The whole thing lasted for about five miles. We took down the license plate number and used the car phone to call 911, Hobbs said. The Camaro then took off at around 95 mph. The man in the mini van looked as though he finally figured out what was going on, because he got mad and went after the guy, Hobbs said. They were flying down the freeway and we never caught up with them.
Professional drivers say rudeness on the road is an increasing phenomenon.
People blow their horn, flip you off, get in front of you and then slam on their brakes, said Stephen Smith, a commercial truck driver for 27 years. I just drop her in a lower gear and let them go on about their business. A lot of it has to do with the double speed law, Smith said. Trucks can only do 55 and cars can do 70 on the Interstate. People get impatient because truckers don t get out of their way fast enough.