Cloral
03-15-2011, 01:31 PM
On my way to work today, I did one of the dumbest things I've done in a while. But that still doesn't excuse what the other guy did in response.
So I'm driving on the 126, which is 2 lanes each way with a speed limit of 65. There's a semi in the right lane, so I get into the left lane to pass it at about 70. This wasn't fast enough for the guy behind me, who decided to follow me at a distance of about 2 feet. Now about 10 years ago I was in the car when my father was struck behind by a semi, flipping our van. So people following very closely behind me makes me really nervous. So after passing the truck and pulling into the right lane, I did something really stupid: I flipped him off. So the other guy decides to swerve in front of me and slam on the brakes. I hit the brakes to avoid him and move back to the left lane. He also moves back to the left lane still hitting his brakes. This is a very dangerous situation. So I pulled over and called 911. Told them a guy in a wine-colored Impala was trying to hit me. While I'm on the phone I notice that the guy has also pulled over about 100 yards further down the highway. Thankfully he didn't stick around and was gone by the time I was done talking to the dispatcher. So I continued on my way. But for the rest of the drive I was really apprehensive every time I saw a reddish-colored car on the road. I kinda feared he would be on the side of the road, waiting to ram me.
So today's lesson kids is to never, ever, flip off anybody on the road. You never know who is going to lose it. And being assaulted with a deadly weapon is not fun at all.
So I'm driving on the 126, which is 2 lanes each way with a speed limit of 65. There's a semi in the right lane, so I get into the left lane to pass it at about 70. This wasn't fast enough for the guy behind me, who decided to follow me at a distance of about 2 feet. Now about 10 years ago I was in the car when my father was struck behind by a semi, flipping our van. So people following very closely behind me makes me really nervous. So after passing the truck and pulling into the right lane, I did something really stupid: I flipped him off. So the other guy decides to swerve in front of me and slam on the brakes. I hit the brakes to avoid him and move back to the left lane. He also moves back to the left lane still hitting his brakes. This is a very dangerous situation. So I pulled over and called 911. Told them a guy in a wine-colored Impala was trying to hit me. While I'm on the phone I notice that the guy has also pulled over about 100 yards further down the highway. Thankfully he didn't stick around and was gone by the time I was done talking to the dispatcher. So I continued on my way. But for the rest of the drive I was really apprehensive every time I saw a reddish-colored car on the road. I kinda feared he would be on the side of the road, waiting to ram me.
So today's lesson kids is to never, ever, flip off anybody on the road. You never know who is going to lose it. And being assaulted with a deadly weapon is not fun at all.