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Question about ROAD RAGE!!!
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Hey man you're fine! I wasn't trying to come off as butthurt or anything. INGO are my family man, some of you may get me angry at times but that's what family does
Now get a friggin plow on the front of your ride. No one brake checks a snow plow. EVER! Ive got 3 years in now, not the first inappropriate braking in front of me, LOL!
Shoot I wouldn't dare do that myself. I've kept a clean nose all throughout my life, and I get the sense that if somebody would say "He was on our ass all throughout town, and intimidated us by throwing his gun on his dashboard". Crazy as the times we are living in already, I don't want to be that guy who tossed a gun into an arguement, even if it is just a visual representation within my vehicle.
Haha, I need a plow anyway - people never plow us where we live. Might actually have to look into it - it would be silly-ish on what I drive by looks, but effective I'm sure. Pretty sure I've seen where it was an option to have one installed from factory on what I drive. Or perhaps I'm loopier than I thought >_>
Road rage turns into a high speed shootout. Slushy vs. Glock. Hmmmm.....
Who needs a gun when you have a 4000 lb missile anyway. I tried putting my bow on the dashboard, but it kept falling off and tangling my feet. How about a Chuck Norris bobble head on the dash? I've had both middle fingers amputated to keep me out of trouble. I can still stick my tongue out though. 40mg Fluoxetine daily may be useful here.
singlestacksig
Master
Not quoting multiple posters (not good at it) so I'll just make the comment on my own post:
I was absolutely NOT tailgaiting. I almost hit them because I wasn't expecting brake checks, therefore when I saw their brake lights I didn't assume they would be performing a complete stop, and I had hesitation in the full pressure application of my brake pedal. This was the first brake check. The second time I did not come close to hitting them, because I was prepared for it.
Sufficient to say, if I was following too close, I would have been filing insurance paperwork last night. Namely because I'm driving a decently heavy vehicle that doesn't exactly stop on a dime.
You should be able to come to a safe stop not matter what, so if you had to slam on your brakes you were to close..
hoosierdoc
Freed prisoner
What sort of super slushy container caused deep scratches in your vehicle? I'm a bit surprised by that.
The problem moving forward is you don't know who was driving. Could have been an idiot teenager in mom's car, and then you'll go off on mom who has no idea what you're talking about.
This is random weirdness, let it go. Definitely call the cops if someone is driving in an at typical manner. I tell them I fear the person is impaired and may harm themselves or someone else. Then I read them the plate, back off, and direct the good guys to the bad guys. Slushy on your car is good evidence.
The problem moving forward is you don't know who was driving. Could have been an idiot teenager in mom's car, and then you'll go off on mom who has no idea what you're talking about.
This is random weirdness, let it go. Definitely call the cops if someone is driving in an at typical manner. I tell them I fear the person is impaired and may harm themselves or someone else. Then I read them the plate, back off, and direct the good guys to the bad guys. Slushy on your car is good evidence.
And again, by their definition it's a possibility. But I didn't hit them, I was following within a range that was acceptable by the laws of physics that allowed for my leg to contact my brake pedal fast enough to prevent from hitting them. You did see I mentioned ABS engaged, right? I had enough stopping distance to feel it happen.
I do follow the 1s for every 10mph you go, by the way. I had "3 seconds" between us. I measure by the street lights, or whatever other objects are around me. At most, I was 2s close to them instead of 3s. Still doesn't give them the right to break the law, if you ask me.
If anybody proceeds to tell me that it's ok to throw slushies out your window, then watch out!
(these are my slushie cannons)Ice chunks perhaps, it was a Speedway cup (32oz or 44oz variety). Even had the red straw on my window for a few blocks
Are you referring to tailgaiting somebody? Or the gun on the dash?
Sadly, I think this is exactly the right answer. I wish something could be done about people like this, but you're just wasting your time if you pursue this further.
That kind of behavior is bad for you and all gun owners. Your gun is for self defense, not intimidation.
That's what I was trying to point toward as well. It is bad behavior, and us gun owners are a whole. And we all need to keep our acts straight and ourselves close together. We're not exactly seen by society as anything less than evil crazed maniacs.
the police will do nothing for you not because they're lazy, but because they can't. They won't cite anyone for littering as they didn't witness it. For this to make sense, imagine a cop pulling someone over and walking up with a littering ticket without having seen the act, or even the evidence. The cop would then hand the ticket to the slushy bandit and say, "this guy called and said 10 or 15 minutes ago you threw a slushy out your window and you drive like ****" Image slushy bandit's next course of action: "the guy in the truck was raping a 3 year old and i was trying to distract him with the slushy so the kid could get away".
Calling the slushy bandits in as erratic drivers may get a cop dispatched that way, but in general people tend to straighten up and fly right with a cop behind them, unless they are truly drunk. A phone call isn't enough of a reason to initiate a traffic stop. Even if your hood was damaged as far as they would go is to do a report for your insurance as again it's a misdemeanor not witnessed by the police.
Calling the slushy bandits in as erratic drivers may get a cop dispatched that way, but in general people tend to straighten up and fly right with a cop behind them, unless they are truly drunk. A phone call isn't enough of a reason to initiate a traffic stop. Even if your hood was damaged as far as they would go is to do a report for your insurance as again it's a misdemeanor not witnessed by the police.
Bad behavior? How do you figure? You don't even know the story. I just merely stated how I had to deal with road rage in the past. Why did you continue to follow the threat? Its not like you were stuck on the highway 20 miles until your next exit with no where to go. I was an OTR driver for over five years clocking 100k behind the wheel. You would be suprised how many times people intentionally provoke people in commercial vehicles.
When you can't get any assistance from the county mounty sometimes you have to meet force with force. Besides that me putting a holstered pistol on a dash board is no more intemedating then a guy who opens carrys.
