Not sure if this is the right section for this, I'm a long time lurker here, and was hoping for some insight.
Well I had a stupid run in today with someone while riding, and was wondering if anyone else has been dumb like I was and what their outcome was.
No short way to tell this, so please hang in there;
Basically I was on my way home, on a 3 lane road(3 lanes each direction), I was splitting the 2 and 3 lanes and went to accelerate around a car about 100 yards before a traffic light, as I accelerated by she sped up and moved towards me in an attempt to not let me get ahead of her. At the light as we slowed to a stop she moved over further basically pushing me from the center of the two lanes into the #3 lane and we were almost stopped so I had to lean over so as to not get hit by her when the light turned green she took off and came into the #3 lane, I had to move over even further, so I kicked her tire(still going under 5mph), she must have seen or heard or felt it, because then she started blocking me from getting around her, and almost slammed into me a couple more times, as I was able to get by her on the left side of her she swerved back at me, so I slapped her mirror(apparently knocking the whole thing off) as I accelerated past her, she then came up after me again(somewhat understandably now) and almost rear ended me, I had to squeeze between two cars as she almost hit me from the rear again. Same thing happened again at the next light. I didn't know what she was going to do(try to hit me or what) so I took off through a neighborhood and onto a freeway, to get away from her(also keep in mind at this time I didn't now it was a her, I couldn't really make out the person in the car, so it could've been anyone as far as I knew), and doubled back to my house. Then, about 45 minutes later, I get a knock on the door from the police. Apparently she wrote down my license plate number and called the cops. The two officers(one a regular cop, the other a motor cop), asked what happened, I told them , they gave me her very strange nothing connecting side of the story which was basically I got mad I couldn't get past her then kicked her door in and ripped her mirror off. They said that she wanted me charged with vandalism and if the mirror cost more than $400 it would be felony vandalism(luckily its a pos car and I called a body who owns a body shop and asked what the replacement wold cost and he said $250-300 installed so no felony charge). The motor was sympathetic but the other cop was a d**k. And didn't care about my side of the story, he said if she tried to hit me that's attempted vehicular manslaughter and asked if I wanted her charged with it, so I said yeah. And he retorted with a "prove she did that". I asked if I could contact the girl to try to pay her and get it over with, and he said no. They gave me a case number and left.
So basically if you're still with me here, thanks, and anyone else ever been in this situation, and what was your outcome, or is there anyone for me to fight this?
Well I had a stupid run in today with someone while riding, and was wondering if anyone else has been dumb like I was and what their outcome was.
No short way to tell this, so please hang in there;
Basically I was on my way home, on a 3 lane road(3 lanes each direction), I was splitting the 2 and 3 lanes and went to accelerate around a car about 100 yards before a traffic light, as I accelerated by she sped up and moved towards me in an attempt to not let me get ahead of her. At the light as we slowed to a stop she moved over further basically pushing me from the center of the two lanes into the #3 lane and we were almost stopped so I had to lean over so as to not get hit by her when the light turned green she took off and came into the #3 lane, I had to move over even further, so I kicked her tire(still going under 5mph), she must have seen or heard or felt it, because then she started blocking me from getting around her, and almost slammed into me a couple more times, as I was able to get by her on the left side of her she swerved back at me, so I slapped her mirror(apparently knocking the whole thing off) as I accelerated past her, she then came up after me again(somewhat understandably now) and almost rear ended me, I had to squeeze between two cars as she almost hit me from the rear again. Same thing happened again at the next light. I didn't know what she was going to do(try to hit me or what) so I took off through a neighborhood and onto a freeway, to get away from her(also keep in mind at this time I didn't now it was a her, I couldn't really make out the person in the car, so it could've been anyone as far as I knew), and doubled back to my house. Then, about 45 minutes later, I get a knock on the door from the police. Apparently she wrote down my license plate number and called the cops. The two officers(one a regular cop, the other a motor cop), asked what happened, I told them , they gave me her very strange nothing connecting side of the story which was basically I got mad I couldn't get past her then kicked her door in and ripped her mirror off. They said that she wanted me charged with vandalism and if the mirror cost more than $400 it would be felony vandalism(luckily its a pos car and I called a body who owns a body shop and asked what the replacement wold cost and he said $250-300 installed so no felony charge). The motor was sympathetic but the other cop was a d**k. And didn't care about my side of the story, he said if she tried to hit me that's attempted vehicular manslaughter and asked if I wanted her charged with it, so I said yeah. And he retorted with a "prove she did that". I asked if I could contact the girl to try to pay her and get it over with, and he said no. They gave me a case number and left.
So basically if you're still with me here, thanks, and anyone else ever been in this situation, and what was your outcome, or is there anyone for me to fight this?
there can be no good out come from road rage. In 17 years as a trucker I"ve seen more than my share road rage, you can get caught up in it faster than a new york min. And thats just what happened to you. Get a lawyer
