Surreal Roadrage Experience (Long)

[Dave951M]

Coming home from work involves about 30+ miles of 4 lane interstate type of driving. At about 4 miles to go to my exit, there is a merge from the right side. Traffic was heavy, speed limit 65, several 18 wheelers in the right lane, I am in the left lane poking along at about 70+ with traffic. Watching the merging traffic, I notice a white Ford p/u with horse trailer and horses aboard. In the space of about half a mile, this guy has gone through traffic and is tailgating me at 70+. Bear in mind that there are several big trucks in the right lane and I am not keen to tuck into their little convoy. This guy gets so close that I can't even see his bumper and can feel the pressure wave off the front of his bubbamobile. We have had a crackdown by law enforcement in this area so I'm not about to kick it up any faster. I get to within a mile of my exit, I kick it just enough to get over past the real trucks and guess what?? Bubba follows, waving clinched fists, international finger of friendship, and mouthing off. Can't read lips, but most of these types can't use multisylabic communication anyway so interpretation was easy. He follows me up the ramp, through the right turn, and heading off to town, still wildly gesticulating (no, that's not an obscene word.) At the next traffic light, I see his door opening, I make an immediate right turn and watch to see what Bubba does. Bubba follows, again, I do not speed, it's 35 here and the cops do watch it. About the time Bubba get close again, I've had it. Downshift, nail it, watch Bubba shrink in the mirrors at a geometric rate. I deliberately drove a rather circuitous route to the house just in case.

Some people (word now used loosely) just are really stupid. I had a similar incident many years ago. That time, I was driving one of my infamous $300 adventuremobiles. Difference was, I was riding along delinking machine gun ammo my brother had bought surplus. Also in the car were a couple of rifles since we were going shooting. I pulled off the side of the road, grabbed a rifle, crammed a handful of rounds in the magazine, racked the bolt and stepped out to meet this "gentleman." I think the sight of firepower took all of the urge to knuckledrill out of him. After I stopped shaking and settled the nausea from adrenanline overload, I sat down and unloaded the rifle. Of the 5 rounds loaded, 3 were armor piercing and 2 were tracers. (Hide behind the block, I don't care! I'll either shoot through it or just set your gas tank on fire.) Just then a cop drives up. He thought it was funny, I didn't.

Moral of my rambling $.50 worth, no matter how mad you get at the other guy, your actions and his may combine to get someone killed or injured including yourself. You never know how postal he can get. Horses have no say in the matter at all. (Even Mr. Ed.) A surreal end to a surreal wacko day. Maybe it's just all the pollen in the air.

[Lawrence Coppari]

And just think about this, his vote counts just as much as yours. Sound like the fellow is wasting oxygen.

[lm6y]

Sounds like a recipient of the Darwin awrds in the making.

I had about the same thing happen to me. A chevy pickup truck wanted to race. He didn't want to pass me, just sit on my bumper up to 100 mph. I thought, O.K. you've got a decent engine, let's try you brakes! The last thing I saw of him was tire smoke, and him bailing off into a ditch. I've never seen him again.

[p0r2chby]

Shaun... confronting an irate and obviously irationaly acting driver is the most stupid thing you could or can ever do. A better solution and one that difuses the situation is what Dave951M had done. Take a different path home or better yet, drive into an area where you know law enforcement is available. Yes, taking note of the plate number is a good idea but still, confrontation is the wrong thing to do. Why, ask the folks who are dead or severly injured.

I keep a disposible camera in our glove box.. I snap a pic of the motorest in a the rage behaviour mode and make some notes of the situation. (road name, direction, time of day, traffic conditions etc). My idea is that if something ever does happen, I will have some evidence i.e plate number, type of vehicle, image of person or persons involved.

Now, if you still chose the "absolutly most stupid ever" method, that's ok with me. Confrontation of this manner will eventuly remove you from the gene pool. When you are gone, I'll buy parts from your car... but no stickers....

