Originally Posted by
Leebo
OP, got blinkies front and back 24/7? I find it helps, somewhat with the distracted ones. I try to maintain cool, only works sometimes. I can forgive the misjudge or errant mistake. The blatant moves with disregard for my life are harder. Sometimes I smile and wave, other times I ignore. I once caught up to a woman and said" Jesus loves you, I will pray for your soul" really disarmed the encounter. She knew she was in the wrong, did not reply and I just left it at that.
No, I don't run lights during daylight hours. I believe that in both incidences each driver knew I was coming but chose to go anyways whether out of pure impatience, inexperience, or misjudgment. I agree with you, what really punches me in the nuts is blatant disregard...that's always bothered me. Unfortunately for me, part of my job involves telling no to and arguing my decision with people who are much further up the food chain and much more highly paid than myself, so adopting a more pacifistic point of view about things of this nature is not as easy as it could be given that it's part of my regular life.
I laughed at the veiled political comment above regarding concealed carry. Where I live one of age can carry legally without a permit or so much as even a class, yet I don't tread in fear that someone will pull a gun. That's just silly.