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- Nov 6, 2003
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- Northern Virginia
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- '04 Jetta GLS TDI Pumpe Duce Platinum Grey w/ Leather
If you see someone driving extremely recklessly and report their tag number to the police, will the police contact them? I imagine the answer can vary, based on jurisdiction, but I was wondering, because Friday I reported another driver after he swerved into my lane, almost hitting me, and would have if I did not swerve out of his way.
Sorry to be long winded about this, but this really shook me up.
I was in the right lane on a divided parkway and changed lanes to pass a slower moving vehicle and I was preparing to merge into the right lane again. There was a merging entrance ramp to my left and two cars were coming down the ramp. The both cars were infront of me and in the ramp lane and supposed to yield as I passed. The first car slowed to do so, but the second car, right when the front of my car was abreast of the middle of the passenger door, swerved fully into my lane to pass the car that slowed for me! Since I always am on gaurd for this crap, I noticed what he did and swerved to the right as quickly as I could, halfway expecting either a collision, or to loose control of the Jetta. My front fender came within about six inches from hitting his car and he ended up fully in my lane, even though I honked as I swerved. I must have also jabbed the brakes and after he was in my lane I swerved back from the right lane into the left, about a foot behind his bumper. Amazingly, the Jetta handled exceptionally well. No loss of control whatsoever and I had the self control to keep from flying off the right side of the road.
After this happened, the other driver just took off as fast as he could and I followed him, since I was so pi$$ed I could have killed him. Now I see how road rage can happen. The speed limit was 40 MPH and I briefly glanced at my speedo and I was going a little over 100 . About a quarter of a mile up, this fu*ker got pinned behind traffic and I cut right in behind him. I wrote his plate number on my hand and at that time, there was another left merge lane and this driver swerved out of the left lane, drove up the merge lane and cut in serveral cars up. I am not sure if he was in a big hurry, or trying to get away from me. Since I had his plate number I did not try to follow him.
This was a small SAAB, the one that looks similar to the A4 Jetta. His tag number ended in "FD" which indicates it is a fire department person.
About 15 minutes later I called the police and reorted the incident and the operator asked for my name and phone number and simply said "We will look for him".
Does the police take these reports seriously?
--Nate
Sorry to be long winded about this, but this really shook me up.
I was in the right lane on a divided parkway and changed lanes to pass a slower moving vehicle and I was preparing to merge into the right lane again. There was a merging entrance ramp to my left and two cars were coming down the ramp. The both cars were infront of me and in the ramp lane and supposed to yield as I passed. The first car slowed to do so, but the second car, right when the front of my car was abreast of the middle of the passenger door, swerved fully into my lane to pass the car that slowed for me! Since I always am on gaurd for this crap, I noticed what he did and swerved to the right as quickly as I could, halfway expecting either a collision, or to loose control of the Jetta. My front fender came within about six inches from hitting his car and he ended up fully in my lane, even though I honked as I swerved. I must have also jabbed the brakes and after he was in my lane I swerved back from the right lane into the left, about a foot behind his bumper. Amazingly, the Jetta handled exceptionally well. No loss of control whatsoever and I had the self control to keep from flying off the right side of the road.
After this happened, the other driver just took off as fast as he could and I followed him, since I was so pi$$ed I could have killed him. Now I see how road rage can happen. The speed limit was 40 MPH and I briefly glanced at my speedo and I was going a little over 100 . About a quarter of a mile up, this fu*ker got pinned behind traffic and I cut right in behind him. I wrote his plate number on my hand and at that time, there was another left merge lane and this driver swerved out of the left lane, drove up the merge lane and cut in serveral cars up. I am not sure if he was in a big hurry, or trying to get away from me. Since I had his plate number I did not try to follow him.
This was a small SAAB, the one that looks similar to the A4 Jetta. His tag number ended in "FD" which indicates it is a fire department person.
About 15 minutes later I called the police and reorted the incident and the operator asked for my name and phone number and simply said "We will look for him".
Does the police take these reports seriously?
--Nate
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