[Sam-Turbo S+NOS]

I am well known in my area of my city for having a fast car. Last year me and my buddies where coming home from a baseball game(my friend Joe in his 88 SC 944 n/a, my other friend Nick in his 93 Nissan 300ZX TT and me in my 88 Turbo S) when these two *******s from school in their Jeep CJ-7 and 95 Mustang decited to "mess around" with us. We where on a small 2 lane highway out in the middle of nowhere and there was no traffic on the road. Of course I was in the front of the line of cars when I hear this loun smash and then my buddie in his Nissan rear ends me, then he flicked off some guy behind him. So, i assumed that it was just a fender-bender so when i was about to pull over to look at my car i get rear ended again! Right after that my friend in the Nissan blew buy me and I discover this big gree Jeep Behind me, then a black Mustang blew by me. As the Jeep tried to rear end me I dropped to 3rd and just dropped the hammer. He was gone in a matter of seconds. I guess my friend Joe in his 944 passed the jeep cause he was right behind me at 110mph. We caught up to the Mustang and the Nissan and the Nissan (Nick) pulled over with the Mustang right behind it and Joe and I too. I poped my trunk and jumped out of the car as did Joe but Nick stayed in his car. I got out my 33oz baseball bat and headed twards the Mustang. Me and Joe got them out of the car while Nick called the cops. Just then the Jeep pulls up. 3 guys get out and push Joe and I swung the bat really close to one of their heads so they got back in the Jeep and left. Luckly we go the licence plate. We sat for ten min and finnaly the cops showed up. It turns out thoes kids where form my high school and where pissed at us becaue a lot of girls liked our cars and for the fact that we where all friends. (me joe and nick).
This is why I dont put pics of my car on the internet.


[This message has been edited by Sam-Turbo S+NOS (edited 04-28-2001).]

[Dave951M]

When Shaun is removed from the gene pool, let's just part his car among us so that his memory will live on. I want the A arms.

I can see bubba in the Ford now, an evil Mr. Ed on one shoulder and a good Mr. Ed on the other... "Go ahead Wilbur, you know you want to" "Now Wilbur, calm down since all it does is make you mad" "Wilbur, pay no attention to the goody goody horsey, just do it!" "Wilbur, if you listen to the bad horsey, I'll kick your butt!" "Go ahead Wilbur, I'll kick the nice horsey for you!"

I'm sorry but being pursued by a bubba with a horse trailer was just too bizarre. What's next, a John Deere Combine? I can just see a tobbacco juice drooling bubba- "Slow down ye dagnabbit furrin car sos I can make hay outta yah!" I do like the idea of a disposable camera, I'll get one tonight and stash it right beside my cell phone.

Guys- a while back a lowlife tried to mess with my wife as she was leaving a grocery store (pre Porsche days). She called on me on the cell phone, I told her to drive around for a while, looking for a cop, barring that be at a certain parking lot in 45 minutes. I then called several of my friends, we all got prepared and set to meet at the lot at the appointed time. Oldest son asks- "Dad, are you going hunting?" Response, "why yes son, in a manner of speaking." The wife shook this guy off and nothing further came from it. Most of the rednecks I know around here are really pretty cool once you get to know them. (So long as the fight they are looking for is on your side! )

As for the local Barney Fifes, Andy gave them all one bullet and set them on kill. Every squad car here now has at least 3 speed measuring devices. They have nothing else better to do here, the only drive bys are bubba with a spotlight and a pickup. The only other crime is usually an intoxicated bubba fighting with the old lady in the trailer. Last week, I was severly tailgated by another guy. The road I was on was 35 and that's what I was a doin' since Barney and pals have a couple of hidey holes on this road. At my turn, put on blinkers, turn hard left without braking (I love this car). Bubba takes off in a pent up fit of speed limit rage right into Barney's radar trap. There must be a God in heaven, bubba got nailed.

Slamming on the brakes is not a good idea regardless how good it makes you feel. The idiot behind will cause an accident involving the innocent people behind him.

Shaun- calm down, getting shot ain't no fun or a cake walk. Been there, done that. I'm now 20% permanently disabled because of it. Sad thing was, I did every thing the cops tell you, cooperate, give the crook what he wants, and you won't get hurt. WRONG! Even though he is now a guest at the Gray Bar Inn, I would gladly trade my disability for his freedom. The flip side to what you propose is that the punks will be looking for your car, and if they see it isn't you driving, they may decide to pull something to teach you a lesson at your mom's expense.

