Beware of Road Bullies; What Should You Do If You Meet One
Recently, a road bully was caught on camera—P-license sticker, number plate and all—reacting very badly to getting honked at, for what wa...
Recently, a road bully was caught on camera—P-license sticker, number plate and all—reacting very badly to getting honked at, for what was his own aggressive driving in the first place. The dashcam video was first uploaded by the victim, a Mr Rico, who has since removed the video. But it is still available on Discover Subang Jaya's Facebook Page, which has racked up more than 120,000 views. Have a look if you have been living under a coconut shell and haven't yet:
The video has been the talk of the internet and various news media in the last couple of days. Of course, people are mad as hell and when keyboard warriors get mad, they react by spewing vitriol on social media and even digging up the vehicle owner's name and traffic offence records, which belong to the bully's father, not him. We won't repeat those details here, but if you scroll through the comments of the video, you'll find it (the internet is a scary place, people).
What many people do not know is that some time during the frenzy surrounding this, Rico has been in touch with Mr Bully, who explained his behaviour and apologised. Here is the conversation that Rico shared in the Low Yat forum:
We shall reserve our comments on the conversation because no doubt our readers will have plenty enough to say about it. What we do want to address here, which is more important, is what you should do if you find yourself in the same situation:-