Just had my first experience of road rage in my mini. Some idiot in an old BMW 325 thought it would be fun to chase my car when I left the Fort in Edinburgh and after tailgating me for a few minutes with no response, drove on the wrong side of the road and cut me up, almost running into me. Crazy! I shook my head at him (nothing else) and this seemed to enrage him. He started braking sharply in front of me and then for the next two miles doing the same. I just tried to avoid him as much as possible. He then opens his door as hes driving along (like he's going to get out when he's moving!) and slams on his brakes again, almost causing other cars to pile into him. I managed to go around him as he was stopped but then he drives about 60mph up Willowbrae Road to get past me again into oncoming traffic!! If I hadn't braked he'd have killed someone. Luckily I spotted a police car ahead and pointed to it. He pulled alongside and shouted abuse so I drove up alongside the police car and told them he was crazy. Luckily a witness (in another BMW) pulled up and told the police what he had seen. I told them I didnt want to press charges and only that someone needed to give him a warning not to not drive like a nutter as he might kill someone. The police spent ages with him and his girlfriend while I spoke to the witness driver before they told me just to drive on.
I think the guy was a bit of a boy racer who was trying to show off in his BMW to his girlfriend but I have no idea why he would choose to cut me off - there are some real nutcases out there!