Ramblin' again, but Hee Haw road rage is weird.

Dave951M
Maybe I do need therapy now.

[p0r2chby]

Hmmm... bubba and a big ol John Deer combine.. bubba with a stick of straw in his mouth ramblin somthing about damn forign cars.. or asking if ya want fri's wit dat

real life. little red ford truck, way past need for paint on our bumper in the car pool lane. We be doin the traffic flow and a bit more but this guy is not happy. Like your dingo, he's flashing lights, making jestures and all red face spitting mad. When the opportunity presented itself, we move over one lane. Guy shoots past us and we get back into the lane. Guy slows down and tosses a can of soda or something from the truck at us and is all over his brakes. We dodge the can and again change lanes and try to keep calm (love the seering and brake controll of the 944 cars) Guess the guy gets over it and goes on his 80+ way. Not more than a half mile down the way, we see a bike cop checking car pool lane violators and guess who he's talking to...

Now I want shaun to think about this. I had my wife and younger son in the car at the time. I took care of business by avoiding damage to my family and my car. We have no beef with the red truck guy and could care less about his problems and thus, do not want to have his problems in our world... ok, I car about the toss of the can but without any damage, whats the point. Do I worry about the guy remembering our car, no.

Shaun, just how often is it that your mother drives your car? It's an auto right... could it be your mom's car and you get to drive it and thats why you want no trouble with it..

Dave951M, sorry you took the hit even though you did everything you could to avoid it.

The trama associated with a gunshot wound is massive and terrible. If you don't die, the left over damage, as you well know, is with you forever. Sad and yet peversly funny how the video-game generation kids think its nothing to pull a trigger or take a hit.

[p0r2chby]

now it looks like I am in the middle of an e-rage incident. Shaun, all I did was ask a question... no need to get so hot about it and make threats....are you really interested in doing some time or what?

[Porsche 951 Fanatic]

My friends and i had a incident on the way to school the other day.... me in my crappy mustang going about 30 or so in a 35..... and some dip**** behind my just turned into my lane and hammered it or something(cuz i heard a noise) and the car in front of me went to make a left turn so i slowed down and had to stop..... i heard RRRRRRRR I was thinking to myself what it wrong with my car.... is the parking brake stuck? - but i figured i would be at school soon so i turned the radio back up when some dude in a ****ty nissan or something pulls up beside me yelling... IF YOU MESS UP MY CAR IM GUNNA **** YOU UP - my friends and i laughed (there were 3 of us AND i dont give a **** about my car[that $300 mustang]) and i just turned up my radio and went on my business... but if he tries to mess with my Im gunna go psyco on his ass - I've got plenty of duct tape and a nice size baseball bat in the back, but i dont wanna get into details.... anyways it was such a funny incident because i did nothing wrong just the stupid ******* was being dumb anyways..... peace

[Dave951M]

There seems to be a common factor here- pickups and SUVs. (Oops, my other car IS a pickup! Yee Haw!! Whack'em Wilbur!!!) Ah thank I'll jest mosey over to thuh truck en put a straw and a chaw in the mouth an go tailgate insanely. Only we calls it drafting after the NASCAR boys. Whar's mah Skoal. OUT?? Well Red Man's allrite in a pinch. The John Deere hat?! Thu second ole lady got it an the trailer! It does do rite well with the tube top doncha think? Amazing the hallucinations you get from wax fumes. I wonder if McGuires is aware of this?

p0r2chby- I just had to post that incident because it was just too strange. Did the guy you mentioned get pulled for littering or driving a garbage pile? Was an environmental impact statement required?

[lm6y]

Dave, it was 5:00 in the morning, and we had the road to ourselves. Most of the people around here are welfare bums, so we don't get much action on the roads before noon (that's when they crawl out of bed). That's the ONLY reason I did it.

Remember to keep working, millions on welfare depend on you!

