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Did I do the right thing? I probably should have drove off, but I couldn't stand this road bully trying to threaten me inside his jeep.
I had a phase when I would chase people down when they did something stupid to me. Their 'road rage' would kick off my 'road rage'. Looking back, it was all incredibly stupid and dangerous. At the time I did not think that it might not have been done on purpose but by accident. I had a very short fuse back than. Over half these idiots turned out to be women.
Only incident when we both stopped, it turned out to be two off duty police officers. Driver gets out but not too far from his car. Identifies himself as a police officer. The passenger gets out (on the other side) and has both his hands down but together. I could not see but he was probably holding a gun as back up. We were in a chase for a few blocks in an urban area, not the highway were most of the shit happens. The guy told me he was not really sure why I was chasing him. I told him I knew his friend had a gun and that he himself probably had one also. He asked me if I was willing to take that chance. I told myself that this was really stupid and will get myself killed. I never got out of my car. I told the guy to 'have a nice day', backed up, and drove off.
You never know who you are getting in a confrontation with. Are they armed? Decided the whole thing was really taking a toll on my nerves and health and that I would eventually get my head 'bashed in' or shot. I learned to cool down. To let it go. These idiots don't even know me and it is usually not personal. These days I just carry a bottle of 'Bear Spray' in case things get out of hand. The gun stays in the trunk. I count the number of idiots I run into, on the road, on a daily basis
