Sometimes it can feel like driving is an extreme sport nowadays. If it's not Karen cutting in front of you, then Jack is jumping a red light, or Delores is driving Miss Daisy on the interstate. Add increasing traffic and collective elevated stress levels to that, and it's enough to leave many drivers wanting to blow a gasket.
Some of us turn up Beethoven and breathe through the chaos on the roads, while others go to war in the worst possible way. According to CNN, there's been a whopping 500% increase in reported cases of road rage over the last 10 years. And a 2024 poll by The Zebra revealed that 96% of respondents had witnessed an act of road rage in the past six months.
People have been sharing their worst road rage experiences, and many are proof that driving is not for the faint of heart. From the mildly annoying to the utterly heartbreaking, Bored Panda has put together a list of the most shocking. We also take a look at some road rage statistics and explore the root cause of aggression behind the wheel. You'll find that info between the individual stories.
#21
Too many, i live in lebanon.
lastest one was a Hyundai van driving very slowly flirting with a girl on the sidewalk. an M5 and a black e30 comes behind him like a rocket, and almost hits the van, it gets better. after 2 minutes of honking the perv in the van is still driving really slow. the M5 squeezes around and blocks the van, 2 guys come out of the m and beat the van owner and trash the van.
lastest one was a Hyundai van driving very slowly flirting with a girl on the sidewalk. an M5 and a black e30 comes behind him like a rocket, and almost hits the van, it gets better. after 2 minutes of honking the perv in the van is still driving really slow. the M5 squeezes around and blocks the van, 2 guys come out of the m and beat the van owner and trash the van.
6points
#22
A taxi driver lost it because I wouldn't pile into a blocked intersection trickling through a construction zone. It was literally blocked solid with cars.
He said (more like exploded) things to me with a thick South Asian accent. I shrugged and drove off.
He said (more like exploded) things to me with a thick South Asian accent. I shrugged and drove off.
6points
#23
Me and my girlfriend were leaving her house in separate cars. At the stop sign, she and a van arrive at about the same time. She's to the right of him (thus having the right of way) and goes first. Though her wheels already crossed the line and she was in motion, the guy in the van floors it and nearly hits her. She keeps going, he stops and honks at her. I was behind her, saw this, thought it was dumb but whatever.
She's at a light waiting to turn left when the guy flips a wild (and wildly illegal) U-turn. He pulls up next to her, window down, and starts yelling at her. She doesn't care and keeps her window up. I pull in behind her and get out of my car and basically tell the guy to shut up and find something better to do than yell at a girl less than half his age. He tells me hecan see in my eyes I was "scared". He eventually drove off, never getting out of his car.
She's at a light waiting to turn left when the guy flips a wild (and wildly illegal) U-turn. He pulls up next to her, window down, and starts yelling at her. She doesn't care and keeps her window up. I pull in behind her and get out of my car and basically tell the guy to shut up and find something better to do than yell at a girl less than half his age. He tells me hecan see in my eyes I was "scared". He eventually drove off, never getting out of his car.
5points
#24
It wasn't really a road rage incident, it was a pedestrian rage incident at an intersection.
The light was green for me and as I was about to cross the street I noticed that the car to my left was in position to make a right turn.
The driver appeared to be distracted because he was talking to his friend in the passenger seat.
As I crossed halfway past him, he immediately stepped on the gas and nearly ran me over.
I leaped onto the side of his front hood and rolled off to the side to avoid getting hit, while yelling at him to stop.
He refused to make eye contact and drove away as quick as he could.
The light was green for me and as I was about to cross the street I noticed that the car to my left was in position to make a right turn.
The driver appeared to be distracted because he was talking to his friend in the passenger seat.
As I crossed halfway past him, he immediately stepped on the gas and nearly ran me over.
I leaped onto the side of his front hood and rolled off to the side to avoid getting hit, while yelling at him to stop.
He refused to make eye contact and drove away as quick as he could.
