I was a victim of road rage

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This afternoon, I was heading home from running an errand. I was on the main drag that runs through my town and was stopped at a light. The light changed, and I took a brief moment to look for cross traffic that might run the light before crossing the intersection. Literally as I started to move, the guy behind me leans on his horn as I moved across the intersection and down the road. I heard a thud, as if I hit something, and the guy who was behind me speeds by, cuts me off, and continues on his way at a pretty good pace, especially considering the traffic.

A few minutes pass and I pull into my buildings parking lot, head into my space, and get out to check the Camry. The passenger side rear quarter panel is covered with a splashed soft drink that looked like a cola. The shmuck behind me clearly threw his soft drink at me as he sped past.

No damage was done to the car, but it'll need to be washed. I suppose dried on cola will wash off. Really!
 
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What was your rate of acceleration after you confirmed the intersection was clear and safe to proceed?
 
This afternoon, I was heading home from running an errand. I was on the main drag that runs through my town and was stopped at a light. The light changed, and I took a brief moment to look for cross traffic that might run the light before crossing the intersection. Literally as I started to move, the guy behind me leans on his horn as I moved across the intersection and down the road. I heard a thud, as if I hit something, and the guy who was behind me speeds by, cuts me off, and continues on his way at a pretty good pace, especially considering the traffic.

A few minutes pass and I pull into my buildings parking lot, head into my space, and get out to check the Camry. The passenger side rear quarter panel is covered with a splashed soft drink that looked like a cola. The shmuck behind me clearly threw his soft drink at me as he sped past.

No damage was done to the car, but it'll need to be washed. I suppose dried on cola will wash off. Really!
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