Would you report this driver?

[Throwmeabone]

On my way home I was in a line of cars today all turning left and yielding to oncoming traffic. I was 3rd in line and there was a green minivan in front of me. Instead of waiting for the person 1st in line to complete his turn, the minivan darted out diagonally and took the turn before him, narrowly missing an oncoming car. The oncoming car probably had to hit it's brakes to avoid an accident.

I ride a bike often so I'm much more relaxed about getting places on time in general, and this area is suburban enough that traffic doesn't usually bother me or stress me out. I had to come in earlier than usual today so I was on the highway during peak commuting time. I couldn't believe that people in the right lane would actually speed up to fill gaps and not allow others to merge in. And then they would look away as if they didn't do anything.

I was just pissed about that from this morning and then this selfish douchebag's maneuver was the cherry on top. I felt inspired to do something, so I called the police department to report it. They started taking some information about it and then told me that he would have to send an officer over to me to take a witness report in order to make the complaint. I thought about it and declined because I didn't want to wait for someone to come. Do you think this was serious enough to report, or would I be wasting the police's time?

 

[OCGuy]

Your word wont be > thiers.

 

[jlee]

We get calls like that all the time...we're not as busy as many other departments; if you were willing to complete a statement and possibly go to court, it could definitely be pursued. From the sound of things, they probably would've done the same.

 

[zerocool84]

Wasting our tax dollars that could go to something more important. With the bail outs, we need every dollar now.

 

[randay]

Originally posted by: zerocool84
Wasting our tax dollars that could go to something more important. With the bail outs, we need every dollar now.

lol

 

[dbk]

he'll get his...don't worry about it

 

[runzwithsizorz]

Someone being discourteous, and reckless on our roadways,:shocked: Shirley you jest.
Pull up a lawn chair sometime next to a busy 4 way intersection with stop signs, not lights, and you will be able to count at least 2 cars a minute going out of turn. Thats cuz they are so much busier, and so much more important than the next guy.