The issue is that road rage can escalate and spiral far out of control and result in injury, death, or a serious legal issue, far quicker and more unpredictably than many people believe is possible. A middle finger can result in injury or death, because the bottom line is, you don’t know who is in that other vehicle or bicycle. And they don’t know you.
I have been involved in a few road incidents, and I believe they are among the stupidest events in my entire life. In my quest to be a better person, I simply try to avoid them.
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As a regular motorcycle commuter I get more than my share of attitude from other drivers and probable give more than my share as well. At my age I’ve learned that there is no advantage in having a confrontation with a stranger, so I force myself to not react and respond to the slights. As a result I am still in possession of my limbs and not shot or wrapped around someone’s winged boy-racer carrette.
I'm lucky to still be around. I've had a gun pulled out and pointed in my face a couple times due to road incidents. That tends to make you think about avoiding them. One time a car went straight from a right-turn lane while I was turning right from a second right-turn lane, and it crunched the side of car and it took off. You get angry and chase after it, but it's better to just let insurance handle it. If your car isn't being damaged, even more reason to let an incident pass.