I've have been up close to these beautiful animals. One time I was in my garden, it was an early spring day and while there was a 4 foot high wooden rail fence between us the bull elk was just 5 feet away from me. We just looked at each other, I never got aggressive or moved towards him and he just eventually walked away. This guys experience is just TOO funny!
If the Elk was really pissed he could do about ten grand worth of damage before the driver could run into the ditch by going backwards. Lucky it is an Elk, a Moose could keep you there for hours.