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Driving Profile: Laurie Herbers
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LAURIE: [00:00:00] My daughter and I we were
going to go get Starbucks. For some reason, I don’t know if it was construction
or it was an accident, but it was at a standstill. And so we’re sitting there
and we’re just going to talking. And this car decided that it didn’t want to
wait.
So it went off to the side and then cut down through the grass. to get to this side road off of the highway
and you literally drove across, almost hit a semi that was taking the other
side road. And we’re just like, what is he doing? Oh my gosh. And then people
started following him.
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[00:03:00] Let’s get into
today’s driver. Today’s driver is Laurie Herbers, an empowerment coach, author,
entrepreneur and founder and CEO of Soul Love Legacy. She recently
released a book called Second Chances how I turn hate into love and found my
purpose and is passionate about leading others the truth and to help them
find their purpose in life. Laurie shares with us about the time that she was
able to avoid the blame for not one but two car damage incidences and how she
was one ticket away from losing her license. Let’s meet today’s driver Laurie
Herbers.
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BHAVNEET: [00:03:30] Welcome,
Laurie. Thanks so much for joining us today.
LAURIE:
Thanks so much for having me.
TARANJIT:
I will
look forward to your stories because you have shared so many snippets of crazy
adventures and mishaps all the stuff that’s happened to you while driving. So
let’s start with what you consider the most craziest story of them all.
LAURIE:
One day my daughter and I, I think we were just going to go
get Starbucks. And this is when we lived in Oklahoma and we were basically just
going, not even that far, like 10, 15 minutes down the highway, that’s all we
had to do. But for some reason, I don’t know if it was construction or it was
an accident, but it was at a standstill.
And so
we’re sitting there and we’re just going to talking. And I actually happened to
be talking to my sister through my phone and like the phone car thing. Cause I
don’t believe in having a phone in my hand while driving, This car decided that
it didn’t want to wait.
So it
went off to the side and then cut down through the grass. to get to this
side road off of the highway and you literally drove across, almost hit a semi
that was taking the other side road. And we’re just, we actually have it on
video. Cause we’re like, what is he doing?
Oh my
gosh. [00:04:30] And then people started following him. I’m like, cause that
was a good idea. So we have all these people just cutting across, off the
highway, through the grass to get to that side road. That was crazy.
BHAVNEET: it only takes one crazy
person and then everyone turns crazy.
LAURIE:
It was weird.
TARANJIT: So, I know you’ve also mentioned when you were
younger, you had some moments where you’ve backed the car up and your friend
also backed the car up and you got away with it and your parents believed you.
LAURIE:
Yeah. I actually went to cosmetology school from high school
and it was an hour away. And my dad actually got this car specifically for me
to be able to get to school in back. But I had a friend that lived in between.
And so I just stayed at her house and it was really icy cause I grew up in
Wisconsin and so I was backing up and I slid and I hit a parking pole with the
back and I took out the tail light And so I was like, Oh, I’m going to be in so
much trouble.
And I
was freaking out. When I got home, I just told my dad, I got up and it was like
that. And he’s like those dang drivers, someone must’ve backed into it and just
left and I’m just like, okay. Yeah, that’s what happened. And then my
friends, hers was, they were actually doing construction in front of their
[00:05:30] house and we took the car when I, I don’t know where her parents
were, but we took it to go do something and she ended up hitting the backside
of the car, smashed it all up and we were both freaking out.
And
we’re like, Oh my gosh, what are we going to do? And so she just parked it back
where it went. I think I spent the night that night and we didn’t say anything.
So the next day the parents totally were blaming the construction crew on the
road that, that they did something to the car.
And so
we’re just like, yeah, those darn construction people, how dare they?
TARANJIT:
You
guys really lucked out and I can’t believe your parents were like, Oh yeah, it
couldn’t have been you guys.
LAURIE:
Right. We weren’t supposed to go anywhere. They thought we
stayed home the whole night. Cause I stayed over there all the time. I was the
kid, I always looked so innocent and they always believed everything I said. I
was the friend you wanted to have around because of their like, well, Laurie
did it, nothing bad happened.
They
didn’t do anything.
TARANJIT:
Do
they know the truth now?
LAURIE:
I don’t know, because I haven’t talked to her in a really
long time.