[Dave951M]

p0r2chby- the folks push the impulse sale by asking the "Fries" question are liberal arts majors.

im6y- don't take my comments personally, I just had a very weird day that day and it was totally in character what happened that afternoon.

Lawrence- there are a number of people who are consuming oxygen with no benefit to society. Let's make sure our votes cancel theirs. Then again, maybe they're from Palm Beach and can't even read the instructions.

Had a good day today, I washed and waxed the 951, drove a bit too. (No hee haw roadrage to report from that. I did see a combine though.)

[AMCPorsche924Powerhaus!]

What happens when you try to avoid trouble....by flooring it after oyu have tried all else....and your car conks out?
YOu dead.

Be prepared to confront or run.
First take teh pic like p2by said, then do all the otehr stuff, then floor it.
Car conks out, OR the other car is FASTER and can catch up to you, you better be ready to confront.
944N/As can be burned by 5 litre mustangs, or even souped up 8 trucks, so don't be thinking "I am in a porsche I can down shift and run away from my troubles"

GET a 931, or a 951 if you MUST run, and do modifications

[AMCPorsche924Powerhaus!]

well ok, if you live in utopia, where roads are curvy, then yah, you got a good chance.
Reality though, highways and streets are not curvy where these matters take place.

Use the clover leafs, take 90s.
Don't do *&^king drag races in a 24 or 44.

[This message has been edited by AMCPorsche924Powerhaus! (edited 04-28-2001).]

[Rollins]

When I was 16 I was out driving my dads old car with my friend. We were just basically driving around and not really doing anything. So we are going along and I notice that throughout a whole series of lane changes the same Chevy Blazer is behind me. So I think that's kind of weird and go about my business of driving. I really had no hint of trouble until that same bronco pulled up along side me at a light (he was actually a car behind) and starts yelling stuff at me. A little nervous now I hit it when the light changes and get a good distance between he and I and I feel a little calmer then, he seems to have gone away. So we are still on our way back to my house and are about 15 miles away and it's been 5 minutes since I last saw our friend. After a few more minutes guess who is back? The blazer guy. At this point I am a little nervous. So I realize the only way to get away from this guy is to lose him and so I start picking up the pace. It is a Sunday afternoon and the cops aren't out in force so I am speeding a lot. I make a series of really quick lane changes, most of which weren't big enough for two cars to make. But regardless this guy stays right on me. So I decide to take a really fast turn hoping to shake him there and that fails. So finally I take another turn, and he follows me. I had pulled into an apartment complex. There were two entrances on either side so I thought I could get out, but the other entrance was blocked off and I was blocked in by the blazer guy. So he this foolr gets out of his car (and so do I, real smart huh?) and he has a baseball bat. As he leaves the car his wife gets in the driver's side to make the quick getaway.So he is out and yelling at me (mostly indistinct stuff) but I did pick up a few times "I ain't going back!! I ain't going back!!". Anyway to sum things up his bug eyed wife told him we flipped them off, and that is why he followed us. Even till the point he got back in his car he was still screaming at us. Luckily he wanted to kill my friend and not me. So as he got back in and left we had to follow him out since there was only one exit. Once again he stopped and got out and yelled some more. Finally he got back in and left again. We followed to the exit and turned the other way!! It was a scary experience. I was only 16 then and since then I have always been more careful about people tailing me.

[kukunaokala]

This board is getting weird. Mid-east cool it! Enough is happening in your part of the country and the world, with out you going off too! AUWE(good grief)!! I don't like to hear or see that kind to talk or implied threats anywhere, anytime, anyplace. No aloha, Neal

[Audi_VW_Porsche]

Man EJ that was kinda creapy, he was all almost in my face... People just need to calm down and say to themsleves, "Man that was stupid!" instead of trailing them and beating them up...

[kukunaokala]

As for "Fries", is it a North -South thing? an east-west coast thing? a liberal arts-specific major thing? This is new to me. Please enlighten me, Neal

[Porsche 951 Fanatic]

oh yeah mark... i agree.....

[TheStig]

keep in mind what his hobby for horses is

If yo family tree don't fork ya might be a redneck....and a jealous ******* of us drivers of sheer German perfection!

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