How Not To Drive, or: Why Be Such An Ass?
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So there I am earlier this evening, puttering along in the mighty Honda Element, heading to agility training with Tessie. I'm listening to the Boston boot, "In My Tree" and enjoying the fact that there isn't much traffic. Merge on to the highway, when suddenly I become aware of something beside me. I glance to my left, and literally inches away from my is the side of an SUV. I mean, very few inches. Perfectly parallel to me, in the same lane. Next thing I know, the SUV is making contact with the side of my car, pushing me out of the lane and onto the shoulder of the road.
WTF?!? I stayed calm, the passenger side wheels went up on either curbing or the shoulder _ bumpitybumpbump _ and I'm acutely aware that on the other side of the jersey barrier is a drop down to a salt marsh.
I'm thinking, the mighty Honda Element likely will not float.
After getting me entirely out of the lane and forcing me to nearly sideswipe the jersey barrier, the other driver swerves back to the left and takes off up the highway.
I keep driving, get close enough to get the plate, pull over at the next well-lit stop, and call the state police.
A very nice trooper responds. (As an aside, there is something about those uniforms and especially the boots that is just plain yummy. Even though he was about 12. Incredibly polite and appropriately concerned.) Unfortunately, the license number I got didn't come back as a registered vehicle :( so there isn't much to go on. I think I might have transposed the numbers.
A few scrapes to the Mighty Honda Element. I'm fine. Puppy was fine. Boston boot was fine.
Really, what was the point of that? Run the woman driving the puttering shoebox into the marsh for no apparent reason? Maybe he took offense at my PJ Music Designs bumper sticker, or the one that says, "Your Honor Student is a Pawn in my Labrador Retriever's World Domination Plot."
:roll:
WTF?!? I stayed calm, the passenger side wheels went up on either curbing or the shoulder _ bumpitybumpbump _ and I'm acutely aware that on the other side of the jersey barrier is a drop down to a salt marsh.
I'm thinking, the mighty Honda Element likely will not float.
After getting me entirely out of the lane and forcing me to nearly sideswipe the jersey barrier, the other driver swerves back to the left and takes off up the highway.
I keep driving, get close enough to get the plate, pull over at the next well-lit stop, and call the state police.
A very nice trooper responds. (As an aside, there is something about those uniforms and especially the boots that is just plain yummy. Even though he was about 12. Incredibly polite and appropriately concerned.) Unfortunately, the license number I got didn't come back as a registered vehicle :( so there isn't much to go on. I think I might have transposed the numbers.
A few scrapes to the Mighty Honda Element. I'm fine. Puppy was fine. Boston boot was fine.
Really, what was the point of that? Run the woman driving the puttering shoebox into the marsh for no apparent reason? Maybe he took offense at my PJ Music Designs bumper sticker, or the one that says, "Your Honor Student is a Pawn in my Labrador Retriever's World Domination Plot."
:roll:
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Sorry about the stress
Thanks buddy, it's all good. I was remarkably calm. Really more baffled than anything, afterwards.
You don't by any chance drive a silver or beige SUV with a Maine license plate, do you? :shock:
ooh ooh ive seen this movie.. steven spielberg directed it.
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
in his defense, you probably shouldn't have been where he was then he wouldn't have had to hit you
glad all is ok
(They weren't there _ honest _ when I merged in. I think they came over from the far left lane. When they pulled away the SUV was swerving quite a bit and nearly went up on the median. I wanted the plate so I could call the police because in addition to technically leaving the scene of an accident, I thought the driver might have been drunk.)
To quote Chadwick, they should be run over by a tank.
honest officer.
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
Seriously Cate, the boots? Mi-T-Fine.
reminds me of that scene in cannonball run where the girls are pulled over and the driver unzips her jumpsuit to show some boobage only to be confronted by a female officer.
well hi there hotcakes.. i dont suppose you have your license tucked away down there do you??? or something to that effect.
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
Track him down.
Exact revenge.
Profit.
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youre scary. :shock:
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
Perhaps you will see them again on the road someday and you can use the power of your mind to deflate all their tires.
Me too. It could have been worse. I wish people would learn how to pay attention while driving.
Sorry to hear of your ordeal, glad you and the precious cargo are OK.
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that would be pretty damn cool!!!
glad you're ok, unlost. i encounter shitty drivers every single day. some people just need to take a taxi & stay off the roads.
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Now that I think about it, I wonder if the person could have been texting or talking or something like that? That just occurred to me when I read the above post about people paying attention while driving. The other driver didn't smash into me at all... but now that I think about it, they kept the two vehicles in contact long enough to maneuver me right out of the lane and onto the shoulder. Maybe they didn't even realize it...
*Resolves not to talk on the phone while driving* (I don't text while driving, I can barely text when sitting still in a chair.)
And Jeanwah... thank you. I am grateful that it wasn't much worse. And that you are doing so well!
I think he was one of those 'anti-dog' people....
- Christopher McCandless
There are several dog-related stickers on the mighty Honda Element.
Or maybe he was just intimidated by the massive power of the four-cylinder engine.
Don't mean to make light of the situation and glad no one was hurt.
I am serious about female drivers though. In my 30 years or so of observing fellow drivers women certainly pay the least attention.
Some people amaze me with their stupidity on the road. If you ever come to Utah, beware...I think all of our imbeciles are on the highway at all times...it blows me away.
Driving requires a lot of common sense, I think. But at the same time, common sense is criminally misleading as it is not all so common. :roll:
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I'd say teenagers are a LOT worse. Combine inexperience and inattentiveness... They make up the majority of accidents in my state and are #1 w/ texting while driving.
I will definitely be alert if I ever find myself driving in Utah, DCF!
You know, we're quite well known for our attentive and polite driving here in Boston. Where else can you routinely see drivers negotiating rotaries while texting with one hand and putting on mascara with the other? And don't even get me started on the women...
nice
Sorry for stereotyping.
no you're not...if you didn't mean it, you wouldn't have said it.
- Christopher McCandless
shitty Unlost...but glad u and the dog are ok. I swear people need to be re-tested multiple times for driving privileges. I nearly get into an accident on a daily basis due to morons not paying attention. You handled the situation well...I probly woulda gassed up the 4 cylinder and followed that sucker.
Kinda ironic dont u think however that a masshole was run off the road by a mainard? they're usually so sweet and kind those mooselovers.... guess not all stereotypes are tru
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