Following Someone For Several Miles After They Nearly Run You Off The Road

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So let's say that, hypothetically some proto-yuppie nearly runs you off the road in Mommy's Lexus (within inches of taking off your right-front end, even with the braking and swerving), while talking on her cell phone. Let's say this same hypothetical proto-yuppie fails to even ackownledge her mistake (I know it was a teenage girl because she turned around after awhile) with a wave or nod or getting back over OR ANYTHING.

Is it wrong to then follow said proto-yuppie and her friend for twenty minutes, matching them turn for turn and lane change for lane change just far enough off her bumper to avoid an accident, until said hypothetical proto-yuppie swerves across two lanes and take off down a side road (whether this is due to generally terrible driving or following is unknown)?

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 23:47 (twenty-two years ago)

No, it's funny.

― Scaredy cat (Natola), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 23:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Classic. I hope you scared the crap out of her >:) I loathe people who drive while talking on mobiles, they should have their licenses and cars taken off them forthwith!

― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 23:53 (twenty-two years ago)

In Hollywood, this would be a cute meet.

― Leee (Leee), Wednesday, 23 July 2003 23:54 (twenty-two years ago)

I would blind them with my brights and foglamps while I was doing it

― Millar (Millar), Thursday, 24 July 2003 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Just make sure she wasn't calling up the police and reporting your DL while she was at it.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 24 July 2003 00:02 (twenty-two years ago)

I got rearended rather forcefully by some speed freak in a late '70s Chrysler and and he sped away and I chased him a few blocks thru a neighborhood until I almost plowed a lawn care techninican hanging out on a sidewalk. Just not worth it.

― Aaron A., Thursday, 24 July 2003 00:07 (twenty-two years ago)

In Hollywood, this would be a cute meet.

I see it more as a Falling Down than romcom.

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Thursday, 24 July 2003 00:12 (twenty-two years ago)

It's a classic "opposites attract" setup though!

― Leee (Leee), Thursday, 24 July 2003 00:14 (twenty-two years ago)

He's the working class Joe who's not afraid to get his hands dirty, she's the WASP Princess who underneath the plastic enhancements has a heart of gold!

― Leee (Leee), Thursday, 24 July 2003 00:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Not too long ago some HS-aged girl overtook me around a blind turn on a two-lane side street in a 25 mph school zone. She was going about 40, and just barely got back into her lane before hitting an oncoming car. I wasn't planning on following her, but she made all the turns I was needed to make anyway in order to get home. She turned off into her side street and I followed her. As she was walking up to her door I yelled something like 'Learn how to drive you crazy bitch'. She flicked me off. Obviously she doesn't know you shouldn't try to piss off strange older men who know where you live.

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 24 July 2003 00:16 (twenty-two years ago)

This is the plot to that Ben Affleck/Sam Jackson film, isn't it?

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 24 July 2003 00:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Nah, Ben Affleck actually runs into him. She just annoyed me. Had she actually hit me, I'd be crying right now. I'm $1700 away from paying my truck off, and it's still in perfect condition.

I did (hypothetically) feel silly doing this while singing along to Belle and Sebastian.

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Thursday, 24 July 2003 00:26 (twenty-two years ago)

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