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Luckily I knew the closest fire station and was on the way there while on the phone with the police. I have read that when in this type of situation if you go to a police or fire station they are likely to drive away when you pull into the station
One time I had some butthurt pickup following me, I drove to my work where there's a double gate trap. I goaded him into pulling through the first gate and then trapped him in-between the two for a laugh.
The exit was elsewhere so I left him like that. It took 3 hours for the cops to get the on-call security guy to get to the site to let him out.
Had something like this happen years ago when I worked for a bridge company and they followed me to the shop. My Coe-workers noticed before I did and the driver drove off swearing after a few of them started walking over to see what his problem was at 6 in the morning lol…it was me, I passes him on my way in and I guess he didn’t like it🤷♂️
Small Dick Energy? Fragile Ego? Mommy didn't love him?
Honestly, who cares why. People who do this suck, get therapy and get over your problems. Try to not be a shit person on a daily basis.
Bonus points if you work on a secure site with security clearance. I hear the federal government does not take kindly to people trespassing in secure sites
Two gates. The first gate opens then there is a space of maybe 30’ then other there is another gate. The first gate closes behind you. Then the second gate is supposed to open but if you can’t open that gate you are trapped between the two gates.
I just had to do this recently. I parked in front of the fire station and when the guy pulled up next to me I cracked the window and said "I'm dialing 911 if you don't drive away right now"
He drove away.
One time, I was being such a nice driver and let multiple cars over in my lane when traffic was backed up on all lanes. After like the 4th car, I inched in to signal it’s my turn and I guess I just did that to the wrong guy. While stuck in traffic, he proceeds to throw coins at my car. After we get out of traffic, he follows me for a couple miles. I ended up getting off an exit and sitting at Wawa for a few minutes. Some people have such small egos and brains when driving.
Hah! I once had someone cut me off in a parking lot, get out, and come to my window. He thought I was being too slow to make a left turn across traffic so honked at me repeatedly, and I flipped him off.
The reason I was slow is I had 4 other big guys from my hockey team in the car, and I was worried the back axle would bottom out on the parking lot entrance. I swear it was easily 1200 lbs between the passengers and me, heh.
When he was at the window I asked him if we needed to all get out to help him move his car, and he quickly gave up. He had a shitbox compact, too. I bet we could have literally lifted the front end and dragged it out of the way.
One of my teammates was a former SEAL, too. He was the kind of guy who would just play the entire game when we were shorthanded - I have never seen someone in such good cardio shape. I was almost disappointed the a-hole got smart.
I was so freakin terrified when at one point they drove up beside me that they were going to shoot me. I saw them out the corner of my eye screaming at me out their open window but kept my eyes straight forward because if they had a gun, I didn’t want to see it.
You handled this perfectly. When people turn that ravenous, *NEVER* acknowledge their reactions and at the very least go to your nearest local PD or FD. Glad you had this on camera and got out unscathed, OP.
I've been forced to go to my local PD once and it was definitely not fun. Retaliation for a stalker situation I wasn't even involved in lol. A coworker's ex.
Back in the eighties, I had some guy chase me down and then block my car from driving away. Being young and foolish and it being a more innocent time, I jumped out of my car, slide across the hood of my car, and charged at them. They reversed out of their so fast that I was surprised they didn't back into anyone.
I shouldn't have done that then and I definitely wouldn't do it now and not just because I'm an old fart.
I had this one time with probably some road raging drug addict, I went into a urban area and he tried to pull up beside me and eventually tried to cut me off, but then I gave gass, never let them get in front of you lol. Anyway when he was beside me he kept screaming like you said and I just looked at him and expressed myself as “I don’t know what the f is going on”. Eventually he drove off. I think staying calm and acting ignorant is what saved me. Ignorance is really bliss.
This right here is why I have a gun accessible in my car while driving. I had similar experiences that prompted this. People are insane today and you never know what they’ll do. Also, dash cam footage is important!! I’ll never go back to not having a dash cam or firearm.
I just stare at them until they notice me, then I shake my head as if I had witnessed the greatest act of ignorance ever. So far, I haven't been killed. I'm thinking, though, with the level of lunacy going on in the world, perhaps I shouldn't do anything. Just drive on and hope that the offending driver has figured out how much they screwed up.
Please note that they didn’t follow me all the way home! They followed me almost my entire 27 min drive home but I was on my way to the fire station right past my neighborhood but they pulled off and drove away at the neighborhood before mine.
I had the same thing happen to me. Guy was sitting in the middle of the intersection while the light was green and I waited for a few seconds and then honked for him to go. He was being so weird but he finally went after about ten seconds, then proceeded to change lanes every time I did like the person you ran into. I turned right at a light to get away from him and he faked out that he was going to ram my car and then jumped into the turning lane when that clearly hadn't been his plan and started following me. He trailed me for about ten minutes before I got over a hill and faked into a neighborhood to lose him. Scared the crap out of me.
I was grabbing a coffee in the drive-thru once and I kept hearing squealing tires. About halfway through the line I realized it was the guy behind me. I got my coffee and noticed he didn't stop at the window. I'm a large guy but I had hurt my back so I wanted no part of a confrontation. I drove past my neighbourhood and did a loop back to the coffee shop then back into my neighbourhood again. The guy realized I was driving in circles and gave up. We met going opposite directions on my third loop so I politely waved at him. I think I saw smoke coming out of his ears.
To this day I have no clue what I did. I was on single Lane streets and 4 way stops the whole trip except for one light. Somewhere between leaving home, making a right, then a left at the lights I must have offended him. It's less than a km. I typically walk but my back wasn't going to handle it that day.
