[who's ur daddy?]

Not worth the hassle or stress to deal with people like that. Whack jobs plain and simple. Don't mess up your life trying to pwn them - let them be local news for baiting another person into their mess.

[zuluZero]

Originally Posted by snipersix

I was thinking of the same thing. I just don't know where do buy one. Can you ask your friend where he bought his, and pm me? thanks charlie

Storing weapons in your vehicle is bad advice.
- is the wrong mindset to live by - it's un-Canadian
- if you ever used it, your court case would suffer greatly
- could be trouble at the border
- could be used against you by your attacker (who didn't have a weapon to begin with...)
- would be a poor match against a gun, but could cause attacker to actually use a gun or other weapon. (it escalates the threat/situation)
- you're not trained to handle either the situation OR the weapon
- blah blah blah, I could go on.

Have you never heard that the pen is mightier than the sword? Use your cell phone for something useful for once. Photo the road rager, photo his license plate, photo cars of witnesses, call the police, tell the road rager you have called police (even if you haven't). Always carry a pen and paper, which is useful to document any accident or traffic offense or insurance claim.

People act like idiots mostly while they feel anonymous (and free from accountability). Take that away and see how they act.

If you're going to be an idiot and carry a weapon, at least think about it for two seconds and learn from the police - buy a heavy metal flashlight, available almost anywhere. Think about how an officer holds it...got the idea now? At least you can claim it's "just a flashlight" when you go to jail for killing another idiot (who was likely mentally ill):

http://reviews.canadiantire.ca/9045/...5P/reviews.htm

Really - vent, get the incident off your chest, then let it go, and drive the best car in the world in peace....don't let some freak twist your life or wreck your future. Or the terrorists win ;-)

[snipersix]

Originally Posted by zuluZero

Storing weapons in your vehicle is bad advice.
- is the wrong mindset to live by - it's un-Canadian
- if you ever used it, your court case would suffer greatly
- could be trouble at the border
- could be used against you by your attacker (who didn't have a weapon to begin with...)
- would be a poor match against a gun, but could cause attacker to actually use a gun or other weapon. (it escalates the threat/situation)
- you're not trained to handle either the situation OR the weapon
- blah blah blah, I could go on.

Have you never heard that the pen is mightier than the sword? Use your cell phone for something useful for once. Photo the road rager, photo his license plate, photo cars of witnesses, call the police, tell the road rager you have called police (even if you haven't). Always carry a pen and paper, which is useful to document any accident or traffic offense or insurance claim.

People act like idiots mostly while they feel anonymous (and free from accountability). Take that away and see how they act.

If you're going to be an idiot and carry a weapon, at least think about it for two seconds and learn from the police - buy a heavy metal flashlight, available almost anywhere. Think about how an officer holds it...got the idea now? At least you can claim it's "just a flashlight" when you go to jail for killing another idiot (who was likely mentally ill):

http://reviews.canadiantire.ca/9045/...5P/reviews.htm

Really - vent, get the incident off your chest, then let it go, and drive the best car in the world in peace....don't let some freak twist your life or wreck your future. Or the terrorists win ;-)

good advise. I will take that into consideration. I just don't want this to happen to me again. Cause I fear next time I may not be so lucky...

[ac1208]

Originally Posted by zuluZero

Storing weapons in your vehicle is bad advice.
- is the wrong mindset to live by - it's un-Canadian
- if you ever used it, your court case would suffer greatly
- could be trouble at the border
- could be used against you by your attacker (who didn't have a weapon to begin with...)
- would be a poor match against a gun, but could cause attacker to actually use a gun or other weapon. (it escalates the threat/situation)
- you're not trained to handle either the situation OR the weapon
- blah blah blah, I could go on.

Have you never heard that the pen is mightier than the sword? Use your cell phone for something useful for once. Photo the road rager, photo his license plate, photo cars of witnesses, call the police, tell the road rager you have called police (even if you haven't). Always carry a pen and paper, which is useful to document any accident or traffic offense or insurance claim.

People act like idiots mostly while they feel anonymous (and free from accountability). Take that away and see how they act.

