Wow! what a thread! Itoldyouso and ratty have it right! smiles in hostile situations work wonders!

Here is my contribution...

I'm driving my '48 chev pu down a two lane road where the right lane merges into the left 300' from an intersection, I'm in the left lane since I'm not turning and will be proceeding down the road. Now the '48 is looking like its powerful, but it's got a 235-6 in it.

Anyway, up on the right comes an '87 mustang with a whole bunch more displacement than I've got, but he's too late to make it past me on the right so he has to swerve in behind me and he is pissed off! All over my tailgate, flashing lights, honking horns and flippin me off. I apply the Itolyouso/ratty technique and smile and wave.

Oh boy, he gets closer and starts pointing over to the side of the road, he wants to stop, get out of the car and beat my poor fat a** to a pulp...I'm driving a chebbie after all!

So I look back, point to the side of the road and shrug my shoulders in a quizical manner and nods his head very fast and points to the side of the road...I point to the side and start to hit the brakes. He immediately pulls right with his eyes on me and runs into a speed limit sign (35 mph) which quickly bends and bashes in his fiberglass hood!

I kept going and wave goodbye!

just keep smiling and let those folks do their thing!