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How do you typically respond?

Do you flip them off back? Do you brush it off? Do you wave a Glock around? Curious which of you are mentally stable, and which of you are lunatics.

If they're behind me, I usually flush through my windshield washer fluid until it's bone dry so they have to use their wipers. I get a chuckle out of that sorta thing.
 
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I slow down and get behind them. Switch lanes when they switch lanes and follow them until they pull off. Basically, nothing.
 
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I used to have road rage bad. I would get pissed if someone cut me off or tried to use the lane that they know is ending to get in front of all the cars patiently waiting in traffic.

After having a couple little ones, I realized that there are much more important things in life.
 
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Slowwalker said:
I used to have road rage bad. I would get pissed if someone cut me off or tried to use the lane that they know is ending to get in front of all the cars patiently waiting in traffic.

After having a couple little ones, I realized that there are much more important things in life.
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Wait until one of your little ones is learning to drive. I've got a new appreciation for how rude it is to tailgate seeing my nervous daughter with some jackass following too closely.
 
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Cat_Incognito said:
How do you typically respond?

Do you flip them off back? Do you brush it off? Do you wave a Glock around? Curious which of you are mentally stable, and which of you are lunatics.

If they're behind me, I usually flush through my windshield washer fluid until it's bone dry so they have to use their wipers. I get a chuckle out of that sorta thing.
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I usually confirm that they have an IU bumper sticker. Then I follow them to their job and tell their shift leader at McDonalds they should hire more respectful employees.
 
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boilerzz said:
Wait until one of your little ones is learning to drive. I've got a new appreciation for how rude it is to tailgate seeing my nervous daughter with some jackass following too closely.
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That alone has changed the way I drive.
 
having children changes a lot of our views on things

what i find funny most of the time i get flipped off it is by 30+ year old women
i could be looking at it wrong, maybe they are propositioning me
 
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boilerzz said:
Wait until one of your little ones is learning to drive. I've got a new appreciation for how rude it is to tailgate seeing my nervous daughter with some jackass following too closely.
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Absolutely. It is amazing the things that change once they come along.
 
JimboBBN said:
Man OP, you missed one hell of a thread on driving we had going on in the offseason. Exposed @brooky03 as the shittiest driver on this board, matter of fact.
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That’s hilarious, and true. @brooky03 is definitely the shittiest driver on this board.

On topic, I usually give them a thumbs up, and a big smile. Drives them nuts. If I’ve done something I know was my fault (being a tourist, yelling at my kids in the back seat, trying to find a damn parking spot, etc.), then I’ll say my bad and nicely wave.
 
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It's a dramatic Who..Me?!?! followed by silent laughter.

I'm never at fault, tho..
Boys just don't like to be outrun..
 
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Flip them off back. Every time. Usually more than once.
 
Laugh and wave. I've been better about riding people who stick in the left lane so it doesn't happen as much, most of the time it's over nothin and just assume they're having a shitty day.
 
Depends. I might flip them off or might just wave. I had a friend who used to flip pennies out his sunroof after he passed them. I am getting tired of the slow people in the left lane though. Seems like as soon as Virginia passed a law saying they had to be in the right lane they all decided not to.
 
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schoonerwest said:
I’m not a shitty driver so I never find myself having to figure out what somebody flipped me off.
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You are a shitty driver. You openly admit to allowing assholes who race down the lane that is about to end in front of you. And fir that, I flip you off. Now what are you going to do about it?
 
It really depends on the situation and my mood. I am not above giving the old smile and nod. I am also not above getting in front of them and letting off the gas. Most times I just return the favor and move on.
 
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You are a shitty driver. You openly admit to allowing assholes who race down the lane that is about to end in front of you. And fir that, I flip you off. Now what are you going to do about it?
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I take the calm approach to my driving. I let everybody else do all the scrambling around and it works out well.
 
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If I ever do get flipped off, only once that I know of, I just smile and move along. My guess is that would piss them off more than going back at them. Which is a win for me.
 
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