Okay... I'm shaking right now. A group of teenagers just tried to kill me.

[DarkTirade]

I was just driving home from work. In the nasty snow. And this car keeps coming up behind me and flashing its brights. First I thought they were trying to tell me something. Then suddenly they drive up alongside me and try to run me off the road. Jeering the whole while. At least four of them in the car. Then they drop back. Stopped any pretense of just flashing their brights, and they just turned them on. Rode my ass on snowy roads with their brights on. Then they pulled up again, tried to run me off the road again. Jeering the whole while, again. They ran two stopsigns to keep up with me too. When they ran the second stopsign apparently they got bored with me and sped on. Unfortunately their license plate was covered with snow, or else I would be making a police report right now.

[Danger Mouse]

1. Idiots like that need their dicks severed with a rusty spoon.

[DarkTirade]

4. This is why I don't carry a gun or a knife or a rusty spoon on me.

The temptation in situations like that would be too great.

[Danger Mouse]

14. Well, people like that often get themselves in gory car wrecks.

not saying they deserve it, but idiocy like that is sometimes rewarded by mr. darwin.

[DarkTirade]

16. Considering the fact that they're willing to cause it with others...

and they almost did. Almost hit a GIANT deer when they were blinding me with the high beams.

[TZ]

2. Jeezus.

I bet they were drunk.
Glad you are okay...:hug:

[DarkTirade]

3. I wouldn't be surprised if these were the same asshole kids who tried to blind me with a laser

pointer when I was out jogging a couple months ago...

[TZ]

7. Sounds like neighborhood punks...

Maybe you can find the car later?

[DarkTirade]

17. It was fairly nondescript. Maroon or red (hard to tell in the dark)

shaped kinda like the Volkswagon type of shape, car sized but with the extra room in the back like an SUV. Other than that, I got nothin'.

[Kali]

23. pt cruiser?

[DarkTirade]

24. No, it was closer to a regular car shape, just the rear end was the

boxy hatchback kinda thing.

I don't really know cars that well, unfortunately.

[auntAgonist]

5. That's horrible. I'm glad you made it home safe and sound.

I'm sorry you didn't / weren't able to get the plate number. I do hope they do NOT cause any more trouble on the road tonight. You kept your wits about you I think.

:hug:

aA

[DarkTirade]

11. I didn't even see which way they went, I'm assuming they either live in this town

or the next one over. Probably out 'celebrating' the end of school or something.

[supernova]

6. Holy crap!

I would have been scared to death!

:scared:

Did you get the make/model of the car at least? Or were you near some traffic cams?

But I'm really glad you got home safe.

:hug:

[DarkTirade]

9. Nope. Little back roads. Too much snow on the vehicle to make out details.

Kids probably knew they could get away with it there.

[siligut]

8. Terrifying.

Especially since driving conditions were already treacherous. I am so glad you are OK. I would bet they purposely covered their license with snow, fuckers.

[DarkTirade]

13. With this snow you wouldn't have to.

When I got to my car in the parking lot after work tonight it was completely covered. I knocked the snow off while I was cleaning off my windshield, but otherwise mine woulda been covered on the way home too.

[SeattleGirl]

10. Fucking punks!

I'm glad you're okay, but I'd love to smack the shit out of them for what they did to you! :grr:

[DarkTirade]

15. I was tempted to return the favor when they passed me the last time

but since I follow the sensible side of my brain, not the impulsive one, I didn't.

[SeattleGirl]

19. I understand the impulse, but it's good you let the sensible side rule.

That impulsive side could have caused big problems.

[DarkTirade]

20. Unfortunately my normal response to something like that would be to slam on my brakes when they're

next to me to let them pass. But with slippery roads, that would cause me to spin out and either go into the ditch, or into their car.

[Rhythm]

12. Glad you're safe, hon...

:grouphug:

[DarkTirade]

18. Yeah, me too.

Now I'm just wondering what time I'm gonna be capable of falling asleep tonight... heart's still beating a little faster than normal.

[AlCzervik]

21. That is really scary and good on you for keeeping your wits about you and not

trying to go after them, it's not worth your life.

[DarkTirade]

22. Theirs maybe... but not mine.

:evilgrin:

[flvegan]

25. Sorry this happened to you, friend.

I have to say, and I don't promote it but...this is why much of the time, even as a vegan, I'm armed.

I'm not a gun nut, but I'm never afraid. A guy in a red Dodge truck changed things for me a couple years ago.

[DarkTirade]

26. I'm not comfortable being armed.

If it comes to a physical confrontation, I figured either they've got a gun out, in which case I wouldn't be able to go for one anyway, or they don't, in which case odds are good that I'd be able to kick their ass.

In a vehicle though... I dunno. That's a little different.

[pokerfan]

30. As someone licensed to carry in several states

I would have probably done the same as DarkTirade.