TARANJIT:
That’s
hilarious that you didn’t even have to think of an excuse. You’re just like, Oh
yeah, yeah. That’s exactly what happened.
LAURIE:
Yeah. Which is what you just, Hey, you just learn to go with
it and look innocent.
BHAVNEET:
So you did mention [00:06:30] that you grew up in Wisconsin’s
and you said you’re living in Oklahoma now.
LAURIE:
Actually I’m in Kansas now.
BHAVNEET:
Kansas. Different areas they’re tend to be different
types of drivers and with that different stereotypes of different drivers. So
is there a difference between Wisconsin drivers and Kansas drivers?
LAURIE:
If it’s snowing. Yes. The first year in Kansas, there was
just a light sprinkling of snow. That’s like spring and Wisconsin and people
were driving so slow. I’m like, what is happening? It’s barely even any snow.
They freak out.
I had
a friend whose husband had to take her if it had even a little bit of snow or
possible ice had to take her to work. And I’m like, this isn’t even snow. Snow
is six feet, seven feet, 10 feet. This is nothing.
TARANJIT:
Wow.
Six feet and seven feet of snow is a lot. I don’t think we’ve gotten that much
that often here.
A lot
of people who go from States where it snows a lot to where they don’t, then
you’re always that person that’s like, come on, this is nothing.
LAURIE:
I’m like, I’ll drive you. I got no [00:07:30] problem.
BHAVNEET:
But speaking of snow, you did mention that you had to drive
through a really crazy blizzard in Wisconsin.
LAURIE:
I was sobbing. It was hard enough that I could see. Cause I
literally every five, 10 minutes, I would have to pull over and try to scrape
just enough so I could see, but it wouldn’t last very long. It would just ice
back over. I couldn’t see anything. It was just white. I couldn’t see the road.
I
couldn’t tell if I was in the right lane or the left. I was sobbing and I just
wanted to get home and I didn’t know what to do. And back then I’m telling my
age a little bit, no one had cell phones and it wasn’t a thing.
So you
just had to get to where you were going. It was really scary. That’s probably
the scariest ever driving was that. So when I see sprinkle of snow, I’m like
nothing.
TARANJIT:
When
you mentioned the story earlier and you just sharing it now, it just reminded
me of, I had a similar instance as that, where I was coming home from work and
my windshield would just keep freezing over it. And I was like, I don’t know
what to do. And I like pulled over on the side of the road and I just sat there
and I’m like, I can’t see every time I scrape it off, it just comes back up and
I’m like, I can’t drive anywhere.
What
do I do? [00:08:30]
LAURIE:
Yeah, it’s scary. You have no idea, especially when you’re
young and new to driving
TARANJIT:
I
wonder if there’s something you can, I mean, I’m pretty sure there is something
you can do to prevent that from happening, but I don’t know it at the moment.
LAURIE:
Well, to the point that you have the, there’s a difference in
your wiper fluid, but it was so cold. If I would even try to spray it just
instantly would freeze it. That’s why they tell you not to be driving, you’re
not supposed to be out in it.
TARANJIT:
Yeah.
Unless you’re trying to get home and you’re like, I just want to be off the
road.
LAURIE:
Yeah, that was me. I just wanted to get home.
TARANJIT:
So
speaking of being the driver, if you were given the option, would you prefer to
be the driver or be the passenger in the car?
LAURIE:
Definitely the driver. I like to be in control, maybe a
little of a trust issue too. Do I trust this driver enough to feel safe in the
passenger seat.
BHAVNEET:
Have you ever been in a car where you were a passenger and
you were like, wow, this was a really bad idea.
LAURIE:
My brother, sorry, Brian. But we were younger. He would,
there was a lot of these really cool. I think it was County A anyone in
Wisconsin who might hear this would yell, yup County [00:09:30] A. It was just
super windy and he would just go flying around these corners so fast that you
literally would slide from this side to that side.
And he
used to try to scare me. And then after a while it was like, people could try
to drive crazy and I’m like, eh, this is nothing compared to his driving back
then.
BHAVNEET:
Oh my God. That must of been like, yeah, I’ve driven with
him. I can survive anything.
LAURIE:
Yeah. He doesn’t drive like that now I don’t think. At least
I hope not.