5points
#25
Normally I never have anything to share in threads like this because I can never remember a specific example but this just happened to me yesterday.
It's night and I'm on my way to my friends house. There's an on-ramp coming up so I change to the middle lane of the 3 lane road to let the other cars in. As soon as I'm in the other lane I get hit with those new HID lights from the car behind me.
Now I know that he doesn't have his brights on but it's still bright so I reach up to flip the rear view into the dark mode and as I bring my hand down I turn it around and give him the finger for a second. I know he will see it because his lights are bright and traffic is tight so he's not far from my bumper.
Not 5 seconds later he zooms up right behind me so close I can't see his headlights anymore, then falls back, does it again a few times. Finally the traffic clears up enough that I can change lanes and leave this guy to his rage but he doesn't give up, he stays right behind me flashing his lights and trying to intimidate me or something.
Just as we're leaving the construction zone he pulls past me and abruptly does a fake lane change trying to get me to flinch or react, then immediately cuts the other way across now two lanes of traffic to make his exit.
This was one of the worst road rages acted towards me and it was amazing how simple it was to set it off. Just a middle finger for a second or so. I imagine he gets that all the time which is why he was so touchy.
It's night and I'm on my way to my friends house. There's an on-ramp coming up so I change to the middle lane of the 3 lane road to let the other cars in. As soon as I'm in the other lane I get hit with those new HID lights from the car behind me.
Now I know that he doesn't have his brights on but it's still bright so I reach up to flip the rear view into the dark mode and as I bring my hand down I turn it around and give him the finger for a second. I know he will see it because his lights are bright and traffic is tight so he's not far from my bumper.
Not 5 seconds later he zooms up right behind me so close I can't see his headlights anymore, then falls back, does it again a few times. Finally the traffic clears up enough that I can change lanes and leave this guy to his rage but he doesn't give up, he stays right behind me flashing his lights and trying to intimidate me or something.
Just as we're leaving the construction zone he pulls past me and abruptly does a fake lane change trying to get me to flinch or react, then immediately cuts the other way across now two lanes of traffic to make his exit.
This was one of the worst road rages acted towards me and it was amazing how simple it was to set it off. Just a middle finger for a second or so. I imagine he gets that all the time which is why he was so touchy.
5points
#26
Had my first road rage experience today. I guess it was my fault as I was a new driver.
So I'm behind one car at 4 way stop, and opposite there are 2 cars. The car in front of me has right of way, so he goes, I then stop at the stop line and let the car opposite go, he goes, and then I go slowly after him, but the car behind the opposite car decides to take his chance and go in front of me, I slammed on my brakes which led me in the center of the road open to oncoming traffic. There was oncoming traffic, and they could have easily passed me and technically they had right of way but I just thought let me go since I'm in the middle of the road, so I go safely THEN SUDDENLY this guy who had right of way comes infront of my vehicle at the next robot, GETS OUT of his car and tries to open my door saying something in a mad voice, the drivers behind me was telling this angry man to leave, he then shouts at all of them saying something like "People drive the way they feel, I wont take this", he then sped off and left.
If i hadn't experienced this, I wouldn't have learnt. I guess everyone has a road rage experience, I was scared cos I'm skinny and 19 years old.
So I'm behind one car at 4 way stop, and opposite there are 2 cars. The car in front of me has right of way, so he goes, I then stop at the stop line and let the car opposite go, he goes, and then I go slowly after him, but the car behind the opposite car decides to take his chance and go in front of me, I slammed on my brakes which led me in the center of the road open to oncoming traffic. There was oncoming traffic, and they could have easily passed me and technically they had right of way but I just thought let me go since I'm in the middle of the road, so I go safely THEN SUDDENLY this guy who had right of way comes infront of my vehicle at the next robot, GETS OUT of his car and tries to open my door saying something in a mad voice, the drivers behind me was telling this angry man to leave, he then shouts at all of them saying something like "People drive the way they feel, I wont take this", he then sped off and left.
