Bike Commuting

One time I was biking on a residential road and slowed down to enter a roundabout, and the driver behind me laid on the horn, so I stopped my bike in the middle of the lane and turned my head to face him.

He opened his door, so I stood up and laid my bike down.

He stayed behind his open car door and said

you're lucky I don't have my glock on me

and I responded

You could just hit me with your car

And he just gently got back in his car without saying anything else (and did not, thankfully, decide to hit me with his car)

I sometimes give them a big smile and thumbs up.

This can make them even angrier, but I also commute with a 360 camera on my helmet.

My go-to is to look confused because that's genuinely the reason most of the time, ex:

I was riding home in the bike lane minding my own business, when a black Toyota Highlander (big SUV) pulls up alongside me, windows rolled down, and a bunch of teenagers from the back yell: "Dickhead" at me.

I looked back at them genuinely confused because they went out of their way to not only insult some random person but also to do so with their windows rolled all the way down.

They giggled and sped off on their merry way, and my thought is, they're probably stoned or driving under the influence.

The suggestions about non-confrontation are fantastic, but what you're supposed to actually do is memorize faces, vehicle details, license plates, and cross streets

Their probations officer would probably not be too pleased to hear about a repeat DUI, but there's no way of knowing what happens to people in such circumstances 🤷‍♂️

Interesting!

Please add link to source, they deserve it: https://www.systemcomic.com/2011/02/28/the-system-472-road-sage/

Blow them a kiss. 💋

I like doing a thumbs down sometimes. It's simple gesture of disapproval that sticks.

Wave and smile, if they can hear you "plz don't kill anyone"

I'm not sure anyone has ever yelled at me for a car. I've had my bad experiences but I can't remember yelling.

Option 1: totally ignore them. Don't let them affect you and you can achieve inner peace.

Option 2: crush the white ceramic on a spark plug and carry a couple of the shards with you. When you throw this at their windshield it will instantly shatter.

Just keep driving, don't make their problem your problem.

So you're saying I should yell at bikes so I can see some titties?

depends on why they're yelling

Waving or call me must be the optimal, meeting hostility with friendliness is a great way to handle road rage, even when you are so angry by the other person’s inconsiderate behaviour…

Tangentially related: https://lemmy.ml/post/21209537