TARANJIT:
I feel
like younger boys tend to drive crazier like that. Cause our brother just got
his license and when I get in the car with him, I’m like, Whoa, what are you
doing? Like slow down.
LAURIE:
That’s funny. Yeah. And actually I think that as a parent,
it’s less insurance, if you have a daughter versus a boy. So it must be a
proven thing that boys crash more.
BHAVNEET:
Yeah, definitely. His is so much higher. So we know that your
brother is, or was hopefully not anymore, a very crazy driver. What kind of
driver would you say that you are? And would you say that your family and
friends describe your driving in the same [00:10:30] way?
LAURIE:
I would say I’m careful driver, but I’m very, what’s the word
I’m looking for? I totally lost the word. There’s a very specific word that
describes my driving. I don’t remember now. Let’s say aggressive, but very
mindful. Because you have those people that are more observant of what’s around
them and then you have more, they’re just more cognizant of themselves. And I’m
kinda more of aggressive, not aggressive. I don’t want to sound like errr.
But I’m
very cognizant of what’s going on around me.
BHAVNEET:
I guess like more of like a, well, I don’t know if it would
be defensive driver now. I can’t think of a word either.
LAURIE:
Maybe it is more defensive than offensive driver. I’m very
aware, like, Oh my God, where is that person actually turning? Why is their
signal on? Oh, they are. No, they’re not, I’m very observant.
BHAVNEET:
So speaking of being observant, is there a particular pet
peeve you have of other drivers on the road?
LAURIE:
I would say the thing that drives me the most crazy is if say
you’re in like a right lane because you know that exit, I need the next exit.
So I’m going to be over here in the right lane. And then this other car comes
along and they cut you off to get in front of you. [00:12:30] And then they
don’t even need to take that next turn.
And
it’s like, really? You had to come over here right now for why. That drives me
crazy.
BHAVNEET:
I agree with you a hundred percent. I get so mad. Like I
could just be having a normal conversation and then someone will cut me off and
it’s just like, why would you do that? And I was like, all right, back to my
conversation.
LAURIE: Right.
BHAVNEET: in those situations,
would you say that you are someone who tends to honk?
LAURIE:
I would say I don’t. The only way I would honk is if I’m at a
red light and it turns green and you’ve been sitting there for five minutes and
they’re not going, it’s more of a light come on, people. Beep. And then they’re
like, ooo.
TARANJIT:
Have
you ever experienced a moment where you had road rage either if it was towards
you or it was you having road rage towards someone else?
LAURIE:
I used to be, I used to have a lot of rage just in general.
That’s sad to say. But I’ve gotten a lot calmer, and I literally I’ll have
these conversations with God, if I’m driving. And if I get cut off where I used
to cuss and be like, now I just look at God like you see what I’m dealing with.
Do you
see, do you see, did you see that? It’s a way to, to express it without getting
[00:13:30] really upset about it. I just kind of acknowledged did you just do
that. And then I carry on.
BHAVNEET: So you’re not being
angry at the other drivers. So, I mean, I guess if it works.
LAURIE:
It does, because it gives you a little bit of validation
because I got to express the fact that, that that was rude or wrong or
insulting or crazy.
TARANJIT:
I’m
curious to know, because we’ve talked to others who have driven through that
part of the U. S. where you’re living. And they’ve mentioned how the speeds are
super high there. So what’d you consider yourself a speeder and is there a
speed difference or limit difference between Wisconsin and Kansas?
LAURIE:
I know that here on the interstate, it’s like 75. So I don’t
think they, they might, I don’t know. Now I’m really foggy in my brain. I
didn’t get to go home this year. I usually get to go home once a year but if
there is a difference, it’s only like maybe five or 10 miles per hour.
But
yeah, I would say that I have what we call a heavy foot, and go faster than it
probably should, which is why I had to have cruise controls in my car to keep
me from getting in trouble.
BHAVNEET:
[00:13:30] Wow. That’s crazy. Have you ever been to the East
coast? 75? I can’t even imagine.
The
highest I can think of near us is. 70 and I can barely keep up with that speed.
LAURIE:
Yeah, I hate to say this on, but I’ve gone into three digits
back when I was young and wanted to see, you know, what it felt like to go
really fast. I don’t recommend that don’t do that.
