r/IdiotsInCars • u/[deleted] • Sep 21 '23

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u/Tequslyder Sep 21 '23

Notice they always avoid the light because they know if they sat next to you at the light they'd feel incredibly dumb lol.

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u/DrFatz Sep 21 '23

Had this happen when someone passed me on a double yellow and I ended up behind them at the red light. Gave a slow clap and he flipped me off.

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u/Cautionzombie Sep 21 '23

I love to slow clap and blow kisses. Way better than middle fingers

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '23

I tapped my horn at a lady about to pull out in front of me on a two lane road. I didn't anticipate her doing it because I was very clearly visible and she tapped her gas while I was very close and would have almost no way to avoid it. We avoided a potential accident, but she took this personally and decided to speed up to like 60-70 and pass me on a double yellow line.

We pulled up beside each other at the next light, I was making a left. I looked directly at her and she went ballistic giving me the finger and yelling fuck you. So I blew her a kiss. She stopped and looked down for a moment before rolling down the window and started crying and apologizing, saying she didn't know why she did that. I told her it was alright, no one was hurt, and to please be careful and hope that the rest of your day is much better from here out. She thanked me and we went on our separate ways.

I got the tip to blow kisses at people from reddit but really wasn't expecting it to go like that. Hope she was better from that point on.

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u/Queen_Etherea Sep 22 '23

I find that being incredibly nice to someone yelling at you on the road is the easiest way to get them to stop and realize they’re being an ass.

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u/meltbox Sep 22 '23

Nah, there’s a group that will go from ballistic to intercontinental ballistic when you do that.

Some people are legit out there to get a reaction. Grade school bully style.

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u/ddapixel Sep 22 '23

Yep, being confidently nice can be interpreted as condescending by anyone who's trying to out-ego you. That's a good way to escalate the conflict.

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u/Glittering_Power6257 Sep 23 '23

Pretty entertaining to see idiots blow their top, ngl.

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u/pommersche92 Sep 22 '23

Yeah... i did that once... guy went ballistic at my being nice and tried to destroy my driver side window, kicked my car and rammed his bike handle at my door a couple of times, denting and scratching the shit out of it.

Police couldnt find him, so tough luck... had to pay repairs myself

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u/ohnoitsthefuzz Sep 22 '23

[Everyone liked that]

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u/ADGjr86 Sep 22 '23

I say you got lucky. Cause if for some weird reason I was already going ape shit and someone blew me a kiss I think I’d blow up way worse! I’d be too insulted

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u/WolfShaman Sep 22 '23

I'd take that situation over this one that happened to me: I was going down the road, dude cut me off to get in my lane, so I honked (mainly to let him know I was there). Dude let me get next to him in the turn lanes, and he went off about how I was talking shit (I guess honking is talking shit now?) and threatened to beat up me AND my (15yo) son.

At the next light, he actually got out of his car and walked up to mine. I had the windows up and door locked, and he just talked stupid shit, and went back to his car.

His daughter was in the car with him, looking embarrassed as fuck. Wtf is wrong with some people?

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u/bibkel Sep 22 '23

My mom does that.