Need advice for trafic situation

As my wife and I were leaving a grocery store we encountered a situation that I need some advice on what should I have done. Situation: a car ran a stop sign to get in front of us to enter the main street passing in front of the store. They then proceeded to sit in the intersection, not allowing anyone behind them to exit the parking lot. I honked my horn when there was no trafic coming and they proceed to flip me the bird. Again I honked and they again repeated their jesture. Luckly for me I could back up and use a second exit. I tried to get their license plate number but the rear plate was covered by some circus sign and the front was missing. All I know was that it was 2 young girls driving a grey chevy nova from Indiana. Should I have called the police or what? Thanks.

Why bother? Just some punk kids who think they own the world. Let them learn 'road rage' the hard way from somebody else.

wait until they park and go in. Then key the hell out of their car, and maybe let the air out of at least two tires so the spare wont help. Maybe snap off the radio antenna too.

Im just kidding!!

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Originally Posted by Timmer

As my wife and I were leaving a grocery store we encountered a situation that I need some advice on what should I have done. Situation: a car ran a stop sign to get in front of us to enter the main street passing in front of the store. They then proceeded to sit in the intersection, not allowing anyone behind them to exit the parking lot. I honked my horn when there was no trafic coming and they proceed to flip me the bird. Again I honked and they again repeated their jesture. Luckly for me I could back up and use a second exit. I tried to get their license plate number but the rear plate was covered by some circus sign and the front was missing. All I know was that it was 2 young girls driving a grey chevy nova from Indiana. Should I have called the police or what? Thanks.

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We all encounter these kind of situations quite frequently. Circumstances dictate what I will do. In the case you mention, I think I would have gone up to the drivers door and let them know they were not doing the right thing, and then to the back of their car and got the license plate number and maybe advise the police of the situation. You must be mindful, however, if they were from out of state, signing a complaint against them would probably wind up being more trouble for you than for them. In most cases, however, just remember that we all make mistakes and just thank God that all the folks around us are on their toes when we make ours. Most things are petty and not worth getting upset about. Sometimes, however, letting them know firsthand that they are morons can be quite satisfying.:D

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Originally Posted by sansert

wait until they park and go in. Then key the hell out of their car, and maybe let the air out of at least two tires so the spare wont help. Maybe snap off the radio antenna too.

Im just kidding!!

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Im glad youre kidding, because we all know that 2 wrongs dont make a right. Right?;)

No, no, no... its not a rural setting its a urban situation. Keying cars is just Soooooo readneck.... in urban settings protocol dictates that you use a tire iron!!!

Seriously, you never know what some nutjob is doing, is on or has. Number one rule of self defense is avoidance. Leaving through a different exit is the right answer - and its one that you can defend in court especially if they were to follow you and try to start trouble. Making the first step the correct one means you don't have to explain steps (or shots) two through six to a jury of 12.

Screw it, why upset yourself?

KTK

It's over. Forget about it. If you run into a similar situation, leave the scene. You will not accomplish anything by arguing with such people. Life is to short to waste time fooling around with fools whose conduct predicts that they are candidates for a Darwin award. JMHO. Sincerely. BruceV.

Actually, I think it's three rights make a left. HAHA
I think you really did the right thing. You never know when some nutjob may be armed and looking for a fight. Avoidance before confrontation!!
Karen
OFC

On a situation like this, I just go back to an old saying, what goes around, comes around. Acts like this will return to them I am sure. Don't make their stupidity yours.

I'm with everyone else....let it go, since nothing you could do is going to accomplish anything. Remember, at the end of the day, it's a self-correcting problem....you can't fix stupid!

"Never attempt to teach a pig to dance...it wastes your time and annoys the pig!" S.L. Clemens

+1 to what John said. Life's too short to waste your time on morons. If you confront morons you'll just get upset because they won't understand the problem.

I have just now opened an e-mail from one of my church members. It might be of some application to this situation...

