I had a similiar experience in Reading PA.  I was in town on buisness, heading to the mall to kill some time.  I was entering a left turn lane  when an Intrerpid  ( with polished wheels and strereo thumping ) cut past me on the left side and almost hit my mirror ( no more than 2" away).  It startled me but I just kept going.  I was going about 15 MPH and slowing to make a left at the light across traffic , they passed me at 35 to 40. As soon as they crossed traffic, they stopped in the mall entrance, leaving just enough room for me behind them. 5 guys , 20 ish jumped out of the car and surrounded my rental. About the only thing I remember real clearly was one of the guys had something , a pipe, tire-iron or the like.  The driver approached my door " WHAT THE F.." " WHAT THE F.... YOU DOIN !"  

Luckily they returned to the car after I apologized, but they hung around while I went through the parking lot.  Needless to say, I went elsewhere.  There are too many crazy people out there looking for excuses to start something. If they need to, they'll make reason.  

Matt
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: JordanVw@AOL.COM 
  To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 
  Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2001 4:19 AM
  Subject: road rage...my first experience tonite.. LOCK YOUR DOORS!!!

  tonight i was at the local mall, went there w/ a female friend for a dinner/ 
  movie..   we were heading out from dinner, over to the movie theatres.   
  parking lot is filled with big piles of plowed up snow, so visibility around 
  corners etc, is limited. 
  Got to an intersection in the mall parking lot, looked both ways, then 
  proceeded. view to my left was blocked by a big pile of snow, so i didnt see 
  this guy (i am using the term "guy" to be nice at this point) in a SUV flying 
  aroung the corner.. ok, no biggie, i lead foot it, get out of his way.  he 
  slows, (not locking brakes) and hits the horn as he passes me.   ok, so it 
  was a minor inconvienience, and i should have been alittle more careful, my 
  visibility was limited, but no harm done, shrug it off. .  Anyway so i go 
  onto the movie theatre, a few minutes more, and park.   well, much to my 
  astonishment - this "guy"  (punk ass kid describes it better)  looked to be 
  in his early 20's? who was driving the SUV pulls right up to me (aparently he 
  did a U turn and followed me!!??!) - fast - hits the brakes - and points his 
  SUV with Hi-beams on dead on at my drivers door.........he jumps out...   he 
  runs over yelling "F U", "F", this, "F" that, get the "F" outta the car, you 
  mother F'er ...he then PULLS OPEN MY DRIVERS DOOR.... at this point my female 
  friend is crying..   this guy then reaches in, grabs my jacket, and tries to 
  PULL ME OUT OF THE CAR, i was pretty shaken up, i was cornered in by his SUV 
  and had nowhere to go... he continues to try to get me to "fight him" and 
  holds the door, keeping me from shutting it.. i am almost 31.  i have no 
  desire to get into a fist fight with anyone. my friend scarted to scream and 
  cry loudly, and then this guy takes his open hand, smacks the drivers window 
  (it a wonder he didnt break it) and the door slams closed..i quickly lock the 
  doors, didnt know what to expect..  he then belts out a few more 
  expletitives, then spits on my window (yea, really!) and then gets back in 
  his SUV and leaves..   funny thing was his girlfriend (what kind of person is 
  she??) is sitting in the front SUV pass seat with her head turned away the 
  whole time.. 
  didnt get a plate number.  i was pretty shaken up.    
  what kind of person would do that?  seriously F*cked up..  seriously.     
  loose cannon.. prolly beats his gf.  dunno.    
  lock your doors folks, there are alot of crazy people out there. 

  still shaking... 
  chris 

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