If i hadn't experienced this, I wouldn't have learnt. I guess everyone has a road rage experience, I was scared cos I'm skinny and 19 years old.
5points
#27
I brake checked a car who was inches from my bumper tailgating me while I was driving through Connecticut. This was a 3 lane highway and there was no one in the left lane so I lost my cool. They (obviously) had to slam on their brakes and lost control, spun 360 degrees around and (luckily) didn't hit anyone before pulling off to the shoulder.
I've chilled out a bit since then and I feel a little bad about it.
I've chilled out a bit since then and I feel a little bad about it.
5points
#28
The other day I watched a corolla swerve into a semi truck after passing on the shoulder because it was blocking the left lane. The truck kept swerving to avoid him and looked like it was about to tip over. I almost wanted the truck driver to just let the Corolla hit him and let Darwin have his way...
5points
#29
Some dude once followed me home, I didn't even do anything! I stopped at the beginning of my (fairly long) driveway, opened my door, and just stared at him, and after a minute or two he drove off. Looking back on it, really sad I didn't let him follow me off-road somewhere. Would've been hilarious.
5points
#30
Driving about 140km/h as i was late picking up my gf at the time i slow down for the guy in front of me as he was passing another car. The guy goes slowly and eventually clears the car. I wait behind him or him to pull back on the right, but he never does. He keeps his pace on the passing lane. As i start to get impatient, i flash my brights quickly for him to pass. He then slams on his brakes and i swerve to the right to narrowly miss him. I then pull up beside him and make eye contact. He is furious. He starts flipping me the bird and saying stuff im glad i couldnt hear. He was getting so mad that i started to laugh. This gets him even angrier and makes me laugh harder. He then swerves his vehicle at mine while going about 120 km/h! His car was literally a centimeter away from hitting mine! So i slow down and get his plate number and report him to the RCMP. I don't what happened to him, but my only hope is that his stupid silver prius is rotting away in some junkyard with this jerk walking to places now.
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#31
18 year old goes fast to try and leave a gas station before an old man in a mini-van. Kid hits the passenger side door of said mini-van. Old man gets out of car to check the damage as the young punk turns off his van and gets out screaming and ready to swing. Idiot forgets to put car in park, and car rolls backwards and smashes the headlight of someone who is getting gas.
30 seconds, two accidents, lots of money. Stupid hot head.
30 seconds, two accidents, lots of money. Stupid hot head.
4points
#32
You can cut me off when changing lanes. You can pull out in front of me. You can speed past me. None of these things bother me because I can see them and I have a break pedal and accelerator. I can react to what I see.
But I am extremely freaked out and my adreniline shoots sky high when the driver behind me honks their horn at me. When my emotions are raging, I feel like I am not in control of my actions.
Here is an example. I am sitting at a red light, the first in line in my lane waiting on the light. There is a second lane next to me and both are designated right turn only lanes. The light is still red as I reach for my radio dial to change stations. I no sooner touch the dial and the guy in back of me is laying on his horn. I look up and see the light is green, but the car in the lane next to me has just started to move and the horn of the guy in back of me is still blaring !
Without even knowing what I am going to do, I turn off the ignition, remove the keys, and turn my hazard lights on flashing. I get out of my car and go raise the hood. I see the second lane moving, but there is a line of about 5 cars behind me. I tinker around under the hood for a few seconds, pretend to be wiggling the battery cables and stick my head out from under the hood and wave my arms foreard and back indicating with my flashing lights for traffic to go around. I look at the guy who had been honking the horn and he sees me and throws his hands in the air in disgust. I shrug my shoulders at him and start smiling inside as I see the moving lane almost empty out and watch gleefully as the cars from the back of my and Mr. Impatients lane start changing into the lane that is moving. I keep waving traffic on. The light remains green and at last, Mr. Impatient finally as the last car, pulls around me and goes through the intersection, glaring at me as he passes by.
