Hand up, and bow head.

I have a huge purple dildo. I just start beating myself about the head and shoulders.

I think the fact that there isn't a good way I think escalates a lot of otherwise defusable road rage situations.

I usually just honk “SORRY” in Morse code.

Flash the hazards twice, also works as a thank you for letting me merge in or whatever, it’s pretty common in the UK.

I have gone to using a single hazard flash when people are in front of me as well instead of flashing high beams(reserved as the head tap equivalent for cars) because I hate when people blind me at night trying to thank me… high beams are way brighter than they used to be.

(Edit: real answer) For most acknowledgements, I double-tap a light — beams, brakes, or hazards depending on current lighting conditions and relative position of other driver — because most things I would say to them are two beats long:

• “Thank you”
• ”Sorry”
• “My bad”
• ”Go on”
• ”Nice drift”
• ”You drunk?”

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.

Can't go wrong with the classic 🖕. 

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

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!"

Back of the hand high and visible through the rear window, fingers and thumb slightly apart to reduce the chances of them thinking your giving them the middle finger (or two fingers in the UK).

I roll down the window and do the Sorry/ThankYou Wave. 👋

Especially if they DIDN'T honk.

raise your hand?

had a brain glitch on a roundabout, nearly forgot to break for a passing car.

Brake check them

Honk louder to assert dominance.

Look ashamed and maybe do a single flash of my hazards.

I flash my hazards for a sec. I also use that to say thank you.

Here in Hawai'i it is likely that we will give a sheepish shaka as the driver passes. Might get a tense shaka in response. I am in no way kidding about this.

If I have some free time, I’ll follow them to their destination and knock on their window before they manage to slip away, and then apologize. Many seem like they’re in a hurry, despite just arriving, so I’ll just shout out my apology as I knock on their window. Depending on how bad I felt, I might try to repeat the apology next week, seeing whether I can find them on the road or their destination at the same time

🚬😎🖕

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.

I have a 52" screen mounted to the tailgate connected to a laptop on the passenger seat with a bunch of PowerPoints queued up.

Sorry.pptx SorryNotSorry.pptx Thankyou.pptx NiceDrivingDipshit.pptx YouBlindMotherfucker.pptx Appreciated.pptx ILoveYourSprinterTruanoAE86ItsJustLikeTheOneFromInitialD.pptx

Not all of those get a lot of use. I've never used SorryNotSorry.pptx, for example

I usually wave at them as though I think they're a friend of mine just saying hello.

Lean into it and just flick them off. Unless you’re in America, because there, that shit will let you killed.

I don't, because being polite while driving is being unpredictable and that makes things more dangerous.

Instead I do what I want others to do which is just do a better job of paying attention and driving consistently. Making mistakes happen, just refocus and avoid making more.

Like this 🖕

Slam on the brakes to assert you are a power bottom, hope for a love tap

I find that rolling over and showing my belly, while impractical, is reliably effective at diffusing these situations.

🤙

Wave like an idiot, and pray they don't have a gun.

One hand vertically in from of sternum, wry expression.

Usually I point at them aggressively to get their attention and then start miming Gluck glucking to show them how much of a dumb whore I am.

I don't think it's working though, usually they just flip me off and look real angry.

The middle finger. It has to be that.

People will not think "oh, he just made a mistake, bless his soul". Instead of thinking "fucking asshole" they will simply think "fucking idiot". Just keep driving, focus and try to make less mistakes.

One time a guy rear ended me (lightly, no damage) and when we got out he said "sorry, I started breaking but it was too late". I just laughed at how silly it sounded. Like yeah, the whole point of breaking is to stop before you hit someone. I think "sorry, I'm a bad driver" would be more honest. Hey, maybe that's a solution? Put a neon sign that says "shitty driver, sorry" in your back window and turn it on when you make mistakes.

And don't get me wrong, I know everyone makes mistakes. I just think "being sorry' is simply another excuse. "It wasn't on purpose so it's fine". It's still not fine. If it's happens rarely don't worry and keep driving. If it happens often get some extra classes or stop driving.

middle finger

I've seen people put both hands up a little above the steering wheel and that was probably the clearest way I've seen.

I wave the back of my hand with all my fingers up except my thumb, index, ring, and pinky

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