Road hazard warning

If you are a news junkie as I freely admit I am, you know that in California cutting someone off or making the wrong hand gesture on the freeway can result in disproportionate retaliation. Even locally, a few years ago on one of the bridges over the Hudson, either mid-Hudson or Rip Van Winkle, a tailgating disagreement lead to a shooting. And although the victim called 911 and reported the incident, including the license of the shooter's car according to news reports, the shooter was not found and the victim died. If the shooter was ever identified and caught that information didn't reach any news program I heard.

But when I heard that someone had yelled "Slow down!" at a passing motorist on Bader St in Schenectady and been fired upon multiple times in return, I was sad and a little surprised to hear that this mentality has become more common in our region. Glad no one was hurt, and I hope this was an aberration and not the start of a new trend

The old saying was "Drive safely, the life you save may be your own," it seems that we might consider the general case of safely interacting with drivers, even if we aren't in a car. Some people just don't take suggestions well.