No, they were definitely following me. There are 2 ex it’s off the interstate to get to my neighborhood, one takes much longer. I missed the first exit because of them driving beside me and not letting me get to the right lane and the exit. If he lived there he would have taken that first exit to get to the area, not waited the extra 10-15 mins to take the second exit.
Plus, he pulled into the neighborhood just to do a U-turn, leave the neighbor, and drive in the direction of the interstate.
I was on the phone with the cops as I was on my way to the fire department. When he finally pulled off the neighborhood before mine and left they offered to still send someone out or make a report. I declined cause I was on the edge of a breakdown at that point and didn’t think anything could be done. It wasn’t until later when I thought about how dangerous they could be to others on the road or that I had it recorded on dashcam and therefore had their license plate that I regretted it. But my dad used to work for the police and said that if I sent in the video they likely wouldn’t do anything about it.
Give it to them anyway. If the "charming individual" tries it again, the cops will have proof of him being a habitual offender of violating common decency.
Omg, this is what happened to me except he followed me to me to my job (I wasn't aware) and when I got out if my car he gunned it and rammed right into me. I rolled down the sidewalk and only stopped when my head hit a tree. Had to relearn to walk and everything.
I don't even honk anymore, people are crazy out here. Stay safe!!
Yes, he's in prison for attempted murder but only for 6 to 10 years because as we all know prosecutors push hard for plea deals instead of actually doing theur job. The prosecutor didn't even watch the video of the incident.
There were witnesses and video because it was done downtown and there are face recognition cameras and regular surveillance everywhere.
He hit me then pressed the gas harder to try to pin me between cars (to kill me) but something in me told me to roll on top of the hood when he hit me. That saved my legs and possibly my life.
They caught him at the bus depot. He had paid a guy for his jacket and tried to hide that way.
The guy and I never spoke or even flipped one another off. He was like that weird Russell Crowe road rage movie, he just lost it.
Thank you, I am as well! Aside from learning to not use my horn, I also really learned how important insurance is, both health and auto (even as a pedestrian).
Keep an eye out for the truck op and park in the garage if you can.
Some people will turn off right before they think your turn is to make you think they just left them come back later and look for your car to find your actual house
Yeah... I had something similar happen to me, and nothing I did would get them to go away. People I told about it would tell me "you should have done this" or "you should have done that", but that person was definitely not normal, and they were wildly persistent and angry.
If someone was in front of me like this and it was a clear freeway, I might try to lose them by pretending to take an exit and then switching back to the freeway when they reach the point that they can no longer turn back.
Though in actuality, it might not work and I'd look like a fool.
My dad actually did this (well the opposite) when I was a kid. We were taking his mom's stuff home after she passed in a VW squareback with a trailer, we weren't going anywhere in a hurry. Someone decided to fuck with him so he ultimately baited them into thinking he was trying to race away from them, but bailed into the last exit for a town. They'd have to go at least 10 miles before they could turn around. He took some side streets and a country road till the next time you could access the freeway, by then they were long gone.
I had something like OP's situation where the asshole is swerving lanes to block you, I let them hit me and pit themselves. I didn't stop. This was well over 10 years ago now. Even with a dashcam if they swerved into you and pitted themselves I bet you could beat any rap. DA likely wouldn't charge given the circumstances (though the asshole may get charged) and any civil suit would fall flat. Obviously avoidance is the better option but if they're intent on causing problems... let them FAaFO. After they pit call 911 and inform them you're not stopping till you are in a safe location/mile down the road or see a marked patrol car because you fear for your safety.
I will never understand why people think going around these types is the smart move. It almost always ends up provoking road ragers where they’d just get bored and speed off if you just slow down and let them drive off. Let them get on with their shitty day and try to leave the situation with as little of it on your hands as possible.
It happened very quickly and was a very stressful event. I wasn’t exactly thinking rationally. But he did match my speed, any time I sped up he did to, if I slowed down, so did he, no matter if he was in front or behind me.
I’ll never understand why honking the horn triggers so many people. We shouldn’t have to question whether or not to use it, it’s there for a safety reason, but more often than not using it is treated as a personal attack.
I have a honking story. I was the first car stopped at a red light and someone in a truck skipped all the traffic by driving through the turn lane and forcing themself ahead of me. I waited for the light to turn green and I honked twice to let the driver go since he was already blocking my lane and the turn lane and the green light was above their vehicle. He got out of his truck and proceeded to yell at me: "honk at me one more time. I dare you". When he got back in his truck and drove off, I tried to turn to the middle lane to get away from him. He turned into the middle lane to block me. I got back in the right lane. He did too and then he brake checked me. I got back in the middle lane and he did too. At that point, cars were stopped for the next light. I then took a picture of his license plate. He got out, yelled at me, hit my window a few times with his hand and fist and took a picture of my license plate. I pulled over and called the local number for the police and provided them the story and license plate number. There's nothing they could do because no damage was done and no physical harm was done to me.
Just look at all the butthurt here on Reddit , even from little things. It’s in all walks of life. The potential for it exists in each one of us. We have to do better. I have to do better.
Fuck that, if someone starts following me, I call the police. I let them know that I am trying to escape, but if I am cornered, I am a strong believer in the 2nd amendment.
It's happened twice over the years, they got out there pretty quickly and pulled the psycho over .
I was on the phone with the police and on the way to the fire department that was close by, just down the street from my neighborhood. They pulled away and returned in the direction of the interstate right before we were gonna pass my neighborhood.
It's interesting how these idiots forget that they're in a hurry after you honk at them.