If you're going to be an idiot and carry a weapon, at least think about it for two seconds and learn from the police - buy a heavy metal flashlight, available almost anywhere. Think about how an officer holds it...got the idea now? At least you can claim it's "just a flashlight" when you go to jail for killing another idiot (who was likely mentally ill):

http://reviews.canadiantire.ca/9045/...5P/reviews.htm

Really - vent, get the incident off your chest, then let it go, and drive the best car in the world in peace....don't let some freak twist your life or wreck your future. Or the terrorists win ;-)

+1, i keep one of those in my cars too

btw, the 'retractable metal batons' are extendos, andi think they are illegal (at least in toronto they are)

[ARA5HE90]

Originally Posted by snipersix

So, tonight I had the weirdest night ever. I was driving home from school. Went to lougheed station to pick up a friend to bring him home. So we were at Mariner. I was minding my own business and was driving straight. I then see this Orange Mazda CX9 infront of me on the left lane, weaving threw traffic. He was also driving abit slow, so I changed lane and overtook him at a pretty fast pase. So it was traffic and the light was red, so i was at a stop, he was beside me on the otherlane and went down his car started yelling stuff, then the light turned green, so I just left him. So i turned left and turned right on chilko cause thats where my friend lives. I dropped him of his house and went on my way home. I went down the hill of chilko and turned left on lougheed. I noticed pinetree was traffic so I decided to turn right on barrnett near superstore area.

I then merged in, and went straight. Went to the left lane. I then noticed he was behind me, and he started honking and tailgating. The light was red and it was traffic. He then went in the middle lane beside me, and stopped cause of the traffic. Rolled down his window, and threw something on my window, I believe it was a sandwich or something, and started yelling again. He then went down of his car, and approached my car, and started pushing my window (pounding push) and started saying "you want to fuck around get down." I was like ok.. I didn't do anything wrong... I just looked at him, and he went back to his car cause the light turned green and started honking and went straight.. I turned left and carried on my way home. The end..

I still don't understand what was his problem... Was it because I blew pass him? Like there was no one infront of him.. I don't know..

how come people with mazdas are so violent..??? a cx7 destroy my car back in the day..

your not alone buddy.. lool ..

same situation here coming home from work .. guy in a cx7 weeaving through traffic.. im minding my own bussiness and then this guy starts honking flashing lights.. forcing me to stop .. coming close to the car.. and then hits my car from behind.. thnakfully i wasnt driving my bmw =)

there are alot of crazy people on the street or they just need rehab for anger management.

[Tonybest]

Originally Posted by dL.

...
And I don't think it's an orange CX-9. From what I recall it's this colour:



...

dL

At least now you have his plate number...

[ehhhwik]

the only reason why he bought a CX9 is becuase he doesnt know what he wants in life, he probably experiecing a mid life crisis

that car is built for people that aren't sure what they want in life, its not mini van, not a sports car, not a SUV, just a because of shit put together for people that are lost in their life...

glad you are safe, idiots like that will eventually kill themselves one way or another...

[bmdubbz]

You my friend, are a pussy.
I'm kidding, I would have done the same thing.

[bulldog_yyc]

Originally Posted by ehhhwik

the only reason why he bought a CX9 is becuase he doesnt know what he wants in life, he probably experiecing a mid life crisis

that car is built for people that aren't sure what they want in life, its not mini van, not a sports car, not a SUV, just a because of shit put together for people that are lost in their life...

lol .. nice

[T i h o r]

Rule number one of driving:

Always carry a bat in your backseat.

[Soni]

Originally Posted by T i h o r

Rule number one of driving:

Always carry a bat in your backseat.

you mean this

[snipersix]

Originally Posted by Soni

you mean this

wow thats some scary looking bat

[NoKids]

i think what the OP wants to know is, has any member on this forum ever encountered a beligerent jerk on public roads who baited any of you to park your BMW in the middle of the street to get into a fight with them?

anyone?

[flyer333]

yea man i would get cops on this asss... wtf is up wif this guy... period?

[bimmerbimmer]

Originally Posted by ehhhwik

the only reason why he bought a CX9 is becuase he doesnt know what he wants in life, he probably experiecing a mid life crisis

that car is built for people that aren't sure what they want in life, its not mini van, not a sports car, not a SUV, just a because of shit put together for people that are lost in their life...

glad you are safe, idiots like that will eventually kill themselves one way or another...

世事都被你看透了

[Kit523]

Originally Posted by bimmerbimmer

世事都被你看透了

^^^^^^

[ehhhwik]

Originally Posted by ehhhwik

the only reason why he bought a CX9 is becuase he doesnt know what he wants in life, he probably experiecing a mid life crisis

that car is built for people that aren't sure what they want in life, its not mini van, not a sports car, not a SUV, just a because of shit put together for people that are lost in their life...

glad you are safe, idiots like that will eventually kill themselves one way or another...

Originally Posted by bimmerbimmer

世事都被你看透了

LOL, thanks...

My Psychology degree has allowed me to realized that people out there do some really crazy stupid stuff under certain situations and in certain parts of their lives...

[dL.]

lolz...

