Re: Vehicle assault

Neil Brooks said:

Quoted message said:

http://www.almanacnews.com/morgue/2005/2005_04_13.rage.shtml

This will be an interesting case.

Hey, Jobst...

Is the Woodside Bakery still there? Dollars to donuts (sorry) she was
just in a hurry for a croque monsieur and a cafe creme.

Neil --

Right after we parted ways yesterday, I was /really/ closely buzzed by a
speeding school bus as I humped up Clairemont Drive. (I yelled a well known
religious figure's name in response.) Knowing there was a stop light ahead,
I sped up a bit to see if I could catch the miscreant; the light turned
green while I was still a ways back.

THEN, however, the bus pulled over and parked! Did the driver hear me yell
and want a piece of me? (I was in a good mood for it, so let's go!) Then I
see a rather chubby fellow /run/ from the front of the bus INTO McDONALD'S!
He wasn't rushing to deliver or pick up any punklets on time; he wanted to
get his 99-cent double che'burger on!

I noted the bus number (4005) and was tempted to punch off its rear-view
mirror as I rode by, but just glared threateningly at the (empty) beast
instead. Pretty sure I'm going to make a call today and report ol' Moby
Smallfries, but highly doubt that anything will come of it.

Oohhhhhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Bill S.

Report it. The driver may get a talking-to from his boss. In any
event, you'll feel better, right?

I had a semi-close call a Verizon telephone truck that ran a red light
as I was pulling out into the intersection. I tried to see the truck's
number but he sped away . . . to Dunkin' Donuts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do I
detect a pattern here?

I bet a lot of us have had problems with mean/crazy drivers. Years ago,
I got regularly buzzed by a paper boy (I think he had reached his career
peak) in a huge Chevy Caprice with personalized plates that said
"DIABLO". Eventually I figured out how to keep his route and mine from
intersecting (or he was arrested for something else), but he was a menace.

jhas said:

Report it. The driver may get a talking-to from his boss. In any
event, you'll feel better, right?

I had a semi-close call a Verizon telephone truck that ran a red light
as I was pulling out into the intersection. I tried to see the truck's
number but he sped away . . . to Dunkin' Donuts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do I
detect a pattern here?

Better yet, write the company a letter. If ever this driver causes an
accident, there's a paper trail waiting for a lawyer. The paper trail,
in itself, isn't important; it's the fact that the driver's supervisor,
and the company's lawyer, know it's there. That's what will make a
difference when the driver hears from his boss.

Pat

Neil Brooks said:

And lastly . . . as I'm fond of saying about car v. bike: high risk,
low reward. Call the cops, get behind a tree, reload . . . something
. . . but don't engage.

Good advice. Many war (or 'hood) survivors probably did so by learning how not
to get shot. De-escalate, always.

Matt O.

Pat Lamb said:

Better yet, write the company a letter. If ever this driver causes

an

Quoted message said:

accident, there's a paper trail waiting for a lawyer

In my files is a letter I wrote to Western Disposal of Boulder Colorado
a couple of years ago. The driver of a large garbage truck (the kind
that empty dumpsters) did a right hook into me; I very narrowly escaped
by bailing onto the sidewalk. This was on October 29, 2003.

I never heard back from them on what action (if any) they took; I
should have filed a police report on the driver.

Richard Masoner