Oppo, have you ever gotten someone a ticket?

"Mercedes Streeter" (smart) 02/27/2017 at 17:28 • Filed to: Car Crime

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Early this morning, I had a rather annoying person on my tail. This was someone who tried to put me into a guardrail and proceeded to verbally harass me and throw trash at my car when that deplorable plan failed.

This in itself isn’t too abnormal, I’ve lost count of all the people who have tried to run me off the road, kill me, vandalize my cars, and so on.

That said, I don’t like being concerned for my life on the road...I didn’t want to stop either, one day that might earn me a bullet to the head.

Since the cops never ever do anything about reckless driver reports, I decided to bring my harasser to the cops. I know of a speed trap at the bottom of a short, steep hill. This a great place for a speed trap as by the time you see the police car (sitting directly in the middle in the median), too late, you’re caught.

Once I established that my harasser was hellbent on following me wherever I went, I turned down the road with the speed trap. I dropped two gears and sped up to about 10-15 over the speed limit, hoping my harasser would take the bait and try to race me. He did. He blew by me at what I could only imagine was 40+ over the limit, giving me the finger and throwing a drink at me while doing so.

Joke’s on him though, I braked to the speed limit just in time. I crested the hill to see him still jetting down the road (probably looking back for me) and an unmarked Ford Explorer that was about to get a hefty payday. At the speed he was going, that’s definitely going to be a reckless driving charge.

Made it to work just on time...Ugh I hate Mondays.

Have you done anything worse?

Have an Airbus A340 and a 911 Targa for your time. :D

smobgirl > Mercedes Streeter 02/27/2017 at 17:35

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That’s awesome!

Nowhere near as deliberate or expensive as yours, but I had a BMW on my ass leaving the Denver airport once and I’m generally careful about not speeding excessively there because there are cops at least 50% of the time. I may have slowed down more than normal to irritate this guy so he FLEW around me the second another lane opened up. He hadn’t even cleared my front bumper before there were blue lights behind him and I did the happy dance the rest of the way home.

For Sweden > Mercedes Streeter 02/27/2017 at 17:37

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Gotta pick up some burgers and throw them at the attackers

Chariotoflove > Mercedes Streeter 02/27/2017 at 17:37

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That was a beautiful bit of driving there. You put a smile on my Monday.

Do you know what perceived insult initiated this person’s behavior in the first place, or did he go psychotic out of the blue?

PatBateman > Mercedes Streeter 02/27/2017 at 17:38

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This is the greatest thing I’ve read on the internet in a week at least.

I’M SO PROUD OF YOU!!!

CaptDale - is secretly British > Mercedes Streeter 02/27/2017 at 17:39

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What in the world? People attack you on the road is a regular thing?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Mercedes Streeter 02/27/2017 at 17:40

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Well done! Wish I could say I have, but I haven’t. I have done the inverse, though

facw > CaptDale - is secretly British 02/27/2017 at 17:47

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Smart cars: Only slightly more well liked than bicycles!

Ssfancyfresh > CaptDale - is secretly British 02/27/2017 at 17:56

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That was my reaction as well. This is... normal?

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > For Sweden 02/27/2017 at 17:56

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We stopped at that In-N-Out when we flew into LA last Winter. It is shocking how close the planes take off.

WilliamsSW > Mercedes Streeter 02/27/2017 at 17:58

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Best that I’ve done is gotten a loon to follow me to a gas station where a cop was waiting. He then accused me of being ‘chicken shit’ for getting the cops involved. Didn’t go well for him - but that was probably 20 years ago. WHAT THE FUCK is with people harassing you like that? Glad you nailed the dumbass. Stay safe!!

CaptDale - is secretly British > facw 02/27/2017 at 17:59

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I’ve only been attacked on the road once. A lady was driving too slow in the left and with plenty of space before I was on her bumper I flashed my highs twice (international symbol for passing) and she went ballistic. All over the road, I took off and she tried keeping up, but a semi was in the right lane so I though I lost her. NOPE! She passed the truck in the gutter and proceeded to throw a can at me. So having written down her lic plate I slowed and behind the semi truck and into a turn off to call the police. She kept speeding off. That was not fun.

Berang > Chariotoflove 02/27/2017 at 18:01

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Car is small, and driver has long hair which means they’re either a woman or a hippie. All things assholes hate.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Ssfancyfresh 02/27/2017 at 18:02

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It should not be! Especially since Miss Mercedes  Boeing 727 Fangirl isn’t a crazy person and I am sure not egging them on.

The AE86 of Mt. Akina (Hachi) > Mercedes Streeter 02/27/2017 at 18:19

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I got a ticket for riding a pw80 on public roads.

Saddest ticket ever.

RacinBob > Mercedes Streeter 02/27/2017 at 18:57

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I would find a different way to go to work for a couple of days........

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Mercedes Streeter 02/27/2017 at 19:03

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I had someone ride my ass through an area crawling with cops. The speed limit was 35, they wouldn’t back off, so I dropped to 25. They passed in the median. They didn’t even bother to check the blatently obvious officer sitting at the next building down.

Tazio, Count Fouroff > Mercedes Streeter 02/27/2017 at 19:06

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Good going!