CX-9 is for SUV buyers who still wants adequate handling and sportiness. Alright? Let's not stir all the CX-9 in the world as being bad just because of an isolated situation.

I agree with having a weapon, but only use it at the last resort. That is, if he starts threatening or attacking you, then you take it out. Before that, use your wisdom and cell phone and cameras.

Chances are, there will be witnesses around, especially since you don't go out late at night :P

dL

[KkSc]

Originally Posted by dL.

lolz...

CX-9 is for SUV buyers who still wants adequate handling and sportiness. Alright? Let's not stir all the CX-9 in the world as being bad just because of an isolated situation.

I agree with having a weapon, but only use it at the last resort. That is, if he starts threatening or attacking you, then you take it out. Before that, use your wisdom and cell phone and cameras.

Chances are, there will be witnesses around, especially since you don't go out late at night :P

dL

+1

[Andy M]

Similar thing happened to me on the Deerfoot in Calgary. I was exiting Deerfoot on 16th Ave and this van starts tailgating me and then at the lights, pulls up next to me. The two guys start yelling at me and my fiancee. I ignore him and pull up to the next set of lights. Before I get there, they pull right in front of me and park sideways across my lane boxing me in between the guardrail. They keep yelling for me to get out of the car cause they keep saying it's my turn to die. I got out by slamming the car in reverse, throwing it into drive, and then flooring it around them before they could get back in. The weird thing is this was when I was driving the Camry!

Since then I've considered carrying a weapon in the car. I considered a collapsible baton and a knife. And yes, I am trained to use weapons and disarm them. I've been doing martial arts since I've been 8 and I moved into more of the reality-based self-defense styles like Krav Maga. I've trained with police officers and soldiers. However, I would still not carry a weapon in the car.

As zuluZero mentioned, if I did use a weapon, I could get in trouble as the "tools" suddenly become weapons. My case of self-defense would suffer as the judge would question why I would carry weapons in my car unless I'm looking for trouble.

Also, TACTICALLY, it is not sound at all. If the law did not matter (because I would rather serve a few months in jail than lose my life or be paralyzed forever), a baton and knife in a car is not tactically sound. To use the baton in the car, you would have to unbuckle your seat belt, get out of the car, then swing it. That's not self-defense anymore but it's now considered assault with a weapon. The same goes for the knife. The only weapon that makes sense tactically is a firearm...which is illegal in Canada.

The best tactic is to just get out of there as fast as you can. If you're trapped like I was and suppose there was another guy and he's boxed you in completely, use your car as a weapon. DO NOT EVER GET OUT OF THE CAR OR OPEN THE WINDOWS. My friends who are cops, and even the officer that was filing the paperwork for my Deerfoot incident told me that I had every right to ram that guy's door to make sure he can't get out. It's considered "fair use of force". Insurance will pay for your car and it's better than losing your life.

On a side note, I carry a tactical flashlight (Surefire L4) in my car as opposed to any weapon. It's good enough to distract someone long enough for you to either disarm them (if you're trained to do so and you have the opportunity) or get away. Consider carrying a flashlight if it makes you feel safer. You can also use it to check your car for scratches too.

[balance]

man i would be so pissed if someone threw something at my car..i would probably follow them home and break all their windows and key the shit out of their car..but you handled the situation pretty well

[m-technik]

I don’t know why people here have such a problem with anyone passing them, even when they are going slow??? I can recall countless number of times where people have gotten pissed at me for legitimately passing them. Just the other day i passed some jackass in a minivan driving 15km under the speed limit...The second i passed him, he pinned it and seriously tried his best to keep up with me for a good 15 minutes! Once we hit a red light, he pulled up next to me, and yelled at me for passing him! I told him that i wouldn’t have passed his dumb ass if he would have been driving at least the speed limit in the first place....So then he gave me this kind of perplexed look, nodded his head, busted a u-turn and headed back in the other direction! So who knows how far he went out of his way just to try and prove his point, only to be shut down by me in the end. Seriously, what’s up with that?

The only time i ever got into a physical altercation while driving was when some drunk native guy thought i was going too slow over the speed bumps in a parking lot (my car was low, so i had to do em sideways) so he ran up to my open window and threw a couple of sucker punches to the side of my face...I pinned the gas and he held on to the door till about 40 km/hr, let go and ate shit like your wouldn’t believe. I'm pretty sure half his face was left right there on the pavement.

Originally Posted by imrickjames132

man i would be so pissed if someone threw something at my car..i would probably follow them home and break all their windows and key the shit out of their car..but you handled the situation pretty well

No man, thats just all wrong....You NEVER mess with another mans car, no matter what they do to you. Thats just the chickenshit way out.