My commute involves lots of 2 lane rural highway driving with an occasional traffic light. Yesterday, I was nearly rear-ended by a guy who appeared to have issues with paying attention while driving. Had I not really crowded the car in front of me as the light changed, he would have got me.
As it happens, this was in a short 4-lane section of highway. The guy managed to get around me. As I followed him toward the next town, I was happy he didn't hit me as the condition of his truck was such that I seriously doubted that he felt the need to purchase insurance. As we progressed, he wandered more and more, alternating between crosding the center line and driving on the gravel shoulder. I wasn't certain if he was trying to send text messages on his phone or if he was impaired by lack of sleep of if he was just stoned, so I used my cell phone. The first dispatcher took the description of the vehicle (I use the term loosely) and the tag number, then had to pass me off to another dispatcher as I crossed the county line. I repeated all of the information. As I entered my town, he nearly ran a second car off the road by crossing the center line (the first such incident prompted my call). Then I saw some flashing lights and a lengthy line of cars behind it in the oncoming traffic lane. At first, I thought "Roadblock! the guy's busted!". Then I saw it was just a tow truck clearing an accident. This accident was tying up the local policeman on duty. Bummer. Having lost the 911 call, I called the number again as I got to the town square to indicate the direction of the truck from there. They had already run the plate and figured he was heading to his house nearby. I won't know if they got him until a week from today when the local police blotter comes out in the weekly paper.
I'm still trying to figure out why my phone made some strange noises after the 911 calls and why those calls do not appear on the phone's internal calls list.
I hope I don't see this clown (my apologies to any real clown that may read this) on my way home again.
As it happens, this was in a short 4-lane section of highway. The guy managed to get around me. As I followed him toward the next town, I was happy he didn't hit me as the condition of his truck was such that I seriously doubted that he felt the need to purchase insurance. As we progressed, he wandered more and more, alternating between crosding the center line and driving on the gravel shoulder. I wasn't certain if he was trying to send text messages on his phone or if he was impaired by lack of sleep of if he was just stoned, so I used my cell phone. The first dispatcher took the description of the vehicle (I use the term loosely) and the tag number, then had to pass me off to another dispatcher as I crossed the county line. I repeated all of the information. As I entered my town, he nearly ran a second car off the road by crossing the center line (the first such incident prompted my call). Then I saw some flashing lights and a lengthy line of cars behind it in the oncoming traffic lane. At first, I thought "Roadblock! the guy's busted!". Then I saw it was just a tow truck clearing an accident. This accident was tying up the local policeman on duty. Bummer. Having lost the 911 call, I called the number again as I got to the town square to indicate the direction of the truck from there. They had already run the plate and figured he was heading to his house nearby. I won't know if they got him until a week from today when the local police blotter comes out in the weekly paper.
I'm still trying to figure out why my phone made some strange noises after the 911 calls and why those calls do not appear on the phone's internal calls list.
I hope I don't see this clown (my apologies to any real clown that may read this) on my way home again.