Way to teach ‘em, careful whom you mess with 

 > Mercedes Streeter 02/27/2017 at 20:34

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I have gotten someone a ticket and I got it on video.

 > Mercedes Streeter 02/27/2017 at 20:34

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I have gotten someone a ticket and I got it on video.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Mercedes Streeter 02/28/2017 at 07:33

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street dragged a guy up Sturt St 20+ years ago , i turned early, he kept going and got caught, lost his license for 3 months.

ateamfan42 > Mercedes Streeter 02/28/2017 at 08:44

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Have you done anything worse?

The wording of your question implies that what you did was in some way bad, when in fact it was magnificent!

You should be asking “have you done anything even better?”

Also, you should have pulled in behind the cop and had a chat with him about the threatening and unsafe behavior this other driver demonstrated.

ateamfan42 >  02/28/2017 at 08:48

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A well deserved ticket, at that!

Around here, a huge number of drivers have the opposite problem, where they cross into the inside lane from the outside lane, even with traffic in both lanes. And most of the time, they have no idea why the driver of the car they are cutting off is upset.

Mercedes Streeter > CaptDale - is secretly British 02/28/2017 at 16:19

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It’s normal for me to experience some aggression of some kind on the road. As a test, I’ve removed all LGBTQ indicators from my car, no change. People still try to run me off the road, give me the finger, tailgate me, brake check me, etc.

And I have no idea why it happens. I think it’s unfathomable that someone would hate my car so much as to deliberately try to scare/hurt me, but it’s the only explanation that makes sense. I mean, a few of the times I’ve been attacked for being trans/gay or for being a POC, but other than those unique instances, the attacks are usually unwarranted.

Mercedes Streeter > smobgirl 02/28/2017 at 16:25

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That’s kinda how I felt when I got to work. xD I mean yeah, if this guy ever sees me again he’s going to be furious, but I had me a small victory that made my Monday. :)

Mercedes Streeter > Chariotoflove 02/28/2017 at 16:26

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Danke!!! :) And no idea. I mean when he first started following me, I was going 10 over. I suppose he could have taken my slow acceleration on green lights (it takes like a full second to shift gear lol) as a bad message of some sort?

Mercedes Streeter > Berang 02/28/2017 at 16:27

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This is why you’re one of my favourites here! :)

Mercedes Streeter >  02/28/2017 at 16:29

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Aw man, that was like a shark going in for the kill! A well deserved ticket too. I mean, if you plan to be in that lane, why not turn from the proper turn lane?????

Mercedes Streeter > WilliamsSW 02/28/2017 at 16:31

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Ooooh that’s a good one!! I’ve decided that if anyone ever seriously tails me I’d definitely drop off at a popular station or a fast food joint.

Not sure why people hate me so much. As a test, I removed all “identifying” factors from my blue car (the one I drove on Monday), it still happened anyway. *shrug* I need a dashcam. lol

Mercedes Streeter > RacinBob 02/28/2017 at 16:33

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I will. Usually when someone gets unhinged like that, I take a different route home and a different route for a couple days. I’ve only been followed home (when I was living with my parents) once or twice since owning a smart. :o

CaptDale - is secretly British > Mercedes Streeter 02/28/2017 at 16:33

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That just dumbfounds me that people would attack you over your car. I just can’t even imagine it.

Mercedes Streeter > ateamfan42 02/28/2017 at 16:50

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I probably should have. The cops in my town do absolutely nothing, however the cops in the town that aggressive guy got stopped in are really good guys. I guess I felt that having him stopped was pretty much good enough. :)

Mercedes Streeter > CaptDale - is secretly British 02/28/2017 at 16:54

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Prior to today’s crazy world, I used to think the same. Why go out of your way to try to damage someone’s car? Why would you try to do what could effectively kill them? Though, now I’m not so sure anymore, seems there’s a never ending fountain of hate or stupidity somewhere.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Mercedes Streeter 02/28/2017 at 17:14

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I am very sorry to hear that. That is awful.

RacinBob > Mercedes Streeter 02/28/2017 at 19:42

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Good move

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Mercedes Streeter 03/01/2017 at 13:52

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I’ve done something similar, luring someone who had been tailgating me and driving like an asshat in general on the freeway into a known speed trap at the end of an exit ramp. A 70 MPH speed limit highway exits onto a three-lane frontage road on a gentle uphill with a 45 MPH limit and there is often a patrol car right over the crest of the hill about half a mile from the end of the ramp. This driver was being a pain in the butt, nearly hitting several others while changing lanes without signaling on the freeway, so I slowed wayyyyyy down on the ramp, drove about the same speed as the car in the lane next to me for a quarter mile, then finally slowed down and merged over a few hundred yards before the crest of the hill figuring he would punch it. Sure enough he did and I saw the blue lights as five seconds later as I cam over the hill. I waved. Sorry to hear about how you were treated though. I’ve had the typical tailgating, flashing light, being flipped off and shout at, but never anything like having something thrown at me from another vehicle. Do you think it is that people just think they can bully a small car? My wife seemed to think other drivers tried to run her off the road much more often when she had her Fit than she does now in the Outback.