I'll vote that you did the natural response, 'cause that's what I would have done also. Doesn't make it right, but it doesn't make you imperfect, just human, like the dick**** who jumped you. Here in Arizona, where it's like Alabama but with tarantulas, you have the almost daily opportunity to hear a glennbeck clone next to you in line, or to notice a large weapon while grabbing the avocados, that doesn't mean you're gonna shut up, or ignore the hate spew here... So even if most of us had nice Moms, and gentle girlfriends, there's times where you gotta let your position be known, sometimes loudly. Great to have the chance to chill, but there are times for great adrenaline also.

I didn't stop riding. I probably did close to 50 miles yesterday.

Thank you for your input everyone.

I'm getting over the embarrassment. The stupid thing was telling him to drive on. He was drunk and just literally saying ******** ****. I'm intelligent enough to know life > ego and responding to the verbal dribble coming out of his mouth was purely an ego/testosterone related act. He wasn't threatening me, he wasn't cussing at me. He was teasing me like a 5 year old. I could have responded by saying "that's cool brah, I hear the boys at the frat are waiting for their keg brah better not keep them waiting" and it would have been a better response.

The two times now i've directly confronted drivers i've received responses that could have caused severe results. Why get myself into that? I have people who depend on me and people who love me. Acting like an idiot does nothing but endanger my own life when I know short of swerving to hit me there is little that being a dick back will solve. It feels good to puff up your balls and man up on someone who endangers you, I know this i've done it before. I just don't think that the danger of their response is worth it. If you act out of emotion, okay cool, you lost it but it's not something to be proud of. It's not something to be ashamed of either it is simply a learning lesson.

I posted this as a way to let people know how stupid something can go without ever being confrontational. As a warning that you can end up getting into it from just a simple response. I feel like it needs to be said again, none of the actions warranted their responses, I had a chip on my shoulder to begin with and I would have loved for something to go down. Something did, I learned my lesson and then came to share it with you all.

After reading everyones replies and just riding more I feel better. Again thanks SSFG, ya'll rock.