'Follow me to my house, I'll follow you back': Driver pulls a daring uno reverse on a road-rager, teaching him a valuable lesson

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Feb 3, 2024 10:00 AM EST

It's easy to lose your cool when you're driving. You're operating a 2-ton wheeled tin can going 80mph and nobody seems to have their eyes open– how is it that drivers can be such imbeciles? But u/dirty_ole_fella, a victim of senseless driving and road rage, quickly learned how he could make an example of a reckless driver, simply by pulling an uno reverse card. 

How does a person get back at a raving lunatic on the road? Well, there are timeless hand signals that gesture our frustration as well as a tasteful amount of swear words, but to really send a message to someone who's already unhinged, you've got to outsmart them. And in this story, OP doesn't just outsmart his opponent on the road, he out-crazies him.

Scroll for the entire story of how a road-raging buffoon got a taste of his own medicine, receiving a fair amount of scorn from local law enforcement and a stomach-dropping scare he won't soon forget. 

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    "Always Be Crazier"
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    r/pettyrevenge - 2 hr. ago dirty_ole_fella Follow me to my house, I'll follow you back... Driving home yesterday and I needed to change lanes so I could make a right turn in a couple of blocks. I check my mirror andhit my turn signal. Well the guy that was back a couple car lengths speeds up to try n block me
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    in the left lane. Sorry but I'm coming over. The guy lays on his horn for half a block. I laugh n wave (I even used all my fingers, not just the middle one). So the guy follows me for the next mile and turns into my neighborhood behind me. Not unusual since there are some apartments there. He follows me for a couple more turns and I start paying attention. The last
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    2 turns he would only make if he lived on the same street. Still, I have a couple neighbors that drive the same kind of car, so not too worried. When the guy drives past my house to the end of the block and turns the corner, I know he was just fu*king with me. Well! Now he knows where I live and what I drive. I know nothing other than it's a guy driving a Subaru. Narrows it way down right?!
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    So I back outta my driveway and back around the corner. Sure enough, here he comes around the block and back out of the neighborhood. At this point I decide to give the guy a taste of his own medicine and start following him. He jumps on the main road and heads north. I follow the guy for about 5 miles to the next town. He's driving ok and I'm keeping a safe
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    distance but on his tail enough that he knows I'm there. I had been watching him gesturing with his hands and swerving a little, not bad though, so I figure he's talking on the phone. I'm hoping he don't have a bunch of friends waiting wherever he's headed, but he also has a temp tag and I still couldn't identify a thing other than the make of the car, so I keep going.
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    He heads through a light and onto Main St and at that point I know he's on the phone with 911. Perfect! Sure enough the guy pulls up to the police station and into a parking space. I roll up right next to the guy and hop out to go talk. He won't even look at me so I stick my phone camera in his windshield n take a picture of the dude. Just then a cop walks up behind me n starts asking why I'm following the guy and videoing him. 2 more cops show up and start
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    asking me a bunch of questions too. So I explained that he followed me first. They go over all the things that could go wrong with me following someone. So I go over all the things that could go wrong without me following him and that I was glad he came to them. Because now, even though I don't know who he is, they do and he knows it. So now I don't have to worry about him coming by my house later.
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    They were all telling me how shook up the guy was. That he was pretty scared lol. I told them to let him know that following people to their homes probably wasn't the best activity for him... They agreed.
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    Dragonrider Trainee • 2h ago Good for you! Now the cops know who both of you are, and you terrified him. :) He won't bother you again and may think twice about doing it to someone else. We need to make more road ragers themselves. If they aren't completely terrified of the consequences, when will it ever stop?
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    Grouchy-Ad4338 • 2h ago Good post by OP and a good response also. OP did teach him a valuable lesson. Don't try to be a macho on the road when you don't have the to back it up. Hard to believe that he went from harassing you to be so scared and shaken up. And happy that it ended safely for everyone...
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    BJGuy_Chicago. 2h ago That happened to me a couple of years ago. Though I didn't go to my home, but rather to a friend of mine who's an FBI agent. I parked in the driveway and the idiot gets out of his car to confront me. Tons of threats, etc., but then my friend appears and then the fun begins... Long story short, this guy had outstanding warrants and ended up getting arrested and his car was eventually towed... with a carful of groceries.
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    MarginalGreatness - 2h ago . I love how they came out of the police station to chastise you and ended up turning on him. Reply 1 Share - 30 30 dirty_ole_fella OP • 1h ago Yeah, I was pretty sure he didn't tell them "why" I was following him lol...
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    RonnieB47 2h ago When he followed into the area you lived all suspicion is gone and without going to your house you should have turned around and drove to the police station. Do it first.
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    dirty_ole_fella OP • 1h ago That happens all the time though due to the apartments and lack of parking. It's not unusual at all for people to follow me into the neighborhood. Just the last 2 turns at which point he could easily find my house. It's one in a dozen. Plus the cops would've told me to quit following him. Then he still knows what I drive and where I live. All I'd be able to tell them is a guy in a Subaru....
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    SousVideAnd Smoke 2h ago . I love it when they can't handle their own medicine. 12 12 Rep Share stevegee58. 1h ago If you think someone's following you DON'T GO HOME
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    Tom_Marvolo_Tomato • 2h ago I think BOTH of you were lucky that the other guy wasn't a total This could have ended badly for both or either of you.
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    Dangit Bud 2h ago This. You should never go to your house if you suspect someone is following you and you have reasonable suspicion that they're going to escalate it. Go to the police station; call 911 along the way as the other guy did. In this case it worked out great, but I wouldn't have played it that way personally.
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    Emotional Elevator806 34m ago some Love this. My husband has been known to pull moves if someone cuts him off or pulls out in front of him while he's driving. Like he'll spit a lougie at them or if he has a drink he's been known to throw full drinks at their windshield if they really . Mostly he will just pull up on their and zoom around them real close. It's so me off especially if I'm in dangerous and It the car when he does it. He's finally quit after I yelled at him the last time he did it w
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    Brendan-Anonymous 47m ago I did the same . Didn't actually pull into my house though and got behind their dumb and followed right back It's funny they can't handle the same energy they started
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    desktrucker • 1h ago Haha. I gave this an upvote and notice it's getting downvoted by some. You did the right by following him. Bullies stop bullying when they're faced with consequences.
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    kdthex01 20m ago LPT - if you think you are being followed NEVER go home. Go to the nearest police station, or a well lit public place like a grocery store. Bonus LPT - if you don't know if ur being followed, make four right turns around a block.
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    racincowboy9380 • 17m ago . This is exactly what needs to happen to idiots like this. I find the people that do this sort of thing are usually suffering from little man syndrome or anger issues.
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    have done the same before but it was a female that had her nose out of joint. I always pay attention to who is around. When the tables turned she was "terrified" when the police arrived. Then "we" being myself and the officers viewed the rear facing camera footage of her antics.
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    Guess who got pinched for careless driving. When the police arrived they asked what was going on and I told them flat out and asked if they would like to see the video. Best thing ever. She flipped me off when I was leaving. winning
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    Imaginary-Use8044 • 3h ago . ABC = Always Be Crazier 4 5 + Reply Share ... pessimistoptimist • 4h ago LOL he was shook up and worried. That is so rich.l, Mr Road rage can't take his own medicine. What a little princess. It's okay when I do it but it's sooo extreme when it happens to me.
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