Idiot driver makes his Company look bad

[scubaguy]

So had an interesting experience in traffic today on 466 continuing onto s/b 27. This male white idiot driver was tailgating this car on 466. Anytime he got more than Few feet off the bumper of this car he sped up and got way too close to it.
Then as I passed him he gave me the stink eye like I did something. We both end up turning s/b on 27 with him tailgating me now. Then as I make a left turn, he had to swerve to the right because he was soo close to me now and then he proceeded to Flip me off like I was wrong for wanting to turn. Not a good look or this business ~ Morgan’s Whole 9 yards. I would definitely NOT hire this company based on this guys action and behavior

[fdpaq0580]

So? You know that we want to know. Lots of companies want to know about employees driving. They would rather find out here than through a law suit.

[vintageogauge]

So had an interesting experience in traffic today on 466 continuing onto s/b 27. This male white idiot driver was tailgating this car on 466. Anytime he got more than Few feet off the bumper of this car he sped up and got way too close to it.
Then as I passed him he gave me the stink eye like I did something. We both end up turning s/b on 27 with him tailgating me now. Then as I make a left turn, he had to swerve to the right because he was soo close to me now and then he proceeded to Flip me off like I was wrong for wanting to turn. Not a good look or this business ~ Morgan’s Whole 9 yards. I would definitely NOT hire this company based on this guys action and behavior

The fact that he was "white" added so much more to the interesting experience you had.

[dewilson58]

Hmmmmmmmm

[fdpaq0580]

The fact that he was "white" added so much more to the interesting experience you had.

And a "HE". Idiots come in all colors, sexs, sizes and ages.

[opinionist]

I had an interesting experience many years ago up north driving to work on ice-covered roads. The maximum speed I could travel without losing control was 30 MPH. A guy pulled in back of me from a side street and decided to tailgate me. There was no way to go faster without losing control, so I lightly tapped my brake to flash my taillights. He must have discovered that there was no traction on the road because a minute later, I could see his headlights pointed at a crazy angle way in the back of me.

[golfing eagles]

The fact that he was "white" added so much more to the interesting experience you had.

Just imagine the totally different responses that post would get if he stated "black":1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[onfire]

If they had mentioned age it would have been a trifecta.

[LeRoySmith]

And a "HE". Idiots come in all colors, sexs, sizes and ages.

True, but stereotypes exist for a reason.

[LeRoySmith]

I had an interesting experience many years ago up north driving to work on ice-covered roads. The maximum speed I could travel without losing control was 30 MPH. A guy pulled in back of me from a side street and decided to tailgate me. There was no way to go faster without losing control, so I lightly tapped my brake to flash my taillights. He must have discovered that there was no traction on the road because a minute later, I could see his headlights pointed at a crazy angle way in the back of me.

I had a very similar experience when I was sixteen. Ice covered roads out in the middle of nowhere, 5:30 am so still pitch black, I'm in an old 2 wheel drive pickup with worn out tires. Aggressive driver catches me from behind and gets so close I can't see much of his vehicle over the tailgate. I tap my brakes just enough to light the brake lights. In my rear view mirror all I can see is headlights, darkness, headlights, darkness as he spins 360s then off into the ditch. I didn't go back to help.

[GpaVader]

I had an interesting event. Traveling home on a residential portion of a highway and approached a vehicle waiting to make a left turn. The intersection had a right turn lane but I noticed a police car off to right, so I did the right thing and stopped and waited. A truck came racing up behind me and was going to use the right turn lane to pass us when the car in front of me turned so I proceeded. The truck was going too fast and ran out of space and ended up in the ditch ahead of us, with the police there right away...

[golfing eagles]

I had a very similar experience when I was sixteen. Ice covered roads out in the middle of nowhere, 5:30 am so still pitch black, I'm in an old 2 wheel drive pickup with worn out tires. Aggressive driver catches me from behind and gets so close I can't see much of his vehicle over the tailgate. I tap my brakes just enough to light the brake lights. In my rear view mirror all I can see is headlights, darkness, headlights, darkness as he spins 360s then off into the ditch. I didn't go back to help.

Proud of yourself????

Any idea if the victim was alive or dead? Brain dead? (no pun intended). Transferred to a level 1 trauma center? Did he have a family? Will the rest of us be supporting him for life on SSDI?

Good job, not.

