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The difference between aggression levels of London cyclists vs those in Los Angeles is nothing short of colossal.
Very few cyclists mouth off at motorists in LA. No banging on car roofs, no D-Locks waved in faces.
Motorists and cyclists both make mistakes here, and are often quite gracious about accepting that they might have been wrong - throwing up their hands, mouthing 'sorry' through tightly-closed windows (but on no account is the motorist actually going to pull over, check on you and risk leaving the air-conditioned, bluetooth-connected comfort of their land yacht).
I've been cut up by the odd LA bus driver, and the first few times I would pull up alongside the driver's open window and ask them why they were being such a 'stupid effing cunt' or similar. Their reaction told me that I was probably overreacting myself, and much of the time, having escaped with my life, I would agree.
Road rage exists here, don't doubt it, but people don't care to dwell on it. A quick shout of 'asshole' from each participant, and they're usually on their way.
Apart from the times when one person pulls out a gun.