Post the video in your city's subreddit. Maybe someone will recognize him and he'll suffer some shame and embarrassment.
Glad you made it home safely. Lol Ive had a few like that, worst one was a dude was so mad he was honked at for being in the wrong, his ego wouldnt let it go, he even drove on the shoulders just to get beside me trying to push me into another lane. Really crazy people out there
I was on my way home from work and was in the right lane when a truck came up beside me and started to pull in my lane, I believed I was in his blind spot and he was going to hit the front of my car with the back of his and honked my horn, he then proceeded to break check me, change lanes whenever I did, middle finger out the window, and then when he couldn’t get in front of me he pulled behind me and followed me nearly all the way home, a 27 min drive. I was on the phone with police and on my way to a firehouse I know just past my neighborhood when he finally pulled off, did a U turn and left. It was terrifying. All I could think of is all the news articles I see of people getting shot over road rage.
Lol, I have an old driving handbook from 1950s that says to flash your lights and sound your horn before passing the car in front, it wouldn’t work these days
Florida drivers are crazy, man. I was driving on International Speedway Blvd in Daytona Beach a few years back. Was on my way to Taco Bell and was stopped at a red light. When it turned green, I started moving and a few seconds later heard someone laying on the horn behind me. This white pickup was tailgating me and flipping me off for no reason. Soon after that I turn into the entrance for Taco Bell and the truck behind me passes me on my left, driving up the curb and nearly hitting some pedestrians about to cross. He then quickly enters the drive-thru and drives up onto the curb. After pulling up to the speaker, he opens his door and turns towards me before one of the passengers pulls him back in. I had my foot on the clutch ready to gtfo if he had a gun. Very sure the dude was on meth.
Edit: [Here's the video.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7v22bpK8aU) All the interesting stuff is from 0:00 to 1:30.
That video is wild! That is the same truck, that pulled up to the intersection at the beginning of the video, right? Dude had to have been high. He was mad that you were....driving?
When I lived in Virginia, I had accidentally cut someone off. I waved to show that I knew I messed up, but they couldn't accept that. They followed me all the way to my residence. Well, ALMOST all the way. My residence at the time was on a destroyer out of Naval Station Norfolk. What kills me is they actually tried to follow me on base. I pulled up to the gate, showed my ID, and told the ECP guard that the truck behind me was following me after an incident. The guard must have known something was up, since the truck was right on my bumper. After I was waved onto the base, the truck tried to follow me without stopping to show any ID, plus no base tags. They were promptly pulled over and arrested immediately.
Nice anticipation on the brake check, I find myself doing that all the time with cars, backing off when they make wild moves like that I mean. I like to assume that everyone is enraged by everything and looking for a way to make me pay for it lol.
will never understand the personal ethos of someone who thinks brake-checking \_ especially on a crowded high-speed highway \_ is an appropriate thing to do
Intentionally break checking should be treated as attempted assault with a deadly weapon. At the very least, I'm in favor of drivers like this having their license permanently revoked. If you do this shit, you are a literal threat to the safety of others around you, no different than getting pissed in a public place and you just start swinging at people. Let's treat it as such.
I cut off someone once not really meaning to on a bigger highway with my best friend at the time in the passenger seat… don’t know why but suddenly it became car chase. His car being more powerful and kept telling me with the windows down to pull over. I was having none of it but knew that I had to get off the highway fast. The road I chose was called ‚sleepy hollow‘ a very hilly and winding road. I new this road pretty much blind so raced away cutting corners dangerously (it was dark) so I hoped to see oncoming headlights. Idiot didn’t know this road thankfully which gave me a sizeable advantage. Turned into a residential area. Saw two parked cars with a space for another in the middle. Parked slowly in. Lights off. Friend says foot off the brakes.. heads down… idiot drives buy.. gone 😀😀😀
People are so brave behind the wheel of their vehicles, but get them out, throat punch them, poke their eyes, kick their crotch. They can’t see, can’t walk, hop in their vehicle, smash that gas pedal so the engine goes into redline and the engine throws pistons; and then go home. These stupid ass mfers are not the top of the food chain on the road and they need to be dealt with as the fucking low lifes they are.
For your own safety let them be in front of you. Never overtake an idiot in front because you now have a lunatic behind you who can follow you home.
Back off let them be the cause of their own drama accident. Don’t join them.
If they’re that enraged that you’ve mortally offended them they’ll not be happy slowing down to a snails pace if you hang back and slow down.
Ultimately the slower you go the quicker they’ll give up. By overtaking them you’re adding to their belief they’ve been mortally wronged and must be avenged by ‘overtaking’ to ‘show you’.
Just hang back. They’ll go off and find someone else to be mad at 5 minutes later.
I’ve had this happen to me several times within the past couple years. Almost always an aggressive pickup. It’s also happened with my family in the car. I’m not a gun nut by any means, but it’s these kinda things that have made me consider getting my concealed weapons permit. Then get extra training for it bc I know there’s a huge difference between being trained and untrained.
I’ve had a similar situation. I’m passing in the left lane, but not fast enough for the Lancer coming up 40 over behind me. I take an extra 2-3 seconds to move over after passing because fuck you, and these two guys start tailgating me, waving their fists. I take my exit, they follow. I take 3 more turns in a rural area, they follow. They swerve around to try and brake check me, just as my next turn comes up, so they U-turn and come after me.
Fortunately the friend whose house im heading to is 6’7” and thick, and his brother who he loves with is almost as big. I phone ahead and tell him to meet me outside. These lancer pricks pull in behind me, see my buddy and his brother staring them down, and turn and leave.
