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Had one of those moments of sudden clarity a while back. Just after a very, close shave, was pumped up on the adrenaline that comes from a near death encounter. All of a sudden I realise that I am standing beside the offending car properly trying to punch my way through the drivers window. The driver, a middle aged ordinary looking bloke is trying to climb onto the passengers lap.
And everyone is looking at me with a mixture of shock, horror, and amazement.
I felt kind of ridiculous, so gave a kind of twisted smile and wave then buggered off pronto.
Analysing it later I really didn't remember what must have been a chase and capture in traffic. Then, once caught, what was I actually trying to do? I'm not particularly violent type so I doubt that I would have actually hurt Mr Ordinary had I punched through the window.
A worrying moment of madness.