Self Suck

[Gaki]

Following my Dad on unfamiliar roads, I managed to accidentally cut this woman off (honestly I didn't even know she'd gotten into that lane so soon, it had only just started). I was sorry about it (what was she doing going faster in the right hand lane anyway?) but it's a little hard to tell someone you're sorry because they end up thinking that you're being patronizing. So I just let it go and hoped she might forgive me. Of course there's no luck in that.

So she follows me. Of course. That's standard, right? I don't look at her, don't encourage her. She follows me through two lights and at the third the road splits into two lanes and I had to be in the left one. So she guns it I guess so she can be next to me. Maybe she wanted to make angry gestures? I didn't look at her. In fact I didn't even make a move to look over until she was already slamming on her brakes because the whole line of traffic in the right lane had come to a grinding halt and her car was squealing to stop.

Now I feel worse about cutting her off because her anger about it could have destroyed her car. :\ I'm glad it didn't.

[greek_jester]

The initial mistake was your fault, but it was minor and wouldn't have happened if she hadn't been making an illegal manoeuvre when trying to undertake you. If she'd waited another 30 seconds she could have legally overtaken you.

Her harassing you, then nearly crashing her car? Not your fault in the slightest.

The only person who's actions you control are your own. If she chooses to road-rage at you and crashes, that's her own fault, and nothing to do with you.