I guess the only difference is that if worse came to worser, I would have at least been armed.

[DarkTirade]

32. They didn't intend to stay for any mess they made, I could tell that much.

They just wanted a laugh at someone else's expense.

[arcadian]

34. What happened with the guy in the red Dodge?

If you don't mind going into it.

[DarkTirade]

35. Yeah, I'm curious too.

[flvegan]

49. He challenged me, with his friends.

He was mad that although his slow ass rolled through a red light, I'd DARE zoom past him. In traffic, he made it an issue. Said how "real men" take care of things. How he'd beat my ass right then and there. He had two other guys in the truck. I summed up the situation. I don't have a problem dealing with idiots. I'm far bigger and stronger than this idiot. But, I was outnumbered and realized that in reality, I'd not have a chance.

But, being told that I'd blow his fucking head clear off his body somehow made him realize his mortality, it seems. Maybe he caught a glimpse of my Colt .45 ACP Compact, and maybe the idea of a Black Talon blowing a barn door out of the back of his head chimed in.

Either way, douchebag bowed down.

[DarkTirade]

51. Yeah, because 'real men' need to have their friends there to back them up...

I can't stand assholes like that. Saw far too many cowards try to prove their manliness when I lived in a college apartment complex.

[myrna minx]

27. I can't imagine how frightening that must have been to go through.

I'm glad you're home safe. :hug:

[DarkTirade]

28. I wasn't even so much frightened as just... disturbed.

I don't understand how someone can have so little respect for another human being.

It wasn't even an outright attack, they never actually touched me or ran into me. Just tried to fuck with me enough so that they could laugh about the near misses. Wonder if they would have laughed had they not been misses.

[Lil Missy]

29. Dude! I hope you are okay. That sounds pretty fuckin' scary!

Hugs

[DarkTirade]

31. I'm fine, just winding down right now.

Heart rate seems back to normal. :)

[DarkTirade]

33. Just wanted to thank the lounge... I'd probably still be freaking out right now

if I didn't have you guys when I got home late at night and everybody else is asleep.

That and the LOLs are helping too. :)

[Rhiannon12866]

36. OMG, I'd be shaking too.

Too bad you couldn't have gotten more information since what they did was incredibly dangerous and should be taken off the roads. I'd probably phone it in anyway, with what I knew. And when I used to work nights and had to drive home on unplowed roads, I'd often arrive at my destination shaking just from the nerve wracking trip... :scared:

I once was followed on my way home. It was a lone guy in an old car and I knew there was trouble when he pulled right up next to me. I thought I could lose him or he'd give up, so I drove all around, did not go home. But at that hour, there was almost no traffic and he didn't back off. I got really scared, but got an idea. I turned around, with him still right behind me, and drove straight to the nearest police station. I did go inside and reported him, but as soon as I pulled in there, he took right off... whew. :-)

[DarkTirade]

37. Unfortunately these kids got bored and sped off right before I got back to civilization.

These stunts were all on little back roads, not near anybody.

Glad you managed with your situation too. :) :hug:

[Rhiannon12866]

47. I wasn't exactly in civilization, either, since it was about four in the morning,

so nobody was around. But that's when I got out of work... :shrug:

Is there anything that you can tell the police about them? I didn't have a license number, either, but I could describe the car and they thought they knew who it was (after they interrogated me to determine whether or not I was a nutcase, out at that hour, or at least that was my impression... :-()

I'm just glad that you got out of a dangerous situation safely. I was thinking that they might have been "on something," but when I was much younger, before somebody hit me broadside, I was a pretty fearless driver, too. :shrug:

Sounds like you handled it well, so you know now that you don't panic when confronted with something like that, good to know :-),but the next person might not be as self-possessed... :-(

Take care of yourself and get some rest...:hi:

Rhiannon:hug:

[Inchworm]

38. It wasn't me!!

I wasn't even in the same zip code!!

Umm.. what is jeering?

I'm glad they went their way and you are ok.

:hug:

[DarkTirade]

41. I was suspicious, up until you didn't know what jeering was.

:P

Just yelling stupid shit out the windows. Laughing. Pointing. Ect.

[Inchworm]

42. Aren't New Yorkers supposed to...

flip each other off all the time? :D

I watch TV, I know.

Glad you didn't snap and go all ninja on them suckas. You'd be on CNN and junk. Then how could you ever get back to normal after your newly found fame?

:hug:

[DarkTirade]

43. That's them thar city folk that do that.

We'se up in the sticks up heah.

[Inchworm]

45. Huh, wha?!?

New York ain't one big giant city?!?!?

;)

[Shell Beau]

39. What is wrong with some people?

How scary! :hug:

[DarkTirade]

40. Apparently their idea of 'fun' involves risking lives.

Other people's as well as their own.

[Gullvann]

44. That sounds scary.

I hope your nerves are calm at the moment.

