Road Rage and ashamed of it(a little long)

[Grog]

I'm glad you're okay and I agree with the others: it may not have been the best thing, but don't feel guilty about it. Maybe all the good stuff you've thought about saying (after the fact, of course) will come in handy one day, although I really hope NOT.

I also agree about calling the police, taking pictures, whatever you can do. My husband had a similar thing happen to him last week and he had a little "conversation" rolling side by side with the male driver (who was accompanied by a woman passenger whom I'm sure was not too impressed by the driver by then). He told him that he had his license plate number and would call the police and the province's insurance corporation (they keep tabs and eventually increase your premiums if you look like you're a risky driver) right in if he didn't apologize... which, much to my surprise, the guy did (fumbling, but he did it).

Good luck and keep the rubber side down.

[wildhawk]

Bless your heart - I don’t blame you for getting mad and yelling back, but I would agree with the others, taking down the tag no. and reporting them is the best thing to do. Around here it is entirely too dangerous to yell back at bad drivers - there have been cases where guns were drawn and people shot at. Road rage can happen anytime, anywhere. And girls are just as bad (if not worse in some cases) than the boys when it comes to abusive language, etc. Take a deep breath and try and let it go - you reacted like anyone would have being threatened. Just make sure you get the info if it ever happens again and report it. Glad that you are o.k. and hope it doesn’t ruin your week. Take care.

[GraysonKelly]

Thanks everybody. I just don't like feeling like that and it's been a good long while since I've lost it quite like that. I am feeling much better and hope that I won't be having dreams tonight. When stuff like that happens I just get very panicky because I HAVE already been hit by a car while on my bike. It was years ago, but stuff like today just kind of brings it all back up. You all are amazing and thanks so much for the advice and compassion. I really appreciate it.
Gray
If it happens again, I'll make sure to note the license plate and whip out the phone.
Thanks again.

[Mr. Bloom]

Your emotions are normal. I like the idea of not just taking a picture of the plate, but immediately emailing it to your home email address. The act of photographing someone will run risk of infuriating them, but having the ability to say "it's been emailed home as evidence and my husband knows to look there is anything happens to me" can have a sobering effect.

Finally, I confronted a similar issue a few months ago...and am trying to be prepared with humor to disarm situations like this:

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=23477