My job is done here. I close my hood, enter my car and start it up and proceed through the intersection, totally relaxed now, giggling under my breath and completely satisfied.
But I am extremely freaked out and my adreniline shoots sky high when the driver behind me honks their horn at me. When my emotions are raging, I feel like I am not in control of my actions.
Here is an example. I am sitting at a red light, the first in line in my lane waiting on the light. There is a second lane next to me and both are designated right turn only lanes. The light is still red as I reach for my radio dial to change stations. I no sooner touch the dial and the guy in back of me is laying on his horn. I look up and see the light is green, but the car in the lane next to me has just started to move and the horn of the guy in back of me is still blaring !
Without even knowing what I am going to do, I turn off the ignition, remove the keys, and turn my hazard lights on flashing. I get out of my car and go raise the hood. I see the second lane moving, but there is a line of about 5 cars behind me. I tinker around under the hood for a few seconds, pretend to be wiggling the battery cables and stick my head out from under the hood and wave my arms foreard and back indicating with my flashing lights for traffic to go around. I look at the guy who had been honking the horn and he sees me and throws his hands in the air in disgust. I shrug my shoulders at him and start smiling inside as I see the moving lane almost empty out and watch gleefully as the cars from the back of my and Mr. Impatients lane start changing into the lane that is moving. I keep waving traffic on. The light remains green and at last, Mr. Impatient finally as the last car, pulls around me and goes through the intersection, glaring at me as he passes by.
My job is done here. I close my hood, enter my car and start it up and proceed through the intersection, totally relaxed now, giggling under my breath and completely satisfied.
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#33
I got one! This one’s a gem! Me and my parents decide to go to our family in California for Christmas. Mom had shoulder surgery before we left and it’s illegal in our state to drive wearing a sling. We assume it would be a law going through Arizona and Nevada and Cali. So I helped dad drive, just taking turns every 4 hours or so we’d switch drivers. Not a bad drive just 2 days, 1 stop in flagstaff. Now I love California, and I know it’s notorious for crazy traffic, but we were like in Needles. A small small town like 3ish hours away from San Bernadino. So the traffic is light and we’re on a four lane road. Two coming, two going. The speed limit is 75, we had a giant pick up truck with Texas license plates (gag) pass us. Well he didn’t pass us, he tailgated until he was fed up, but he wanted to chat, and I was driving, and I had no intention of giving him that satisfaction. He’s keeping even with me, honking his horn, rolling his window down screaming, trying everything to get my attention. Dad’s had it with this jerk, but I told him to calm down, that I had it under control. I slow down. He slows down, desperate to talk. So I give it to him. I pull over. He pulls over!!!!!! Now Dad has his cell phone out, ready with 911. I told him don’t call unless he had too. I got out. Now i’m 4′9. I’m short. I’m a girl. So when I got out he was shocked at the height I was at, and i’m 21. So he begins to accuse me of driving under age?! I asked him to please stop trying to cause an argument and leave our car alone. He calls the cops lol. two state troopers pull over and find out this guy is wanted for theft in arizona lol. Best story ever
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#34
I live off this busy road with a blind curve which everybody speeds around making it hard to judge where to pull out. I got half my nose out in traffic and this idiot comes barreling around the bend and shoots into my lane. He was coming straight at me. I had to jam the brake and nearly spilled coffee over myself. Worse yet is, this guy was in front of me all the way into work.
You know when people weave in and out of lanes like they're Dale Earnhardt, but they only end up slowing traffic down because they can't drive. He kept getting stuck at the same lights I was stopping at. Then he's start weaving again. I kept seeing his grin peer over his seat and leer at me. I don't like driving behind people like this so I pass in front of him. Of course this gives him permission to think it's a race and he starts cutting me off. I finally decide to call 911 and get this maniac off the road. I lost my concentration and backended an old lady pretty hard.
She had a granddaughter with her who wasn't wearing a child seat. She didn't survive her injuries today because I hit her grandmother's truck.
*I'm sorry*.
You know when people weave in and out of lanes like they're Dale Earnhardt, but they only end up slowing traffic down because they can't drive. He kept getting stuck at the same lights I was stopping at. Then he's start weaving again. I kept seeing his grin peer over his seat and leer at me. I don't like driving behind people like this so I pass in front of him. Of course this gives him permission to think it's a race and he starts cutting me off. I finally decide to call 911 and get this maniac off the road. I lost my concentration and backended an old lady pretty hard.
She had a granddaughter with her who wasn't wearing a child seat. She didn't survive her injuries today because I hit her grandmother's truck.
*I'm sorry*.
3points
#35
Swerved aggressively at a poor Chinese woman on the freeway. I could see her screaming as I passed. That was when I was 18. I've calmed down a lot. Nothing is worth the hurry and stress.
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#36
Okay, so this story takes place on my first time ever driving on the highway. It also was my 5th day ever behind the wheel. I was also piloting my first car: a ML500 V8 with AMG exhaust, styling, intake and slight tune making over 300 horsepower along with AWD. Great combo.
So, I was going across the border because Jersey gas is dirt cheap, and afterwards go on to merge onto the highway. I get up to speed, get in the right lane, and go 65. Then my dad showed me cruise control, etc. But eventually made me just get used to maintaining speed with just my foot and all that. So not too bad.
Cue the massive 18-wheeler coming up from behind. There was a guy in the left lane not actively passing me, so we were at a standstill. The 18-wheeler flashed his brights at me ( wut ) so my dad told me to brake a little so the left lane guy could get over and the 18-wheeler could continue. I do that, but sadly, my dad hadn't driven that car often, and I was a new driver. Those brakes were **touchy**.
So instead of dropping from 65, to 63ish to let this guy pass. I slammed down to 55. This tractor trailer whips to the left and starts to pass. My dad said it was fine and just keep going, but I felt really bad. I opened the window and waved my hand attempting to say sorry. This guy just stares at me and gives us the finger. Okay, I probably deserved it.
So now he gets in the right lane and starts to go 55 - 60 uphill. My dad tells me to check and pull to the left lane and calmly go by him. ( Fun Fact: The ML500 never did anything 'calmly' it always sounded like someone was sprinting from hell when you got anywhere near the throttle ).
So I start to pass and this guy puts on his left blinker. I kind of froze up and he started to merge over. I didn't want to get hit so I started hugging the right shoulder. He pushed me so more than 50% of my car was dragging in the median. My dad grabbed the wheel and told me to brake. The guy tried to run us up the road.
I wish I could say it ended right there, and in retrospect, it would've been better. But my dad was never a very polite person when it comes to being ran off the road. He told me to catch up. It wasn't hard to do in that car. We caught up and passed him. He told me to merge over to the right. Our exit was coming up. This guy was beeping and flipping us off.
My dad calmly reaches in the back seat and picks up something. Opens up the sunroof. Without a word throws it up. I just saw in my rear view mirror 3 golf balls fly backwards into this guys windshield.
Then we got off the exit.
disclaimer: I'm not saying my dad was right, but it was scary to be ran off the road, so it's whatever. Happened a year ago, and it was quite the introduction to the driving world.
So, I was going across the border because Jersey gas is dirt cheap, and afterwards go on to merge onto the highway. I get up to speed, get in the right lane, and go 65. Then my dad showed me cruise control, etc. But eventually made me just get used to maintaining speed with just my foot and all that. So not too bad.
Cue the massive 18-wheeler coming up from behind. There was a guy in the left lane not actively passing me, so we were at a standstill. The 18-wheeler flashed his brights at me ( wut ) so my dad told me to brake a little so the left lane guy could get over and the 18-wheeler could continue. I do that, but sadly, my dad hadn't driven that car often, and I was a new driver. Those brakes were **touchy**.
