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Old 06-11-10 | 04:50 AM
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jewelthief
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Advice - file complaint or not

Hey all. On my commute in to work this morning a driver harassed the hell out of me. Here's the gist of it:

4:50 am, riding down a side road in a local town, not a real busy street but it is a popular route to get from one side of town to the other. Usually no one out at this time of morning so I'm in the middle of the lane (road divided by double yellow line in some places). Driver comes down the road (not close enough to hear or see his headlights - it is sill fairly dark) and he starts laying on his horn. I get over to the right and he is still on his horn. Travel another 100 feet or so and make the first available right hand turn to get away from him. (and yes, by this point I am flipping him off because he is still on his horn) He makes the same right turn and as I make evasive maneuvers he mimics every move I make and during this time his front bumper is only a couple of feet off my rear tire. I'm getting pretty frickin' scared by this time, so I start yelling out this license plate number and two blocks later he breaks off the attack (and yes, I feel as if I'm being attacked by this time). I kept looking for a patrol car to make a report (phone was buried in my pack) but don't see one. Thought about going the cop shop but the driver was headed in the same direction as them and too afraid of a replay. this time he might not restrain himself.

Question now: Do I stop at the cop shop on the way home and file a police report? And if I make a report and they get the guy do I press charges?
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