Originally Posted by MightyBobo
(Post 2286088)
Also a true story:
Traveling down Peninsula Highway on my way home from work. For people who dont know: it's a 4-lane Autobahn road off of 695, that is 50 MPH. However, due to lack of police patrols there, people typically do 60ish. Honestly, it's absolutely barren so I don't see why not, but 50 is certainly enough.
So, I'd just made my left turn onto the road riding my motorcycle, my friend on his riding staggered to my rear right. I look in my mirror and notice a woman on his *** in a Honda Pilot. We were doing about 55 btw, and hadn't merged right yet.
In the brief time between me looking, noticing her there, deciding to merge, signalling, and beginning my lane shift....I make one FINAL look to my side to make sure I'm clear and WOOSH - there she is, doing 75 in the right lane, with her phone up to her dumbass face as I'm merging over.
I gave chase for a moment, before I realized 70 wasn't even catching her, and she was still pulling, and realized it wasn't worth hauling *** down this road just to have words with her. At least, not until I noticed she pulled into my housing development. Followed her to her place, and proceed to ask her if she USUALLY travels that fast down a road while talking on her phone, to which she responds, "Don't worry, I'm calling the police, keep talking!"
What the hell is she going to tell them? "Oh yeah, totally doing 25 miles over the limit and talking on my phone, I almost killed a dude today. Yeah, I went home, parked, and he yelled at me for being dumb. Did he threaten me? Oh, no, but he did call me a dumb cunt - that is fairly foul..."
Whatever - I know where she lives now along with what she drives, so I'll be looking for her with my GoPro ready. I on the other hand DID call the cops on her. Obviously, they can't do anything about this instance, but they can however, step up patrols on this friggin road. So, fair warning, Al: don't speed down there.
Moral of the story? Being a reactive driver will get you killed in this state, whereas being a proactive driver may just save your life. Also, some bitches be stupid.
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