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Dragonfighter wrote:
OP did well but had the guy gotten off the road to pursue me, weapon would have been in hand.

Weapon WAS in hand..........

I was driving down a street one sunny day and had pulled into a turn lane only to have to hit the brakes because two boys were slow strolling it across the driveway I was turning into. Cars were backing up behind me so I rolled down my window and politely asked them to please pick up their pace. You would have thought I kicked their sister in the face. Luckily, I was able to drive past them without incident but they watched my every move.

There's always a few that spoil it for everyone. Unfortunately, these few will one day meet their match and learn the hard way. Until then I'm patiently waiting.........comforted by my .45.

Yeah, when we came down to the light, he was pretty hard on the brakes and I had to slam on mine pretty hard. This left me boxed in because the guy behind me was right on my bumper. Otherwise I would have simply drove around him to get away.

Dash Cam on order.............

It took me about 5 minutes to locate my phone once I got stopped in a safe area. I didn't get his plate number. Wish I had, but completely forgot. I was going over in my head what I should do......stay in the truck, get out and get some hard cover (a quick glance and there was none) I was hoping another motorist got the plate number but I'll probably never know.

Glad I didn't have to use my defensive handgun, but I wish people would realize that the put themselves in mortal danger by acting like this.

Today as I drove to my morning appointment, I was driving on the Dallas Tollway from Plano. Traffic wasn't slow and heavy but was pretty tight as it moved along. I had passed a car in the hammer lane and was continuing along at about 55mph......about as fast as I could safely drive behind the truck in front of me. As I checked my left mirror, a silver 2 door Mercedes pulls waaaay left and flashes his lights. Unfortunately, I had nowhere to go. He was tailgating, and I was boxed in. Slowing down would irritate him and there was a line of cars in the #2 lane, so I decided to simply continue on. As soon as we passed under the toll booth at Beltline, I noticed an opening in the #2 lane just ahead so I moved over as soon as I could. The guy in the Mercedes flies over to the #3 lane, swerves in front of me and hits the brakes. As I lock up the brakes and hit the horn, the guy speeds up. Good riddance.............or so I thought.

The driver of the Mercedes decided to mess with me further. As I slowed and changed lanes into the #2 lane to allow him to drive off, he slows in the #2, so I move over to #3. Then, he swerves, almost hitting me and again I have to lock up the brakes. Last thing I need is to get into an accident in my work truck on the way to a customer, so I decide to exit and end it all. I'll be late, but it's better than having an accident. As I pull off the highway, I am cut off again. This time, we're at the light near the Galleria. It turn red as we approach. GREAT. This guy gets out of his car and starts immediately towards my truck...........yelling and pointing while walking towards me, he stops to get an umbrella out of his trunk. What is wrong with people?? As I sit in amazement, I try to find my cell phone, but it had gone flying from hitting the brakes, so no luck there. He's drawing closer and now I have other things on my mind. I had my loaded PX4GSD beside me and I move it under my right leg at the ready. he approaches and proceeds to call me names and hit my window with the metal tip of his umbrella. I keep wondering when it's going to break and he was wailing on it pretty hard, but it never broke. The light turned green and I started honking my horn. Luckily, he got back in his car and drove off. I turned left and took another route to 635W.

All things considered, I learned a valuable lesson. Although I couldn't control this guys actions, I should make sure my phone is securely on or about my person so that I can access it and it won't go flying around of anythign should happen. Also, when confronted by an angry motorist, a firearm can be very comforting. Especially when it's Umbrella vs. Beretta. As I said my prayers with my daughter before bedtime, we prayed to find the man patience. As a daily traveler, I see too much of this and with holidays coming up, it will only get worse.

Take your time, leave early and be patient. We all want to get to where we're going safely. If you see others "raging" on the highway, try to give them room to get out of your way and avoid confrontation. I'm thankful I returned home safe. My heart felt like it was going to pound through my chest all day today. If anyone learned anything from this, it was worth the long post.............