Another Fender Bender

[Dangermouse]

Thought it was texsix's car at first, but looks to be another one in Cali

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anyone on here?

[WelmoedJ]

My friend Tom's car.
A truck driver passed him at the right hand side, looking at the car.

While looking he steered to the left and pushed Tom's car right in front of an oncoming Toyota.
The result is in the photo.
His happy Thanksgiving

[Dangermouse]

Hope Tom was OK

[DrJeff]

My friend Tom's car.
A truck driver passed him at the right hand side, looking at the car.

While looking he steered to the left and pushed Tom's car right in front of an oncoming Toyota.
The result is in the photo.
His happy Thanksgiving

I had something similar last Saturday... Without the crash. Truck beside me, speeds up, slows down, hangs behind me for several minutes and then comes up beside me for a moment... While beside me he starts drifting into my lane until he's 50% in and I'm steering onto the hard shoulder to avoid him. I honk and then he straightens up and speeds off. Thankfully it was a large wide road.

The Delorean takes defensive driving to the next level.

[Notifier]

The Delorean takes defensive driving to the next level.

Exactly. I am so much more aware of the people besides me when I'm driving the DeLorean. If someone is passing me or I'm passing them, I keep an eye on them. And watch that distance in case they start drifting my way. If they hang out next to me or in my blind spot too long I slow down considerably or speed up to get them out of there. Never let anyone pace besides you!

[Michael]

Exactly. I am so much more aware of the people besides me when I'm driving the DeLorean. If someone is passing me or I'm passing them, I keep an eye on them. And watch that distance in case they start drifting my way. If they hang out next to me or in my blind spot too long I slow down considerably or speed up to get them out of there. Never let anyone pace besides you!

If I see someone speeding, bunny hopping lanes, and basically being an ass to catch up to me, I pick up the pace and right about the time they get to my 7 o'clock I hit the brakes. One guy actually tried to out brake me, but he had someone behind him and almost caused an accident. I have even went as far as just pulling over and letting the rubberneckers go on. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to be an ass, I have no problem with people wanting to look, but when you risk an accident just for a damn Facebook picture "look what I saw today..like it!", then I do whatever I can to discourage it. I can guarantee if these types run you off the road or cause an accident, they will run, so I just remove the temptation by slowing down or pulling over.

I guess the question here is, did the trucker stop?

[MML]

I had something similar last Saturday... Without the crash. Truck beside me, speeds up, slows down, hangs behind me for several minutes and then comes up beside me for a moment... While beside me he starts drifting into my lane until he's 50% in and I'm steering onto the hard shoulder to avoid him. I honk and then he straightens up and speeds off. Thankfully it was a large wide road.

The Delorean takes defensive driving to the next level.

That's exactly the kind of crap I hate. I had someone drive alongside me once, in the wrong lane, just to take pictures. Then they decided to swerve in front of me without warning. A passenger once commented on how paranoid I was driving the D, well it's no fecking wonder!!!

[DL4567]

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A truck driver passed him at the right hand side, looking at the car. While looking he steered to the left and pushed Tom's car right in front of an oncoming Toyota.

Wow, AWESOME. So the truck driver was like, "hey I'm gonna check out your cool car, AND PUSH IT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC!"

I'd go apeshit.... probably push that truck driver into some oncoming death.

....but no seriously, I hope Tom's ok.

[TEXSIX]

Let's hope it's not a trend. It sure is a crappy way to end a year. Hope that one can be fixed and back on the road. Good luck to everyone else.

[Kane]

I hope insurance will cover that LFF. That wouldn't be fun to pay out of pocket.