• ch00f@lemmy.world
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    12 hours ago

    I had a dude once tailgate me and honk at me for going 25 in a 35. I had just pulled out of a parking lot and was getting my bearings. It was a two-lane road. I was in the right lane. He finally went around me, and I gave him a dorky wave.

    30 seconds later, he was in front of me at the next red light, so to be a dick, I honked at him.

    Dude spent the next 10 minutes in front of me going like 10 miles per hour. I wasn’t in a hurry, so I thought I’d just let that play out. Later, when I switched lanes to avoid a turn-only, he switched immediately after. I realized that he intended to stay in front of me driving slowly presumably until I got home.

    So I eventually faked him out and lost him.

    Dude wasted 10 minutes of his life proving some kind of insane point. He had a young daughter in the back seat. I feel bad for her.

    • IninewCrow@lemmy.ca
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      11 hours ago

      When I see or meet anyone on the road that does anything stupid … I avoid them like the plague.

      I’m not sticking around to see if the other guy/gal is going to lose it and do something stupid that will either cause a minor accident … or kill someone.

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        11 hours ago

        This is the smart move. Don’t antagonize them, no matter how much they deserve it. It’s not worth the risk.