Thanks to our Affiliate, IMPACT Personal Safety Los Angeles for sending this Along.
I was rear-ended last week by a kid who was following too closely as we drove toward the sunrise. Afterwards, as we stood by the side of the road exchanging information, I thought I smelled alcohol on his breath and wanted to call the cops to cover myself with an official report. Though he'd been very friendly and apologetic during our entire exchange, he got rushed and said he was going to be late for work and really had to go. He tried to convince me the cops weren't necessary and that I was just being silly.
I was temped to just let him go. Though he was smaller than me, that old familiar "don't piss off the guy" fear writhed in my stomach. But I decided to trust my intuition and firmly insisted we do things by the book and call the cops. He stopped trying to convince me otherwise sat in his car while I talked to the police dispatch.
In the past I would have easily let him slime out of it and I would have left myself holding the bag. But this time I didn't let it happen. I set a boundary and did what I needed to do to take care of my own safety and the safety of my car and that felt like a good change.
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