Morning Road Rage Incident - Venting

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Specializes in School Nursing, Home Health.

Guys,

I keep replaying this incident over and over again. Even though its already been over 4 hours! I was at a stop sign at an intersection and the car that was supposed to go before me stopped like 20 feet before the stop sign so I thought something was wrong with their car or whatever, so I went. Next thing I know this car is coming at me from my right side, looking like it's about to crash into me so I sped up. I turned right and the car turned right, he was following me!!

I didn't want him to know where my family lived (I had my toddler in the back was going to drop her off before work) so I pulled over. Which was a dumb move. I should have called the cops or at least gone to a main street.

We both rolled down our windows, guys just yells. I mean YELLLSSSS all sort of stuff. How I need to pay attention, and he almost crashed in this section before, because people are in a rush. Ect ect. Calls me all sorts of stuff before speeding off.

It seriously shook me up. I couldn't believe people actually act like that. I felt better as time passed, and now I wish I really would have called the cops.

Now, I actually feel bad for the guy... that rage could take such a hold of somebody where a full grown man felt it was okay to yell at a woman with a kid in the back.

I just needed to vent because I don't feel like talking to anybody in my immediate circle.

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Specializes in Pediatrics Retired.

I feel for ya...my Sweet Petunia is a Home Health PT and spends a lot of time on the road. She frequently tells me of incidents of road rage. It scares the daylights out of me and I can't describe the frustration of not being able to do anything about it. It's not feasible to call the police every time an incident occurs; there isn't enough time for them to respond. I wonder and worry about where this is heading. Try to let it go. You or your precious cargo wasn't njured so that's a good thing.

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Specializes in School Nursing, Home Health.

Thanks OldDude. You are right! Work day is done in an hour, so I feel better :)

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Yikes. This incident is scary. Glad that his anger stopped at yelling but sorry it happened at all.

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Specializes in School Nurse. Having conversations with littles..

Oh my goodness Avill- I am so sorry. OD said it best. So thankful that you and your little one are safe. Deep breath. Hugs to you!

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Specializes in School Nurse. Having conversations with littles..

I love how things just pop up in my e-mail at the exact right time. We all need this as we start out on the adventure of a new school year. This is for all my peeps here. "Just breathe. You are strong enough to handle your challenges, wise enough to find solutions to your problems, and capable enough to do whatever needs to be done."

~ Lori Deschene

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Specializes in Geriatrics, Dialysis.

How scary! Glad everybody is ok.

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Specializes in NICU.

Terrible,scary,glad you are ok and the person left,but don't open your window next time.No One knows what got his goat.If you use same street often ,be prepared,be aware.

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Specializes in School Nursing, Home Health.

Thank you all for reading my vent :)

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Specializes in hospice, LTC, public health, occupational health.

Next time someone is following you, drive directly to the police station. Never, ever pull over like you did. When I was a naive young college student in Chicago, driving my car out in the suburbs one weekend, some guy decided I had cut him off. (In reality, he came barrelling out into my traffic lane from a driveway without paying attention to traffic.) I was just grateful I hadn't been hit, but then I realized the guy was darting around in traffic to follow me. He was driving really aggressively. When I was forced to stop at a red light, he was close to me in traffic, so he jumped out of his car and stomped up to my passenger window, where my then-fiance was sitting. He saw the guy coming and tried to roll the window up, but didn't get it done in time. The guy started beating on the window, then grabbed the top of it and pulled on it so hard it shattered. By then, the light had turned, so I hit the gas and got away. We pulled over into a parking lot and called the cops. Some bystanders helped identify the car by license plate and they found the guy. He claimed we were driving all crazy, thinking everyone would believe him because I had a California plate. In the end I didn't press charges (should have), but I insisted the guy pay for my window. I don't know what would have happened to my husband if I hadn't been able to speed away when I did, but I have a feeling it would have ended in a hospital.

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Specializes in Cardiology, School Nursing, General.

We had someone like this call our school for no reason. He basically said and I quote "I got in a really bad car accident in front of your school! I want you to pay for my accident! You need to control these parents and the street, one of them almost hit my audi!" Basically went on a rant for a good 5 mins on me, mind you, for some reason he was transferred to my phone. While he was ranting, I walked to the side door near my office and looked outside, and I did not see an accident of any kind. I went to the phone and asked him, "Sir, I'm so sorry this happened to you. I just want to know when this happened?" And he starts to go on another rant that "It was today! Just now! My car is completely totaled and I want compensation for my injuries!" And at this point I'm like, this man is trying to scam us. So I basically tell him, "Sir, I just saw outside, there is no accident or anything. If you have any issues, I can transfer you to the principal." He hung up on me.

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Specializes in School Nursing, Home Health.
Next time someone is following you, drive directly to the police station. Never, ever pull over like you did. When I was a naive young college student in Chicago, driving my car out in the suburbs one weekend, some guy decided I had cut him off. (In reality, he came barrelling out into my traffic lane from a driveway without paying attention to traffic.) I was just grateful I hadn't been hit, but then I realized the guy was darting around in traffic to follow me. He was driving really aggressively. When I was forced to stop at a red light, he was close to me in traffic, so he jumped out of his car and stomped up to my passenger window, where my then-fiance was sitting. He saw the guy coming and tried to roll the window up, but didn't get it done in time. The guy started beating on the window, then grabbed the top of it and pulled on it so hard it shattered. By then, the light had turned, so I hit the gas and got away. We pulled over into a parking lot and called the cops. Some bystanders helped identify the car by license plate and they found the guy. He claimed we were driving all crazy, thinking everyone would believe him because I had a California plate. In the end I didn't press charges (should have), but I insisted the guy pay for my window. I don't know what would have happened to my husband if I hadn't been able to speed away when I did, but I have a feeling it would have ended in a hospital.

How scary!yes yes I so know not to do this anymore.

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