First, it was not me who raged on the road. I was a victim at the end of the following encounter.
Was making my way back home headed Northbound on IN-39 through Lebanon at the intersection of I-65 NB/SB exits. As soon as you reach city limits off of the overpass you reach a 30 MPH speed limit. I was going 30MPH as I reached the sign; however, the Burgundy/Reddish Honda Odyssey in front of me decided to brake check me something fierce. I had to slam on my brakes, ABS engaged (and I almost hit them). I wrote it off as student driver, or some other unknown circumstance .
Proceeding up Northbound 39, in front of the Hardee's there in Lebanon the person does it AGAIN. And at this point I'm pissed, I flashed my lights at them which then prompted them to go only 20MPH in the 30MPH speed limit zone; choking up not only me but also 4+ vehicles behind me. Being that I don't like other drivers to think I'm the issue, I hugged the right hand side of the road to at least let the other drivers visually see I was not the idiot tying them up in traffic.
After painstakingly driving 10MPH below the speed limit we approached the intersection of 39 & Camp St. (Walgreens Pharmacy) where the Odyssey turned on their left turn signal. Annoyed, I proceed within my lane to the speed limit where I'm confronted by a SPEEDWAY SLUSHY! The passenger window was down on the persons' vehicle that I did notice, and did visually look inside the vehicle as I was passing by to try to see who it was and if I might have known them as I'm a Lebanon native. No cigar, as soon as I was able to tell that I could see NOBODY in the front seats (assuming they were slouched down to avoid being seen), and next thing I know I'm smelling cherry gas station slushy on my windshield, and wiping it off with my windshield wipers.
I was wearing a brand new gun on me at the time, and sure I was a little mad but the primary reason I didn't pursue to follow them and discuss their seemingly psychotic tendencies, was because I was wearing a gun. I'm not nervous about carrying in public, but more like this driver HAD to of felt threatened somehow by me to do such an ass of a stunt, only god knows how it would have progressed if they saw me get out of my car with a gun on my hip.
My questions on this are:
I memorized key characteristics about the vehicle, namely the sticker in the lower right hand side of their rear window is a preschool/daycare I know of personally, the sticker was green in color. And I know the approximate year (by knowing the body style) and color of the vehicle. Is it too late to contact authorities? More than anything else, I'd much rather they not do this to other people. Who's to say that the next person they do it to won't be a psychotic nutjob who shouldn't be in possession of a gun? I see no good from THAT scenario.
Any input is appreciated. Before any might ask, I'll go ahead and cover now: I was allowing plenty of safe and respectable distance between me and the other vehicle (I didn’t hit them, after all J). I drive an SUV who is very gas hungry, and on take-offs they were calm and gentle on the accelerator.
Plus, my vehicle now has 5 deep scratches in it from somebody's angry slushy (Hey, guns kill people, so in turn slushies cause cuts).
Was making my way back home headed Northbound on IN-39 through Lebanon at the intersection of I-65 NB/SB exits. As soon as you reach city limits off of the overpass you reach a 30 MPH speed limit. I was going 30MPH as I reached the sign; however, the Burgundy/Reddish Honda Odyssey in front of me decided to brake check me something fierce. I had to slam on my brakes, ABS engaged (and I almost hit them). I wrote it off as student driver, or some other unknown circumstance .
Proceeding up Northbound 39, in front of the Hardee's there in Lebanon the person does it AGAIN. And at this point I'm pissed, I flashed my lights at them which then prompted them to go only 20MPH in the 30MPH speed limit zone; choking up not only me but also 4+ vehicles behind me. Being that I don't like other drivers to think I'm the issue, I hugged the right hand side of the road to at least let the other drivers visually see I was not the idiot tying them up in traffic.
After painstakingly driving 10MPH below the speed limit we approached the intersection of 39 & Camp St. (Walgreens Pharmacy) where the Odyssey turned on their left turn signal. Annoyed, I proceed within my lane to the speed limit where I'm confronted by a SPEEDWAY SLUSHY! The passenger window was down on the persons' vehicle that I did notice, and did visually look inside the vehicle as I was passing by to try to see who it was and if I might have known them as I'm a Lebanon native. No cigar, as soon as I was able to tell that I could see NOBODY in the front seats (assuming they were slouched down to avoid being seen), and next thing I know I'm smelling cherry gas station slushy on my windshield, and wiping it off with my windshield wipers.
I was wearing a brand new gun on me at the time, and sure I was a little mad but the primary reason I didn't pursue to follow them and discuss their seemingly psychotic tendencies, was because I was wearing a gun. I'm not nervous about carrying in public, but more like this driver HAD to of felt threatened somehow by me to do such an ass of a stunt, only god knows how it would have progressed if they saw me get out of my car with a gun on my hip.
My questions on this are:
I memorized key characteristics about the vehicle, namely the sticker in the lower right hand side of their rear window is a preschool/daycare I know of personally, the sticker was green in color. And I know the approximate year (by knowing the body style) and color of the vehicle. Is it too late to contact authorities? More than anything else, I'd much rather they not do this to other people. Who's to say that the next person they do it to won't be a psychotic nutjob who shouldn't be in possession of a gun? I see no good from THAT scenario.
Any input is appreciated. Before any might ask, I'll go ahead and cover now: I was allowing plenty of safe and respectable distance between me and the other vehicle (I didn’t hit them, after all J). I drive an SUV who is very gas hungry, and on take-offs they were calm and gentle on the accelerator.
Plus, my vehicle now has 5 deep scratches in it from somebody's angry slushy (Hey, guns kill people, so in turn slushies cause cuts).
) so I'll just make the comment on my own post:
