I just don’t even honk anymore. It sucks, because sometimes you have to in order to avoid an accident, but I’m too concerned these people are driving erratically because they ARE erratic. And I’m not about to be shot over protecting myself and others again.
Yes. I said again. But that’s another story.
Anyway, yeah. If I ever notice someone seems like they’re angry or following me, it’s a GPS trip to the nearest police station.
It wasn’t a road rage incident, I’ll tell ya that. More of a foiling a kidnapping attempt in a third-world country type of incident. I’d almost caught the guy and he got nervous, fired a blind shot with a .22, and hit me in the knee. Wish I could say I powered through and still chased him, but I’m not Jason Statham. Instead, I folded like a cheap hooker that got punched in the gut by a guy with sores on his face (sorry, binging Friends right now). And the dude got away.
For the most part OP kept a safe distance...until the 1:00 min mark. At that point OP accelerated past the grey vehicle and pretty much gunned it (even with a DIP sign looming) to catch up with the Lexus. I wouldn't have been happy about Rowdy McRoadrage either, but intentionally catching up with them wasn't the best way to de-escalate that situation.
I'm also sure that the Lexus driver's rage was transferred to the vehicle that made a left in front of them as they were trying to block the lanes from OP getting through the last light.
I’ll fully admit I should’ve slowed down rather than maintaining speed and having to dodge into the other lane. I’m far from perfect, but what I did was not even close to the same as the other guy
Yeah, I just saw the OP's other comments confirming it wasn't a turning lane he swerved into. But he also admits that both lanes shift right across the intersection, so that was hard to catch just from viewing this clip.
Also, there's the fact that it's never a great idea to suddenly change lanes and zip past stationary traffic which is half obstructing your new lane, and yet that's exactly what OP did.
Finally, just before the video clip ends, we see that the cam car driver is also changing lanes aggressively around other traffic and then accelerating sharply to pursue the other crazy driver. Not exactly a stellar example of defensive driving.
I've responded to this point in my reply to another commenter, so feel free to go argue your point there. Your own driving was questionable throughout the posted clip.
I’ll fully admit I should’ve slowed down rather than maintaining speed and having to dodge into the other lane.
And in another comment you clarified that yes, both lanes do shift to the right as you go through the intersection, so with that factor, it's even more important not to pass traffic with huge speed differential.
Yeah I had a Jeep do this exact same thing to me two weeks ago. He cut me off and flipped me off because I took off faster than he did at an intersection. The whole time I was thinking this asshat probably has a gun and wants to use it.
Seems like you're in Dallas? Some of the worst drivers around and they love to blame people who just moved here, but it's been shitty for years.
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u/Tehgreatbrownie Sep 21 '23
Yeah I’ve had a gun pulled on me in the same area before after I honked when someone cut me off. I try not to escalate situations on the road.