuck in the outside lane and carried away in the traffic.
I do agree though it's not worth reacting at all as some people are just idiots and nothing is going to convince them they are wrong.
Mammoth Jones
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Dude this this to me once. Thankfully a police station is about a mile away. As soon as I pulled in he fucked off.
Always ignore. I don't even make eye contact. Not worth it.
Always ignore. I don't even make eye contact. Not worth it.
Epsilon-delta
Banned
This needs to be repeated; ignore and don't make eye contact with the idiot.
Good advice, and if there isn't one around just call 911.
NeckToChicken
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I've always tried to avoid aggressive driving in my car for everyone's sake; a recent ambulance call my sister was on has caused me to check any further "signs of displeasure" in the interest of self-preservation.
Divorced dude at a gas station near my house was doing a swap of his kids with his estranged wife for the holidays or something (as an aside I know this well from my childhood and boy does it suck on all sides). After that was done some younger dude pulls into the parking lot and is driving reckless or something. The two get into a shouting match, divorced dude walks back to his car, grabs his gun, fires something like fourteen rounds into the young guy, AND had the presence of mind to save one for himself.
Some people have nothing to lose but their temper, and shots have no equal.
Divorced dude at a gas station near my house was doing a swap of his kids with his estranged wife for the holidays or something (as an aside I know this well from my childhood and boy does it suck on all sides). After that was done some younger dude pulls into the parking lot and is driving reckless or something. The two get into a shouting match, divorced dude walks back to his car, grabs his gun, fires something like fourteen rounds into the young guy, AND had the presence of mind to save one for himself.
Some people have nothing to lose but their temper, and shots have no equal.
DirtyLarry
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Swear on the soul of my Great Babci (that is grandmother in Polish just in case one does not know) that it is 100% the truth. We were right around 20 years old, It happened around 1995.
I actually typed it right before going to bed from my tablet so kept it as succinct as possible, which was probably for the best.
Some tidbits I left out... Dude was with his girlfriend and another guy and they were total New jersey Shore Guidos. Me and my friends were/are skaters into Punk Rock & Hip Hop, a very "eclectic" bunch to say the least, especially 20 years ago. So that made them even angrier that we were, in their words as they shouted chasing us, "fucking weirdo losers."
Seriously they were super mad because we were so different.
Honestly that was one of the primary reasons my friend decided to get out of the back seat and lay the dude out as well. It definitely was just not the fact he threw the cheeseburger at me, as my friends thought that was hilarious actually, The guy and his girl especially while following us after I ate the burger talked a whole lot of shit about what losers we were and if we pulled over he would kick our asses. So while I do not necessarily condone violence, sometimes it was necessary, especially back then as we took a lot of shit just for being us.
Forsaken82
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What better way to say "Fuck that guy" than endangering his and his passenger's life driving like a maniac. I'm curious, if the guy flipped his vehicle at 40 mph instead of just driving off the road, how would you have reacted? Would you still "drive past"? Or would you own up to being a dumb ass?
There is a left turn lane that I constantly use to go home that is left turn on arrow only, but people are dumb, dont understand the rules of the road and honk at me, get into the middle no turn lane flip me off when I don't go and then proceed to make a left turn anyways from the intersection despite the fact that it's only turn on arrow. I don't get all worked up and chase them down the fucking freeway acting like a drunken maniac. Instead I relish in the handful of days that a cop is near by and nod my head and smile when they get pulled over a block later for attempting a left turn from the non turn lane as well as attempting a left turn without the arrow. The idea of risking yours or even someone elses life because someone was dumb just baffles my mind. It's dumb shit like that that makes me realize how someone like Trump can be president.
OP even said the guy was trying to hit his car.
Who the hell wouldn't be scared in such a situation?
The way I used to go home had a left exit off the highway right into a toll booth (literally only a couple of hundred feet). People come off the highway pretty fast, slow down just enough to go through the EZ-Pass, and continue on. After that, you go down a ramp and end up at a stop light.
One day, I'm coming off the highway with a guy in front of me. We get to the EZ-Pass lane, and he completely stops. This happens occasionally when someone doesn't realize what lane they're in and doesn't have a transponder. Unfortunately, this is the only EZ-Pass lane and I'm already between barriers, so I honk. I've been rear ended on the highway before, and don't like being stopped here. He responds by putting the car in reverse, intending, I think, to back out and go through a different lane. I lay on the horn, because he can't back up unless I do, and there's no way I'm backing up on the off ramp. He stops the car and gets out, but as he does, the toll booth operator in the next lane yells at him, so he gets back in and drives off.
We get down to the light at the end of the ramp, and he stops his car and gets out, comes back to my car and starts screaming at me that I owe him money for the fine. I just ignore him. He starts pounding on the window. He's so animated that the homeless guy who's there all the time starts yelling at him to calm the fuck down. The light turns green, and I take off. Fortunately, I never saw him again.
