Like, if you accidentally cut someone off, and they get mad and honk, how do you apologize?

  • bitwolf@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    3·
    14 hours ago

    Most people follow and likely understand the manual hazard lights.

    Two blinks in the tempo of “I’m sorry”.

    I’ve made mistakes before and did so, sometimes they flash one quick blink of high beams to acknowledge.

  • tiramichu@sh.itjust.works
    6·
    17 hours ago

    Here in the UK, turning on your hazards for a couple of flashes means either “Thank you” or “sorry” to the car following, depending on context.

    Someone let you merge in? "Thank you!*

    You cut someone off? “Sorry!”

      • tiramichu@sh.itjust.works
        1·
        15 hours ago

        Same here in UK honestly - it’s that or the hazards, they both send the same message :)

        I’ve personally observed that drivers of big trucks tend to do the indicator thing, while most people in cars do the hazards. Not sure if there’s a specific trucker reason for that divide! Possibly it’s less easy to reach the hazards in a truck but I don’t know, that’s just a guess!

    • theTarrasque@lemmy.world
      2·
      16 hours ago

      Same in Germany! I mostly use it to signal „ thank you“ though. Usually the reply is flashing the high beams once very quickly.

        • Underwaterbob@sh.itjust.works
          2·
          11 hours ago

          Ha! The biggest problem with drivers in my hometown is that they’re too polite. It’s dangerous when people don’t take their right-of-way. It causes confusion in drivers who know whose right-of-way it is. It’s also infuriating being stuck behind someone who thinks they’re doing people a favor by sitting at a four-way stop until all traffic disappears instead of taking their proper turn.

  • BenderRodriguez@lemmy.world
    10·
    2 days ago

    Sorry? Hell naw. Double down. Make it their fault. Get even more mad than them. Brandish your gun. Then brandish your second gun. Fire a warning shot towards their vehicle. Finish your beer in case you need to get out of the car. Challenge other driver to fisticuffs. Lose. Go home and explain to wife why you lost another fight. Get sad. Go to bar. Get really drunk. Pass out on stoop of the Wayne County Building. Miss work for the 3rd time this month. Get fired. Get kicked out of house by wife. Move into bachelor apartment. No artwork on walls. Only Kroger brand bread, condiments, and cheese slices in fridge. See kids every other weekend. Start going to AA meetings on a whim. Find new job. Hit the gym. Find new hobbies. Meet new girlfriend. Come to terms with faults and find peace through meditation and mindfulness. Experience growth. Drive to work one day. Accidentally cut a guy off. Double down…

  • hperrin@lemmy.caEnglish
    8·
    2 days ago

    Just hit their car slightly with yours. You know, a love tap, to show them love and appreciation. Then show them your extended middle finger, signifying that you are standing with them in solidarity of thinking you’ve made a mistake. If you have a weapon with you, you can hold it up and show them to indicate that you are aware you could be perceived as a threat, but are making the effort to indicate that you aren’t.

    • dellish@lemmy.world
      4·
      2 days ago

      This. I will forgive most driving indiscretions if I see a wave/acknowledgement of wrongdoing.

  • slothrop@lemmy.caEnglish
    6·
    2 days ago

    I pretend to shoot myself in the temple.
    Then I put the gun back in the glove box.

  • thermal_shock@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    2 days ago

    Bow head down slightly, lift your hand slightly like a weak wave, show a little humility in your eyes if they meet.