A man was being tailgated by a stressed out woman on a busy boulevard. Suddenly, the light turned yellow, just in front of him.
He did the right thing, stopping at the crosswalk, even though he could have beaten the red light by accelerating through the intersection.
The tailgating woman hit the roof, and the horn, screaming in frustration as she missed her chance to get through the intersection.
As she was still in mid-rant, she heard a tap on her window and looked up into the face of a very serious police officer. The officer ordered her to exit her car with her hands up. He took her to the police station where she was searched, finger printed, photographed, and placed in a holding cell.
After a couple of hours, a policeman approached the cell and opened the door. She was escorted back to the booking desk where the arresting officer was waiting with her personal effects.
He said, "I'm very sorry for this mistake. You see, I pulled up behind your car while you were blowing your horn, flipping off the guy in front of you, and cussing a blue streak at him. "I noticed the 'Choose Life' license plate holder, the 'What Would Jesus Do' bumper sticker, the 'Follow Me to Sunday-School' bumper sticker, and the chrome-plated Christian fish emblem on the trunk. Naturally, I assumed you had stolen the car."
She needed one more bumper sticker, "Christians are not perfect, just forgiven."
alby
Loc: very eastern pa.
....seriously!!!! ....ππ
Do as I say. Don't do as I do.
Some are Christian in name only.
In a former life I was a UK police officer and one night whilst in uniform driving an unmarked car in a large city centre, I pulled up at a βTβ junction. Perhaps I was slower pulling out than normal, but I was looking for a reported offender. A car pulled up behind me and the driver began blasting his horn a most aggressive manner. Slowly I opened my car door, got out and put my cap on. Very slowly I walked back to this car, watching the driver squirm as I did so. He wound down the window and I said to him, βIs there something you wanted me for?β
Iβve seen embarrassment and people wishing the ground would open and swallow them, but nothing as great as this.
Cool move. Probably made a much more lasting effect on them than writing them a ticket.
Years ago my sister was stopped at a light and her car died, she was trying to restart it, and the guy behind her was exercising his horn. She walked back to his car and told him maybe he could start her car and she would be more than happy to sit in his and work the horn.
d2b2
Loc: Catonsville, Maryland, USA
Some great comments here! Thanks all.
These stories are really funny. They do provide us with a good look at unnecessary road rage.
ICN3S
Loc: Cave Junction, OR
While driving in town one day , I was behind a mini-van wth a bumper sticker that said "Caution; Children on board" it was driving erratically, weaving slightly and changing speeds. When I finally was able to pass, the woman driver had a book propped up in the steering wheel! I guess she wanted all other drivers but her to drive with caution.
Too late now I sprinkled her ashes in the Reo Grand River in 2000. She was 68 years old when she passed.
markngolf wrote:
I'd like to meet her.
Mark
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