Originally Posted by
Aristotle80
Absolutely. I was once riding a bike path where it approaches a road. I had a stop sign and I was getting ready to stop because there was a car coming. I see the car suddenly start to stop even though the stop sign was mine and not his. I slowed down significantly, waiting for him to GO since he had the right of way. He stayed put. So, I pressed on and passed right in front of his stopped car. He rolls down the window and angrily yells at me that I had a stop sign. I was out of breath from just ending a sprint so I did not answer him. I just kept going but I really wanted to tell him that I kept going because HE stopped! Why did he stop if he didn't have a sign?? By all means, predictably follow the rules of the road instead of irrationally reacting to the presence of cyclists.
It sounds like he stopped because you spooked him, (see the points I bolded above) not because he wanted to be nice and give up his right of way.
EDIT: To be clear, I don't feel you necessarily did anything wrong in the situation you posted above, but your actions spooked the driver into thinking you were not going to stop nonetheless.