So....I nearly had an accident

[Tonberry]

Driving in a 30 limit I had a Honda CRV pull out in front of me from my right out of nowhere. I guess he had pulled out from the parking area in front of a long row of industrial shop fronts. Cars usually litter that side of the road.

Either way I didn't see him until he was virutally in front of me on this very narrow road. I applied the brakes and swerved into the left hand curb trying to avoid as much damage to my vehicle as possible. If I had been going any faster then there would have been a collision.

I come to a stop while the car in front powers off down the road. At this point I am punching my steering wheel repeatedly.

I turn the ignition, unable to remember if I had stalled or not and drove after him.

After about 100m I catch him up, drive around him and force him to pull over by braking. At this point I leave my vehicle and walk over to his driver side window which he is now in the process of lowering.

Once I arrive at his car I shout at him something to the effect of *~"£$##** He then asks me what I did that for (I presume he meant why I stopped him).

At this point I couldn't contain myself any longer. I pulled my fist and struck him to his chest through his driver side window.

I then utter something along the lines of " I nearly went into you, you fking idiot."

He then begins to apologise profusely.

I return to my car and proceed to drive off.


Almost immediately I regret hitting him. I don't make a habit of hitting strangers. His attitude when I approached him shocked me, this is what lead to the reaction.

My girlfreind was with me at the time and the slightest hint of a road accident scares her, but in this case she had no problem with my reactions.

I am ashamed that I hit him, make no mistake about that. Feel free to make any comments you like, I just had to get this off my chest.

No doubt I expect a knock on the door from the police this evening and I am ready for that.

[castex]

I hope I don't run into you anytime soon.

[North West Tom]

No need to chase him and hit him. Why not just get his number plate and report him?

You're lucky if he doesn't report you for hitting him.

[Mattt]

Tonberry said:

Driving in a 30 limit I had a Honda CRV pull out in front of me from my right out of nowhere. I guess he had pulled out from the parking area in front of a long row of industrial shop fronts. Cars usually litter that side of the road.

Either way I didn't see him until he was virutally in front of me on this very narrow road. I applied the brakes and swerved into the left hand curb trying to avoid as much damage to my vehicle as possible. If I had been going any faster then there would have been a collision.

I come to a stop while the car in front powers off down the road. At this point I am punching my steering wheel repeatedly.

I turn the ignition, unable to remember if I had stalled or not and drove after him.

After about 100m I catch him up, drive around him and force him to pull over by braking. At this point I leave my vehicle and walk over to his driver side window which he is now in the process of lowering.

Once I arrive at his car I shout at him something to the effect of *~"£$##** He then asks me what I did that for (I presume he meant why I stopped him).

At this point I couldn't contain myself any longer. I pulled my fist and struck him to his chest through his driver side window.

I then utter something along the lines of " I nearly went into you, you fking idiot."

He then begins to apologise profusely.

I return to my car and proceed to drive off.


Almost immediately I regret hitting him. I don't make a habit of hitting strangers. His attitude when I approached him shocked me, this is what lead to the reaction.

My girlfreind was with me at the time and the slightest hint of a road accident scares her, but in this case she had no problem with my reactions.

I am ashamed that I hit him, make no mistake about that. Feel free to make any comments you like, I just had to get this off my chest.

No doubt I expect a knock on the door from the police this evening and I am ready for that.

This will go badly.

Quoting in case you delete.

[Deluded]

I think you need to learn to control your temper.

[SmoothRB]

Anger issues?

[Shaw Tarse]

This could go very badly for you!
If I were the other driver I would have contacted the police.

[MonkeyHanger]

I hope the Mods shift this to S,P&L where it might get the attention it deserves.


For future reference, if someone ALMOST hits you, pull over, count to 10, then get on with your day.

[s24ng]

you seemed to have terrified the guy lol! im quite surprised it didnt end in a full scale riot!
if that were me you were approching i certinly wouldnt have just sat there and took that. You were angry yes, and i understand that you had your girlfriends fear of accidents in your thoughts aswell (bless) but what you did after he cut you off could have resulted in a bigger collision and possibly someone getting seriously injured!
Idiots like him cause accidents, but you reacting like that was more serious..you assualted someone because of what COULD HAVE happened!

Edited by s24ng on Thursday 15th April 18:40

[Tonberry]

Thank you all for the comments.

I have always been a firm believer that every action has a reaction.

If this incident is taken any further then so be it.

[sleep envy]

have you never made a mistake?

[Pothole]

You appear to have been angry at him for doing something dangerous, so you went and did something equally dangerous in order to force him to stop...then assaulted him. You're a scary person.

Mind you, I wouldn't have wound my window down far enough to give you room to hit me, so the 'victim' shares some of the blame...

[rockandrollmark]

I wouldn't make a habit of doing that to be honest. There was no need to chase him up the road and there's no excuse for striking him.

Be thankful he didn't get out and batter you, and yes I don't expect the police will have much in the way of sympathy or understanding if they do knock on your door.

[Tonberry]

sleep envy said:

have you never made a mistake?

The idea behind mistakes is that you acknowledge and own up to them.

I make minor mistakes frequently.

I have never nearly killed someone or seriously damaged their property, no.

[gj88]

I was shocked to read that you actually hit the driver of the CRV and I feel a little sorry for them but I can understand your anger as I've wanted to do the same a few times. It all comes down to experience I guess. I doubt you'll make the same mistake again but at the same time, well done for acknowledging your mistake and your realisation that you could well be punished for it.

[sjg]

Get help for your anger management issues. Something on hazard perception and defensive driving probably wouldn't go amiss either.

[Tonberry]

For the record.

I gently brought him to a stop, while watching him in my rear view mirror.

I should have stated that in the OP.

[Jonboy_t]

For want of a more appropriate response. You, my friend, are fked.

I would not be surprised if, after taking stock of what has just happened, the guy gets straight on the blower to the BiB and reports you for road rage, assault, intimidation and leaving the scene of a crime (maybe the last one is a bit extreme).

On the plus side, you are prepared for the ramifications, and that is positive, because there are going to be some.....

Please keep an update going though, I'd personally like to hear how this pans out for you.

[stewy68]

As a previous poster mentioned, count to ten.
You were lucky the person didn't get out and retaliate, you could've been sing broken teeth for a week.
Hopefully a nice assault charge will teach you something about anger management.

[1337n00b]

You're Pathetic.