KT gets teh road rage - TR

[coyote]

hmmmmmmm 2 incidents I can think of off the top of my head...

1. just entering a 4 lane boulevard (has center grassy median) and some guy purposefully speeds up in the right lane to block me from moving over there (needed to pass a really slow driver in the fast errrr passing lane.) He's now along side me in the right lane, I turn and start screaming obsceneties at him. It was during this tirade that I nailed the center median with my left front tire at about 35-40mph. Destroyed my front end and left me stranded on this boulevard with no shoulder.

2. Guy is tailgating me for a good stretch, I mean reallly on my ass. I've gestured in the mirror, tapped the breaks etc. to no avail. Finally, we come to the next red light, I slammed on my breaks and he rear ends me. I get out of my car and start yelling at the guy. He doesn't appear to speak a lick of english. I tell him to pull over on the side of the road anyway. He nods like he understands and then takes off, not stopping at all. My buddy (cop, off duty) pulls up behind me and I tell him what happens. He ripped off, and caught up with the guy a few blocks later, pulls the guy's keys out of the ignition and holds him there till cops arrive. 30 seconds later he's got some fat ass chick from another car yelling at him saying that he can't detain this guy and she is going to get him fired. He calmly tells her that perhaps she should not insist on eating every single piece of food that is in sight. Another several minutes later, a camaro pulls up holding a carload of what must be friends of the guy who hit me. They all smell of booze and weed. They are not happy, and confrontational with us. This ends quickly when my friend mentions the police are on the way to the scene. They depart very quickly. End of story, guy has no license, insurance, not sure if he was even legally here. I end up with a busted up rear bumper. The guy disappears and never pays for anything.

Note that in both instances I will readily admit I was at least equally at fault for the accident... funny how there is a common theme in both stories, I get pissed and wreck my car... I'm sure I have more stories, I just can't think of them.

RR just ain't worth it. Better to just smile and drive.