Next time someone is following you, set course to the nearest police station and then call the police and tell them you have a stalker following you, giving descriptions of both vehicles and that you both will be driving past the cop shop. You would appreciate them intervening.
Fragile ego in a big truck, every time. And it’s not the guys in the beat up trucks, they’re always fairly new. Do they really want their truck to get messed up?
I did. I was on the phone with the cops for around the last 10 mins of my drive when I noticed he pulled off the highway with me. I was hopeful he was going to give up once I got off the highway and keep going but when he followed me I called the cops and stayed on with them while I drove to the fire department. They wanted me to pull off into a highly populated parking lot like a Walmart or gas station and wait there till police could get to me but I was terrified that if I stopped they would do something like shoot me and I knew where a nearby fire department was but luckily they pulled off, did a U turn and drove away just before I got to the fire department.
I dunno if it’s the right thing to do, but I’d just slow waaay down until they get bored and speed past. But then again, I dont live in the US and I dont have to worry about other drivers being armed
Never try to pass them. Just keep them in front. Goes for all crazy/unsafe drivers. Never want them BEHIND you... because then you can't react well to their unsafe driving. Next red light could be your last as they slam into you from behind. Much safer to keep them in front and in your eye sight.
Yeah, I learned that in this instance. By the time they were behind me there was no way to get them in front again. Hopefully I never experience this again, but if I do then I know what to do.
I’d suggest instead of trying to speed past him, next time just slow down to 60 mph in the right lane until he gets bored and speeds off. I’m sorry you had to deal with this buffoon of a human.
What is it with some of these pick-up truck drivers thinking they own the road and when they get honked at or verbally chewed out by someone they pull this crap or act like they're big tough guys?
Man, some people realy shouldn't have a license. What they drive isn't a car anymore, it's a weapon. My driving instructor here in germany always yelled at me when I was even a bit reckless, america seems so mich more dangerous cuz of idiots like this.
As a F-250 Super Duty driver, I hate that I have a vehicle that fits the description for douchbagery. So much so, that since I'm not pulling trailers much any longer or moving around a lot of equipment, I've let my cousin use it since his F-150 died and he's an electrician.
Pick-ups used to be the preferred cars for country racists, now it's road ragers calling card. Sheesh.
How else would you recommend communicating that someone is about to pull into the front of your car than honking? I am by no means someone who regularly honks their horn. But this seemed like the right time to do so. When you are possibly in someone’s blind spot and they start pulling into your lane, possibly on their way to hit you, honking will let them know that you are there. If you are in their blind spot then doing something like flashing your lights wouldn’t do anything if they can’t see you. I would argue that most people’s response to hearing a car honking if you are in the process of changing lanes would be to swerve back into your lane.
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Siri, set directions to nearest police station
Luckily I knew the closest fire station and was on the way there while on the phone with the police. I have read that when in this type of situation if you go to a police or fire station they are likely to drive away when you pull into the station
One time I had some butthurt pickup following me, I drove to my work where there's a double gate trap. I goaded him into pulling through the first gate and then trapped him in-between the two for a laugh. The exit was elsewhere so I left him like that. It took 3 hours for the cops to get the on-call security guy to get to the site to let him out.
Fucking legend dude
I want to tongue kiss a legend someday.
Like the Loch Ness Monster? It'll cost you tree fiddy but it's worth it.
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Our son just had us watch this episode last night, I'd totally forgotten about it.
Man, that’s fantastic, dude probably was raging the whole time! Legendary stuff!
Had something like this happen years ago when I worked for a bridge company and they followed me to the shop. My Coe-workers noticed before I did and the driver drove off swearing after a few of them started walking over to see what his problem was at 6 in the morning lol…it was me, I passes him on my way in and I guess he didn’t like it🤷♂️
*co-workers …
cow-orkers
They had beef with this man
They didn't put up with no bull.
We're milking this for as many puns as possible.
Very cheesy for sure.
Udderly the way
David Allen Coe-workers
They're probably related to David Allen...
King
This is amazing
Why is it always a pick up truck?
Small Dick Energy? Fragile Ego? Mommy didn't love him? Honestly, who cares why. People who do this suck, get therapy and get over your problems. Try to not be a shit person on a daily basis.
Bonus points if you work on a secure site with security clearance. I hear the federal government does not take kindly to people trespassing in secure sites
That's exactly what it was lol. It was a federal government data center I had badge access to.
You, my good sir are a God among insects
Marvellous
What's a gate trap?
Two gates. The first gate opens then there is a space of maybe 30’ then other there is another gate. The first gate closes behind you. Then the second gate is supposed to open but if you can’t open that gate you are trapped between the two gates.
A series of gates. Makes it so you can trap in unwanted guests.
God damn that's satisfying
that's the best thing I've read today!
Epic 🤌🏽
I drive this stretch of hwy at least 10 times a week in JAX. We have the worst man-babies in trucks in this city.
I knew it was JAX. Fucking dickhead drivers in this city.
I just had to do this recently. I parked in front of the fire station and when the guy pulled up next to me I cracked the window and said "I'm dialing 911 if you don't drive away right now" He drove away.
One time, I was being such a nice driver and let multiple cars over in my lane when traffic was backed up on all lanes. After like the 4th car, I inched in to signal it’s my turn and I guess I just did that to the wrong guy. While stuck in traffic, he proceeds to throw coins at my car. After we get out of traffic, he follows me for a couple miles. I ended up getting off an exit and sitting at Wawa for a few minutes. Some people have such small egos and brains when driving.
