Originally Posted by Cujet
I hate to admit this, but my old supervisor at my college job (we will call him Craig) used to take the company ladder truck and actually "push" slowpokes. He was the boss, and always drove. Anyway, I don't think I've ever laughed so hard. He'd push some self righteous left lane camper by creeping up on them, touching bumpers, then flooring it. The company truck had a big block V8 and would push them without problem.
The situation would go like this: He'd tailgate them, flash the lights, and blow the horn. In his mind, one minute was all the time they would get. They'd refuse to move over, instead they'd tap the brakes or sit adjacent to another car, refusing to move over. The speed limit at the time was 55 and most of these people were in the 40 something MPH range. Once the brake tap happened, he'd ease up on their bumper and floor it. They'd put on the brakes hard and it mattered not. Once they were forward of traffic, he'd back off a little and give them a chance to pull over.
Then they would take down the phone number on the side of the truck and call it. Guess who they got when they called!
I laughed so hard, and hid below the window. But inside I knew these people were being inconsiderate beyond belief and probably thought it was funny to hold up others.
A lot of folks on this string, if they're doing more than smack-talking, need to relax a bit and reconsider realities beyond their own. There are all kinds of folks, driving all sorts of vehicles, with differing levels of skill, ability, and taste for risk. The real highway isn't a movie, or a computer game, intended for anyone's entertainment. Cujet's old supervisor, if he had been caught doing what's been described in the jurisdiction I've prosecuted, would've, after considerable and expensive-to--him due process, gotten some significant time in a small space, to reconsider his priorities, probably along with a roommate or two who weren't "supervisor material". Everyone needs to get where they're going. Slow down, live and let live, smell the roses you already have.