[Indydealmaker]

Originally Posted by cappyjon431

Before I start my rant, let me first say that overall, I love living here. The large majority of the people we have met have been wonderful and we thoroghly enjoy all that TV has to offer. That being said, there have been a couple of incidents in less than a week that not only worry me from a safety perspective, but from a "friendliness" perspective as well.

I posted this in another thread less than a week ago:

"...My wife and I were driving our street legal cart on El Camino Real during the day. A small car got right up on our tail and followed so closely I was seriously concerned for our safety. After tailgating for about 1/2 mile, the driver zipped in front of us and purposely cut us off (and then slowed down) to the point that I had to swerve slightly off the road to avoid a collision. Once I got back on the road I saw that the same driver was stuck at the light at Camino Real and Bottelo, turning into our Village! I sped up and followed the driver to her home. I really wasn't looking for an incident or confrontation, but my wife wanted to tell the driver that she almost caused a serious accident. My wife was very nice about it (much nicer than I would have been) and the woman's response was "you shouldn't be on the road with your golf cart." My wife said "our cart is street legal and that we were legally allowed to drive on the street." The woman said, "I don't see any seat belts," at which point my wife and I both showed her we were wearing our seatbelts. At this point my wife finally told her that she was a danger on the road. The woman then called my wife an idiot and closed her garage door. Sometimes I question the whole "America's Friendliest Hometown" thing, as this woman was not only a menace on the road, but also a rude and nasty human being. A simple apology would have been more than enough, but instead she felt it necessary to justify her crazy driving. I am not going to sweat it as i am a big believer in karma."

So, some time has passed. My wife got into her GEM this morning to meet me at the gym. When leaving our village (Alhambra) and turning on to El Camino Real, a woman in a car passed her, purposely cut her off, and then honked at her (the sad part was that this was a neighbor from three doors down the street). My wife got to the gym almost in tears and shaking like a leaf (she was that scared). I calmed her down and we did our workout. Mt wife decided to have a chat with the neighbor when she returned from the gym. Luckily the neighbor was home and in her front yard. My wife pulled up in her GEM and asked her if she realized that she had cut my wife off (she really wanted to be diplomatic at this point). The neighbor replied that she knew and she was voicing her displeasure at my wife having her vehicle driving on the street. My wife explained that it was street legal, that we pay for insurance, taxes and a tag just like she did and were entitled to drive on the road (and remember, Camino Real has two lanes-one for passing). The woman said that she was just showing her displeasure by cutting her off and honking her horn. She also said she will continue to do this as long as my wife's GEM is on the road

I drive on TV's roads every day in my car and frequently encounter street legal carts on the road. I observe signs all over TV that say "Share The Road" and I have never felt the need to honk, cut off, or threaten these drivers. I happily share the road. Obviously our neighbor has somewhere to be in a hurry and needs a lesson in manners. Now this neighbor will have to deal with the police, as my wife considers the woman's response as a threat.

Jon,
Sorry you guys had to have such unpleasant and hazardous experiences.
There are many seniors, here and elsewhere, that appear chronically angry. I wonder if they are having trouble dealing with the aging process.