Let me preface by saying I am not beyond tapping my fingers on the steering wheel if Im getting flustered by a dingbat driver or flipping someone the bird when they piss me off on the road......but damn.....not this.
I'm heading back to the building on I-96 tonight about 19:15. Cruising at 65, not really thinking about much except whats on the road. Up ahead I see road workers on the shoulder, lights going. In Michigan, we're required to give them a lane whenever possible. So I move left, as it was clear behind me.
Ahead of me are a silver minivan in the right lane and a blue cavalier station wagon (he had just passed me earlier) on the left, just behind the van. Both these people should see the workers, as its a clear open area. The silver van signals to get over, and the cavalier, being in the van's blind spot, wouldnt back away to give room. So naturally, theres going to be a near-collision between the two. The cavalier hits his brakes and moves to the shoulder to avoid the van. Im sitting behind these two, so I can see all this plain as day. Now Im alert to trouble. They didnt disappoint me.
Well, after we clear the workers, the van gets back over to the right. The cavalier gets up next to him, and slows. I can just see the driver turning his head at the van driver. This is all happening about 150 feet in front of me, so naturally Im slowing, waiting for anything. Next thing I know, the cavalier swerves in front of the van and locks up his brakes. No shit...on the freeway! Luckily the van moves to the left lane and avoids the guy. The van accelerates, and the cavalier keeps pace, and then slows as he approaches the passenger side of the van.....then AGAIN swerves in front of the van and locks his brakes up!!! The van avoids the cavalier again, this time on the right.
The cavalier must have felt he made his point, because he then accelerated in the left lane and got about 1/2 mile in front of the van.
This whole time I was holding back, staying far enough away to stop in time if I had to, but close enough to see it all.
I wish I would have gotten close enough to the cavalier to get his license number so I could've called the police on him. Just unreal what some assholes will do.
I'm heading back to the building on I-96 tonight about 19:15. Cruising at 65, not really thinking about much except whats on the road. Up ahead I see road workers on the shoulder, lights going. In Michigan, we're required to give them a lane whenever possible. So I move left, as it was clear behind me.
Ahead of me are a silver minivan in the right lane and a blue cavalier station wagon (he had just passed me earlier) on the left, just behind the van. Both these people should see the workers, as its a clear open area. The silver van signals to get over, and the cavalier, being in the van's blind spot, wouldnt back away to give room. So naturally, theres going to be a near-collision between the two. The cavalier hits his brakes and moves to the shoulder to avoid the van. Im sitting behind these two, so I can see all this plain as day. Now Im alert to trouble. They didnt disappoint me.
Well, after we clear the workers, the van gets back over to the right. The cavalier gets up next to him, and slows. I can just see the driver turning his head at the van driver. This is all happening about 150 feet in front of me, so naturally Im slowing, waiting for anything. Next thing I know, the cavalier swerves in front of the van and locks up his brakes. No shit...on the freeway! Luckily the van moves to the left lane and avoids the guy. The van accelerates, and the cavalier keeps pace, and then slows as he approaches the passenger side of the van.....then AGAIN swerves in front of the van and locks his brakes up!!! The van avoids the cavalier again, this time on the right.
The cavalier must have felt he made his point, because he then accelerated in the left lane and got about 1/2 mile in front of the van.
This whole time I was holding back, staying far enough away to stop in time if I had to, but close enough to see it all.
I wish I would have gotten close enough to the cavalier to get his license number so I could've called the police on him. Just unreal what some assholes will do.