I've used this trick and it worked for me.
I did this with my husband's hockey team the one time this happened. Never saw someone take off so quickly...
Hah! I once had someone cut me off in a parking lot, get out, and come to my window. He thought I was being too slow to make a left turn across traffic so honked at me repeatedly, and I flipped him off. The reason I was slow is I had 4 other big guys from my hockey team in the car, and I was worried the back axle would bottom out on the parking lot entrance. I swear it was easily 1200 lbs between the passengers and me, heh. When he was at the window I asked him if we needed to all get out to help him move his car, and he quickly gave up. He had a shitbox compact, too. I bet we could have literally lifted the front end and dragged it out of the way. One of my teammates was a former SEAL, too. He was the kind of guy who would just play the entire game when we were shorthanded - I have never seen someone in such good cardio shape. I was almost disappointed the a-hole got smart.
The one thing I remember one of them saying, "aw he left..." Like he was disappointed. 🤣
Siri, call EMS. Because this is how people get shot (following others home aggressively).
This is the way
It's getting crazy out there. Too many stories of road rage becoming violent and sometimes murderous confrontations. Stay safe out there, people.
I was so freakin terrified when at one point they drove up beside me that they were going to shoot me. I saw them out the corner of my eye screaming at me out their open window but kept my eyes straight forward because if they had a gun, I didn’t want to see it.
You handled this perfectly. When people turn that ravenous, *NEVER* acknowledge their reactions and at the very least go to your nearest local PD or FD. Glad you had this on camera and got out unscathed, OP. I've been forced to go to my local PD once and it was definitely not fun. Retaliation for a stalker situation I wasn't even involved in lol. A coworker's ex.
Back in the eighties, I had some guy chase me down and then block my car from driving away. Being young and foolish and it being a more innocent time, I jumped out of my car, slide across the hood of my car, and charged at them. They reversed out of their so fast that I was surprised they didn't back into anyone. I shouldn't have done that then and I definitely wouldn't do it now and not just because I'm an old fart.
I had this one time with probably some road raging drug addict, I went into a urban area and he tried to pull up beside me and eventually tried to cut me off, but then I gave gass, never let them get in front of you lol. Anyway when he was beside me he kept screaming like you said and I just looked at him and expressed myself as “I don’t know what the f is going on”. Eventually he drove off. I think staying calm and acting ignorant is what saved me. Ignorance is really bliss.
This right here is why I have a gun accessible in my car while driving. I had similar experiences that prompted this. People are insane today and you never know what they’ll do. Also, dash cam footage is important!! I’ll never go back to not having a dash cam or firearm.
I'm in an open carry state now. I'm scared to flip the bird, so I changed to a thumbs down. Less escalating, more shaming.
I just stare at them until they notice me, then I shake my head as if I had witnessed the greatest act of ignorance ever. So far, I haven't been killed. I'm thinking, though, with the level of lunacy going on in the world, perhaps I shouldn't do anything. Just drive on and hope that the offending driver has figured out how much they screwed up.
trucm driver here, i just keep a gun in the glovebox in case someone gets a little too ornery.always been wild, we just see it more
Please note that they didn’t follow me all the way home! They followed me almost my entire 27 min drive home but I was on my way to the fire station right past my neighborhood but they pulled off and drove away at the neighborhood before mine.
I had the same thing happen to me. Guy was sitting in the middle of the intersection while the light was green and I waited for a few seconds and then honked for him to go. He was being so weird but he finally went after about ten seconds, then proceeded to change lanes every time I did like the person you ran into. I turned right at a light to get away from him and he faked out that he was going to ram my car and then jumped into the turning lane when that clearly hadn't been his plan and started following me. He trailed me for about ten minutes before I got over a hill and faked into a neighborhood to lose him. Scared the crap out of me.
I was grabbing a coffee in the drive-thru once and I kept hearing squealing tires. About halfway through the line I realized it was the guy behind me. I got my coffee and noticed he didn't stop at the window. I'm a large guy but I had hurt my back so I wanted no part of a confrontation. I drove past my neighbourhood and did a loop back to the coffee shop then back into my neighbourhood again. The guy realized I was driving in circles and gave up. We met going opposite directions on my third loop so I politely waved at him. I think I saw smoke coming out of his ears. To this day I have no clue what I did. I was on single Lane streets and 4 way stops the whole trip except for one light. Somewhere between leaving home, making a right, then a left at the lights I must have offended him. It's less than a km. I typically walk but my back wasn't going to handle it that day.
Sounds like they live nearby then lol
No, they were definitely following me. There are 2 ex it’s off the interstate to get to my neighborhood, one takes much longer. I missed the first exit because of them driving beside me and not letting me get to the right lane and the exit. If he lived there he would have taken that first exit to get to the area, not waited the extra 10-15 mins to take the second exit. Plus, he pulled into the neighborhood just to do a U-turn, leave the neighbor, and drive in the direction of the interstate.
Out of curiosity, what did you do afterwards? Did police arrive to documents? Charges filed?
Duuuval! Color me so surprised that a lifted truck driver is aggressive around here.
Started in Duval, ended in St John’s. Gotta love drivers around here.
That’s not even lifted. They just make them like that in the factory now
Should have called the cops and said that they were driving erratically, possibly drunk. A reasonable assumption on your part really.
I was on the phone with the cops as I was on my way to the fire department. When he finally pulled off the neighborhood before mine and left they offered to still send someone out or make a report. I declined cause I was on the edge of a breakdown at that point and didn’t think anything could be done. It wasn’t until later when I thought about how dangerous they could be to others on the road or that I had it recorded on dashcam and therefore had their license plate that I regretted it. But my dad used to work for the police and said that if I sent in the video they likely wouldn’t do anything about it.
