Cool story Daven, just glad it didn't go any further than that for sure. I hate when people do this but its an all too common thing here in Chicagoland, even semi drivers are aggressive but God knows where they're from though, so can't lump them altogether for sure. I drive all around Chicagoland all afternoon and into the night and it still amazes me how people don't know how to simply turn on their headlights, daytime running lights aren't lights, they only turn on your brights at a very reduced wattage and nothing else. These new cars must have dashboards that light up when the key turns, making the driver think the lights are on when they are not, this is dangerous and its usually a Nissan, Hyundai or Kia vehicle, just sayin'.
Yep, cool.... sorta'.
I'm glad, and actually somewhat surprised it didn't go any further than that.
Daven, I'm surprised that worked that close to Chicago. I mean down here, some fool flashes their lights at you (if your in Atlanta), you better darned well not flash them back!
You'll likely get SHOT!!! Gangs even play that as a game, just to see if they can get someone to flash back, than "put a cap in 'um". I don't get it!
Of course much has been said about the murder rate in Chicago. Back in 2012 it was 6 times that of Atlanta, 512 versus 85 I believe. Although you could also go to the per capita numbers that I think may skew towards Atlanta being higher, per person that is. :dunno: I just know that having that many people involved in such a senseless crime doesn't make any sense no matter where it is.
It happens all the darned time around Atlanta. LITERALLY!
Another story; I had a guy I used to know good Lord, back when we were in our 20's, was late 70's probably. He had one of those 3 cylinder 2-stroke Suzuki's that seemed fast at the time, (top speed for 77 was upped to 120). It was faster than my first bike, a little Honda 360T, but nowhere NEAR as quick as my KZ900 I bought around 1980. That puppy would run 120 with a full fairing and TWO of us on it and keep pulling!
Anyhow, he was coming up I-75 one evening after work, right before sunset and three guys pulled up behind him and started flashing their lights. Then they would get in front of him, then beside him, then back behind him, and this went on for a while. He first tried to outrun them but the bike wasn't quick enough. Then he figured if he just slowed down to less than the speed limit they'd go on and leave him. (The speed limit back then was 70.)
So after 10 miles or so and the three of them staying in the lane next to him, no matter what speed he would go he was fearing for his life. They were openly taunting him and telling him they were "going to get him". So he reached in his leather jacket, pulled out his .45 and unloaded a mag straight through the fender into the engine. He said they started saying right quick they were just kidding, and saying all sorts of stuff that I'd imagine was like "Oh man, be cool". :dunno:
Last he saw them they were sliding sideways in the median! :laughing:
What he did was stupid and irresponsible! But what they did was put a grown man in fear of his life. (
He was a good 5~6 years older than me.) And yes, it was racial. But then you really didn't hear that much of that unless the parties involved were just thugs (
and thugs come in all colors). Stupid comes in all colors too, my little brother was 11 years younger than me and he was so stupid (
doing stuff that would get you in trouble, no big stuff... just stupid misdemeanor stuff) that if you looked in the dictionary under "
Stupid" you'd see a photo of him! Which is the reason he is no longer with us. Drugs do KILL!
These days however you hear weekly about people getting killed for nothing. Look at someone and they shoot you. Say something to someone and they shoot you.
All I can say is these kids don't/didn't have the same Mama and Daddy that I did!
In the words of Aretha Franklin, "R-E-S-P-E-C-T find out what it means to me".
Again, cool story, just be careful.
