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08-20-07, 10:22 PM
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08-20-07, 11:09 PM
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all the other posts and I'm behaving like a child.
Dude get a life maybe I don't know whats in a freakin 90k car because I have no reason to want to know. I'm not impressed by "money" or high end cars that so called upper class drive. I happen to be car free and have been for most of my 44 years. So stick that in your tailpipe.
Dude get a life maybe I don't know whats in a freakin 90k car because I have no reason to want to know. I'm not impressed by "money" or high end cars that so called upper class drive. I happen to be car free and have been for most of my 44 years. So stick that in your tailpipe.
Gentlemen, we can reprogram him!
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08-20-07, 11:23 PM
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I find it very difficult to believe the police actually responded to a call like this. There was no accident, no witnesses, etc... I was repeatedly harassed by the same driver on my commute- at the same location (twice). The second time I confronted him and he threatened to run me over next time. The police were sympathetic and would do nothing. I took matters into my own hands and published a rant on Craigslist. A DMV employee contacted me and ran his plates. I received a wealth of information. Turned our he lived quite near me.
08-20-07, 11:36 PM
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I find it very difficult to believe the police actually responded to a call like this. There was no accident, no witnesses, etc... I was repeatedly harassed by the same driver on my commute- at the same location (twice). The second time I confronted him and he threatened to run me over next time. The police were sympathetic and would do nothing. I took matters into my own hands and published a rant on Craigslist. A DMV employee contacted me and ran his plates. I received a wealth of information. Turned our he lived quite near me.
08-20-07, 11:46 PM
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08-20-07, 11:59 PM
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Take it from someone in the know. Write the Hospital's CFO or Risk Management officer and tell them of Dr. Taint's specific behavior and issues with the truth. Mention that now that they are informed of the behavior issues of their employee you'll be glad to let your lawyer work with them to settle any future accidental death or dismemberment law suits starting at a very painful threashold. My guess is that they may have a chat with the good doctor. They may let him know that when he becomes a known liability that he gets to find other employment. Hospitals very discretely watch the high salary staff and make adjustments when necessary.
Good luck.
Good luck.
I've also found that most of the people who suggest doing stuff like this generally don't have the balls to do it themselves. They're usually the "stick it to the man" type of people who can't find/are too lazy to get a real job and, in turn, decide to take it out on the rest of society.
It must have been fun to watch him squirm, though it sounds like he kept his smug sense of entitlement almost to the bitter end. I can't believe he actually tried to get you to say you'd obey every law before agreeing not to run you off the road anymore. I say he still deserves a little milk in the heater vents. Who says you have to choose between shenanigans and calling the cops. Just wait a couple weeks and make sure he can't pin it on you somehow.
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08-21-07, 12:08 AM
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Not all doctors are a-holes. However, if a doctor owns a Porsche, the chances go way up. That is because it takes a certain haughty ego to buy a car like that. It also means that their motivation for becoming a doctor was not so much to help sick people, but to buy expensive toys for themselves.
08-21-07, 12:13 AM
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Honestly? You just sound like an ******* for saying that. Not saying this guy isn't an *******, but why do you hate on people for buying nice cars? My dad used to have a Porsche, it was a beautiful piece of machinery. He saved up for a long time to buy it. I would love to own one. Neither my Dad nor I have a "haughty ego." Just because the guy has a lot of money and buys himself stuff doesn't mean he's in medicine just to make money. Stop making these wide baseless assumptions about people, you just come out sounding like a dick.
08-21-07, 12:14 AM
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08-21-07, 12:15 AM
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08-21-07, 01:46 AM
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if **** was true.... I'd personally call some dudes from around the way to come take the ***** or put the mother ****er on blocks.
08-21-07, 01:54 AM
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I was on my morning commute today on my single speed Kona Unit (42Tx17T), when a Porsche Carrera 4 (911) zoomed very close past me, crowding me into the curb on a broad boulevard. This was the 6th time this summer the same driver has done this intimidating driving maneuver, so this time I rode around the parking lot at work (a hospital), found the Porsche, and took down the plate number and description of the car. The hospital police would not do anything because it happened off hospital grounds, but they did call the city police.
A city police search of the license number showed that the culprit was a doctor at the hospital (chief of anethesiology, in fact). By this time, there were two uniformed city police as well as a three hospital police. They called this doctor in his office and had him come down to the hospital police room and gave him a good talking to. The bully arrogantly tried to defend his actions. He lied to the officers, saying he had to swerve into me this morning to avoid hitting another car (not true). One of the things he said to me later was that he would often pull up to me on my bike 4 miles from work, yet I would beat the traffic and get to the hospital before him (in his porsche). This made him mad he said, because I must be running red lights. He also said that I take up too much of the far right lane on the broad boulevard in question (also not true), so he wanted to "show me" were I should be riding (two inches from the curb apparently). He said bike riding on the street is a dangerous activity and he called me an organ donor. He tried to bargain with me, saying that he won't crowd me anymore as long as I (in turn) follow every traffic rule myself. To this I glanced at the officers and said that this (so far) is not me getting serious. Drive like that again, and I will start to get serious! That shut him up. He promised to give me plenty of room in the future. He said that when he passes me from now on, he will give me a friendly wave. I said that's fine, but don't honk.
