Why do people road rage?

nucawysi@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world – 85 points –

Is it an isolated event or does it have any correlation with anything else?

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Take your foot off the gas and let the car coast. It will slow down gradually and they will be forced to brake.

Turn your hazard lights on.

Flash your hazards on and off a couple of times.

Move over and let them pass if it's safe and viable to do so (you are in the passing lane and there is a slow lane to merge into etc).

Don't brake check them. It can cause you to be partially at fault in a fair number of places if there's an accident as a result,and even if your insurance doesn't consider an accident your fault, that doesn't protect you in the event that the other party decides to sue.

Instead of brake checking, flash the rear fog lights.

A red light coming on often makes them think you're braking.

Flashers should be amber. But of course that's not mandatory in the US.

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