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But hey, I don't even believe in karma. It's B.S.

I used to strongly believe my actions good and bad (+ -)were all basically added together and the result would effect the results of anything in my life left to chance.

A friend of my father is one of the nicest people I have ever met. And if you bring up his name in any group of people you get the same reply "nice guy". I don't know a person who has had more terrible things happen to them in there life time. I once brought up the topic of karma with him...his words exactly.

SHIT HAPPENS

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For instance, one could speculate on the intentions of both myself and the other driver, and yet, all speculative judgements aside, the fact remains that I personally did not almost run my truck into another vehicle, nor did I smash my truck into the rear-end of another vehicle.

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The notion that perhaps I should not have slown down due to the fact that another person was intent on driving too close to my vehicle is not a reasonable one, and it lies at odds with the concept of driving and the act thereof.

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musher_420 said:

If the person had half a brain (I suspect they did because they slammed on there brakes before hitting the car in front of you.) they probably realized they were in the wrong immediately.  Maybe even got a wake up call to pay more attention to the road.  Flipping them off probably wasn't necessary.  Your negative response to a foolish action resulted in another negative response (them pulling out behind you) and yet another negative response by you (slamming on the brakes)

I guess my point and opinion is that karma had nothing to do with this situation.  It was just a series of incidents.

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To me, Karma is the divine law of cause and effect and like he said, the chain reaction of cause and effect leading up to your smashed bumper is laid out to witness.

If you had anything to learn from it, it would be to stop flipping people off.

I've heard stories of people being chased and having their tires shot at because they flipped someone off on the road. Not worth it. Use your horn to wake up a sleepy driver who isn't paying attention and then move along.

Though I am terribly sorry for your bumper damage, and glad no one got hurt, the story is sort of funny.

Be safe FG!

younikrawn said:

The dude getting behind you [and i am assuming he was tailgating you severely... ] was wrong in intention only, but you slamming your brakes was totally uncalled for.

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  His initial mistake did not, thankfully, cause any physical damage.  Karma or no, the way I see it you are the one who ended up being in the wrong.

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As far as the road is concerned, I was able to control my vehicle and the other individual was not. I personally violated no rule, whereas the other individual neglected the right-of-way, drove over the speed limit, and then tailgated another vehicle to the point at which they were unable to use their brake without being struck from behind. Perhaps if they had braked, they wouldn't have hit me. The lesson of allowing all vehicles room to deaccelerate, including their own, was hopefully not lost on them.

Your conclusion that I was in the wrong seems severely distorted.

gettinjiggywithit said:

To me, Karma is the divine law of cause and effect and like he said, the chain reaction of cause and effect leading up to your smashed bumper is laid out to witness.

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This is a great point, and the concept of "Karma" as a chain reaction of cause and effect is congruent with the manner in which I am referring to it. Ultimately, I proposed the story because the nature of the actions within the situation (karma/cause and effect) convey reality and an opportunity to learn. Also, as your last comment refers to, the situation was simply hilarious.

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If you had anything to learn from it, it would be to stop flipping people off.

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Perhaps that is something I should learn. I've only flipped people off when they disobey the rules of the road, thus interupting the flow of traffic and pose a threat to the well-being of other drivers, their property, and, if nothing else, their convience (who wants to be stuck behind a pile up because someone cannot focus on the present moment they are immersed in?). In such a situation, the window of opportunity to express one's view on the matter is extremely limited, and the form in which one can express themselves is just as limited, and flipping someone off seems to naturally protrude from that.

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I've heard stories of people being chased and having their tires shot at because they flipped someone off on the road. Not worth it. Use your horn to wake up a sleepy driver who isn't paying attention and then move along.

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The only reason that I typically would not use a horn to say "hey, dumbfuck, stop threatening us" is because, in the confusion of the interruption of the flow, others might think I am honking at them (say, for instance, the person in front of me, who had to brake quickly to avoid the collision), and the misinterpreted message might aggravate them. Flipping them off ensures that there is no unintentional misperception.

Someone pulls a gun and starts shooting at my vehicle and they'll have entered into a world of pain.

fireworks_god said:

Apparently this upset them, the fact that another individual would say "hey, fuck you for endangering our driving experience", so they made the decision to continue being a moron by turning onto our street and stepping on it, apparently to act all tough, like "Hey, look at me, I am going to speed up on you and act all tough", or something.

When I became aware of this via my rearview mirror, I slammed on my brakes. Clearly, the moron was not capable of exercising a degree of control over his vehicle, as he slammed his vehicle into my truck, not being able to react to the conditions on the road.

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