[New Englander]

Just imagine the totally different responses that post would get if he stated "black":1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

That wouldn't be politically correct!

[Bill14564]

I had an interesting experience many years ago up north driving to work on ice-covered roads. The maximum speed I could travel without losing control was 30 MPH. A guy pulled in back of me from a side street and decided to tailgate me. There was no way to go faster without losing control, so I lightly tapped my brake to flash my taillights. He must have discovered that there was no traction on the road because a minute later, I could see his headlights pointed at a crazy angle way in the back of me.

I had a very similar experience when I was sixteen. Ice covered roads out in the middle of nowhere, 5:30 am so still pitch black, I'm in an old 2 wheel drive pickup with worn out tires. Aggressive driver catches me from behind and gets so close I can't see much of his vehicle over the tailgate. I tap my brakes just enough to light the brake lights. In my rear view mirror all I can see is headlights, darkness, headlights, darkness as he spins 360s then off into the ditch. I didn't go back to help.

So you performed an unnecessary action intending to startle and disrupt the driver behind you. That action was effective and caused a crash and may have caused injuries (you don't know, you didn't go back to help). You are proud enough of that behavior that you are on here bragging about it. Interesting.

[MrFlorida]

Why mention "white" sounds racist to me.

[Jim1mack]

Some insight from an idiot friend of mine. He’s driving back from golf with me on these windy hilly two land tennessee roads and is terribly tailgating the pick up in front of us. I ask if he always drives like this. He replies, I’m trying to make him go faster.

The truck was going under the posted limit but he apparently was looking for his turn. Still, back off, be curtious, what’s the rush. The life you save may be your own and the auto damage you may cause may also be your own.

[Shipping up to Boston]

So had an interesting experience in traffic today on 466 continuing onto s/b 27. This male white idiot driver was tailgating this car on 466. Anytime he got more than Few feet off the bumper of this car he sped up and got way too close to it.
Then as I passed him he gave me the stink eye like I did something. We both end up turning s/b on 27 with him tailgating me now. Then as I make a left turn, he had to swerve to the right because he was soo close to me now and then he proceeded to Flip me off like I was wrong for wanting to turn. Not a good look or this business ~ Morgan’s Whole 9 yards. I would definitely NOT hire this company based on this guys action and behavior

You know all 'white' people drive alike! Smh

[golfing eagles]

Some insight from an idiot friend of mine. He’s driving back from golf with me on these windy hilly two land tennessee roads and is terribly tailgating the pick up in front of us. I ask if he always drives like this. He replies, I’m trying to make him go faster.

The truck was going under the posted limit but he apparently was looking for his turn. Still, back off, be curtious, what’s the rush. The life you save may be your own and the auto damage you may cause may also be your own.

Correct. Not only that---how often can you make a slug go faster by tailgating? More often they'll get nervous and do something even worse than driving slowly. Most of the time they're oblivious to their rear-view mirror anyway, and for some reason shocked when someone passes them, even though they get passed frequently every time they drive.

[golfing eagles]

You know all 'white' people drive alike! Smh

Well, in Boston anyway :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[Shipping up to Boston]

I had a very similar experience when I was sixteen. Ice covered roads out in the middle of nowhere, 5:30 am so still pitch black, I'm in an old 2 wheel drive pickup with worn out tires. Aggressive driver catches me from behind and gets so close I can't see much of his vehicle over the tailgate. I tap my brakes just enough to light the brake lights. In my rear view mirror all I can see is headlights, darkness, headlights, darkness as he spins 360s then off into the ditch. I didn't go back to help.

Cold case TN style!
Those are the stories you tell to trusted sources, Leroy ;)

[LeRoySmith]

So you performed an unnecessary action intending to startle and disrupt the driver behind you. That action was effective and caused a crash and may have caused injuries (you don't know, you didn't go back to help). You are proud enough of that behavior that you are on here bragging about it. Interesting.

Yes. That other person endangered my life, screw them.

[LeRoySmith]

Cold case TN style!
Those are the stories you tell to trusted sources, Leroy ;)

It was the Midwest, the ditches are flat and wide. I don't care if he was hurt or not, entirely his doing.

[LeRoySmith]

Proud of yourself????

Any idea if the victim was alive or dead? Brain dead? (no pun intended). Transferred to a level 1 trauma center? Did he have a family? Will the rest of us be supporting him for life on SSDI?

