My Thursday road rage experience....
Panhandler80
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Heading N on four lane county road. Normal traffic. Before traffic thickens, I'm at a red light, and to my left at might is a sharp lifted new Dodge diesel. All blacked out, and looked good. In fact, I know he has 35 niito MTs on it.
Figured that's the last time I'll see the truck. About three lights later while under way something catches me eye. I'm in left lane and going the speed limit heading up towards a red light. What's that bothering me in my right eye? I look over and this dude has his window down yelling at me with BOTH hands out of the window with a... Shoe-shoe, speed up motion.
I'm sure I made a face because I was just shocked. He **** in right behind me as I eased into a turn lane.
Turn lane is a split in median. He's bummer to bumper. I'm angled to hit 2 lanes of S bound traffic at about a 45.
He almost kisses my bumper, then snatches it out back in N bound, then immediately cuts hard left and lays his truck perpendicular to flow
I figure some more screaming will commence and we're done.
He throws it in park. Hops out. Yelling and gesturing.
I'm a little freaked. I hit gas a touch to get away from his truck that's got me almost blocked in.
At this point he comes to my door and snatches on handle as I'm moving truck slowly into what could me oncoming traffic.
Could not see what's coming from N because of his truck.
Nobody was coming thankfully,. I did huge S to N into N lanes Uturn, got around his truck in the median space, cut some people off. Hauled *** N. Managed to put distance between us. Saw red light coming, so elected to U turn S.
Did that. He was in left lane and I was solo heading S. He sees me coming and **** into the third involved median space.
He leaves truck and gets in middle of road I'm front of me
BIZARRE.
It happened so fast. I really thought the dude was going to pull a gun when he came to my truck and couldn't unlock the door.
Felt a lot like ****ing assault.
Dude tried getting in my truck. My first thought was, he's gonna shoot me. Second thought.... He's gonna bust a window. Third thought, if he does, I'm in seat belt and I'll grab some part of him and floor it.
Crazy stuff.
I'm not sure what law is, but it anything like that ever happens again and he's in front of me in foot... He's getting mowed down with bumper.
Not sure how much good a gun would have done for me. Happened all so fast. Plus, he was loose and in much better position to pull one and respond.
Scared me. I'm not scared often, but that shirt freaked me out.
Dude was crazy. And he had me pinned.
I'll be more aware going forward, but **** that guy.
I wanted to call police so bad during car chase, but I had no time. I had Chevy hooked up like a Porsche between b traffic.
Hell with this world sometimes. I went from good assessment flee, then a little panic set in, and now I'm pissed.
It may or may not go down the same way if the situation occurs again.
Figured that's the last time I'll see the truck. About three lights later while under way something catches me eye. I'm in left lane and going the speed limit heading up towards a red light. What's that bothering me in my right eye? I look over and this dude has his window down yelling at me with BOTH hands out of the window with a... Shoe-shoe, speed up motion.
I'm sure I made a face because I was just shocked. He **** in right behind me as I eased into a turn lane.
Turn lane is a split in median. He's bummer to bumper. I'm angled to hit 2 lanes of S bound traffic at about a 45.
He almost kisses my bumper, then snatches it out back in N bound, then immediately cuts hard left and lays his truck perpendicular to flow
I figure some more screaming will commence and we're done.
He throws it in park. Hops out. Yelling and gesturing.
I'm a little freaked. I hit gas a touch to get away from his truck that's got me almost blocked in.
At this point he comes to my door and snatches on handle as I'm moving truck slowly into what could me oncoming traffic.
Could not see what's coming from N because of his truck.
Nobody was coming thankfully,. I did huge S to N into N lanes Uturn, got around his truck in the median space, cut some people off. Hauled *** N. Managed to put distance between us. Saw red light coming, so elected to U turn S.
Did that. He was in left lane and I was solo heading S. He sees me coming and **** into the third involved median space.
He leaves truck and gets in middle of road I'm front of me
BIZARRE.
It happened so fast. I really thought the dude was going to pull a gun when he came to my truck and couldn't unlock the door.
Felt a lot like ****ing assault.
