Responding to road rage — Rhode Island Permit Test
Responding to road rage on the Rhode Island permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
If a driver behaves aggressively toward you, do not respond: avoid escalating the conflict and avoid eye contact with the driver or passengers.
Staring back at an angry driver can be taken as a challenge and turn a gesture into a chase.
Avoid eye contact with the other driver or passengers.
Do not get out of your vehicle when confronted by an aggressive driver; the vehicle offers protection.
A driver who steps out to argue loses the locked doors and glass that kept them safe.
Do not get out of your vehicle — it offers protection.
Leave enough room around your vehicle that you can pull out or around if someone approaches it.
A car boxed in tight behind another at a light has no way out when an angry driver walks up.
Be sure to allow enough room around your vehicle so that you can pull out or around if someone approaches your vehicle.
If necessary, drive to a busy public place with witnesses, such as a hospital, fire station or busy store, and sound your horn to draw attention.
Driving home leads an angry driver straight to your door.
If necessary, drive to a busy public place where there are witnesses, such as a hospital, fire station or busy convenience store or gas station.
Other drivers' mistakes are not aimed at you personally; you do not control traffic or others' actions, but you do control your reaction.
Treating every slow driver as a personal insult keeps you angry the whole trip.
Realize that other drivers’ mistakes are not directed at you personally, so do not take them personally.
On the test
An aggressive driver glares at you. What does the manual say to do about eye contact?
Avoid eye contact with them. Staring back at an angry driver can be taken as a challenge and turn a gesture into a chase. Rhode Island Driver’s Manual, p.24: “Avoid eye contact with the other driver or passengers.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against Rhode Island Driver’s Manual, published by the Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/RI.pdf (Rhode Island Driver’s Manual, April 2024, Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles, retrieved 2026-09-14 and re-checked 2026-10-04; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/RI.pages.txt (pdftotext -layout, the fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/RI-exam.html (Community College of Rhode Island, Rhode Island Driver Education & Traffic Safety, read 2026-10-04; states the 70% pass mark of the DMV Knowledge Test it administers; sha256 pinned under examSource)
- https://dmv.ri.gov/licenses-permits-ids/permits-tests/operator-manuals (read 2026-10-04; links the manual)