Fatboy John
Member
First off let me say alot of folks show respect for those of us riding but I have a story that I felt needed posting that will blow most of your minds.
Scenario: Divided highway with 3 lanes each side and 55 MPH zone tapering off going down to one lane into a construction zone with a speed decrease to 30 MPH posted. Traffic was 3 cars in front of me respecting the speed limits and one SUV quite maybe 200 yards behind me.
Ended up that SUV was hauling butt and come flying up next to as the lanes were narrowing for the construction. The SUV ends up backing off the throttle and comes up about two feet on my tail and my response was slowing down a little more wondering what was going on.
Big mistake on my part slowing down I guess.
The SUV whips over from behind me onto the shoulder onto the dirt and goes fish tailing around me only to whip it back onto the highway pulling in front of me and slamming her barkes hoping I would hit her. Whoa!
It gets better...intersection with a light 100 yards in front of us. I pulled up behind her and respectfully bumped my horn to get her attention and flipped her the bird.
All of a sudden this big overweight woman jumps out and starts coming my way. Thats when I started laughing and had to ask her what she thought she was gonna do now? She adruptly jumped back into her SUV and was gone. Folks in the vehicles next to me that saw were shaking their heads at what the woman had done.
Anyways, I learnt something from that encounter...road rage will come when its least expected, keep your cool and be savvy.
Scenario: Divided highway with 3 lanes each side and 55 MPH zone tapering off going down to one lane into a construction zone with a speed decrease to 30 MPH posted. Traffic was 3 cars in front of me respecting the speed limits and one SUV quite maybe 200 yards behind me.
Ended up that SUV was hauling butt and come flying up next to as the lanes were narrowing for the construction. The SUV ends up backing off the throttle and comes up about two feet on my tail and my response was slowing down a little more wondering what was going on.
Big mistake on my part slowing down I guess.
The SUV whips over from behind me onto the shoulder onto the dirt and goes fish tailing around me only to whip it back onto the highway pulling in front of me and slamming her barkes hoping I would hit her. Whoa!
It gets better...intersection with a light 100 yards in front of us. I pulled up behind her and respectfully bumped my horn to get her attention and flipped her the bird.
All of a sudden this big overweight woman jumps out and starts coming my way. Thats when I started laughing and had to ask her what she thought she was gonna do now? She adruptly jumped back into her SUV and was gone. Folks in the vehicles next to me that saw were shaking their heads at what the woman had done.
Anyways, I learnt something from that encounter...road rage will come when its least expected, keep your cool and be savvy.