When someone yells at you from their car

Depending on the age/car, I will try and chase them if I am in the city.  I can get up to 30mph pretty quickly when the blood starts pumping.  Teenagers tune usually changes when they see you barreling down on them in the rearview and they have a stoplight ahead. 

Other times I smile and cuss them out just loud enough for me to hear. 

Exactly!  My take away from this is that when someone yells at you from a car you should throw a cat at them because they wont be expecting it. 

I used to get angry then I noticed that the anger stuck with me and affected my ride. Now I wave like an idiot as if the driver was honking at me or yelling at me because he wanted to be my friend.

I like my new response. The driver wants me to get angry. That is their goal. When I respond positively they don't get what they want and I don't get stressed out. 

x2.. I love flashing in general. Did show my butt at one time..or another.

I often wave while yelling "God bless you!" or "Have a great day!". I think that really messes with some people.

I only give a negative response when you are dangerously close to me on the road or you are texting and driving.

I am always sorry I can't understand what they say.  I am sure it is witty and intellectual.  So much creative mental effort wasted.  Such a loss.

TW 

Big "Like" here.

I feel truly bad for the people who honk at me, which realistically isn't too often, maybe twice a year. In general they are probably frustrated, in a hurry, anxious- in general, they probably aren't in a really good place. So I feel bad for them.

Sometimes I do stuff I deserve to get honked at for...  For them- yup, you're right...

Mostly, I think that if more people spent more time on bikes we'd be a lot more friendly to each other.

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I like it!

Yep, me too!  And it works just as well with angry drivers if you are walking, running or driving a car yourself.  So much fun to be had! 

Yep, smile and wave. 

I've posted before about the beer bottle that was thrown at me......the only thing I learned from that is don't throw a beer bottle at me, I have no control over THAT guy.

It must be how I'm wired, but the first thing I think is, they must know me and I wave.  The second thought is 'that must a new slang phrase that means go faster the finish line is just around the corner.'  Be the time I'm finished thinking - They've moved on to the next guy.  Clearly, they are not going to get the reaction they wanted from me.