[DarkTirade]

46. Certainly calmer than they were then.

Lounge venting and laughs, along with the cold beer in my hand, have certainly helped a bit. :)

[TK421]

48. Sorry to hear that happened, but if I posted how I truly felt what should have

happened to those motherfuckers I would probably be banned or have the FBI on my tail....

Anyway, I'm glad you are home safe

[DarkTirade]

50. I'm sure your thoughts on the matter are completely pure...

... or at least as pure as mine. :evilgrin:

[TK421]

58. As I suspected....I'm glad I didn't post what I originally intended

:D

[Chovexani]

52. Holy fucking shit.

I'm so glad you're okay. :hug:

WTF is WRONG with people?

[DarkTirade]

53. Yeah, that was pretty much my train of thought right there.

Holy fucking shit. WTF is WRONG with people?

[Haole Girl]

54. Wow...

Glad you are ok... shaken-up, I'm sure, but otherwise ok, I hope! :hug:

You see... that story might have had a different ending had I been driving. Either their car, my car, or BOTH cars, would have ended-up in a ditch. They are lucky you kept your cool... and lucky they didn't try that with me! :grr:

[DarkTirade]

57. The temptation was there.

But since right now I have someone who can only live if I can drive him to and from his dialysis appointments, I can't really take that risk right now. :)

[datasuspect]

68. that's why i keep ol' bessie sue between the passenger seat and the console

i love that "OH SHIT!" look people get sometimes

[Bertha Venation]

55. jesus christ, DT -- my god!

I can't imagine how terrified you must've been. I'm glad you're okay! :hug:

[DarkTirade]

59. I honestly don't know if I was terrified or not.

Most of my brain was focused on making sure I stayed in one piece.

I certainly had an adrenaline rush going to indicate that I was probably terrified at the time. I just didn't have the presence of mind to notice it until afterwards.

[fizzgig]

56. oh shit

i am glad you are safe. i will never understand why people think that kind of behavior is acceptable

[DarkTirade]

60. Probably a good thing that most of us can't think that way.

[Deja Q]

61. Were the little bastards high school age?

The driving age needs to be raised to 30 if these wanking GTA-wannabes are going to have such disregard for others' lives. They can kill themselves for all I'd care, but don't do shit like that.

Glad you're safe. :hug:

Hell, CALL the police. I would. Some creeps tried to play chicken with me once and since then I WILL call the cops when drivers play asinine games.

[DarkTirade]

63. They looked like high school age...

but I'm getting old enough that they're ALL starting to look high school age to me.

Unfortunately I didn't get a good look at the make of the car and the license plate was covered with snow. So I really have nothing to tell them other than 'a maroon car with a square hatchback kind of end'.

[DarkTirade]

62. Oh man... I really was messed up when I got home last night.

I just noticed that the bottle of beer I'd been drinking as I was surfing DU... was still half full.

I didn't finish a Sam Adams beer. And I didn't even notice until the next day. :wow:

[Amerigo Vespucci]

64. Glad you're OK, be thankful you got lucky and weren't hurt...

...had something similar happen right around sunup on the way to work many years ago, on the Bayshore Freeway near Moffett Field. The freeway was nearly empty. All of a sudden this guy who looked like Cat Stevens with black plastic framed glasses in a beat-up sub-compact pulls up on my right and is pacing me, side-by-side, and keeps looking over at me. I sped up. He sped up. I sped up again. He sped up again.

Just like you, I had no idea about this guy's intentions. How the hell did I know if he had a gun in the car, or if he was just an unarmed prick?

All of a sudden, out of nowhere, a Highway Patrol car came roaring up with the red lights on and pulled him over.

I got lucky, you got lucky. We're two lucky guys.

:toast:

[SPKrazy]

65. Polite Society Has Disintegrated

not sure what the cause is.

How frightening and horrible.

I learned a long time ago (nothing to do with you) not to flip people off when I worked in drug treatment and a guy said he was arrested after chasing a guy down with the intent to shoot him for flipping him off.

Not that flipping people off is ever nice, just never thought of it as having such consequences like that.

Now back to your story, even without plates if you can recognize the vehicles, you still might make a report. They are probably doing it to others.

[Whoa_Nelly]

66. Did you report it anyway?

Could be there are others those kids threatened.

Let the cops know about the time, road/route, actions.

Could be a lead for them if there are other reported incidents.



Am glad you are safe. :hug: :hug: :hug:

[lightningandsnow]

67. Assholes.

Glad you're okay. :hug:

[mnhtnbb]

69. That is horrible. We lost a high school football player to a car accident

caused by a car that was riding tail and then pushed the car off the road in which the football player was riding. Very early a.m. (more like middle of the night). To my knowledge, the perps haven't been
caught. After they caused the accident, they left the scene.

You should call the police anyway and report the make/model of the car and where this happened.