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“I Don’t Want To Even Look At Him”: Woman Shares How Her Husband Failed To Protect Her During A Road Rage Incident
Recently, an upset woman turned to the TrueOffMyChest community on Reddit to share the road rage incident she and her husband endured a few weeks ago. “We cut someone off in traffic and it pissed the other driver off,” the woman explained.
The car started following them: “it tailgated us, beeping its horn, and my husband kept trying to give the car room to go around us but the car would slow down with us and speed up with us and it followed us almost to our house.”
The tension rose, and since the author was 7 months pregnant, she “didn’t want the mysterious driver knowing where we live so we pulled into a petrol station instead.” The woman got out of the car, so did the stranger, and the story took a very vicious turn.
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The author later added an update to the story
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Aggressive driving is a factor in 54% of all fatal motor vehicle crashes, according to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.
State laws consider speeding, improper lane usage, or tailgating as aggressive driving. If a person is being aggressive or you sustain injuries in an incident of road rage, there are vital steps to take in the aftermath. When a person is showing signs of aggression and road rage, the best move for the other driver is to remove themselves from the situation if at all possible.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), there are legal differences between road rage and aggressive driving. Aggressive driving can include anything construed as reckless: tailgating, speeding, weaving between lanes without a blinker, or blocking another car from passing.
Meanwhile, road rage is more serious. It often involves a violent intent towards another driver and includes behaviors such as using a vehicle to ram another car, physically fighting with another driver, or using a weapon to threaten or cause harm or even death.
“If someone is driving in a way you don’t think is appropriate, it can lead to becoming angry,” Brad Parker, the injury lawyer warns. “However, you never know what someone else is capable of or whether or not they have a weapon. Take a deep breath, and just let it go. I know it can be hard sometimes. It’s not worth losing your life over. There are loved ones at home who will miss you.”
She also answered some questions in the comments
And this is how people reacted to this whole story
What do you think ?
Casey McAlister 2 years ago
I agree with the commentators who say it was a stupid decision to get out of the car and confront an obviously unhinged man, but her husband should've stopped his pregnant wife from making this mistake, not just sit there like it has nothing to do with him.
UpupaEpops 2 years ago (edited)
Agree. He could have simply locked the car and said 'no'. If he can't handle even that much of a confrontation, how is he going to handle a child who by default is going to get confrontational and will have to be stopped for their own good? By the way OP is wording things, I have to wonder if this wasn't a very dumb attempt on her husband's part to teach her a lesson on the consequences of being this hot-headed.
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The Starsong Princess 2 years ago
Apparently, apologizing is “being confrontational and escalating a situation”. Stop victim blaming. If the husband was unwilling to get out of the car while his pregnant wife was getting hit, he should have at least called the cops. A bystander cared more than he did.
Elio 2 years ago
Not to mention, it's apparently "abusive" according to one comment. (WTF) The reason it's a bad idea to leave the car is because you can't reason with road rage a$$holes. If people cut me off, I honk at them. I don't follow them around the city. The wife is just too nice of a person who made the mistake of thinking that using her words like a grown adult would solve the problem. Her husband should've at least called the cops.
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Scott Crowe 2 years ago
Uhhh..you lay a finger on my lady and I'll be on the local news that night wearing an orange jumpsuit and not even think twice about doing it.
Chiara Lago 2 years ago
My husband said the same thing. I just wonder if she thought the fact that she was obviously pregnant that this lunatic would soften and everything would be okay. Apparently this up was so enraged that he didn't notice she was pregnant and she's just lucky she wasn't another statistic of road rage. At least her husband could have called the cops.
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Jay 2 years ago
Pro Tip: IF you ever have an angry driver following you 1) DO NOT GO HOME OR TO WORK, you don't want this person knowing these things. 2) drive to the nearest police station, they will likely not follow you into the police station parking lot. My husband was locked out by his mom for being out too late, and then got into a road rage thing with a dude. Hubs knew he couldn't go home, so he drove to the nearest police station. Dude ddn't follow.
CatWoman312 2 years ago
Personally I feel that would be the beginning of the end marriage wise. If he can’t defend his wife what makes one think he’d defend his child? What if the man was attacking their child, would he still sit there like a coward?
BasedWang12.7 2 years ago
bruh. Okay there are multiple things that could play a factor in him not getting outta the car, but the dude laid his hand on your wife... cmon man
Fiery Llama 2 years ago
Some people in that reddit thread need to learn the difference between giving good advice (in the future, protect yourself and don't get out of the car!) and blaming the victim (you're mad because you're suffering the consequences of your actions). No wonder she didnt want to post again.
Rahul Pawa 2 years ago
"he drives like a d**k and makes people angry." -- Dude's gotta learn how to drive better and stop pissing people off.
