"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
06/08/2015 at 19:56 • Filed to: strory time
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"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
06/08/2015 at 19:56 • Filed to: strory time | 2
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driving in the right lane of a city street next to a brown tdi sportwagen (very jalop) pulling a small utility trailer. We’ve been next to each other for miles. I look out the window at random to see his signal is on to indicate he wants to come over into my lane. He’s still slightly behind me and i have a relatively large gap in front i thought i would slow down and let him in front of me. I do this and at the same moment (i guess assuming his signal pleas have gone unanswered) he slows way down. Thinking I’m blocking him out of his turn he lays on his horn and flips me off and calls me things. I realize he has guessed wrong about my intentions and So I speed up to allow him to get behind me, then he stars weaving around tailgating me to let me know I’ve meet with his displeasure. I tap a little on my brakes to remind him of physics and move on.
Look i understand that he assumes the worst in people...i would too...but maybe, mr. Brown wagon angry pants, this all could have been avoided by getting into your lane earlier than 100 feet before your turn came up.
I know i should not have brake checked, even a little, but instinct takes over a little. Would have been fun to explain all this to him after he smudged my trailer hitch though.
/typed on a phone (not driving) so hopefully its all there
jkm7680
> HammerheadFistpunch
06/08/2015 at 20:17 |
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Daaaaaamn that was uncalled for, haha.
Patrick Nichols
> HammerheadFistpunch
06/08/2015 at 20:23 |
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I find that I can tap my brakes light enough to make the lights come on without actually braking makes my point.
AdverseMartyr
> HammerheadFistpunch
06/08/2015 at 20:48 |
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I’d just speed up next time to try and enlarge the gap behind you so that he will have space where he thinks he should be. Sucks when you try to be nice and people take it the wrong way.
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HammerheadFistpunch
> AdverseMartyr
06/08/2015 at 20:54 |
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I try to size up each situation and either speed up our slow down. He looked like he wanted in front
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HammerheadFistpunch
> Patrick Nichols
06/08/2015 at 21:15 |
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That was basically what i did
vwbeamer
> HammerheadFistpunch
06/08/2015 at 22:29 |
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Dude was a tool, or maybe having a bad day. You did nothing wrong, don't let it bother you.
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HammerheadFistpunch
> vwbeamer
06/08/2015 at 22:33 |
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There was a definite “tool” look about him, but i try not to judge. Lets just assume he was having a bad day
wafflesnfalafel
> HammerheadFistpunch
06/08/2015 at 22:51 |
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the dude’s meds were wearing off...
Two Drink Minimum
> HammerheadFistpunch
06/08/2015 at 23:22 |
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Slow down to let a car dragging a tailor in front of you? That’s a sure fire way to get stuck driving 5 to 10 below the speed limit the rest of the way home.
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HammerheadFistpunch
> Two Drink Minimum
06/09/2015 at 00:04 |
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we were neck and neck for miles, at least 10, by then. I was a no worried.
brianbrannon
> HammerheadFistpunch
06/09/2015 at 07:23 |
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So, I’m pulling my trailer riding next to this dude for miles and when I slow down to change lanes he slows down too and blocks me out! And then instead of speeding back up the guy brake checks me!
Classic driver totally in the wrong being offended.
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HammerheadFistpunch
> brianbrannon
06/09/2015 at 09:45 |
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Oh i totally see how he would think that, only i did speed back up to let him over...then he got inches from my bumper and started weaving around to show how pissed he was...you forgot that part. Like i said, he just got the wrong idea and assumed the worst