I suppose everybody has a road rage =
story... here's
mine...
I pulled out onto a four lane divided =
highway just
behind a truck... as I started to overtake the truck on the left, he cut =
me off
without a turn signal, slowed and went into the left turn lane, =
again
without a turn signal. I swung past him on the right and made the =
mistake
of flipping him off as I went by.
He aborted his turn and chased me to =
the next
stoplight... jumped out of his van and started screaming. I put =
the window
most of the way up and locked the door. He wanted me out of the =
car so we
could beef... I wanted no part of him. so he reaches through the =
slit of
the window that was open (maybe two inches or so and smacks me in the =
nose with
the side of his hand... got me good.
Got his plate number and the name of =
his company
(it was on the side of the truck... duh!). Went straight to the =
police
department and reported the incident. Called the company up when I =
got
home and told them their employee had assaulted me and I had reported it =
to the
police. they knew exactly who I was talking about and aplogized
profusely... seems they'd had trouble with him before. Next think =
I know
he's calling me, pleading with me to drop the charges or he'll lose his
job. I probably should have taken him to court, but I gave him a =
break
(after he almost gave my nose the same treatment).
But I learned several valuable =
lessons... don't
flip anybody off... you never know what kind of a nut case they may =
be.
And in case of confrontation, roll the window all the way up. I'm =
no
fighter... self preservation is much more important than proving the =
size of my
genitals. And drive defensively... there is no future in getting =
someplace
two minutes faster... who cares? Besides, if I'm interested in =
arrival
time, what am I doing in a vanagon?
Mick Kalber
89 Syncro Westy =
"Daddeo"
Tropical
Visions Video, Inc.
62 Halaulani Place
Hilo, Hawaii
96720
808-935-5557
808-935-0066 (fax)
hotlava@interpac.net
www.volcanoscapes.com
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, February 10, =
2001 11:35
AM
Subject: Re: road rage...my =
first
experience tonite.. LOCK YOUR DOORS!!!
In a =
message dated
2/10/01 2:17:20 PM Eastern Standard Time,
jwalker17@earthlink.net =
writes:
can't let it ruin your life, and make you afraid to go =
out.
that's what i don't like about SUVs ... they tend to promote that =
sort
of temperment in their drivers (i'm more important than anybody =
else on
the road!!!).
i agree.. =
Alot of
SUV drivers get that pumped up testosterone level "im the
king of =
the
road-dont mess with me" attitude.. That, and maybe he was trying =
to
"impress" his girlfriend (who was sitting in the SUV the whole time) =
with
his "tactfulnes" (read: "insane brut force") in handling a =
situation.
i hope
she dumped him after last night. One of =
these
days he is going to do that
to the wrong person...someone who wont =
back
down like i did. Someone who has
a short temper just like
him..someone who has a loaded gun in the glovebox.
And he'll be =
dead..
what comes around, goes around, they say...
i think i did the =
right
thing , tho. still a little shaky, but calming down.. =
chris