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While we know that things seldom play out the way we envision them, here's my take on it.
If I were on the receiving end of a road rage incident and my car became immobile for one reason or another (blocked in traffic, blocked by road rager, highly inconvenient mechanical failure, whatever) I would begin immediately getting out of the vehicle. I've got two kids myself, ages 5 and 10. Doing a Jesse Owens away from the scene isn't happening for me, either.
It's not ideal, but the first thing that comes to mind is as hasty a retreat as we can manage but keeping myself between my family and the potential assailant. The car can be used as an obstacle to the advance of the assailant for a short distance, anyway.
I have had a lot of ambush avoidance and counter ambush training and the thing that is hit on big time in every class, training session or briefing is to never allow yourself to be immobilized. Even slow movement is better than sitting stuck in a car waiting to be attacked.
I sincerely hope none of our families are ever in this kind of situation. But if they are, I don't want to look at my wife and say "Let's just sit here and see what happens". It's one thing to be blindsided and have no reaction time. It's another, in my opinion, to give away the time given to you.
If I were on the receiving end of a road rage incident and my car became immobile for one reason or another (blocked in traffic, blocked by road rager, highly inconvenient mechanical failure, whatever) I would begin immediately getting out of the vehicle. I've got two kids myself, ages 5 and 10. Doing a Jesse Owens away from the scene isn't happening for me, either.
It's not ideal, but the first thing that comes to mind is as hasty a retreat as we can manage but keeping myself between my family and the potential assailant. The car can be used as an obstacle to the advance of the assailant for a short distance, anyway.
I have had a lot of ambush avoidance and counter ambush training and the thing that is hit on big time in every class, training session or briefing is to never allow yourself to be immobilized. Even slow movement is better than sitting stuck in a car waiting to be attacked.
I sincerely hope none of our families are ever in this kind of situation. But if they are, I don't want to look at my wife and say "Let's just sit here and see what happens". It's one thing to be blindsided and have no reaction time. It's another, in my opinion, to give away the time given to you.