Dude tried getting in my truck. My first thought was, he's gonna shoot me. Second thought.... He's gonna bust a window. Third thought, if he does, I'm in seat belt and I'll grab some part of him and floor it.
Crazy stuff.
I'm not sure what law is, but it anything like that ever happens again and he's in front of me in foot... He's getting mowed down with bumper.
Not sure how much good a gun would have done for me. Happened all so fast. Plus, he was loose and in much better position to pull one and respond.
Scared me. I'm not scared often, but that shirt freaked me out.
Dude was crazy. And he had me pinned.
I'll be more aware going forward, but **** that guy.
I wanted to call police so bad during car chase, but I had no time. I had Chevy hooked up like a Porsche between b traffic.
Hell with this world sometimes. I went from good assessment flee, then a little panic set in, and now I'm pissed.
It may or may not go down the same way if the situation occurs again.
"Whatcha doin' in my waters?"
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When I was younger driving my works van some guy raged on me at a red light. He was driving a dinky convertible in his pony tail.
Long story short, he comes up to my van with his arms flailing in anger. He accidentally smashed the back of left his hand on the driver side mirror. It shut him up real quick and he walked back to his car with his pony tail between his legs.
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I'll avoid that kind of stuff if I can but if you trap me and open my door..it'll be the Last door you yank on.
I saw three wrecks when evacuating during Irma. All three involved jacked up trucks. All three trucks were black and lying on their side. All three hit other cars while lane jumping.
Heres Tom with the Weather.”
If some motorist has a "near miss" collision encounter with another vehicle, why not just continue on their way grateful that no harm occurred. I don't see anything good coming from pursuing somebody and escalating to violence. That being said, whenever some testosterone-fueled rampaging meathead provokes violence and gets what he deserves, I'm okay with that.
Safe travels to you all.
I'm just thankful that I had my new truck with automatic door locks. Old truck door would have swung right open. I fully expected the dude to break my window open after door didn't open, or at the very least punch a dent. Really really glad that didn't happen because I might have gone from flight to fight without thinking about it.
Umm...here let me assist...two to the chest and one to the head to ensure the d-bag never acted a fool again.
At least back in the day when it was "angel dust" that caused most of it...........lots of them thought they could fly also.....so more of the problems cured themselves eventually.:grin
Maybe he was on "bath salts" and just wanted a taste of your face.:rotflmao
I guess it never occurs to those incompetent people (being nice there) that if they start trying to snatch your door open in a rage that they might end up with lead poisoning!? Guess testosterone boost overrides any thought of reason!
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Yeah, you and I are in the same line of work. So our skills may be slightly superior to others. And to any doubters, google "Vero Beach road rage shooting"
Glad you're ok.
Ozello....Everybody drives Golf Carts because of DUI's there. Not much Road Rage at 8 miles an hour...
A spilled beer can tie up the sidewalk for a bit..
I would have had my Glock in my hand when the bung hole opened HIS door.
If he was that hell bent on having his chest ventilated, I would feel obligated to oblige him.
One inebriated fellow started walking toward my truck asking if I needed directions. "NO" I said and got in the truck. He turned and yelled something like "get the gun" or "he's gonna run" to the other two. I took off throwing dirt and he runs in front of my Ramcharger trying to stop me ! When he seen I wasn't stopping he tried to jump on the hood. Slid up and broke my windshield and over the side he went.
Last I seen was his buds running to him in my rearview mirror. Drove like hell but never seen them. Was a Tuesday and no traffic.
Scared me pretty good.
Good point about eye contact. I really didn't intended to visually engage the dude. I looked over with a huge **** face on. I'm sure I then scowled and fueled his fire.
It was just bizzare. Was minding my own heading back to work after lunch.
What's also strange is that the more I think about the whole deal, they more angry I grow. I'm hopeful that if it ever happens again I won't let current anger cloud my judgement. Really don't want to kill, or be killed. **** that guy on Wednesday, though. Grrrrr
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I few weeks ago I did flip the bird to a guy who thought I cut him off. I thought what the heck am I doing. He looked like a college age kid.
I diffused it quickly by channeling Todd by waving and blowing him a kiss in the rearview mirror.
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