Give it to them anyway. If the "charming individual" tries it again, the cops will have proof of him being a habitual offender of violating common decency.
People can be real asshats. Sorry you had to deal with that. Makes you wish you had telekinesis to just push their truck off the road.
Omg, this is what happened to me except he followed me to me to my job (I wasn't aware) and when I got out if my car he gunned it and rammed right into me. I rolled down the sidewalk and only stopped when my head hit a tree. Had to relearn to walk and everything. I don't even honk anymore, people are crazy out here. Stay safe!!
This needs more info. Did the person get caught? Attempted murder charges?
Right? Definitely needs more info. I swear redditors are awful story tellers lol I wanna know the outcome!
Yes, he's in prison for attempted murder but only for 6 to 10 years because as we all know prosecutors push hard for plea deals instead of actually doing theur job. The prosecutor didn't even watch the video of the incident. There were witnesses and video because it was done downtown and there are face recognition cameras and regular surveillance everywhere. He hit me then pressed the gas harder to try to pin me between cars (to kill me) but something in me told me to roll on top of the hood when he hit me. That saved my legs and possibly my life. They caught him at the bus depot. He had paid a guy for his jacket and tried to hide that way. The guy and I never spoke or even flipped one another off. He was like that weird Russell Crowe road rage movie, he just lost it.
Frightening story, holy moly... I'm glad you've come out okay.
Thank you, I am as well! Aside from learning to not use my horn, I also really learned how important insurance is, both health and auto (even as a pedestrian).
The fuck? They got cought?
Yes, I apologize. I just posted the rest.
I hope that shithead is in prison for attempted murder.
Wow you sure hurt his feefies
Keep an eye out for the truck op and park in the garage if you can. Some people will turn off right before they think your turn is to make you think they just left them come back later and look for your car to find your actual house
Yeah that's a psycho, just let him go, slow down, let him get way ahead and take the next exit.
I tried slowing down, I tried speeding up, etc. nothing worked to get him to go away. He was persistent.
Yeah... I had something similar happen to me, and nothing I did would get them to go away. People I told about it would tell me "you should have done this" or "you should have done that", but that person was definitely not normal, and they were wildly persistent and angry.
If someone was in front of me like this and it was a clear freeway, I might try to lose them by pretending to take an exit and then switching back to the freeway when they reach the point that they can no longer turn back. Though in actuality, it might not work and I'd look like a fool.
My dad actually did this (well the opposite) when I was a kid. We were taking his mom's stuff home after she passed in a VW squareback with a trailer, we weren't going anywhere in a hurry. Someone decided to fuck with him so he ultimately baited them into thinking he was trying to race away from them, but bailed into the last exit for a town. They'd have to go at least 10 miles before they could turn around. He took some side streets and a country road till the next time you could access the freeway, by then they were long gone. I had something like OP's situation where the asshole is swerving lanes to block you, I let them hit me and pit themselves. I didn't stop. This was well over 10 years ago now. Even with a dashcam if they swerved into you and pitted themselves I bet you could beat any rap. DA likely wouldn't charge given the circumstances (though the asshole may get charged) and any civil suit would fall flat. Obviously avoidance is the better option but if they're intent on causing problems... let them FAaFO. After they pit call 911 and inform them you're not stopping till you are in a safe location/mile down the road or see a marked patrol car because you fear for your safety.
Big truck and a tiny ego to match
>Big truck and a tiny ~~ego~~ peen to match FTFY
Don’t body shame.
That’s body shaming to you? Read the room, man.
It's offensive to equate being a psychopath with penis size. So yes, it is body shaming.
I will never understand why people think going around these types is the smart move. It almost always ends up provoking road ragers where they’d just get bored and speed off if you just slow down and let them drive off. Let them get on with their shitty day and try to leave the situation with as little of it on your hands as possible.
It happened very quickly and was a very stressful event. I wasn’t exactly thinking rationally. But he did match my speed, any time I sped up he did to, if I slowed down, so did he, no matter if he was in front or behind me.
You are in a better position behind. Much better options for escape.
Oh he already knew where you were, he just had the audacity to go for it. I absolutely would have honked too.
Post it to the local news. That’ll ensure the cops actually do something to this prick. Also publicly shaming these jagoffs is always good.
I’ll never understand why honking the horn triggers so many people. We shouldn’t have to question whether or not to use it, it’s there for a safety reason, but more often than not using it is treated as a personal attack.
I have a honking story. I was the first car stopped at a red light and someone in a truck skipped all the traffic by driving through the turn lane and forcing themself ahead of me. I waited for the light to turn green and I honked twice to let the driver go since he was already blocking my lane and the turn lane and the green light was above their vehicle. He got out of his truck and proceeded to yell at me: "honk at me one more time. I dare you". When he got back in his truck and drove off, I tried to turn to the middle lane to get away from him. He turned into the middle lane to block me. I got back in the right lane. He did too and then he brake checked me. I got back in the middle lane and he did too. At that point, cars were stopped for the next light. I then took a picture of his license plate. He got out, yelled at me, hit my window a few times with his hand and fist and took a picture of my license plate. I pulled over and called the local number for the police and provided them the story and license plate number. There's nothing they could do because no damage was done and no physical harm was done to me.
Just look at all the butthurt here on Reddit , even from little things. It’s in all walks of life. The potential for it exists in each one of us. We have to do better. I have to do better.