TARANJIT:
Have
you ever gotten a ticket?
LAURIE:
Just a bunch I have, I can’t tell you how many over the
years, but I have had many. I remember having so many one year that I got a
letter saying if I got one more, they’re going to take my license. And I was
like, Uh oh. I’ve had more than one person probably should ever again.
BHAVNEET:
Speaking of tickets, you did mention a time where the light
would not turn for your side of the road, and then you made a left and there
just happened, which I don’t think this is a coincidence, but there just
happened to be a cop there.
LAURIE:
Yeah. And it was early, early morning. I can’t remember it I
think it was like middle of the night No, one’s out [00:14:30] there.
It’s dark out. I get up to the stoplight and. If I remember right there,
actually I think was a car that was in front of me and they got tired of
waiting. And so they went, and so then I just sat there a little while and was
like, well, they went and I can’t say it cause I’m going to be late for work.
And
then you get in trouble if you’re late. so I’m like, I’m just going to go. And
so as soon as I go here comes a cop, I was so mad. I was very rude to that guy
because I’m like you’ve had, have seen me sitting there. You had to have it
cause otherwise, you know, where did it come from? All sudden, because I was
sitting there for a good 10, 12 minutes and I went off on him and, and that’s
back then when I didn’t realize that if you keep going off in a cop, they can
take you to jail.
Cause
he said that and I was like, yeah, whatever. That’s stupid. And so I went to
work and I remember asking people, can they do that? And they’re like, yeah,
you’re lucky. You’re not in jail right now. And I’m like, Whoops.
TARANJIT: Well, you really lucked out there. And I was
surprised at the person in front of you didn’t get caught since they did it
first.
LAURIE:
Right. Thank you. Exactly. And I said that too. I’m like
where were you five minutes ago when the other car just did that? I don’t
know how long he sat there and watched me, but I feel [00:15:30] like he was
just waiting, this girls gonna turn and I’m going to get them.
TARANJIT:
Maybe
he wasn’t set up yet for the other car. And then when you made the turn, he’s
like, Oh got, someone.
LAURIE:
Maybe, I don’t know. I just thought I was wrong. I let them
know it.
BHAVNEET:
When I heard that story, I seriously thought that like, he
knew that the light was not working. So he was like, I’m going to sit right
here. This seems like fun.
So you
did mention that you prefer to be the driver.
TARANJIT:
Has
that made you love driving or hate driving?
LAURIE:
I used to love it a lot more when I was younger, but now I’m
like, eh, I do like I do like going new places and just driving. Cause there
was, it was really pretty cool, you know, especially when it hit Arizona and
stuff towards spring Canyon and he’d go up and down all these big hills and
which I’m not the greatest with heights.
So it
was all scary at the same time, driving up and down these mountains and
especially Colorado, but. It was really beautiful and its fun to experience new
things so that it was kind of cool, but I wouldn’t want to be like a driver
that drives all of the time. Once in a while. Sure. All of the time. Nah.
TARANJIT:
So now
that [00:16:30] we know what kind of driver you are, let’s go back into your
driving first. How would you describe your first time driving experience and
who was it with?
LAURIE:
It was my mom and she made me crazy because she would say, Oh
my gosh, you’re so close to that car. Watch out. And I’m just like, I wasn’t.
And then of course, you know, you’re driving. I’m like, I’m like, I’m not even
close to it mom. She’s like, Oh my gosh, you’re so close to it. And I’m just
like, No I’m not. She’s probably making me cry.
That’s
why I refuse to drive with her after that, because I was like, Oh my gosh, no,
BHAVNEET:
That sounds like my dad, I feel like a lot of people will
tend to say they drive with their dads and then. They kind of have a similar
experience. And definitely when I drove with our dad, I was like, Nope, I’m
never driving with you, Taranjit’s going to teach me.
LAURIE:
Yeah, well, luckily I have older sisters and at that time, my
one sister was married and so her husband actually took me driving a lot and he
was very calm and he actually taught me how to drive a stick too at the same
time.
BHAVNEET:
So would you say that you are good at driving a stick now?
