What do you do when someone cuts you off in traffic?

Question

What do you do when someone cuts you off in traffic?

Answer 1

I do what "that one guy" does, except I opt for a Glock .45.

Answer 2

Yell and swear, usually causing my spouse to make fun of me later.

Answer 3

I *try* really hard to practice the FIDO principle:

Forget

It and

Drive

On

Answer 4

sigh and get over it.

Answer 5

I just give them the look like what the heck are you doing you r****d...

Answer 6

chase the mother ****** down. Yeah two wrongs don't make a right but it's so fun to scare the **** outta dumbasses!

Answer 7

Sometimes if it catches me in the wrong mood, I scream profanities impotently.  :)

Usually though I just keep an eye on them because oftentimes if they cut someone off, they're likely to do something else reckless or stupid, like turning abruptly with no turn signal, stopping quickly, etc.

I find that I have more sympathy for cars than I do pickups or SUV's simply because when a large vehicle like that butts in front of me, I can't see what's going on as well.   I will usually let a car in that seems to want to get in my lane.  I am more hesitant with trucks, etc.  

The exception to that is semis because I would not want to navigate those big rigs in city traffic so I try to give them some leeway and room to move.

Answer 8

correct response = nothing.

what i do (depending on my mood) i will hunt them down and harass them until i feel they have suffered enough for their rude and selfish infraction.  lol...

Answer 9

hold my horn for 5min

Answer 10

I pull out my stainless Remington 870 and do a drive-by. Slugs only bc that's how I roll.

Answer 11

after I cuss em out i usually flip them off....

Answer 12

If they cut me off and punch the gas, I don't worry about it. Sometimes you have to cut someone off, like when a lane is merging.

If they cut me off and hit their brakes, I will blast them with my brights or fly right up on their bumper to scare them a little, lol, I'm mean.

Answer 13

Give 'em the finger.

Answer 14

I honk my horn really loud and long or if it is at night I usually leave my high beams on just for them cutting me off.

then I breathe and laugh it off

Answer 15

the ol' FICKLE FINGER OF FATE!!!!!

Answer 16

Horn+headlights is the usual response if the perpetrator is being a plank.

Answer 17

When that sort of driver or any other sort of bad driver is ahead of me, Thankful. As long as they stay there, no more problems. Every accident I have ever been in was from the rear. And usually with my vehicle stopped. Twice while stopped in a school zone with children crossing.

As to the finger, I once knew someone that got his shot off flipping it. I knew someone new to Phoenix that flipped people off and inquired what sort of firearms they were packing. When they replied "None" I told them they better stop. Flipping people off, even giving them a stare can lead to road rage. And people do get killed that way,. Just forget about it stay safe and don't burst a blood vessel over it.

Answer 18

take a deep breath and let it go. and when i get home i put on some smooth jazz, get myself a nice drink. After a short time of soaking in the calm ambiance I make my way down into the basement, grab my stabbing knife and kill one of the many puppies I have down there just for those sorts of occasions.

Answer 19

Without going berserk, I try to get even. My hope is that person will at some point down the road need to change lanes again and I can "scrape" them behind a slow moving truck by careful maneuvering. I try not to get mad, but I do try to get even without causing a dangerous situation.

I also pay attention to cars and license plates. On your daily commute, you have many opportunities that come around more than once.

Answer 20

It depends who I am with in the car.  If I'm with my kids then I remain composed and fairly calm.  I don't want them to hear me swearing my my brains out.  I might say jack *** or something depending on my mood but that's it.  If I'm alone or with friends, I swear but I would never follow the person who did it.  He might have a gun or beat the c**p out of me.

Answer 21

Honk and get angry if I'm alone but if I have  a co-pilot I keep a little sign that says: "A**W****" you know the word.. and then my copilos know that they have to lift it if anything like that happens. I just do it for fun since they've already screwed me a little...

Answer 22

Apparently you flick them off, or yell through your closed window and look like an idiot.  I have seen people wave the fist.  Another popular one is to ride up the persons *** for a few minutes till you feel like you have justified the event.  Some people like to call the police and report an aggressive driver.  Others count to ten.  You may also want to try running them off the road.  If none of that works for you, turn on the radio, tell the station what happened and request a song.

Answer 23

I smile at them and wave.  I've found most Christians aren't Christians when they drive, so I have learned to have patience with people.  They will never learn but who cares?  I'm not going to get mad at them and flip them off.  They knew it was rude and inconsiderate.  Especially when I likely drive faster than them.

Answer 24

Give them a ticket if I am at work.

Answer 25

kindly smile at them and continue on my day.  ha ha just kidding.

rocket launcher.

Answer 26

nothing usually...i'll probably mumble to myself..wtf? but thats about it.. no use in getting mad at the person..youre probably never gonna see them again.

Answer 27

Well, I'll tell you what some jerk did to me in high school.  I honestly didn't see him, I passed him on the thruway.  He followed me for almost 13 miles.  Me and my friend were on our way to school and didn't even make it there because I was scared to get out.  Finally he pulled up next to me and said I have your plate # pull over.  OMG we were so scared, he got the parking code enforcer to stand next to him to make it look like I broke a law or something.  I seriously thought maybe I hit him, then he started asking me whose car it was, no way could I afford that, blah blah.  He ended up calling my dad and my dad was so mad for him impersonating an officer he screamed at him.  What a scary time that was though, I was only 17.  Now OMG I wish he'd try that!!!

Answer 28

I back off and let them have room.  Its useless to get angry.  I figure they will smash up their car eventually, I dont have to be involved in their stupidity.

Answer 29

cus.  ask if my car is invisable.  burn a little ... think about how karma will get them back.

i hate driving.  people are SO rude.  i'm sure some people get angry @ me when i drive.  we're all in such a big hurry anymore.

Answer 30

Flip them off and shout obscenities

Answer 31

Honk the horn very loudly and place the appropriate finger in the air.