One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches! The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was really friendly. So I asked, 'Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!' This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, 'The Law of the Garbage Truck'.

He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on you. Don't take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Don't take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.

The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their day. Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so...Love the people who treat you right. Pray for the ones who don't. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you take it! Have a blessed, garbage-free day!

In other words: "Never argue with an idiot...they drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience!" Anon.

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Originally Posted by Timmer

As my wife and I were leaving a grocery store we encountered a situation that I need some advice on what should I have done. Situation: a car ran a stop sign to get in front of us to enter the main street passing in front of the store. They then proceeded to sit in the intersection, not allowing anyone behind them to exit the parking lot. I honked my horn when there was no trafic coming and they proceed to flip me the bird. Again I honked and they again repeated their jesture. Luckly for me I could back up and use a second exit. I tried to get their license plate number but the rear plate was covered by some circus sign and the front was missing. All I know was that it was 2 young girls driving a grey chevy nova from Indiana. Should I have called the police or what? Thanks.

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Like most have said, just walk away.

You could call the police, but what would they have done? They're sitting at a stop sign & aren't going even when traffic is clear, but is that a violation of some sort that the police are going to get involved in? The cops most likely would have told you to just back up & go out the other exit, which is what you ended up doing.

You had already honked off the driver/passenger of the Nova. Not by anything that you did, necessarily, but just because You Were There. Don't compound that by making a totally un-necessary & useless 911 call & dragging the cops out & getting them urinated off, too . . . . . :runaway:

BTW, Indiana only issues license plates for the rear of the vehicle. The front plate wasn't "missing", it's just that we don't issue one for the front of the vehicle.

Look at the bright side, eventualy they will encounter someone a lot meaner and their behaviour will have some nasty results, it's just a matter of time.

Three possible reasons, driver was on the cell phone, they were talking to each other, they could not see (my age or older), this is leaving out phar. reasons. You did right, don't try to control what you can't control.
Bob

Arguing with them will just make their day. Then they know they got to you.

Ignore the jerks, unless you really want to esculate the situation.

Timmer,
I had a Redneck friend of mine here in GA. stop at a 711 to pick up a 12 pack of Bud one night, and some guy parked behind him and he had a heck of a time getting his PU truck out, but before he left he took the time to take a claw hammer he had in his PU truck and bust out the guys headlights and center punch his windshield. I ask him the next day when i found out about it, did it make him feel good? He said YEP!
So just let them go, and let some Redneck like my friend take care of them down the road, Readnecks always do a better job then the Police anyway, and no paper work:madsmile:.
A Redneck from GA.....Boos.

There's also the chance this kind of behavior is done to cause an accident for insurance fraud. Been there, experienced that.

Another time some woman at the last minute just pulled from an exit ramp right broadside to me and stop because the opposing traffic was in the way. She saw it, she knew it and if I hadn't made a panicked stop she would have been hurting. I look at her and she flips me the big one. Only in America do you get such diversity.

never argue with a fool onlookers may not be able to tell the difference

:beerchug: Steve :beerchug:

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Originally Posted by Gary and Karen

Actually, I think it's three rights make a left. HAHA
I think you really did the right thing. You never know when some nutjob may be armed and looking for a fight. Avoidance before confrontation!!
Karen
OFC

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actually it's three rights folowed by an overhand left:thup:

A few years ago I was heading to the gun range when i encountered a man sitting at a stop sign with no side trafic. I waited many minutes and when he didn't move I backed up and went around. He became aggressive and tried to pass into oncoming traffic. Since I thought he may try to run me off the road and start a confrontation I had my 38 spl in my hand ready to go. Kinda glad he went on.

It was fortunate he cooled off after he passed you back like an idiot and went on his way.

Besides, he may have had a .45 in his hand!
(You just never know about these crazy people!)

You did the right thing, however I'd daydream about the situation while driving a Mack truck with a cow catcher front bumper.

Walter Middy