One day, I'm coming off the highway with a guy in front of me. We get to the EZ-Pass lane, and he completely stops. This happens occasionally when someone doesn't realize what lane they're in and doesn't have a transponder. Unfortunately, this is the only EZ-Pass lane and I'm already between barriers, so I honk. I've been rear ended on the highway before, and don't like being stopped here. He responds by putting the car in reverse, intending, I think, to back out and go through a different lane. I lay on the horn, because he can't back up unless I do, and there's no way I'm backing up on the off ramp. He stops the car and gets out, but as he does, the toll booth operator in the next lane yells at him, so he gets back in and drives off.
We get down to the light at the end of the ramp, and he stops his car and gets out, comes back to my car and starts screaming at me that I owe him money for the fine. I just ignore him. He starts pounding on the window. He's so animated that the homeless guy who's there all the time starts yelling at him to calm the fuck down. The light turns green, and I take off. Fortunately, I never saw him again.
Tuff interment guys wouldn't be scared .
One time I saw a car on the highway cut off another car really bad. The cut off car sped up around the other car on the outside shoulder lane. Then the passenger of that car starts climbing out of the window until he was sitting up in the window both arms on the roof and throws a banana peel at the car that just cut them off. It was nuts they were going over 60 miles an hour and I was watching this unfold thinking real life Mario Kart
I've never in my entire life seen a woman happy with her man road raging. It's the goddamned easiest way to prove that you can't keep your shit together and prove right there you're a weak man.
That's why no one should be making "points" on the road. If you can let the guy through, do it. People are crazy out there and the number one concern for any driver should be getting to their destination safely, not righteousness.
You see you it all the time in "driving threads" - people proclaim to block tailgaters and drive slower because "the other guy is an asshole."
The best thing to do is always switch lanes when possible and not engage with crazy.
You see you it all the time in "driving threads" - people proclaim to block tailgaters and drive slower because "the other guy is an asshole."
The best thing to do is always switch lanes when possible and not engage with crazy.
Had a guy try to smash my window in about a week back after attending the Bernard Hopkins fight at The Forum in LA. My car alarm went off entering the car, the battery for my keyfob has been low I guess. Took a few minutes to finally get it to shut off and right as I got it this drunk fuck slammed his elbow into my driverside window telling me to stop honking at him.
In the next like 2 seconds my three drunk friends hop out ready to throw down as this dude's other friend comes over apologizing saying he's drunk as fuck and to ignore him. I don't know if it counts as road rage but legit the first time I've ever had a guy square up to a car. Strangest shit I've ever seen. Dude didn't make a dent on my car but he clearly slammed THE FUCK out of his elbow since he walked away holding it as his friend dragged him off.
In the next like 2 seconds my three drunk friends hop out ready to throw down as this dude's other friend comes over apologizing saying he's drunk as fuck and to ignore him. I don't know if it counts as road rage but legit the first time I've ever had a guy square up to a car. Strangest shit I've ever seen. Dude didn't make a dent on my car but he clearly slammed THE FUCK out of his elbow since he walked away holding it as his friend dragged him off.
When I was a teenager, I was making out with my S.O. in my car in a parking lot of a wooded park at night. Another car pulled up behind us with their lights on so I figured, alright time to go.
The car then followed us on my bumper through residential areas. I ran a stop sign and so did they. Eventually I turned onto a highway and lost them. I was super freaked out. I didn't recognize the car and neither of us were in relationships so no crazy gf/bf issues there. Just bizarre.
I don't like driving to begin with so when people act super aggressively it makes me upset. I was driving home once, with considerable traffic, and some man seemed to think I wronged him somehow. I have no idea what I did but he kept screaming at me for being a stupid c*nt, stupid b*tch, women shouldn't drive etc., and kept trying to get closer to my car. He was hanging out of his truck window and I thought he would fall out. He seemed drunk tbh. I was alone or otherwise I would have had a passenger call the police. Once I got away from him I pulled into a convenience store to get relax for a second
The car then followed us on my bumper through residential areas. I ran a stop sign and so did they. Eventually I turned onto a highway and lost them. I was super freaked out. I didn't recognize the car and neither of us were in relationships so no crazy gf/bf issues there. Just bizarre.
I don't like driving to begin with so when people act super aggressively it makes me upset. I was driving home once, with considerable traffic, and some man seemed to think I wronged him somehow. I have no idea what I did but he kept screaming at me for being a stupid c*nt, stupid b*tch, women shouldn't drive etc., and kept trying to get closer to my car. He was hanging out of his truck window and I thought he would fall out. He seemed drunk tbh. I was alone or otherwise I would have had a passenger call the police. Once I got away from him I pulled into a convenience store to get relax for a second
There are just crazy people out there who shouldn't be driving.
If the guy with road rage was so concerned about lost time because you were doing 5 below the limit or whatever, spending however long it was trying to fight you is hardly a rational response. It's just some animal brain shit on overdrive and I doubt they'll do anything to follow up now the red mist has faded.
