09-21-2016, 12:58 PM
Having had friends plus loved ones going through this twice in the last 2 years, my advice is to call 911 and immediately begin driving to the nearest police station. If there is a passenger have them start taking cell phone video and try to note the license plate. Tell the 911 dispatcher the things you can observe (type of car, color, license plate if you can, description of drivers/passengers, your location, heading, etc). They may not ask this information but if you tell them the information will be recorded. With your adrenaline rushing, most people won't remember the info. Let the 911 recording be your notepad.
If you live in a subdivision and they follow you, don't turn onto your road and definitely don't lead them to your house. Go back to the highway and head for help.
And yes, you are allowed to use your cell phone while driving to call 911.
In addition to the experiences I noted above, I witnessed road rage while driving on the Kona side. I didn't see what precipitated the rage I just saw somebody being a douche bag. The victim car looked like probably they were tourists. They pulled off the road and the aggressor pulled up behind them. The car in front of me had two big local boys who pulled over to help the victim and I pulled up behind them. Seeing this, the douche bags sped away. Had the tourists not pulled over and continued driving, they would have attracted more help. Don't pull over for a road rage incident unless it makes a lot of sense to do so.
If you live in a subdivision and they follow you, don't turn onto your road and definitely don't lead them to your house. Go back to the highway and head for help.
And yes, you are allowed to use your cell phone while driving to call 911.
In addition to the experiences I noted above, I witnessed road rage while driving on the Kona side. I didn't see what precipitated the rage I just saw somebody being a douche bag. The victim car looked like probably they were tourists. They pulled off the road and the aggressor pulled up behind them. The car in front of me had two big local boys who pulled over to help the victim and I pulled up behind them. Seeing this, the douche bags sped away. Had the tourists not pulled over and continued driving, they would have attracted more help. Don't pull over for a road rage incident unless it makes a lot of sense to do so.