On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:09:50 -0600, "Bill Daniels"
bildan@comcast-dot-net wrote:

[snip]

A couple of days ago I was approaching a traffic light instesection with two
lanes each way - I had the green light. An 'idiot' approaching from my
right ran his red light and stopped in the intersection directly ahead of me
and looked to his right away from me as if to see if he had run the light on
the street he was looking for. I was driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee.

I could have easily stopped several car lengths short of him or changed
lanes and gone around him. Instead, I waited a second or two until slamming
on my brakes would stop me just short of his drivers door with a loud
screech and blareing horn. He snapped his head around, turned several
shades paler and visibly shrank in his seat. Then a look slowly came over
his face indicating a need for clean underwear.

I'm sure this guy knew he shouldn't be running red lights but I'll bet he's
got a better grip on the concept now. There are red light cameras at that
intersection and I saw the flash as he ran the light. It'll be interesting
if I get a call from the police.

I do something similar on foot, when I see somebody walking blindly
toward me while twisting around and talking over his shoulder. Instead
of politely dodging, I just turn my back to him, hit a brace position,
and let the jackass make a jackass of himself...;-)

rj