Actually my CPL is up to date so it probably would have been a different story. Avoidance is still the best defense so I still probably would put my foot down in that situation just to get out of there. I would never pull out a weapon unless I intended to use it and only as a last resort.

We all hit a boiling point with traffic, work stress, etc. It takes 2 drivers to cause an incident, I've had my share of altercations and it''s just not worth it. Lately I find that when I feel the urge to flip someone the bird, I just whip out the peace sign...

This confuses people and diffuses the situation a majority of the time.