If the guy with road rage was so concerned about lost time because you were doing 5 below the limit or whatever, spending however long it was trying to fight you is hardly a rational response. It's just some animal brain shit on overdrive and I doubt they'll do anything to follow up now the red mist has faded.
PeakPointMatrix
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It's hard to think straight in the heat of the moment, but in hindsight it would have been good to drive straight to a police station. He would have caught on and left you guys alone real quick.
Silent Chief
Member
Be more considerate of truck drivers than speedsters.
Over here Trucks are supposed to be speedlocked at 105 km/hr, which means they drive with the gas floored all the time. Also they are often expected to be on time and paid by the km or mile, so if you force them to slow down, you cut their paycheck.
Violence Jack
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Yeah, I don't antagonize the crazies anymore. Just let them pass. I quickly learned after my first and only incident that the goal of driving isn't to "win" or "lose" against an asshole. If it gets severe, then find the nearest police station and they'll get the hint.
But nothing in life is more satisfying than watching a tailgating asshole get pulled over.
But nothing in life is more satisfying than watching a tailgating asshole get pulled over.
echoshifting
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Man you gotta sell that story to a screenwriter. It's amazing.
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peteykirch
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My only incident with road rage had a pretty comical outcome.
I was visiting my Dad in Charlotte during Race Week, and as he lives less than a mile from the track the roads around there are crazy backed up for the entire weekend.
The normal 2 lane roads are turned into 1 lane at certain parts going towards the race track, so this makes for huge logjams where people need to merge to move along.
Well, I'm sitting there in the lane of traffic that is still going to be used, I let one guy in and proceed to start driving. Well, I guess I wasn't nice enough, because this one car comes barreling up the shoulder and cuts me off to merge in.
I lay on the horn as this guy road the shoulder because he didn't want to wait in the line, and he cut me off along with dozens of other people.
The guy leans out of his window and gives me two middle fingers.
I laugh because in doing so, he dropped his cell phone out of his lifted F450 and had to get out to pick it up.
Now this entire time there are tons of people walking on the sidewalks going and coming from the race track and people are staring.
So I make the "He's crazy" hand gesture to some of them, and that pushed this guy over the edge.
He jumps out of truck and starts screaming "YOU WANT TO SEE CRAZY I'LL SHOW YOU FUCKING CRAZY"
He stands in front of my car, I lay on the horn and this rages him even more.
He takes his fists and slams down on my hood.
Well, dumb ass doesn't realize with it being race week, there are cops everywhere.
Cop comes running in and sees him standing in front of my car, beet red, swearing and asks what happens.
He claims that I nearly rear ended him, and I flipped him off.
Now there were tons of people all around and they all came to my defense, plus I have a dashcam that recorded the entire thing.
I show the cop the footage, he starts to giggle, I ask him if there was anything else he needed from me, he tells me no. He ends up arresting the guy in the truck and impounding it for some silly reason because he did some custom work on it that wasn't exactly street legal.
I was visiting my Dad in Charlotte during Race Week, and as he lives less than a mile from the track the roads around there are crazy backed up for the entire weekend.
The normal 2 lane roads are turned into 1 lane at certain parts going towards the race track, so this makes for huge logjams where people need to merge to move along.
Well, I'm sitting there in the lane of traffic that is still going to be used, I let one guy in and proceed to start driving. Well, I guess I wasn't nice enough, because this one car comes barreling up the shoulder and cuts me off to merge in.
I lay on the horn as this guy road the shoulder because he didn't want to wait in the line, and he cut me off along with dozens of other people.
The guy leans out of his window and gives me two middle fingers.
I laugh because in doing so, he dropped his cell phone out of his lifted F450 and had to get out to pick it up.
Now this entire time there are tons of people walking on the sidewalks going and coming from the race track and people are staring.
So I make the "He's crazy" hand gesture to some of them, and that pushed this guy over the edge.
He jumps out of truck and starts screaming "YOU WANT TO SEE CRAZY I'LL SHOW YOU FUCKING CRAZY"
He stands in front of my car, I lay on the horn and this rages him even more.
He takes his fists and slams down on my hood.
Well, dumb ass doesn't realize with it being race week, there are cops everywhere.
Cop comes running in and sees him standing in front of my car, beet red, swearing and asks what happens.
He claims that I nearly rear ended him, and I flipped him off.
Now there were tons of people all around and they all came to my defense, plus I have a dashcam that recorded the entire thing.
I show the cop the footage, he starts to giggle, I ask him if there was anything else he needed from me, he tells me no. He ends up arresting the guy in the truck and impounding it for some silly reason because he did some custom work on it that wasn't exactly street legal.
I was followed home too before OP: http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1032757
Although in my case, the road rager wasn't as bad. I filed a police report, the cops know who it was and nothing has happened since. I'd still file a police report with all the information that you have.
Although in my case, the road rager wasn't as bad. I filed a police report, the cops know who it was and nothing has happened since. I'd still file a police report with all the information that you have.
naw, its not really the same thing though.
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