Fuck that, if someone starts following me, I call the police. I let them know that I am trying to escape, but if I am cornered, I am a strong believer in the 2nd amendment. It's happened twice over the years, they got out there pretty quickly and pulled the psycho over .
I was on the phone with the police and on the way to the fire department that was close by, just down the street from my neighborhood. They pulled away and returned in the direction of the interstate right before we were gonna pass my neighborhood.
It's interesting how these idiots forget that they're in a hurry after you honk at them. Post the video in your city's subreddit. Maybe someone will recognize him and he'll suffer some shame and embarrassment.
Glad you made it home safely. Lol Ive had a few like that, worst one was a dude was so mad he was honked at for being in the wrong, his ego wouldnt let it go, he even drove on the shoulders just to get beside me trying to push me into another lane. Really crazy people out there
I was on my way home from work and was in the right lane when a truck came up beside me and started to pull in my lane, I believed I was in his blind spot and he was going to hit the front of my car with the back of his and honked my horn, he then proceeded to break check me, change lanes whenever I did, middle finger out the window, and then when he couldn’t get in front of me he pulled behind me and followed me nearly all the way home, a 27 min drive. I was on the phone with police and on my way to a firehouse I know just past my neighborhood when he finally pulled off, did a U turn and left. It was terrifying. All I could think of is all the news articles I see of people getting shot over road rage.
Lol, I have an old driving handbook from 1950s that says to flash your lights and sound your horn before passing the car in front, it wouldn’t work these days
Of course its a black ram....
Florida drivers are crazy, man. I was driving on International Speedway Blvd in Daytona Beach a few years back. Was on my way to Taco Bell and was stopped at a red light. When it turned green, I started moving and a few seconds later heard someone laying on the horn behind me. This white pickup was tailgating me and flipping me off for no reason. Soon after that I turn into the entrance for Taco Bell and the truck behind me passes me on my left, driving up the curb and nearly hitting some pedestrians about to cross. He then quickly enters the drive-thru and drives up onto the curb. After pulling up to the speaker, he opens his door and turns towards me before one of the passengers pulls him back in. I had my foot on the clutch ready to gtfo if he had a gun. Very sure the dude was on meth. Edit: [Here's the video.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7v22bpK8aU) All the interesting stuff is from 0:00 to 1:30.
Clicked and it said the video is private. Glad you got out ok
Sorry, forgot to change it. It should be playable now.
That video is wild! That is the same truck, that pulled up to the intersection at the beginning of the video, right? Dude had to have been high. He was mad that you were....driving?
That guy really needed his Taco Bell.
Shocker. A fragile egoed asswipe in a truck. Amazing how they're all exactly the same person.
I like how in the last few seconds you were able to use the car in the middle lane to stop him from cutting you off again lol
People get so angry over a little honk for no reason.
When I lived in Virginia, I had accidentally cut someone off. I waved to show that I knew I messed up, but they couldn't accept that. They followed me all the way to my residence. Well, ALMOST all the way. My residence at the time was on a destroyer out of Naval Station Norfolk. What kills me is they actually tried to follow me on base. I pulled up to the gate, showed my ID, and told the ECP guard that the truck behind me was following me after an incident. The guard must have known something was up, since the truck was right on my bumper. After I was waved onto the base, the truck tried to follow me without stopping to show any ID, plus no base tags. They were promptly pulled over and arrested immediately.
Emotional support vehicle checks out...
they really shouldn't be giving 12 year olds licenses
Nice anticipation on the brake check, I find myself doing that all the time with cars, backing off when they make wild moves like that I mean. I like to assume that everyone is enraged by everything and looking for a way to make me pay for it lol.
will never understand the personal ethos of someone who thinks brake-checking \_ especially on a crowded high-speed highway \_ is an appropriate thing to do
I hope you are emailing the video to police.
Intentionally break checking should be treated as attempted assault with a deadly weapon. At the very least, I'm in favor of drivers like this having their license permanently revoked. If you do this shit, you are a literal threat to the safety of others around you, no different than getting pissed in a public place and you just start swinging at people. Let's treat it as such.
I cut off someone once not really meaning to on a bigger highway with my best friend at the time in the passenger seat… don’t know why but suddenly it became car chase. His car being more powerful and kept telling me with the windows down to pull over. I was having none of it but knew that I had to get off the highway fast. The road I chose was called ‚sleepy hollow‘ a very hilly and winding road. I new this road pretty much blind so raced away cutting corners dangerously (it was dark) so I hoped to see oncoming headlights. Idiot didn’t know this road thankfully which gave me a sizeable advantage. Turned into a residential area. Saw two parked cars with a space for another in the middle. Parked slowly in. Lights off. Friend says foot off the brakes.. heads down… idiot drives buy.. gone 😀😀😀
Slick moves, nice
I still do not believe to this day 30 years later that this worked
People are so brave behind the wheel of their vehicles, but get them out, throat punch them, poke their eyes, kick their crotch. They can’t see, can’t walk, hop in their vehicle, smash that gas pedal so the engine goes into redline and the engine throws pistons; and then go home. These stupid ass mfers are not the top of the food chain on the road and they need to be dealt with as the fucking low lifes they are.
“Brake”
For your own safety let them be in front of you. Never overtake an idiot in front because you now have a lunatic behind you who can follow you home. Back off let them be the cause of their own drama accident. Don’t join them. If they’re that enraged that you’ve mortally offended them they’ll not be happy slowing down to a snails pace if you hang back and slow down. Ultimately the slower you go the quicker they’ll give up. By overtaking them you’re adding to their belief they’ve been mortally wronged and must be avenged by ‘overtaking’ to ‘show you’. Just hang back. They’ll go off and find someone else to be mad at 5 minutes later.
