I don't know how I missed the guy but I certainly flat spotted both front tires.

I Malibu CA this AM, driving about 25 MPH, a guy in the left lane (I was in the right lane) darted in front of me to get to a parking space along the beach. Realizing that he had to stop quickly to make it, he slammed on his brakes about 1/2 car length in front of me. I knew he was going to do something funny so I was slowing but when he hit the brakes, OH BOY!

How I missed him I will never know, My wife didn't see any of it, all she asked was "what happened".

Any way, only damage is both front tires have a nasty flat spot and I am sure the tires are junk. It is at least 1/8 inch off in the flat spot. Driving from Malibu to Mojave, about 90 miles, the flat spot is fraying a bit so whether I drive home (300 Miles) after the Mojave Magnum 1.5 mile shootout, remains a question. I may have to change them here.

I was thin king about having then ground down as they do sometimes but5 the tread would be very minimal and not worth the effort or the safety question.

More later

How about moving the front tires to the back onto the outside dual and trying to get home? If they blow, at least you have a backup tire next to them.

Or it might not be worth the risk if they are really borderline ....

Especially in the hot weather. Just glad you didn't hit him. He's lucky. Were you able to stop and 'discuss' things with the idiot?
Jim

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Were you able to stop and 'discuss' things with the idiot?
Jim

Ya right, I am sure that would go good. They would probably tell you how you are the idiot.
I just accept the fact that this is their world and I am just trying to live, drive, play, and survive in it.
Glad you didn't hit them though.

A guy cut my son off not long ago, so Scott(my son) gave him the horn, and probably a few other signals. At the next light, the guy jumps out of his car, races back to Scott's truck with a baseball bat in hand, and begins to beat on Scott's truck, breaking the driver's window, putting dents in doors. Scott decided that considering he had his 5-year old son in the truck with him, the best part of valor was to leave the scene quickly before the guy killed him. Talk about road rage. Scott got the guys license plate but the police didn't do anything about it because the culprit denied he was even there and the witnesses were long gone.