Whitney-Blair Beals 2 years ago
Here's where I'm at. Just because you're a woman doesn't mean that you're allowed to get out of the car and confront a grown man with the expectation that your husband will swoop in and protect you. You should have stayed in the car. How irresponsible OF YOU to do that knowing you're pregnant. I believe there are also details that have been omitted on your behalf. You started it. Should he have gotten out of the car and helped? Maybe, but had you not added fuel to the flame, the situation would have never escalated in the first place. Hope your children have more emotional intelligence than you do.
Samara Morgan 2 years ago
Oh yeah, apologizing is sooo adding fuel to the fire. He was following them.
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Jack S 2 years ago
Did anyone else catch that misspelling of dangerous? Cos not gonna lie, "dangerpus" made me laugh. Like that should be the husband's new nick name lol. jk btw. Imo, he shouldn't have stopped, she shouldn't have got out. I do t necessarily blame him for not getting out at first but maybe after the dude slapped her a little help would have been nice. The very least he could've done was call the cops.
Casey McAlister 2 years ago
I agree with the commentators who say it was a stupid decision to get out of the car and confront an obviously unhinged man, but her husband should've stopped his pregnant wife from making this mistake, not just sit there like it has nothing to do with him.
UpupaEpops 2 years ago (edited)
Agree. He could have simply locked the car and said 'no'. If he can't handle even that much of a confrontation, how is he going to handle a child who by default is going to get confrontational and will have to be stopped for their own good? By the way OP is wording things, I have to wonder if this wasn't a very dumb attempt on her husband's part to teach her a lesson on the consequences of being this hot-headed.
Load More Replies... The Starsong Princess 2 years ago
Apparently, apologizing is “being confrontational and escalating a situation”. Stop victim blaming. If the husband was unwilling to get out of the car while his pregnant wife was getting hit, he should have at least called the cops. A bystander cared more than he did.
Elio 2 years ago
Not to mention, it's apparently "abusive" according to one comment. (WTF) The reason it's a bad idea to leave the car is because you can't reason with road rage a$$holes. If people cut me off, I honk at them. I don't follow them around the city. The wife is just too nice of a person who made the mistake of thinking that using her words like a grown adult would solve the problem. Her husband should've at least called the cops.
Load More Replies... Scott Crowe 2 years ago
Uhhh..you lay a finger on my lady and I'll be on the local news that night wearing an orange jumpsuit and not even think twice about doing it.
Chiara Lago 2 years ago
My husband said the same thing. I just wonder if she thought the fact that she was obviously pregnant that this lunatic would soften and everything would be okay. Apparently this up was so enraged that he didn't notice she was pregnant and she's just lucky she wasn't another statistic of road rage. At least her husband could have called the cops.
Load More Replies... Jay 2 years ago
Pro Tip: IF you ever have an angry driver following you 1) DO NOT GO HOME OR TO WORK, you don't want this person knowing these things. 2) drive to the nearest police station, they will likely not follow you into the police station parking lot. My husband was locked out by his mom for being out too late, and then got into a road rage thing with a dude. Hubs knew he couldn't go home, so he drove to the nearest police station. Dude ddn't follow.
CatWoman312 2 years ago
Personally I feel that would be the beginning of the end marriage wise. If he can’t defend his wife what makes one think he’d defend his child? What if the man was attacking their child, would he still sit there like a coward?
BasedWang12.7 2 years ago
bruh. Okay there are multiple things that could play a factor in him not getting outta the car, but the dude laid his hand on your wife... cmon man
Fiery Llama 2 years ago
Some people in that reddit thread need to learn the difference between giving good advice (in the future, protect yourself and don't get out of the car!) and blaming the victim (you're mad because you're suffering the consequences of your actions). No wonder she didnt want to post again.
Rahul Pawa 2 years ago
"he drives like a d**k and makes people angry." -- Dude's gotta learn how to drive better and stop pissing people off.
Whitney-Blair Beals 2 years ago
Here's where I'm at. Just because you're a woman doesn't mean that you're allowed to get out of the car and confront a grown man with the expectation that your husband will swoop in and protect you. You should have stayed in the car. How irresponsible OF YOU to do that knowing you're pregnant. I believe there are also details that have been omitted on your behalf. You started it. Should he have gotten out of the car and helped? Maybe, but had you not added fuel to the flame, the situation would have never escalated in the first place. Hope your children have more emotional intelligence than you do.
Samara Morgan 2 years ago
Oh yeah, apologizing is sooo adding fuel to the fire. He was following them.
Load More Replies... Jack S 2 years ago
Did anyone else catch that misspelling of dangerous? Cos not gonna lie, "dangerpus" made me laugh. Like that should be the husband's new nick name lol. jk btw. Imo, he shouldn't have stopped, she shouldn't have got out. I do t necessarily blame him for not getting out at first but maybe after the dude slapped her a little help would have been nice. The very least he could've done was call the cops.
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