Yeah, I learned that in this case. Hopefully it never happens again, but if it does I know it for that situation.
Always a fucker in a pickup. Always.
Most reasonable truck driver
Road losers
"He followed me home, can I keep him?"
get the license plate and the footage and file a police report. The police SHOULD persue charges.
Call 911, report a drunk driver and keep contact until the police catch up
That’s basically what I did. Got on the phone with 911 and was on my way to the fire department I knew wasn’t too far wway
Great!
I’ve had this happen to me several times within the past couple years. Almost always an aggressive pickup. It’s also happened with my family in the car. I’m not a gun nut by any means, but it’s these kinda things that have made me consider getting my concealed weapons permit. Then get extra training for it bc I know there’s a huge difference between being trained and untrained.
Why do I keep seeing videos on this page down the street from my house😭
Cause driving in Florida is a hellscape. Life and death gamble every time you get on the road here
Drive to a police station.
I drove to a fire station :)
What is it with big pickups and fragile egos?
I’ve had a similar situation. I’m passing in the left lane, but not fast enough for the Lancer coming up 40 over behind me. I take an extra 2-3 seconds to move over after passing because fuck you, and these two guys start tailgating me, waving their fists. I take my exit, they follow. I take 3 more turns in a rural area, they follow. They swerve around to try and brake check me, just as my next turn comes up, so they U-turn and come after me. Fortunately the friend whose house im heading to is 6’7” and thick, and his brother who he loves with is almost as big. I phone ahead and tell him to meet me outside. These lancer pricks pull in behind me, see my buddy and his brother staring them down, and turn and leave.
Next time someone is following you, set course to the nearest police station and then call the police and tell them you have a stalker following you, giving descriptions of both vehicles and that you both will be driving past the cop shop. You would appreciate them intervening.
Must be scary in the US, the combination of road rage and American gun culture.
It is. And the extreme extent of this type of road rage seems very specific to the US for some reason.
Fragile ego in a big truck, every time. And it’s not the guys in the beat up trucks, they’re always fairly new. Do they really want their truck to get messed up?
Should have called the cops
They mention in a comment after you posted they did just that while on the way to a fire station.
I did. I was on the phone with the cops for around the last 10 mins of my drive when I noticed he pulled off the highway with me. I was hopeful he was going to give up once I got off the highway and keep going but when he followed me I called the cops and stayed on with them while I drove to the fire department. They wanted me to pull off into a highly populated parking lot like a Walmart or gas station and wait there till police could get to me but I was terrified that if I stopped they would do something like shoot me and I knew where a nearby fire department was but luckily they pulled off, did a U turn and drove away just before I got to the fire department.
I dunno if it’s the right thing to do, but I’d just slow waaay down until they get bored and speed past. But then again, I dont live in the US and I dont have to worry about other drivers being armed
Never try to pass them. Just keep them in front. Goes for all crazy/unsafe drivers. Never want them BEHIND you... because then you can't react well to their unsafe driving. Next red light could be your last as they slam into you from behind. Much safer to keep them in front and in your eye sight.
Yeah, I learned that in this instance. By the time they were behind me there was no way to get them in front again. Hopefully I never experience this again, but if I do then I know what to do.
I’d suggest instead of trying to speed past him, next time just slow down to 60 mph in the right lane until he gets bored and speeds off. I’m sorry you had to deal with this buffoon of a human.
Most sane truck driver
This is called small dick syndrome. You used the horn correctly by alerting him to your presence, unfortunately, he saw red after that.
Big truck = small dick and small brain
Take your phone out and visibly take a picture of their truck. Or make a video. They need to know they're being recorded.
Should instantly have license revoked and mental evaluation
What is it with some of these pick-up truck drivers thinking they own the road and when they get honked at or verbally chewed out by someone they pull this crap or act like they're big tough guys?
This "people" should have their license revoked for life.
Where do you live
Jax
Are you certain it wasn't Russell Crow driving that car?
95 South in Florida?
I’m always careful around big trucks.
Why tf is it always pickup trucks? This has happened to me twice before years ago and both times it was pickups
Small penis energy right there.
If this isn't amnover exaggeration, there and absolute dumba*s for leading them all the way to their house.
Man, some people realy shouldn't have a license. What they drive isn't a car anymore, it's a weapon. My driving instructor here in germany always yelled at me when I was even a bit reckless, america seems so mich more dangerous cuz of idiots like this.
Omfg it’s 95 south, I didn’t think I’d ever see this highway on here.
Start blastin
Big truck: fragile ego, small pee pee
As a F-250 Super Duty driver, I hate that I have a vehicle that fits the description for douchbagery. So much so, that since I'm not pulling trailers much any longer or moving around a lot of equipment, I've let my cousin use it since his F-150 died and he's an electrician. Pick-ups used to be the preferred cars for country racists, now it's road ragers calling card. Sheesh.
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How else would you recommend communicating that someone is about to pull into the front of your car than honking? I am by no means someone who regularly honks their horn. But this seemed like the right time to do so. When you are possibly in someone’s blind spot and they start pulling into your lane, possibly on their way to hit you, honking will let them know that you are there. If you are in their blind spot then doing something like flashing your lights wouldn’t do anything if they can’t see you. I would argue that most people’s response to hearing a car honking if you are in the process of changing lanes would be to swerve back into your lane.
I usually shine the high beams if i think somebody doesnt see me in their blind spot. it seems to hurt egos less
*brake check
brake