🚀 go-pugleaf

On Wed, 03 Mar 1999 03:01:59 GMT, whorning@pipeline.com (Walt Horning)
wrote:

And during all this you, of course, had time to take down his license
plate and a good description of the car so you ccould phone it in,
right?  The only thing that will end road rampage is for everyone to
get involved in stopping it.  

>In my 30+ years of driving, I saw my first aggressive driver today.
>This why I think the campaign against them is a lot of hype designed
>to get politicians votes, but do absolutely nothing to save lives.
>I mean, 30+ years and I have only seen one.
>
>This is how it went ....
>
>This AM rush, traffic was backed up passing a line of trucks and
>busses. Yes, there were some butt-heads afraid to pass and backing
>things up. Anyway after about five miles things opened up a bit.
>
>I was in the left lane with a bunch of other preparing to pass some
>trucks on a steep upgrade when all of a sudden this clown comes up on
>the right and cuts me off with no space to spare. Then we starts
>waving his finger at me as if to say, "No, No". I could not figure out
>his behavior. Anyway as I back off a bit he slows and slows backing us
>up some more. Noticing right lane was free I moved over there to pass
>him on the right, but then he deliberately cut me off again. I back
>off some more and I think the world behind me did the same when they
>saw this idiot. Well, I tryed once more and then he cut me off in the
>left lane. Well, this was getting dangerous, so I back off altogether.
>
>The three times he deliberately cut me off he kept waving his finger
>at me with the "no-no" gesture. Anwyway I could figure out why he had
>targeted me for this "attack". I normally drive with the flow, whether
>its 5,10 or 20 over the limit, so he could not have been mad at me for
>that. And when it comes to passing trucks, I make sure its at a quick
>pace, unless blocked by jerks in front. So the only thing I could
>figure was that he must of thought at one time I was some "snail" at
>the lead of the pack, but he really mistook me for another
>driver/vehicle, and he was venting his anger.
>
>Anyway, I could see where this kind of driving could result in the
>accident that occurred on the G.W. Parkway. I mean this guy was not
>just playing "traffic cop", but "God" because he was putting
>everyone's life at risk, and his own.
>
>So it was a new experience for me. But again, it was the first
>aggressive driver I have seen in 30+ years.