The car beside me hit its brakes ( softly and safely ) immediately upon realizing the mistake . All 's good . Let 's go take on the day . Then the car that had been delayed ever so slightly passed by in front of us with the rear passenger flashing the angriest obscene gesture I ' ve seen in a while . And not just with one finger . He did the unfake double handed gesture for emphasis . Sheesh . At that moment I had the life force sucked out of me .

Why in the world did the passenger in the car that passed the author give an obscene gesture ?
Because they had to stop suddenly due to the sudden braking of the cars in front , and apparently that just ruined their moment .