I find hostile motorists very antagonizing, so it's hard not to see them as antagonists. They're the ones who bring the challenge, I didn't ask for it. I'd rather not get yelled at all, but once we've gone down that road I just want the motorist to stop bugging me. I want them to go. I don't want to get involved in a heated argument while on the road. I've tried it, and it doesn't do anything except raise my blood pressure and threaten to ruin my day. That's their game, the head game that they've started.

I guess I think of it as a little like winning, because the situation has certain not played out in the manner that the motorist wishes. They're yelling at me because my presence upsets them, because they wish for a confrontation that they're sure of winning because they feel that they're in the right. By not engaging them in the manner that they wish, I deny them their confrontation and any subsequent satisfaction that they thought might stem from it. I win by not playing their game.