Newbie w/ a "scarry situation" ?
Hey Evrybody! Im new to posting. Im having a baby BOY due in September, and Im so excited! And i really love reading all the September Moms posts, and decided to chime in with a question I have. Not baby related, but really had me shaken up this morning.
So I was driving to work this morning, and i was behind a super slow car. I passed him, because i really wanted to catch the green light, and after i did, he sped up and started riding my a**! I purposely made a couple turns and he just kept following me. I figured he just wanted to yell at me and i wanted him to just stop following me, so i pulled over into an empty parking lot, but all he did was pull onto the side of the street and watch me. I was shaking scarred, it was a blue cadillac with tinted windows, and i couldnt see him well, i could only make out a man figure. So i called my mom, becuase i had no idea what to do, i didnt want him following me to work, becasue i dont need to be stalked there. And my mom told me to come to her house, it's right in the neighborhood of where i was. And sure enough he started following me again. When i got to my mom's he drove by slow, but was then gone. So Im thinking this person was just mad at me for passing him, and he just wanted to scare me, which he did a really good job at! But if i could go back to being parked in the parking lot alone, i think i should have done things different, and i really wish i didnt go to my Mom's house, i dont like the fact this creaper knows where my family lives, becuase he could be thinking i live there, and you just never know how crazy this person could be.
So if you were in my situation, what would you have done? I just want to be smarter if this ever happens again (hopefully not!) I consider myself a safe driver, but i obviously must have pissed this guy off..or he was just extra touchy this morning..
p.s i never got to the store to pick up my buttered muffin before work! i was really craving it bad!!
Re: Newbie w/ a "scarry situation" ?
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While the police station is probably the best idea, the only one I know of is downtown. I probably would have pulled into a busy McDonald's or Starbucks (what ever was close and busy).
DH put a Baby On Board magnet on my car when I was pregnant with DS and he thinks it is a miracle worker for getting people to stay off my ass. But if you have the magnet, you better drive safe yourself. Nothing like someone running a yellow with a baby on board magnet.
THIS THIS THIS! Glad your ok!
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this is what I would do. Welcome to the board and sorry about this creeper! I had someone randomly following me around years and years ago and it scared the crap out of me. I had no idea what to do, I just kept driving and eventually they left me alone. I still have no clue why they started or what they wanted. People are f'ing weird.
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What is wrong with some people?? This guy has nothing better to do than stalk and scare you? Come on.
I would have called 911 while driving to the nearest police station--I'm sure a cop would have easily scared this creeper off. I'm sorry you had to go through that
My thoughts exactly. I would drive straight to the local police station and if there wasn't one near by I would go to the firestation. If that's not an option, I would drive to a hospital and just park in a loading zone and go inside and find an officer/security. NEVER EVER stop alone in an empty area.
I would recommend calling the police while you are still driving, and creeper is still following.
One time I was being followed aggressively and I pulled into a busy Walmart parking lot. The van continued to follow me up and down the rows, and so I called the police while they were following. The police showed up and sorted it out (it was an OLD LADY harassing me because she thought I was drunk!! Apparently she thought I had swerved. Funny... because I passed her because I thought SHE was drunk, driving with 1/3 of her car across the center line and almost hitting mailboxes when an oncoming car passed. Turns out she was! Idiot!
Anyway, sorry for my hijack, I'm glad you are okay.
Like everyone else has said, try to go to the police department or somewhere public that's very busy. If you had your phone, call 911 and let the police know. Hopefully this will not happen to you again! That's really scary. Glad you're okay!!
When I was a younger teenager I went out for a walk around my neighborhood. I didn't have a cell phone yet. As I was getting closer to home (2 blocks away) I noticed this car that was driving by me several times. Everytime they slowed down and it was really starting to freak me out. I didn't want to go home and have him follow me so I took note of the car and plate number. There was a house ahead of me with its garage door open, so I just walked in. I knocked on the door and told the people what was going on and they called the cops. I never saw the creep again. It was enough to scare me though!