A gun is not a tool to demand respect.

[JettaKnight]

I had a road rage incident on Friday where a driver wasn't too happy that I didn't let him merge in front of me (I had right of way) getting on the freeway.

He was riding my tail, and I was tryin' to move as fast as that V6 can push my truck through traffic, but that seems like it wasn't good enough. I pulled over as soon as I could to let him pass, (hoping he wasn't going to try and brake-check me). No, he wanted to sit in lane 3 right beside me and show me his holiday spirit.

Fine. We'll exchange "pleasantries", but I'm not looking over.

OK, fine, I look over, and he proceeds to pick up a holstered pistol [pointed right at me]!


Got the plate #, called 911. That's the sort of **** that gives us all a bad name.

 

[Twangbanger]

You showed him.

 

[JettaKnight]

You showed him.

 

[Sigblitz]

You showed him.

I think he showed him.

 

[Sigblitz]

So a tool had a gun...

 

[Doug]

Keep us posted if you get more information.

 

[JettaKnight]

Keep us posted if you get more information.

I don't have much hope. I reported the plate #, description of vehicle and driver, and gave the operator the path of travel (around 469).

 

[Wolfhound]

Seems like a lot of people are frustrated and looking for a confrontation these days. Wish I didn’t have to be on the road as much as I am.

 

[BigRed]

Should have tossed a grenade into his vehicle.

 

[Cameramonkey]

What a tool. everybody knows you need to remove the gun from the holster first. Amateurs.

 

[JEBland]

I had a road rage incident on Friday where a driver wasn't too happy that I didn't let him merge in front of me (I had right of way) getting on the freeway.

He was riding my tail, and I was tryin' to move as fast as that V6 can push my truck through traffic, but that seems like it wasn't good enough. I pulled over as soon as I could to let him pass, (hoping he wasn't going to try and brake-check me). No, he wanted to sit in lane 3 right beside me and show me his holiday spirit.

Fine. We'll exchange "pleasantries", but I'm not looking over.

OK, fine, I look over, and he proceeds to pick up a holstered pistol [pointed right at me]!


Got the plate #, called 911. That's the sort of **** that gives us all a bad name.

What a missed opportunity.




Glad you made through it alright.

 

[JettaKnight]

Should have tossed a grenade into his vehicle.

Pickup beds are the perfect receptacle, amirite?

 

[BigRed]

Pickup beds are the perfect receptacle, amirite?

Easy basket.

 

[Route 45]

You missed your chance, man.

 

[Wolfhound]

IANAL is it still considered menacing if the firearm is in a holster?

 

[Ark]

Seems like a lot of people are frustrated and looking for a confrontation these days. Wish I didn’t have to be on the road as much as I am.

Yep. World is absolutely full of jackasses who go around trying to provoke people so they feel like they have an excuse to act like that.

 

[Route 45]

IANAL is it still considered menacing if the firearm is in a holster?

Really no such thing as menacing in Indiana law. Pointing a firearm without justification is against the law. I wouldn't think that having the firearm in a holster would affect anything, it's the intent that matters.

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[Quiet Observer]

I had a road rage incident on Friday where a driver wasn't too happy that I didn't let him merge in front of me (I had right of way) getting on the freeway.

He was riding my tail, and I was tryin' to move as fast as that V6 can push my truck through traffic, but that seems like it wasn't good enough. I pulled over as soon as I could to let him pass, (hoping he wasn't going to try and brake-check me). No, he wanted to sit in lane 3 right beside me and show me his holiday spirit.

Fine. We'll exchange "pleasantries", but I'm not looking over.

OK, fine, I look over, and he proceeds to pick up a holstered pistol [pointed right at me]!


Got the plate #, called 911. That's the sort of **** that gives us all a bad name.

Granted, I was not there and did not see the traffic flow. Why not slow down a little and let him in? It sounds like he was going fast enough to blend into the traffic. flow. It can be a judgement call. Sometimes if I see a vehicle on the ramp, I move over to the left. Other times I speed up or slow down to allow the merge. Knowing that there are idiots like that around, I do not insist on the right of way.

 

[JettaKnight]

Granted, I was not there and did not see the traffic flow. Why not slow down a little and let him in? It sounds like he was going fast enough to blend into the traffic. flow. It can be a judgement call. Sometimes if I see a vehicle on the ramp, I move over to the left. Other times I speed up or slow down to allow the merge. Knowing that there are idiots like that around, I do not insist on the right of way.

We were coming off a roundabout, not yet on the freeway, otherwise I totally would have moved over.

 

[OurDee]

What was the plate number?