So over the last year and a half of riding, I've gotten used to the typical idiot cagers, tailgaters, aggressive drivers etc. But what I refuse to accept, is the ones who have a near-homicidal attitude toward us on the road.
A few times I've nearly been run off the road by a cager, and I've let it slide. But tonight I was riding with some good friends of mine, and some stupid ***** in her Civic purposely followed me within less than half a foot, in traffic, and repeatedly floored it toward my back-end when I had nowhere else to go. (2-lane road, traffic to my side and my friends in front of me with traffic ahead of them.)
Most of the time I just let it go as being an aggressive/stupid driver, but when she floored it toward me, she came within what felt like less than an inch of ramming me off the road. I had nowhere to go, unless I lane-split, which would have left my less-experienced friend behind to deal with her instead. The whole time, I could see her laughing in my rear-view mirror (she was THAT close.) Once the traffic to our right moved up a little, she floored it again, nearly clipped my right side, and swerved over to the right lane and started to take off. Next light was red, she turned right through the intersection, U-turned to turn back up the street, and floored it again. The light changed a few seconds later, and I chased her. The whole time she didn't use her signals, made abrupt lane changes/turns, obviously trying to evade me. She actually drove home, and I followed her. I will admit, I did not intend to -- I planned only to get her plate# -- but where she lived was much closer than I'd anticipated.
To put it lightly, I had choice words for her, and I probably woke up the entire neighbourhood. I would have let it go if she hadn't sat there staring at me, with a huge grin on her face. But this piece of **** clearly had no regard for me, my friends, or any other human being on the road around her.
I am tired of our fellow riders -- friends, family -- being hurt or killed because of wastes of existence such as her. Yes, I can and will call the police, but when that most likely leads to nothing being done ("THIS time"), what good does it do when she does it again and actually kills someone?
Cool story bro, I know, but there has to be something better than this. There has to be some way to wake these people up and make them realize we're human beings too. We have families and loved ones too, just like them, so why do we not seem to matter?
A few times I've nearly been run off the road by a cager, and I've let it slide. But tonight I was riding with some good friends of mine, and some stupid ***** in her Civic purposely followed me within less than half a foot, in traffic, and repeatedly floored it toward my back-end when I had nowhere else to go. (2-lane road, traffic to my side and my friends in front of me with traffic ahead of them.)
Most of the time I just let it go as being an aggressive/stupid driver, but when she floored it toward me, she came within what felt like less than an inch of ramming me off the road. I had nowhere to go, unless I lane-split, which would have left my less-experienced friend behind to deal with her instead. The whole time, I could see her laughing in my rear-view mirror (she was THAT close.) Once the traffic to our right moved up a little, she floored it again, nearly clipped my right side, and swerved over to the right lane and started to take off. Next light was red, she turned right through the intersection, U-turned to turn back up the street, and floored it again. The light changed a few seconds later, and I chased her. The whole time she didn't use her signals, made abrupt lane changes/turns, obviously trying to evade me. She actually drove home, and I followed her. I will admit, I did not intend to -- I planned only to get her plate# -- but where she lived was much closer than I'd anticipated.
To put it lightly, I had choice words for her, and I probably woke up the entire neighbourhood. I would have let it go if she hadn't sat there staring at me, with a huge grin on her face. But this piece of **** clearly had no regard for me, my friends, or any other human being on the road around her.
I am tired of our fellow riders -- friends, family -- being hurt or killed because of wastes of existence such as her. Yes, I can and will call the police, but when that most likely leads to nothing being done ("THIS time"), what good does it do when she does it again and actually kills someone?
Cool story bro, I know, but there has to be something better than this. There has to be some way to wake these people up and make them realize we're human beings too. We have families and loved ones too, just like them, so why do we not seem to matter?
