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March 6, 2009 at 4:36 am #590003
angelescrestParticipantI could not believe it. I was heading east on the W. Sea Bridge, in the left lane (readying to exit onto the 5) where the bridge narrows and the speed limit drops to 35. Suddenly, in my rear-view mirror, I see this woman…really, really, really close to me; she is bearing down on me. I increase to 40; I need to stay in that lane to get onto the 5. She looks berserk, has dark brown page-boy style hair, and I would guess her age to be 40-60. She was practically IN my little Subaru, and there was nowhere I could go. She gestures for me to move over. I motion for her to stay back. She gestures wildly, and then gives me the finger.
When I make the final merge into the exit lane, guess what? This woman, though behind me, moves decisively while gunning it, and cuts me off as I try to move over, thereby nearly killing me.
Very nice-newish, smaller SUV with a sort-of fish decal on the right rear. All I could do was lay on the horn and wonder what these times have wrought.
March 6, 2009 at 4:45 am #659677
Tom WatsonMemberMust live on the Eastside….
March 6, 2009 at 4:46 am #659678
IrukandjiParticipantWish we all had DashCam!
March 6, 2009 at 4:53 am #659679
angelescrestParticipantOh my gosh–you know who she looked like? Remember “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown”? Iván’s estranged wife, riding on the back of a motorcycle toting a gun with which she will attempt to kill him?
March 6, 2009 at 6:54 am #659680
BonnieParticipantShe must have been having a bad day. I mean, what if she was 40 and she knew she looked 40 to 60. Ouch! That’s a big range there.
March 6, 2009 at 7:08 am #659681
theeParticipantbut the dogs, what about the dogs?… were they, per chance, off leash?
March 6, 2009 at 7:41 am #659682
WSBKeymasterI think she was behind me heading toward The Junction from Fauntleroy Way yesterday afternoon. I took the turn onto … Oregon? … and was being ruthlessly tailgated, particularly when I slowed to make sure I wasn’t going to get T-boned at those four-way no-sign intersections. I could see her gesturing wildly … I’ve had those days too … but still. I turned right at Holy Rosary just to get out of her way!
March 6, 2009 at 1:54 pm #659683
MagpieParticipantUnfortunately, she’ll probably never read this because she is too important and her time too valuable to read the blog. Or, maybe she was running away from the repo man.
March 6, 2009 at 3:17 pm #659684
Dog Free ParksMemberThee: Actually, sounds like this was an example of the same entitlement syndrome that those dog owners who feel “free” to break the law in public parks exhibit all the time. Um, probably shouldn’t bring up law-breaking, un-neighbourly dog owner issues all the time. It is off-thread. I know you are trying to be a clown, but, really.
March 6, 2009 at 4:05 pm #659685
JoBParticipantDog Free Parks…
that might have been his point:)
seriously folks, there are going to be some really pissed off entitled folks for a while. I hear they are being forced to give up housekeepers and personal assistants and maybe even massage therapists in an attempt to economize…
that must be really stressful.
probably more so for those who they are depriving of incomes… but still….
March 6, 2009 at 5:07 pm #659686
LuckieParticipantSense of entitlement and nice car aside: it sounds like this woman might have a serious case of The Crazy.
March 6, 2009 at 5:09 pm #659687
RainyDay1235MemberI’d have called 911 (non-emergency) and reported her ass as an aggressive driver. Cops take that very seriously!
March 6, 2009 at 5:12 pm #659688
JoBParticipantluckie..
i was being facetious
but stressed people do crazy things…
we should all be more careful out there..
the stress levels for all of us aren’t going to go down until we are personally doing something to help alleviate the cause of our stress…
volunteer somewhere and encourage everyone you know to do the same….
it will make it a safer as well as better world.
although i think it might take some doing to convince that woman to give up some time to volunteer anywhere…
March 6, 2009 at 5:38 pm #659689
angelescrestParticipantI would have reported her, but I had such scant details. The fact that it may have been the same woman menacing TR, makes me think we should all be on the lookout, and if you know who this person is by what I’ve described…well, what? Warn her that her absolutely insane and aggressive driving nearly cost me my car (at the very least?)? Caused others to flee?
