Road rage: tempting fate?

[Guest Mike]

Huh... and I thought Californians were the "thenthative" type:redface:

 

 

Living in California, and driving on the freeways out here every day has promted me to seriously consider what I would do if shot at, and have contingencies in place for such an event. I don't make it a habit to intentionally piss people off on the road, but it does happen. Freeway shootings happen just about every week out here, and just about every day I see people driving like lunatics because of road rage. California is kind of known for it's gun laws, so carrying one in the car is not really an option. Even if I could, the legal system in this state seems more likely to favor the criminal in cases of injury or murder in self defense. The freeway is also not really the best place to engage in gunplay due to the large number of innocent bystanders. In large part, this is what motivated me to ditch my Mitsubishi Eclipse and buy a Cherokee. Unless the person shooting at me gets really lucky with the first few shots, I have a pretty good chance of knocking him off the road, or into a median, retaining wall, etc. He'll only have one hand on the wheel, so good luck with that spin recovery, buddy. An accident of that nature would require police to show up at the scene, so theres a pretty good chance they might discover the weapon and arrest the guy. As long as it's only he and his car that gets crunched, I'd most likely just keep on driving. On a crowded roadway though, this reaction would require a lot of discretion. If it would be too dangerous to other cars, I'd probably just back way off and let him drive on ahead while I take down his license number. I'd probably follow them home as well if at all possible, just to ensure an option for retribution later on if the police fail to act

 

Mike

[Z-TARD]

Huh... and I thought Californians were the "thenthative" type:redface:

 

They are. I'm from Arizona, and living here against my will