A city police search of the license number showed that the culprit was a doctor at the hospital (chief of anethesiology, in fact). By this time, there were two uniformed city police as well as a three hospital police. They called this doctor in his office and had him come down to the hospital police room and gave him a good talking to. The bully arrogantly tried to defend his actions. He lied to the officers, saying he had to swerve into me this morning to avoid hitting another car (not true). One of the things he said to me later was that he would often pull up to me on my bike 4 miles from work, yet I would beat the traffic and get to the hospital before him (in his porsche). This made him mad he said, because I must be running red lights. He also said that I take up too much of the far right lane on the broad boulevard in question (also not true), so he wanted to "show me" were I should be riding (two inches from the curb apparently). He said bike riding on the street is a dangerous activity and he called me an organ donor. He tried to bargain with me, saying that he won't crowd me anymore as long as I (in turn) follow every traffic rule myself. To this I glanced at the officers and said that this (so far) is not me getting serious. Drive like that again, and I will start to get serious! That shut him up. He promised to give me plenty of room in the future. He said that when he passes me from now on, he will give me a friendly wave. I said that's fine, but don't honk.
life is life.......if you were really upset ,you would smash a cinder block on his "A" pillar(where the windshild meets the hood) and he will deal with the 9,000 dollars worth of damage.
you wouldnt be smack talking him.
I will say Im not the better man........eff his sizzle up brother
08-21-07, 02:29 AM
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Not all doctors are a-holes. However, if a doctor owns a Porsche, the chances go way up. That is because it takes a certain haughty ego to buy a car like that. It also means that their motivation for becoming a doctor was not so much to help sick people, but to buy expensive toys for themselves. When I told the culprit that he was the only driver who repeatedly pulled this maneuver on me, he said that just proves I was wrong, because he also drives his Ferrari and BMW to work. If a doctor owns a Porsche, Ferrari, and BMW, the chance of him being an a-hole becomes astronomical.
I don't recommend vandalizing cars for revenge. First of all, with security cameras, it is not worth the risk. Also, it would stoop to his level and would also not stop his behavior.
I thought it was interesting how arrogant he was even when facing the many police officers, as he said that I needed to change my behavior, because I was bringing his anger upon myself, for unintentionally beating him to work on my commute. I was also shocked at how he blatantly lied, saying he was forced into swerving into me this morning to avoid hitting another car. That was such a lame excuse (there were no other cars involved this morning) and it did not explain the other times he strafed me.
As we walked back to our offices, the Porsche-driving doctor asked me "How do you beat me into work on a bicycle?" As he was trying to get me to admit that I run red lights.
I said "Conditioning, I ride 5,000 miles a year."
He said "Maybe I should ride a bicycle to work too."
I said "I recommend it to everyone" (even a-holes) *under my breath*
If you want to nail a harrassing driver, here is some advice:
1. Record the time, date, and exact location of the incident
2. Practice reading license plates on normal traffic passing you, as it will become second nature in an emergency
3. Along with the plate, get a description of the car's make, model, and color. This helps if you only get a partial plate and helps convince the cops that the incident really happened
4. Get a description of the driver, as some cars have more than one owner, or the driver can claim that he was not driving. This also helps convince the cops that your account is more accurate.
5. Know the jurisdiction of were the incident took place. The police have defined territories that they will not cross or inforce.
6. Do not lie to the police, even if you think it may help your case. If I had lied and said the incident happened on hospital grounds to get the hospital cops more involved, the culprit could have punched holes in my account. As it turned out, the city police were more aggressive in finding the culprit and were more effective in intimidating him.
I don't recommend vandalizing cars for revenge. First of all, with security cameras, it is not worth the risk. Also, it would stoop to his level and would also not stop his behavior.
I thought it was interesting how arrogant he was even when facing the many police officers, as he said that I needed to change my behavior, because I was bringing his anger upon myself, for unintentionally beating him to work on my commute. I was also shocked at how he blatantly lied, saying he was forced into swerving into me this morning to avoid hitting another car. That was such a lame excuse (there were no other cars involved this morning) and it did not explain the other times he strafed me.
As we walked back to our offices, the Porsche-driving doctor asked me "How do you beat me into work on a bicycle?" As he was trying to get me to admit that I run red lights.
I said "Conditioning, I ride 5,000 miles a year."
He said "Maybe I should ride a bicycle to work too."