LAURIE:
Oh yeah. I can peel tires. I mean, don’t do that. [00:17:30]
I almost got my daughter a car that had a stick cause it was a pretty good
price. And was somebody, I knew and. He was like, you’re not gonna be able to
drive it. Cause I don’t know what it is with guys and girls can’t I just hopped
in that thing and took off and he’s like, dang, never mind.
TARANJIT:
Proved
him wrong.
LAURIE:
Sure did.
BHAVNEET:
It is definitely a good skill to have though. How would you
describe your driving test experience?
LAURIE:
Oh, it was horrible. Well, you know, you’re so excited to be
able to drive. Cause there’s just something freeing about getting your license
bound to drive. It’s a Rite of passage and you get to feel older. And the first
thing that happened is when I went to go get the permit and I did the eye test.
I
couldn’t see. So I couldn’t get my permit until they took me to the eye doctor
and then I had to get glasses and then I had to wait for the glasses to come
in. And so then it’s like way past my birthday could have already had it. And
then in Wisconsin, where I grew up, they had a square there and it’s one way
around that square.
I
didn’t get it the first time I tried, because I accidentally turned from the
wrong lane I don’t know exactly what I did, but I didn’t get it just for that
one. [00:18:30] Oops. And so then I had to wait longer. And so I was very
sad. I got the second time.
TARANJIT:
Did
you have to do parallel parking because so many past guests that we’ve asked,
they didn’t have that on the test. So I’m curious if you had it.
LAURIE:
Oh, yeah, I had that. And then whatever was that, was it like
a Y or something you had to do where you had to pull up just right back up and
then turn around. So basically you’re making like a Y.
That
was also part of it.
BHAVNEET: Yeah I don’t think
they, I think they got rid of that. I think there’s something like a three
point turn also. But we had to parallel park, they took it away from where in
Maryland. So like we had it, but then her brother went to go take it and they
got rid of it and I’m like, but that’s a very important skill.
LAURIE:
Right? What are you going to do if you want to go downtown
and go to your nice restaurant and you have to parallel park now, what do you
have to do?
BHAVNEET:
Just keep driving in circles, throw the food in here.
LAURIE:
Drive by just go through the window, catch it.
TARANJIT:
So you
did mention that you have a daughter and it sounds like she’s of driving age.
LAURIE:
Yes. She’s 21.
TARANJIT:
How
was it teaching her, how to drive?
LAURIE:
She was very [00:19:30] cautious. And what was really funny?
She didn’t even want to get it at first. She was perfectly content, not
driving. The reason she wanted to get it is because she wanted to get, what do
you call that piercing on the side of your ear? That kind of goes through the
top part an industrial piercing, but you had to have a license, to be able to
get it.
So
she’s like, Oh, I need to get my license. I’m like, really now you want it.
she’s a really good driver now, but she was very cautious at first. It took her
a bit to get. Acclimated because she’s very, she’s a perfectionist like me, so
she wants to be perfect at it. And of course you’re not perfect the first time
you sit down.
TARANJIT:
That’s
a very interesting reason to want to get a license.
LAURIE:
Right.
TARANJIT:
So
with the many changes in the types of cars that are being made, especially with
the whole concept of possibly having driverless cars in the future. What are
your thoughts on this? And would you be comfortable in a self-driving car?
LAURIE:
I think I’d have to wait a couple of years to see what
happens, you know, how many accidents and stuff. It wouldn’t be kind of cool
though. Especially if you’re, [00:20:30] Got some work or something you want to
get done, you can just hop in the back seat and just let the car take, you
know, it could be really kind of neat.
I
guess it’s like taking a train or subway.
BHAVNEET:
Yeah, I’m the same way. I don’t know if I would fully trust
the self-driving cars. I feel like other people need to test it out. And I
just, I need to see that it’s not going to fail.
LAURIE:
Right. The car I have now, which when I, when I first got it.
It scared me because it’ll actually, when you have the cruise set, which is
kind of cool. I like it now. But if you come up closer to a car, it will just
start to slow itself down because it will feel that the cars in front of you.
And
the first time I did it, I was like, what the heck? And I’m like, Oh, now I
like it. Now that I know that it does that, then I don’t have to mess with my
cruise control because it’ll automatically slow down to keep the right amount
of distance between the car. So it’s actually cool.
BHAVNEET:
That is really cool.