So instead of dropping from 65, to 63ish to let this guy pass. I slammed down to 55. This tractor trailer whips to the left and starts to pass. My dad said it was fine and just keep going, but I felt really bad. I opened the window and waved my hand attempting to say sorry. This guy just stares at me and gives us the finger. Okay, I probably deserved it.
So now he gets in the right lane and starts to go 55 - 60 uphill. My dad tells me to check and pull to the left lane and calmly go by him. ( Fun Fact: The ML500 never did anything 'calmly' it always sounded like someone was sprinting from hell when you got anywhere near the throttle ).
So I start to pass and this guy puts on his left blinker. I kind of froze up and he started to merge over. I didn't want to get hit so I started hugging the right shoulder. He pushed me so more than 50% of my car was dragging in the median. My dad grabbed the wheel and told me to brake. The guy tried to run us up the road.
I wish I could say it ended right there, and in retrospect, it would've been better. But my dad was never a very polite person when it comes to being ran off the road. He told me to catch up. It wasn't hard to do in that car. We caught up and passed him. He told me to merge over to the right. Our exit was coming up. This guy was beeping and flipping us off.
My dad calmly reaches in the back seat and picks up something. Opens up the sunroof. Without a word throws it up. I just saw in my rear view mirror 3 golf balls fly backwards into this guys windshield.
Then we got off the exit.
disclaimer: I'm not saying my dad was right, but it was scary to be ran off the road, so it's whatever. Happened a year ago, and it was quite the introduction to the driving world.
3points
#37
I generally don't get into any sort of road rage to be honest, the most I ever get is pedestrians shouting or gesturing at me because my cars are loud and they think I'm speeding. Although I can remember these pretty light incidents happening recently:
The most recent and one I can remember is probably a woman in a Range Rover getting angry because she thought I cut her up, so she was flashing lights at me and gesticulating madly that I was a jerk etc, so I literally just stopped my car and stared at her in the rear mirror. After about 30 seconds she looked on the verge of tears and just mouthed the word 'sorry', so I drove off.
Another was some guy in a van thinking I was some jerk with a loud Merc, so he got out of his van at some lights and asked me to fight him (WTH right?). At the time I had 3 friends in the car with me that he couldn't see because of tinted windows. I'm 6'3, two of my friends are 6'5 and 6'6 and the other is about 5'9, all built. I rolled down all 4 windows and he got straight back in his van and looked straight ahead.
The most recent and one I can remember is probably a woman in a Range Rover getting angry because she thought I cut her up, so she was flashing lights at me and gesticulating madly that I was a jerk etc, so I literally just stopped my car and stared at her in the rear mirror. After about 30 seconds she looked on the verge of tears and just mouthed the word 'sorry', so I drove off.
Another was some guy in a van thinking I was some jerk with a loud Merc, so he got out of his van at some lights and asked me to fight him (WTH right?). At the time I had 3 friends in the car with me that he couldn't see because of tinted windows. I'm 6'3, two of my friends are 6'5 and 6'6 and the other is about 5'9, all built. I rolled down all 4 windows and he got straight back in his van and looked straight ahead.
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#38
It was a two-lane road, late in the afternoon. My car was trailing behind a small compact vehicle.
She was going about 30 mph in a 40 zone.
I got to the side of her and start passing her in the passing lane.
A lifted pickup truck came barreling out of nowhere he must have been doing 70+ and slammed his brakes just short of my bumper and laid on the horn for a solid 3 seconds.
He really had somewhere to be apparently.
I held my middle finger up behind me and started waving it side to side. (Shame on me I know - I hate aggressive drivers though.)
As we passed the lady on the right, the guy immediately cut to the right lane, accelerated and pulled up right next to me going 40ish also, I looked right and he was waving a pistol in his window while mouthing something to me, and then accelerated forward.
After that, I thought, I should probably stop escalating these situations. It could be bad.
Hopefully mom doesn’t read this answer.