Good job, not.

I wouldn't say I was proud, more like indifferent. I think he was already braindead based on his driving on dangerous roads. Endangering my life and anyone else unlucky enough to be going to work that early.

[Bill14564]

Yes. That other person endangered my life, screw them.

All evidence to the contrary

[dewilson58]

LRS really showing his/her true colors.

Wow.

[golfing eagles]

Yes. That other person endangered my life, screw them.

It was the Midwest, the ditches are flat and wide. I don't care if he was hurt or not, entirely his doing.

I wouldn't say I was proud, more like indifferent. I think he was already braindead based on his driving on dangerous roads. Endangering my life and anyone else unlucky enough to be going to work that early.

Yep, that makes it all OK :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Please don't EVER drive anywhere near me

[JRcorvette]

Just imagine the totally different responses that post would get if he stated "black":1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Exactly…. But the story is not about colors. I hate tailgating people .

[golfing eagles]

Exactly…. But the story is not about colors. I hate tailgating people .

Then don't tailgate them :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[LeRoySmith]

LRS really showing his/her true colors.

Wow.

I think you're correct.

I reread the thread, my posts and the critical replies thinking I may have misspoke or could have been misinterpreted. Thinking back to the incident and 55ish years later and I'd do the exact same thing if it happened today.

So if that shows my true colors, so be it.

[golfing eagles]

I think you're correct.

I reread the thread, my posts and the critical replies thinking I may have misspoke or could have been misinterpreted. Thinking back to the incident and 55ish years later and I'd do the exact same thing if it happened today.

So if that shows my true colors, so be it.

55 years to grow up but would still use the same poor judgement. Peter Pan syndrome?????

[ThirdOfFive]

I had an interesting experience many years ago up north driving to work on ice-covered roads. The maximum speed I could travel without losing control was 30 MPH. A guy pulled in back of me from a side street and decided to tailgate me. There was no way to go faster without losing control, so I lightly tapped my brake to flash my taillights. He must have discovered that there was no traction on the road because a minute later, I could see his headlights pointed at a crazy angle way in the back of me.
I remember winter driving back in Minnesota (seems like a long time ago). But any other Minnesotan, especially if he/she drives around Minneapolis - St. Paul and the surrounding suburbs, will know instantly what I mean when I say that it takes at least two good snowstorms for the "stupid" to wear off. There've been innumerable times when, on icy or snowy freeways, I'd have some cowboy pass me like his tail was on fire, only to find him a couple of miles ahead spun out in the median, or with a highway patrol having him pulled over.

You might break the rules of the road and get by with it for awhile, but eventually the laws of physics will get you.

[Topspinmo]

Why mention "white" sounds racist to me.

Bait To boost responses

[Shipping up to Boston]

Well, in Boston anyway :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

You come to the 617 with a four wheeler....you’re in the major leagues Doc! Not for the feeble or faint of heart! :1rotfl:

[Two Bills]

I deal with tailgaters by just getting slower and slower.
I even got below the speed limit on one occasion.

[Shipping up to Boston]

I think you're correct.

I reread the thread, my posts and the critical replies thinking I may have misspoke or could have been misinterpreted. Thinking back to the incident and 55ish years later and I'd do the exact same thing if it happened today.

So if that shows my true colors, so be it.

At least your honest and not walking it back like many do here when challenged.

I was ok with your story, initially, because ‘55’ yrs ago....16yr olds were considered juveniles in this country (legally speaking). There’s a reason why they seal juvenile records so as to not damage their future as adults (obvious exceptions). But fast forward ‘55 yrs’ and you’re still doubling down on the incident and your actions. The ‘critical replies’ you’re receiving seem warranted given your responses to each and every one of them. I enjoy your posts/stories on here Leroy...this one is not one of them. But that’s on me!

[Stu from NYC]

Just imagine the totally different responses that post would get if he stated "black":1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

or overweight:sing:

[LeRoySmith]

55 years to grow up but would still use the same poor judgement. Peter Pan syndrome?????

Sorry it took so long to reply, I was driving and had to look up peter syndrome so I'd know if I should be offended. No dice.

[TrapX]

Deliberately brake checking is illegal. If it causes an accident, it's a felony.
Deliberately driving below the speed limit - with no rational reason other than to annoy other drivers - is also illegal.
Being involved in an accident you caused, even if you are damage free, and then leaving the scene, is a felony.