LAURIE:
As long as you’re not trying to pass this, then sometimes
it’ll jerk you back because it thinks you’re getting too close. I’ve also had
it too. These alarms. Cause it has like alarms, if you get too close, it starts
blinking crash, crash alert. And I’m like, I’m not even that close car. Chill,
Chill, Chill. Chill.
TARANJIT:
[00:21:30]
Yeah, my car has similar features in that way. When I first got it and there
was a pothole in the road and it would beep at me to be like, brake your car,
like brake. And I’m like, there’s nothing in the road. And then I realized it
was alerting me of the pothole.
LAURIE:
Well, wasn’t that nice to scare you for no reason.
BHAVNEET: Bonus question time.
Are you ready?
LAURIE:
Oh, okay. I think so.
BHAVNEET:
If you could make one new driving law, what would it be?
LAURIE:
Oh my gosh. A new driving law. That’s a tough one. That the
road is mine and everyone needs to move out of my way. Like I got a special
thing on top of my car since she owns the road, you must move.
TARANJIT:
probably
have something like police sirens, where if you put it on, everyone just moves
out of the way.
LAURIE:
That’d work until a cop comes along. And then I wonder why
you’re pretending to be them. That’s probably like impersonating a cop. So then
you probably in jail.
TARANJIT:
Yeah,
you don’t want that.
LAURIE:
Yeah, I don’t have time for that.
BHAVNEET:
That was a very [00:22:30] interesting law though. I don’t
think we’ve ever heard anyone say that.
LAURIE:
Well, that’s always how I feel when I’m driving places,
because people get in my way and I’m usually, I’m like the driver that I don’t
want to have to stop a thousand times. I just want to get to where I’m going.
And if people are keeping me from getting to where I’m going, I’m just like,
just move, just move out of the way, just move over.
And
they don’t.
TARANJIT:
So,
are you someone that would overtake someone?
LAURIE: It depends on how slow they
are, but maybe it depends on what kind of hurry I’m in. If I’m in a hurry,
maybe otherwise, sometimes, like I said, I’ve tried to be a lot more calm
nowadays and just go with it and believe, you know, I’m going to get where I
need to get exactly what I get, when I need to be there.
It
depends on the situation.
TARANJIT: Do you have any final thoughts or any tips that
you would like to give other drivers?
LAURIE:
I would say if you have cruise control, use it. You don’t
want lots of tickets. That’s not a good way to go because they will take your
license away. Now just because cars go a hundred and something doesn’t
mean you have to go a hundred and something. And all your laws are there for a
reason. So obey them.
TARANJIT:
Very
great [00:23:30] points, a great reminders for others who I feel like haven’t
been following those laws lately, ever since we’ve been coming out of this
lockdown.
LAURIE:
Yeah. They’re there for a reason. There’s there to keep you
safe. They’re not pick and choose which ones you like. They’re all important.
TARANJIT: Well, I know that you had a second book that
you just recently released, and you’re also a founder of soul love legacy. So
where can people find you if they want to check it out?
LAURIE:
You can find me on, so love, legacy.com I’ve been have a link to the book if you’re
interested in it. but soul love legacy, pretty much everything. Instagram,
Facebook.
BHAVNEET:
Thanks so much for coming on today. We had a blast hearing
all your crazy stories and if they ever make that law we’ll know that it was
you and everyone has to move out of your way.
LAURIE:
Yeah. The Laurie speed law move. Yeah.
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TARANJIT: I feel like I
would not have been as lucky as Laurie and her friend were in the situation of
getting away with those damages. Like what is the coincidence that there is
construction workers outside?
BHAVNEET: What is the
coincidence?
TARANJIT: Yeah.
BHAVNEET: What’s the
chance?
TARANJIT: What are the
chance? Yeah.
BHAVNEET: What are the
chances? What is the coincidence?
TARANJIT: What a
coincidence. Yeah. I’m making my own phrase, okay.
BHAVNEET: Yes.
TARANJIT: But like what
would happen if there were no construction workers outside and what would you
have done? Because like we don’t have construction workers outside like ever.
BHAVNEET: I don’t think
that I can neither confirm nor deny that it would work in that situation.
TARANJIT: You don’t think
you can confirm or deny?
BHAVNEET: No. I said I
don’t think it would work in that situation. Also I am not good at lying so
that wouldn’t work.
