I had a similiar experience in Reading =
PA. I
was in town on buisness, heading to the mall to kill some time. I =
was
entering a left turn lane when an Intrerpid ( with polished =
wheels
and strereo thumping ) cut past me on the left side and almost hit my =
mirror (
no more than 2" away). It startled me but I just kept going. =
I was
going about 15 MPH and slowing to make a left at the light across =
traffic , they
passed me at 35 to 40. As soon as they crossed traffic, they stopped in =
the mall
entrance, leaving just enough room for me behind them. 5 guys , 20 ish =
jumped
out of the car and surrounded my rental. About the only thing I remember =
real
clearly was one of the guys had something , a pipe, tire-iron or the =
like.
The driver approached my door " WHAT THE F.." " WHAT THE F.... YOU DOIN =
!"
Luckily they returned to the car after =
I
apologized, but they hung around while I went through the parking =
lot.
Needless to say, I went elsewhere. There are too many crazy people =
out
there looking for excuses to start something. If they need to, they'll =
make
reason.
Matt
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, February 10, =
2001 4:19
AM
Subject: road rage...my first =
experience
tonite.. LOCK YOUR DOORS!!!
tonight i =
was at the
local mall, went there w/ a female friend for a dinner/
movie..
we were heading out from dinner, over to the movie =
theatres.
parking lot is filled with big piles of plowed up snow, so
visibility around
corners etc, is limited.
Got to an =
intersection in
the mall parking lot, looked both ways, then
proceeded. view to my =
left
was blocked by a big pile of snow, so i didnt see
this guy (i am =
using the
term "guy" to be nice at this point) in a SUV flying
aroung the =
corner..
ok, no biggie, i lead foot it, get out of his way. he
slows, =
(not
locking brakes) and hits the horn as he passes me. ok, so =
it
was a minor inconvienience, and i should have been alittle more =
careful,
my
visibility was limited, but no harm done, shrug it off. . =
Anyway
so i go
onto the movie theatre, a few minutes more, and park.
well, much to my
astonishment - this "guy" (punk =
ass kid
describes it better) looked to be
in his early 20's? who was =
driving
the SUV pulls right up to me (aparently he
did a U turn and =
followed
me!!??!) - fast - hits the brakes - and points his
SUV with =
Hi-beams on
dead on at my drivers door.........he jumps out... he =
runs
over yelling "F U", "F", this, "F" that, get the "F" outta the car, =
you
mother F'er ...he then PULLS OPEN MY DRIVERS DOOR.... at this =
point my
female
friend is crying.. this guy then reaches in, =
grabs my
jacket, and tries to
PULL ME OUT OF THE CAR, i was pretty shaken =
up, i was
cornered in by his SUV
and had nowhere to go... he continues to =
try to get
me to "fight him" and
holds the door, keeping me from shutting =
it.. i am
almost 31. i have no
desire to get into a fist fight with =
anyone. my
friend scarted to scream and
cry loudly, and then this guy takes =
his open
hand, smacks the drivers window
(it a wonder he didnt break it) =
and the
door slams closed..i quickly lock the
doors, didnt know what to =
expect..
he then belts out a few more
expletitives, then spits on my =
window
(yea, really!) and then gets back in
his SUV and leaves..
funny thing was his girlfriend (what kind of person is =
she??)
is sitting in the front SUV pass seat with her head turned away the =
whole
time..
didnt get a plate number. i was pretty shaken up.
what kind of person would do that? seriously =
F*cked
up.. seriously.
loose cannon.. prolly =
beats his
gf. dunno.
lock your doors folks, there are =
alot of
crazy people out there.
still shaking...
chris