AngelFZ
Junior Member
Question first and then I'll follow with the story:
Is there any validity, or is there any use, to verbally report a vehicle (model, license plate, etc) to the authorities for reckless driving after you avoided an accident?
I remember here in Brevard there is a phone number you can call and report vehicles for littering. I don't remember the whole process because this system needs to filter out any wrong doing from the person reporting the event.
Now, back to the story:
After work today, I was just going on a short nice ride enjoying a great weather and beautiful day.
I'm coming to a two lane, both left turn, to merge on a highway, and the red traffic light just turned on. There are only two cars ahead of me slowly coming to a stop, one following the other on the right lane, so I'm slowly coming to stop on the left lane and I could read the second car merging into the left lane before coming to a stop, but it did not happen, only after I was much closer to them and both cars where stopped!!!!!
So, not even within a car distance this person (probably in his mid 50s) without looking anywhere jumps into the left lane, right in front of me. I simply stopped since I was going slow. There where three people in that car, probably the father (driving) mother (front seat) and daughter (late teens early 20s maybe) in the back seat. The girl in the back covered her face immediately (like she did not want to see the accident), it seems she was the only one that realized I was so close when the driver decided to change lanes.
I simply waited for the light to change and was thankful nothing happened, but the driver never even turned or looked the mirrors to acknowledge my presence.
Once the light turned green I simply started following the car. Not very close but every time it would change lanes I would follow. The girl in the back seat must have turned her head to see me like 10 times in about 2 miles!!!!!
I knew I would not get anything out of it and decided not to exit the highway following that car.
Of course if I had the camera at that time and would be recording, then I have clear evidence I can use, but simply coming with my story to authorities pretty much would go nowhere, but either way I'm curious to hear from law enforcement members to see if there are means or options to actually do something about these situations that would not involve direct confrontations coming from frustration and anger out of the moment.
Thanks,
Is there any validity, or is there any use, to verbally report a vehicle (model, license plate, etc) to the authorities for reckless driving after you avoided an accident?
I remember here in Brevard there is a phone number you can call and report vehicles for littering. I don't remember the whole process because this system needs to filter out any wrong doing from the person reporting the event.
Now, back to the story:
After work today, I was just going on a short nice ride enjoying a great weather and beautiful day.
I'm coming to a two lane, both left turn, to merge on a highway, and the red traffic light just turned on. There are only two cars ahead of me slowly coming to a stop, one following the other on the right lane, so I'm slowly coming to stop on the left lane and I could read the second car merging into the left lane before coming to a stop, but it did not happen, only after I was much closer to them and both cars where stopped!!!!!
So, not even within a car distance this person (probably in his mid 50s) without looking anywhere jumps into the left lane, right in front of me. I simply stopped since I was going slow. There where three people in that car, probably the father (driving) mother (front seat) and daughter (late teens early 20s maybe) in the back seat. The girl in the back covered her face immediately (like she did not want to see the accident), it seems she was the only one that realized I was so close when the driver decided to change lanes.
I simply waited for the light to change and was thankful nothing happened, but the driver never even turned or looked the mirrors to acknowledge my presence.
Once the light turned green I simply started following the car. Not very close but every time it would change lanes I would follow. The girl in the back seat must have turned her head to see me like 10 times in about 2 miles!!!!!
I knew I would not get anything out of it and decided not to exit the highway following that car.
Of course if I had the camera at that time and would be recording, then I have clear evidence I can use, but simply coming with my story to authorities pretty much would go nowhere, but either way I'm curious to hear from law enforcement members to see if there are means or options to actually do something about these situations that would not involve direct confrontations coming from frustration and anger out of the moment.
Thanks,