She was going about 30 mph in a 40 zone.
I got to the side of her and start passing her in the passing lane.
A lifted pickup truck came barreling out of nowhere he must have been doing 70+ and slammed his brakes just short of my bumper and laid on the horn for a solid 3 seconds.
He really had somewhere to be apparently.
I held my middle finger up behind me and started waving it side to side. (Shame on me I know - I hate aggressive drivers though.)
As we passed the lady on the right, the guy immediately cut to the right lane, accelerated and pulled up right next to me going 40ish also, I looked right and he was waving a pistol in his window while mouthing something to me, and then accelerated forward.
After that, I thought, I should probably stop escalating these situations. It could be bad.
Hopefully mom doesn’t read this answer.
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#39
I was driving through London late on a Sunday night, heading west. There was a car which was swerving across the lane towards me, and I blew the horn and managed to get past as I thought it would be best to be in front than behind it. This car chased me through the very busy traffic, and I was hoping that the lights wouldn’t turn red as I wasn’t quite sure what was happen if he caught up with me.
Anyway the lights did turn red, he stopped behind me, got out, walked to my car and yelled at me through the window and then hit the roof of my car, leaving a dent in it. I decided to hightail it out there when the lights went green, and lost him.
The next day I was doing a course which included a section on anger management. I thought it might be an ideal experience to bring up as it was still raw in my mind. You can probably guess what happens next. The lecturer walked in, and yes – it was my man. I was too cowardly to say anything, and if he recognised me, he kept quiet about it.
Anyway the lights did turn red, he stopped behind me, got out, walked to my car and yelled at me through the window and then hit the roof of my car, leaving a dent in it. I decided to hightail it out there when the lights went green, and lost him.
The next day I was doing a course which included a section on anger management. I thought it might be an ideal experience to bring up as it was still raw in my mind. You can probably guess what happens next. The lecturer walked in, and yes – it was my man. I was too cowardly to say anything, and if he recognised me, he kept quiet about it.
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#40
I lived in Albuquerque, where there was a lot of drive by shooting and crime in general, so I was always a little on my guard there.
One morning I was driving on a 35 mph 4 lane city street. I cruised through a green light without any yellow. Just as I was in the intersection a man came barreling through his red light, turning right in front of me. On two wheels, I swear.
I have never stomped on my brakes so hard, and braced for a collision. Luckily my brakes were up to it, and I stopped about two inches from his car.
With all the adrenaline in me, from both my anger at the driver and relief I wasn't hurt, I laid on the horn. For ten or twenty seconds. I might have mouthed a few bad words and waved my middle finger, I don't recall exactly.
Next thing I know the guy is getting out of his car, coming over to mine, and then putting his hands on the hood and rocking my car with all his might.
I came to my senses, put my Chevette in gear, and backed away from him, then drove away as fast as I could. He followed me at first, so I drove to the police station, scared that he might find out where I work or live. Also, if he shot me I figured there would be reliable witnesses there :p
I'm still here, so it worked out OK.
One morning I was driving on a 35 mph 4 lane city street. I cruised through a green light without any yellow. Just as I was in the intersection a man came barreling through his red light, turning right in front of me. On two wheels, I swear.
I have never stomped on my brakes so hard, and braced for a collision. Luckily my brakes were up to it, and I stopped about two inches from his car.
With all the adrenaline in me, from both my anger at the driver and relief I wasn't hurt, I laid on the horn. For ten or twenty seconds. I might have mouthed a few bad words and waved my middle finger, I don't recall exactly.
Next thing I know the guy is getting out of his car, coming over to mine, and then putting his hands on the hood and rocking my car with all his might.
I came to my senses, put my Chevette in gear, and backed away from him, then drove away as fast as I could. He followed me at first, so I drove to the police station, scared that he might find out where I work or live. Also, if he shot me I figured there would be reliable witnesses there :p
I'm still here, so it worked out OK.
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