cb1000rider wrote:RPBrown wrote:
The OP said all cars were identical. This doesn't sound like "thugs" or gangs to me. They try to be as individualistic as possible in most cases. It sounds more like a professional protection detail of some sort. He didn't say where he was from but perhaps there was a national, state, or local official and it was their entourage..
I'm guessing:
Consider that the OP, fast86gn, or Fast 1986 Grand National, was probably at a "car" event where people of like-minded vehicles tend to travel in packs. These packs tend to misbehave, at least in my experience.
One of those packs had someone blocking travel for the rest of the herd, and fas86gn went around that jam-car.. Someone let him know that he was unwelcome, which was probably dangerous and illegal.
My personal advice to the OP: Someone else escalated and caused confrontation. You first thought should be to do the un-manly thing, avoid it, look for an escape route, or dont add fuel to the fire by going around the jam-car. Doesn't matter if they were not being very road courteous. It's a situation that you can and should avoid.. You REALLY shouldn't follow - although not illegal, that's probably a big no-no and could really work out not-so-well in your favor if it came to violence.
After many years of riding a motorcycle, if I see people acting like smucks in a motor vehicle, I figure a few minutes of my time to let them clear out is warranted versus the other possible outcomes. If I had an '86 Grand National in the garage, I'd probably let the less-responsible crews clear out in whatever manner that they see if rather than try and get out of the parking lot like a normal person... Even if it's my God-given right to exit in an orderly fashion.
Not saying you did a thing wrong, just saying that part of getting older is learning to spot and avoid the potential of trouble.
Want to deal with this sort of thing? Install a camera in that car - if they're really doing something dangerous/illegal, the camera has actionable evidence.