TARANJIT: Yeah. Everything
really shows on your face. You are very…
BHAVNEET: Thanks. I just
write it on my face. I did it.
TARANJIT: Yeah. You are not
good at hiding your emotions. I feel like…
BHAVNEET: I’m sorry.
TARANJIT: Everything just
shows.
BHAVNEET: You’re not
supposed to tell everyone that.
TARANJIT: Well, too late.
BHAVNEET: Oopsie.
TARANJIT: Wasn’t me.
BHAVNEET: Wasn’t me.
TARANJIT: Yeah. I feel like
it wouldn’t work for us because…
BHAVNEET: Uh. Speak for
yourself. It would have worked for me.
TARANJIT: I don’t know like
if I told it’s always going back to our dad. I feel like if I told him, Oh my
God, there’s a dent in the car. He would be like, what did you do? Not like,
oh. There’s people working outside, it must have been them. No.
BHAVNEET: Yeah. That’s not
how it works.
TARANJIT: Have you ever
had? I know we talked about rear-ending before and we talked about scratching
but…
BHAVNEET: It was a hit and
run. I left and I found out when I came home that day. And the only reason I
found out was because since I reverse into the driveway like a sane person, I
was walking behind the car to get to the door to go inside and that’s when I
saw the dent and I was like, I just froze in my tracks and I was in shock. I
stood there for a good like 2 minutes. Like what is that? That’s on my car.
That’s a real. There’s a dent. And then I just open the door, and I’m like, Bhanji
(Punjabi for “sister). And then you wouldn’t come and I like, BHANJI! [00:25:00] Help!
What do I do?
TARANJIT: So I guess that’s
probably what made you start walking around your car every time before you…
BHAVNEET: Oh yeah. Yeah.
TARANJIT: Before you leave
anywhere.
BHAVNEET: Well especially
because on that Campus, that Campus is notorious for people getting an
accidents because students apparently don’t know how to drive. There’s always
accidents on that campus. So I always just started walking around like nothing?
Nothing. Okay good.
TARANJIT: It’s not like the
security there would actually do anything about it anyways, so…
BHAVNEET: They didn’t They didn’t
find out who did it, even though they have cameras. Like I clearly told them
where I parked, but I don’t think they understood what I was saying.
TARANJIT: I think that the
cameras are just for show.
BHAVNEET: I reviewed all
the footage. Well, I mean one person was like okay this detective guy he’s
going to come in and he’ll review the footage and the next day. I talked to
that detective guy and he’s like, oh yeah. They reviewed the footage yesterday
and I’m like, so who reviewed the footage?
TARANJIT: Yeah. They are
not going to confirm or deny doing it.
BHAVNEET: Exactly. So [00:26:00] they were very unhelpful, but it was a hit and run so I didn’t
have to pay the full price to get it fixed. I still had to pay.
TARANJIT: Yeah. You still
have to pay your deductible.
BHAVNEET: So that happened.
You never gotten hit and run?
TARANJIT: Hit and run? No.
I talked about…
BHAVNEET: Actually. Yeah
you have. We were at the post office.
TARANJIT: Oh yeah. That was
a hit and run.
BHAVNEET: Yeah. We were
both there.
TARANJIT: I totally forgot
about that.
BHAVNEET: It was a totally
unique hit and run. Like that’s like, how?
TARANJIT: Oh my gosh. That
was it was raining so like we were going to go to the store or something after
we were gonna check the mail. So we might as well just bring the car, get the
mail, and go from there to whatever store we were going to. And we went to go
pull into a parking spot, this person next to the spot that we were pulling
into decided to not look while they were backing up. And basically, I wasn’t
done pulling into the spot yet and they started backing up so they cut it as if
it was an empty spot next to then and not a car next to them.
BHAVNEET: [00:27:00] And went boop right
into the driver’s door.
TARANJIT: Yup.
BHAVNEET: And kept going.
TARANJIT: I just heard, *scratching
sound*. And I felt the door come in slightly. Like I saw it come in a
little from the pressure of their big van.
BHAVNEET: The worse part
was we were sitting there and it was all like slow-mo. Were like staring at the
driver and the driver looks at us and then just keeps going.
