What the ... ??? Headlight Issue?
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What the ... ??? Headlight Issue?
I have experienced this kind of ignorance before but NOTHING this blatant!
I was driving to work this morning and the person in front of me pulled over into the right turn only lane, like they were turning into a subdivision. I didn't notice the make model of the car ... it was 6:30 a.m. for goodness sake. Then, they pull back out BEHIND me and proceed to turn on their brights!!! At first I gave 'em the benefit of the doubt ... maybe they were lost (I was reaching!) since they had turned at the wrong place. But every time an oncoming car would drive by the brights would go off, then they sped up and tailgated me and turned their brights back on! When they turned into their REAL office park ... I did a u-turn and then thought better of it (although now I'm regretting the decision 'cause I'm MAD ... except confronting an idiot probably wouldn't have done much to diffuse my anger!)
I've had people driving toward me flash their brights and I just roll my eyes ... sorry THEY have horrible yellow lights and don't recognize our cool ones that allow us to see SO much better. But NEVER have I had someone be such a JERK about it. Wish I'd seen the make and model car now. At least I could stop by and leave my S2K introduction card on their windshield! (just kidding).
Have any of you experienced this ignorant, stupid behavior? (phew! Thanks for letting me get that out ... I feel better now
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Sandy
I was driving to work this morning and the person in front of me pulled over into the right turn only lane, like they were turning into a subdivision. I didn't notice the make model of the car ... it was 6:30 a.m. for goodness sake. Then, they pull back out BEHIND me and proceed to turn on their brights!!! At first I gave 'em the benefit of the doubt ... maybe they were lost (I was reaching!) since they had turned at the wrong place. But every time an oncoming car would drive by the brights would go off, then they sped up and tailgated me and turned their brights back on! When they turned into their REAL office park ... I did a u-turn and then thought better of it (although now I'm regretting the decision 'cause I'm MAD ... except confronting an idiot probably wouldn't have done much to diffuse my anger!)
I've had people driving toward me flash their brights and I just roll my eyes ... sorry THEY have horrible yellow lights and don't recognize our cool ones that allow us to see SO much better. But NEVER have I had someone be such a JERK about it. Wish I'd seen the make and model car now. At least I could stop by and leave my S2K introduction card on their windshield! (just kidding).
Have any of you experienced this ignorant, stupid behavior? (phew! Thanks for letting me get that out ... I feel better now
)Sandy
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......I try to do at least one nice, generous gesture a day when I am driving. Many times these gestures are returned and sometimes I experience the kind of a**hole you did this morning. I just shake my head and wonder how someone can go through daily life with such anger and hostility. Of course, if I had to do a North/South Atlanta commute with our horrendous traffic at 6:30 AM every morning, I think I would probably be shooting people. 
Just think, you only encountered him on the road, this jerk has coworkers and even more unfortunately, a family that have to deal with him every day.
Hey Sandy, Have a Nice Day
Just think, you only encountered him on the road, this jerk has coworkers and even more unfortunately, a family that have to deal with him every day.
Hey Sandy, Have a Nice Day
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I have experienced this exact same thing, although at night and not in the morning. One time on Ronald Reagan someone slowed only to get behind me and ride my ass with the brights on. I was not as good with my emotions as you, I slowed to almost nothing so they would pass and then got behind them and showed my brights off as well. Then we they slowed down again I just took it up to 120mph and left them thinking about what just happened..... Probably not the smart thing to do I know, but I felt better....
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Ok, Webdude ... that's what I FELT like doing so I'll just live vicariously through you!!!
After I turned around and headed to the other car's office park I thought ... "something about a 5'1" chick getting out of a cool sportscar and chastising this moron is not going to be as effective as I wish, which will PROBABLY make me madder!" There are times I wish I was a really big, mean, intimidating guy.
After I turned around and headed to the other car's office park I thought ... "something about a 5'1" chick getting out of a cool sportscar and chastising this moron is not going to be as effective as I wish, which will PROBABLY make me madder!" There are times I wish I was a really big, mean, intimidating guy.
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Happens to me all the time. It's the Xenon Lights! So what I did, with the help of Dennis, is install Xenon lights for my High beams too. So now when People flash me I get behind them and show them the Quad Xenon salute! If that doesn't get them then I give them the 9000RPM Redline Salute
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I think I have the perfect solution to this problem. You know that nice little wind deflector that mounts on the "hidden" compartment. What if it was really a two way mirror. We could see back through it, but those bright headlights would get reflected back into the eyes of the idiots trying to blind us. I am sure Modifry could also rig up some sort of pop-up 1-million candlepower spotlight as an alternative.
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Education seems to be the answer.
F1 Sandy,
Maybe if you would have turned in, and started a "friendly conversation" with him and demo'ed
your high beams, he would have apologized. (Could happen....)
If he was still a jerk, Say "your sorry" and ask if there is a restroom inside. Once inside the building, ask the receptionist for the guy's Boss. Guess who will need the restroom then!
Cheers!
F1 Sandy,
Maybe if you would have turned in, and started a "friendly conversation" with him and demo'ed
your high beams, he would have apologized. (Could happen....)
If he was still a jerk, Say "your sorry" and ask if there is a restroom inside. Once inside the building, ask the receptionist for the guy's Boss. Guess who will need the restroom then!
Cheers!