Just a few minutes ago on my way home from school i ran in to a bit of trouble. I was behind a line of cars behind a road crew truck and 2 school buses so the whole trip was stop and go. Well about 1/2 mile out of town some guy ( i guess about 20 years old) in a little chevy impala comes bouncing around cars in a no passing zone and zooms up behind me. I was stopped as well as all the other cars. He comes to a stop right on my bumper. Well when we take off I drive just as i always would and my truck smokes quite a bit in the lower rpm's, however the wind was blowing and the smoke blew across the road and cleared instantly. So its not like i smoked him out or anything, it never even touched his car. Well once we get closer to the stop sign the guy still on my bumper rolls his window down and starts yelling at me "Pull that piece of **** over at the store". He got over close to the middle line so that he could see me in my mirror. I just sat in my seat like i didnt even hear him. I got nervous because my little brother was with me, i started thinking this guy could have a gun, or knife, or anything in that car. I didnt want anything to happen to my little brother or myself or the truck. Well when we turned at the stop sign he never stopped he just rode my butt and zoomed past me and turned into the store. I just kept driving like it never happened. I wasnt going to try to be a big macho and pull over, I was worried about the safety of my little brother and possibly even my own safety. It just bothers me that this guy would try picking a fight with a 17 year old over absolutely nothing. I dont know if he was just having a bad day or what. But what has me bothered now is, im worried he will drive by my house and see my truck parked out there and mess with it, or even worse come mess with my family.

Sorry its so long guys. I am just shocked i guess. I had to get the story off my chest and figured you guys would like to hear it. I feel a little better now, but the adrenaline is still pumping.

 

Definately tell your parents. Try to remember as much about the jerk, his car...everything you can. More than likely you won't ever see him again but just in case, let your parents know everything you know. Good luck.

 

I told my mom. The only detail i didnt get was the license plate number. But if i saw the guy again i could point him out.

 

It's no fun dealing with guys who suffer from 'small man' syndrome- even worse when they act out like that. You did the right thing all the way around. He may not even have been from around your neck of the woods.

 

I had the same issue awhile back and with my brother in the car as well. The guy started giving me the finger at lights, then following me. So i got my phone out ready to dial 911 and got onto the highway and punched it. I did lose him, but its scary when you got family in the car when ordinarily you'd just get out and see whats up.

If you see him again, id be ready to call the cops, no need to risk it.

 

I would try to move on but keep your eye out for the guy for the next week or two. I had a guy on a sport bike actualy pull up to my driverside dore and punch my mirror while I was driving down the road. I was over an hour from home though so I did not get worried abought him comming looking for me. I used to ride bikes before I was married and one of them was a sport bike so I know how to give them space. There was 4 or 5 of us in my truck and we were pulling a trailer with all of our quads on it. We went threw a town and just out the other side of town we cought up to a sport bike following a lowered truck. They where driving abought 15mph under the speedlimit so we passed both of them after following them long enough (over a mile) to determine neither of them had any intentions of speeding up. I was abought 1/2 mile ahead of them when the bike passed teh truck it was following and came flying up on the rear of the trailer. He proceded to sit litteraly within 5 feet of the trailer for the next 15 miles. At one point I had to get on the breaks pretty hard to avoid someone that pulled out in front of me and then proceded to only go a few hundred feet and turn off. The bike had to go up along side the trailer to avoid hitting it. That was abought 5-10 miles after I had passed him. He then proceded to follow just as close for the next 10 miles to the next town. He had plenty of opertunitys to pass me because trafic was lite but he chose to sit behind me. THe next town was a four lane and as soon as he could he came flying up passed me and punnched my mirror with his throttle hand. It diddent do anything to the mirror like he was hopping but he was going so fast( at least 70 I was going 30-35) I think he broke or at least seriously hurt his hand. He never did put his hand back on the throttle. His arm just fell to his side and he pulled off on the next side street. I thought abought going around the block and seeing if he was sitting along the street with a broken arm but I was afraid that it would lead to a fite and I am not a fiter. Never been in one and have no need to start. I figured he dident manage to hurt the truck and he apearred to be hurt from his own stupididty so no need to take it farther.

There is no reason for some peoples stupidity or outbursts, all you can do is hope he moves on and that he does not damage your property while you are not looking. Make sure you tell your parrents as much info as you can so that if it becomes an isue they are aware of the situation before it comes to a head, but more than likely he will move on to the next subject that makes him mad.

 

You did the right thing, way to be smart beyond your years I bet the guy has already forgotten all about it, just a little road rage.

 

You did it right with or without your brother. You have a cell? Call his plate to 911. Especially if he starts chasing you for not following him in. You might not be the first caller complaining about him when you call. When someone's chasing you, pull into a public place (unless he pulls in first obviously). Don't park so you can be blocked in. If the other driver doesn't stop and is bold enuff to follow you into the public place, call 911 and tell them you are being chsed and make sure you get out that he followed you into a parking lot when you tried to leave the situation.

 

I will be honest i was scared. I had my phone out because i had been talking to one of my buddies who drives a big rig about picking his son up at that store, luckily he had someone else get him before i got there. Im not a fighter so i just went on trying to avoid the situation. He pulled in to the store first, even though there were a lot of peolpe there i still had no intention of pulling in. I just wanted to be the bigger man.

 

You are. Be proud.

 

You did good, don't lower yourself to his level.
There are lots of nut job psychos out there these days, overly agressive guys who have probably had the crap beat out of them many times and they aren't learning. You are only 17, trust me you will meet lots more of these future prison inmates as you go through life. Walk away, let the authorities take care of it.