Quote Originally Posted by City View Post
Have a Viper in NYC grants me time with exactly this kind of ignorance quite often. After MANY years of this kind of pure crap, I can only recommend that, before you make any move, you ALWAYS take a single moment to consider the risk/reward action ratio. Sure, you're completely in the right ad you'll get your few seconds of "righteousness", BUT you could wind up with damage to your car, some road rage pursuit and/or a court appearance. In the end, it is FAR more intelligent to let it be.

That's not to suggest it's in any way an easy thing to do. It's not and for the life of me, I can't always turn the other cheek. But when I have taken some action, the "feel good time" immediately after is never worth the hours later thoughts of just how consequentially bad things could have been.

The "lesson" you offer when with confrontation is NEVER learned. SO it's all about getting even and you've "arrived at the scene" SO far ahead of the other party that's there's never any real need.
I agree. In fact, I have adopted the view that the classic "Idiot Driver" is just another type of potentially lethal rolling road hazard that one must effectively avoid to keep oneself as safe as possible while out on the road. Surely, each of us is aware that the world is full of nuts who are ready to snap and go on a full out shooting spree. Here in the US, and especially here in S. Ga., those nuts are typically well armed. (Of course, so am I. But that doesn't mean I'm looking for a firefight with a wack job.)

The most effective way I've found of dealing with the "Idiot Driver", is to get myself and my vehicle away from the psychopath as quickly as possible. Prolonging the confrontation rarely has any beneficial outcome. A confrontation can result in having someone ram your car just because it is a Viper, or them pulling a gun or weapon and trying hurt and/or kill you. Often, a confrontation can result in the involvement of law enforcement. In such a situation, even if it all pans out in your favor, and you are declared the good guy and the "Idiot Driver" is hauled off to jail, you just blew half a day of dealing with cops, being interviewed, and don't forget, you may be subpoenaed back to the Idiot Driver's court hearing, where you will get to waste even more of your time. And this is the best case scenario. Law Enforcement may not accept your explanation of the events, especially when the Idiot Driver is telling a completely different story. You could find yourself facing criminal charges, hiring an attorney (hopefully me!), and having to fight your ass off to NOT become a convicted felon.

It is said that Discretion is the better part of valor. "It is good to be brave, but it is also good to be careful.; If you are careful, you will not get into situations that require you to be brave."

Fortunately, with a Viper, I am well equipped to remove my person and my car from the vicinity of an "Idiot Driver", and I do so love doing it with great haste, leaving them in nothing but a cloud of dust and envy, knowing the last thing they see and remember is my middle finger salutation.