Why do people think they are immune from the law by trying to rationalize their illegal actions.

[LeRoySmith]

Why do people think they are immune from the law by trying to rationalize their illegal actions.

I have immunity because my dad was very influential, I never had to grow up.

[golfing eagles]

I have immunity because my dad was very influential, I never had to grow up.

This just gets better and better as the hole gets deeper and deeper :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[LeRoySmith]

This just gets better and better as the hole gets deeper and deeper :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

When do you stop believing?

[Shipping up to Boston]

I have immunity because my dad was very influential, I never had to grow up.

Ted Kennedy from beyond the grave “Liked” this!

[LeRoySmith]

Ted Kennedy from beyond the grave “Liked” this!

Think mirth and girth for those of you in the business.

[fdpaq0580]

LRS really showing his/her true colors.

Wow.

Really? We weren't there. We don't know for sure. Our perception and opinion is based on how we interpret his narrative.

[MrFlorida]

Bait To boost responses

Not really, just an observation.

[Bill14564]

Really? We weren't there. We don't know for sure. Our perception and opinion is based on how we interpret his narrative.

When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.

[fdpaq0580]

It was the Midwest, the ditches are flat and wide. I don't care if he was hurt or not, entirely his doing.


Been there (situation, not location). Done that. The tailgater realized the error of his ways and backed way off. Tailgaters are a very real danger as they can't see what you see. They may not, for many reasons, be able to react if you need to or if you stop for any reason (physical, mechanical, etc). At best, they are annoying jerks. At worst, they are a threat to life and limb. Not just to the one they are 'gating, but to others on or near the highway as well. They are their own worst enemy. Sitting in a ditch is his own fault. Go back? Way too dangerous, for many reasons.

[LeRoySmith]

Been there (situation, not location). Done that. The tailgater realized the error of his ways and backed way off. Tailgaters are a very real danger as they can't see what you see. They may not, for many reasons, be able to react if you need to or if you stop for any reason (physical, mechanical, etc). At best, they are annoying jerks. At worst, they are a threat to life and limb. Not just to the one they are 'gating, but to others on or near the highway as well. They are their own worst enemy. Sitting in a ditch is his own fault. Go back? Way too dangerous, for many reasons.

If my brake lights caused him to wreck I'd say he was responsible for any accident, not me. There have been thousands of times someone ahead of me on the road put on their brake lights, not once did I have to react in a way that made me crash.

His actions his fault, I stand by that. I'd be willing to bet that the next time he was in a similar situation he behaved differently. But then he didn't suffer from peter trouble like I do.

[fdpaq0580]

When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.

When someone tailgates me, I do believe them. They, thru their actions show me they are pushy, arrogant, impatient, threatening, stupid, jerks who have no idea what a danger they are on the highway. If their behavior causes them to end up in a ditch, it is their own doing. Sorry, but this time , based on my reading of his story, and my own experiences, I side with LeRoySmith.

[LeRoySmith]

When someone tailgates me, I do believe them. They, thru their actions show me they are pushy, arrogant, impatient, threatening, stupid, jerks who have no idea what a danger they are on the highway. If their behavior causes them to end up in a ditch, it is their own doing. Sorry, but this time , based on my reading of his story, and my own experiences, I side with LeRoySmith.

Me too

[fdpaq0580]

If my brake lights caused him to wreck I'd say he was responsible for any accident, not me. There have been thousands of times someone ahead of me on the road put on their brake lights, not once did I have to react in a way that made me crash.

His actions his fault, I stand by that. I'd be willing to bet that the next time he was in a similar situation he behaved differently. But then he didn't suffer from peter trouble like I do.

You sound like a defensive driver who keeps a proper space cushion.

[Keefelane66]

So had an interesting experience in traffic today on 466 continuing onto s/b 27. This male white idiot driver was tailgating this car on 466. Anytime he got more than Few feet off the bumper of this car he sped up and got way too close to it.
Then as I passed him he gave me the stink eye like I did something. We both end up turning s/b on 27 with him tailgating me now. Then as I make a left turn, he had to swerve to the right because he was soo close to me now and then he proceeded to Flip me off like I was wrong for wanting to turn. Not a good look or this business ~ Morgan’s Whole 9 yards. I would definitely NOT hire this company based on this guys action and behavior
Why not report it to the business or did it really happen?