Originally Posted by
Greg_R
Yes it absolutely is. To a normal person, it is not escalation. To a crazed idiot already bearing down on him in a 3000lb vehicle it is a horrific insult. Note, I'm talking about the driver's emotional state here... not what a police officer or judge would consider 'escalation'.
Out here in the SE US, you can count on it. As I stated before, you flip off a driver out here and they WILL most likely follow you to your house and deal with you there. Anger is the drug of choice out here.