TARANJIT: No. No. No. She
goes and then she pulls back forward into the spot. And then she’s like, oh. I
did something. And then she reversed again and just did it again.
BHAVNEET: The same thing
and just kept going. She didn’t stop.
TARANJIT: Yeah. And just
scratched down the side of the door and booked it away. But we did write down
the license plate number.
BHAVNEET: I had half of
mind to jump out of the car and just stand in front of the van and be like, no
you’re not going anywhere. What did you just do? But I didn’t.
TARANJIT: Yeah.
BHAVNEET: I stopped myself.
TARANJIT: Then we’re like,
what do we do?
BHAVNEET: Because I’m like
at that at that rate. She was probably going to run me over. So I was like, I
probably shouldn’t do that.
TARANJIT: Yeah, We’re like,
what do we do? What do we do? So we called our dad and asked for his advice [00:28:00] and he was like report it to the police. And we called the
police which we called the town police. Which I mean I feel like…
BHAVNEET: I mean you had to
call the town police.
TARANJIT: I feel like we
should I feel like we should have called the number for the general area
police. I could have got in contact with a sheriff instead of the local police.
BHAVNEET: There’s a
difference.
TARANJIT: MmHmm. If you
like call 911 it would have went I feel like we would had a better chance like
I feel like it would have went to the county sheriff as opposed to going
directly to our town. But I dialed the Town police number which I looked up and
I dialed them. I we told them what happened, and they’re like, oh we’ll be
right there. And they came and got my information. Well first he looked at it
and he was like, there’s nothing there. It was riaing, so it was like kind of
hiding it but the next day when it stopped raining, you could clearly see the
scratch on the door.
BHAVNEET: Yeah. And it was
dented.
TARANJIT: Yeah, and he was
like, let me get your information. I will file a report and then call them.
Well they looked up the plate and he was like, oh yeah. This is so-and-so’s
like the [00:29:00] local grocery store’s owner or something like that.
BHAVNEET: That means
nothing.
TARANJIT: They’re a nice
person. And they’re so kind. Everyone knows them. Blah blah blah.
BHAVNEET: Then why did the
dent my car?
TARANJIT: What I found
strange about this incident was he was like I’ll take your information and give
it to them.
BHAVNEET: And then it’s
their choice if they want to contact you. Like are you kidding me? What is your
job in this?
TARANJIT: Shouldn’t it be
you help us be able to contact them. Cuz they hit us. Obviously if you hit
someone’s car you’re not going to call them.
BHAVNEET: Exactly. Like,
here you go. Here’s the number of the person you just hit twice and ran away.
Do you want to call them and fix it?
TARANJIT: Yeah.
BHAVNEET: What?
TARANJIT: So yeah, I knew
that report was gonna get filed filed away into a very bottom drawer in their
office.
BHAVNEET: Or shredded?
TARANJIT: And never be seen
again.
BHAVNEET: Or shredded?
TARANJIT: Well, he gave me
a case number. They couldn’t hid that.
BHAVNEET: That’s true. That
happened.
TARANJIT: Have you ever had
a hit and run and if you did or if you’ve ever [00:30:00] experienced
or witnessed one happening, share it with us in the comments below or share
it with us on our Discord channel. The link for that is in the show
notes below. I am curious to hear what your experiences were.
BHAVNEET: And if you or
anyone, you know has any crazy driving stories and would like to be a guest on
the show fill out the interest form on our website at DriveWithUsPodcast.com.
TARANJIT: And be sure to
stay tuned until the end of this episode for a sneak peek of next week’s
episode. Thanks for driving with us.
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JACOB: There’s been some instances where, well,
for me, especially where I’ll be going to work and I’ll try to be the enforcer
and I’ll slow down on the person that’s riding my butt to tell them, Hey, back off,
they’ll get super annoyed and. They’ll try to confront me, like, I was heading
to work and I turned off of, an exit and we were at a light and you know, and I
was in the right lane to turn, right.
As I was about to make that right. Turn,
the guy comes out and [00:31:00] slaps the back in my car and I just speed off
and I know they’re going to follow me. So I call my manager and like, Hey, I’m
going to be like 20 minutes late.
I’ve got a guy who’s really mad at me.
They’re trying to follow me. And I’m going to try and lose them before I get to
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