March 6, 2009 at 6:04 pm #659690
AimParticipantI had a guy to that to me at Delridge and Henderson the other day. Right up on my tail, screaming his fool head off, trying to get around me or get me to move to… where? One lane each direction and there was a car immediately ahead of me. I couldn’t go anywhere, but that didn’t stop him from freaking he heck out. He flipped me off twice out the window, and 3 times out his sunroof, just to make SURE I knew he was mad. Like I couldn’t tell from his psychotic driving?
I had half a mind to pull over and tell him to get off the meth and life would get a whole lot easier for him… However, I decided mouthing off to a psycho probably wouldn’t get me anywhere.
Mid 80’s to early 90’s gold sedan with sunroof. Something about it reminded me of a Ford Probe or something with that “sport sedan” type shape. Guy had dark, shaggy hair and I think a moustache. And a huge temper.
People need to get help if life makes them THAT angry.
March 6, 2009 at 6:04 pm #659691
datamuseParticipantPerception is subjective, but it seems like I’ve been encountering a lot more aggressive driving recently. I’ve been commuting between West Seattle and Tacoma for almost four years and it really does seem like the incidents of tailgating, weaving, driving way too fast, flashing lights, and so forth are going up. (And mind you, I come from the east coast where everybody has three hands: one for the wheel, one for the phone, and one for the horn.)
What color was the SUV?
March 6, 2009 at 6:04 pm #659692
beachdrivegirlParticipantwow… some our making qutie teh assumption about whom this person is. I am not saying it is right but has anyone of you had the sense of compassion that maybe something horrible had happened and just maybe she was on the way to the hospital or something…we all need to learn to be a bit more compassionate and friendly. People are going to need each other during tough times and judging them is just plain rude.
and rainyday i agree with you..calling 911 is a defin. must if she is driving that eratically b/c she is not only endangering all of our lives but her own as well.
March 6, 2009 at 6:06 pm #659693
dawn211MemberAngelscrest – what color was the car?
March 6, 2009 at 6:27 pm #659694
datamuseParticipantBDG: So that gives them the right to endanger others? Come on. I agree with you about making assumptions but it would be nice to be able to assume that folks can cope with their problems without doing something that might well land others in the hospital or worse.
I don’t get how judging people, situations, or things is rude, either, though expressing such judgments in unkind terms may well be.
March 6, 2009 at 6:39 pm #659695
JoBParticipantwhen did having a bad day become an excuse for dangerously offensive driving?
March 6, 2009 at 6:41 pm #659696
PDieterParticipantyes indeed don’t you people know that the universal sign language for “medical emergency transport” is to raise the middle digit of your hand?
it’s done this way so off leash dogs can’t fool us into giving way on the highway. clever no?
March 6, 2009 at 6:46 pm #659697
MousePotatoMemberI agree with RainyDay. Someone needs to catch her plate, call 911, and end her reign of tyranny in West Seattle before she becomes a news blurb with victims in her wake….
March 6, 2009 at 7:14 pm #659698
beachdrivegirlParticipantJust guessing but they probably were not planning on endangering others. I know when I have been upset you dont always think clearly….
March 6, 2009 at 7:18 pm #659699
datamuseParticipantIf they aren’t thinking clearly then they shouldn’t be driving. Then again, as you already pointed out, assessment of their mental state isn’t my job.
I do, however, feel entirely justified in rendering the judgment that this person was driving dangerously.
March 6, 2009 at 7:29 pm #659700
JanSParticipantI’m guessing that the thought of endangering or not endangering others never entered her mind. People so drive like that only give a damn about themselves…they ARE the center of the universe. Thanks for playing “devil’s advocate”…but…NOTHING, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING is an excuse for that kind of aggressive driving. That’s my opinion and I’m stickin’ to it :)
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