I said "I recommend it to everyone" (even a-holes) *under my breath*
If you want to nail a harrassing driver, here is some advice:
1. Record the time, date, and exact location of the incident
2. Practice reading license plates on normal traffic passing you, as it will become second nature in an emergency
3. Along with the plate, get a description of the car's make, model, and color. This helps if you only get a partial plate and helps convince the cops that the incident really happened
4. Get a description of the driver, as some cars have more than one owner, or the driver can claim that he was not driving. This also helps convince the cops that your account is more accurate.
5. Know the jurisdiction of were the incident took place. The police have defined territories that they will not cross or inforce.
6. Do not lie to the police, even if you think it may help your case. If I had lied and said the incident happened on hospital grounds to get the hospital cops more involved, the culprit could have punched holes in my account. As it turned out, the city police were more aggressive in finding the culprit and were more effective in intimidating him.
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08-21-07, 02:52 AM
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so the other day i was riding and a cop pulled me over so i spotted a log and pulled over right in front of it and the cop it it and broke his **** and lol.
why can't these threads end with "nice. that is the proper way to confront because it worked and the only person at fault is- the person at fault'
why can't these threads end with "nice. that is the proper way to confront because it worked and the only person at fault is- the person at fault'
08-21-07, 04:11 AM
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sounds like a lot of jealousy over cars going on here, from a bunch of young guns who will eventually grow up and buy fast cars themselves. and there's a lot of unfounded angst towards doctors: though i will admit that many are indeed arseholes, you guys are accusing people you have no idea about using a whole bunch of personal assumptions. chill out a little.
porsche are nice cars, older porsche 911s are as economical and cost much the same as many GM tanks that you're happy with. sure, some ******s drive them, but many porsche owners are not ******s. stop generalising so much and cut your fellow earth-inhabitants some slack.
porsche are nice cars, older porsche 911s are as economical and cost much the same as many GM tanks that you're happy with. sure, some ******s drive them, but many porsche owners are not ******s. stop generalising so much and cut your fellow earth-inhabitants some slack.
08-21-07, 06:43 AM
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You guys call a doctor who spends $90k on a car a butthole, but you won't think twice when it comes to dropping $500 on a wheelset, $1200 on some BS Keirin frame (it's only steel, I promise), and $20 for some rubber grips. Bear in mind that the medical doctor earns exponentially more than you per annum.
I'll take a PhD and a Porsche over a freaking bicycle any day of the week. In my opinion, the track bike is more of a status symbol anyway.
I'll take a PhD and a Porsche over a freaking bicycle any day of the week. In my opinion, the track bike is more of a status symbol anyway.
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Originally Posted by chewy
I own a Porsche 911 and a single speed. What does that make me?
08-21-07, 07:26 AM
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The hospital police did at first refuse to do anything because the incident(s) happened off hospital grounds. They gave me the phone number of the city police for me to call, but I insisted that the hospital police make the call for me, which they did. This turned out to be a smart move on my part as the city police responded very promptly to a call made by the hospital cops. I am not sure how the city police would have responded if I had made the call myself.
08-21-07, 08:07 AM
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In case you want to know what kind of bike it takes to beat a Porsche Carrera 911, here is a description of my Kona Unit. It came stock as a single speed mountain bike with an orange paint job, heat-treated air-hardened ultralight True Temper steel frame, wide bars, full knobby tires, 34/17 gearing (52 gear inches), and a 4 arm 104bcd crank. I have lousy off-road skills, so I recently converted it to an urban assault SS commuter.
I chopped the bars down to 51cm, installed shorty grips, installed a 5 arm 130bcd road crank, installed a 42T Suntour Superbe Pro chainring (excellent finish), drilled the frame BB shell for water drainage, installed an FSA Platinum BB to get the chain line perfect, upped the gearing to 42/17 (64 gear inches), installed SPD pedals, and installed a rear clip-on fender. I found a pair of Kenda 26x1.95 knobby tires that have the center knobs close together, so this bike rolls smooth on the road, yet can cope with grass, gravel, and dirt.
This thing makes a sweet but tough commuter. It is light, geared perfectly, and can handle any rough road with ease. It looks like and rides like a SuperMoto motorcycle. Is it fast? Just ask the Porsche driver.
I chopped the bars down to 51cm, installed shorty grips, installed a 5 arm 130bcd road crank, installed a 42T Suntour Superbe Pro chainring (excellent finish), drilled the frame BB shell for water drainage, installed an FSA Platinum BB to get the chain line perfect, upped the gearing to 42/17 (64 gear inches), installed SPD pedals, and installed a rear clip-on fender. I found a pair of Kenda 26x1.95 knobby tires that have the center knobs close together, so this bike rolls smooth on the road, yet can cope with grass, gravel, and dirt.
This thing makes a sweet but tough commuter. It is light, geared perfectly, and can handle any rough road with ease. It looks like and rides like a SuperMoto motorcycle. Is it fast? Just ask the Porsche driver.
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Somewhere, on the other side of the internet, on a Porsche forum, rich men are trying to convince that doctor to vandalize your bike.
I wonder what theyre saying...
I wonder what theyre saying...
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