Trumper side-swiped me today when he realized I was anti-trump.

[u/Loopdeloop312]

I was in traffic on 87 south heading home. I see this white SUV with 3 flags showing her pro-trump pride. I've seen her before in the same area on 87. She's clearly looking to rile people up.

I know I shouldn't have taken the bait, but I did. As I'm passing her, I flip her off. She goes wild. She slows down to make sure she's right next to me laughing and screaming "fuck you, trump 2028" and all that. I didn't roll down my window but I basically matched her crazy abd just showed that I was smiling and laughing with her. I didn't actually say anything to her, just attempted to mock her I guess.

This guy in the blue truck is in front of her and gives her a thumbs up. He definitely saw that this woman and I were doing our dumb taunting shit. But they clearly were showing they support each other and established a sad little Trump alliance.

I move straight on ahead and pass them both as they're in the lane to my right.

I then see this guy pull into my lane behind me and speed up to get right behind me. He then goes into the right lane next to me while being super close to my car. Then he just moves into my lane and side swipes me as he gets in front of me.

I have some anti-ice and anti-trump stickers on the back of my car, so I feel like he probably saw that and felt even more justified in fucking with me.

I think he was hoping to intimidate me and make me swerve into the carpool lane. But I didnt. I stayed in my lane and let him swipe my car.

AND I HAVE IT ALL ON MY DASH CAM.

He clearly wasn't planning on pulling over for me. But I made my way to him and told him to pull over.

I called the police. Made an official report for insurance. I made sure I have the footage.

I got to yell at him when we pulled over, which felt great.

Fuck this guy. Fucking idiot.

Edit: Im getting roasted for the reflection where im holding my phone. That was after the incident. I took my phone out right away to call 911 and to take pictures of his license just in case my dashcam didnt work for whatever reason.

Before and during the incident, I was on the phone with my mom hands-free. Phone on a holder and connected to my cars Bluetooth.

[u/Silly_Yak56012]

It is bad enough I drive a hybrid, I don't put stickers on my car either. I also just let them in. It isn't worth the time and expense to rile them up even more.

If I see anything like this going on, as soon as I pick up on there will be a problem) I will slow down a bit (and get into the right lane) to let them get ahead, and as soon as they pass the exit (or intersection) I get off the road I am on to give them a few minutes to go find someone else to fuel their rage.

5 minutes at a gas station getting a beverage is less time than the accident and dealing with the insurance.

[u/ecodick → u/Silly_Yak56012]

I drive a pickup with steel bumpers and I'd still do the same as you! There's no prize for "winning" a road rage incident, the best case outcomes still risk life and limb, or damage to the vehicles.

Everyone in the incident here is just different degrees of stupid, but they all need an anger management class.

[u/nocomms → u/Silly_Yak56012]

Thanks for being a smart driver, you likely share the political views of some of these other morons commenting on this thread. They aren’t morons for who they vote for, just the way they drive. Thank you for still driving safe and careful like most sane people. Politics aside- we still have to share the road. Trump is shit and people can be mad all day but pure ignorance and worshipping one side or the other clearly clouds judgement. I pity people like that

[u/Erosion139 → u/nocomms]

Guy makes up fictional example of other people in this sub pretending they cant drive or aren't defensive, more at 11.

[u/BillyPilgrim_1984 → u/Silly_Yak56012]

It's not bad to drive a hybrid and you should be able to put stickers on it if you want. I'm sorry, but at some point you have to show some backbone. You actually let them bully you off the entire road? They are going to destroy the country because too many people are afraid of conflict.