“He was in my way and I got upset, so I gave him notice that I wanted to pass through,” he said, meaning he leaned on his horn.
“He started pounding on my car with his hands and was yelling things at me. I suddenly felt like I had to get out of there. It was becoming a bad situation. So I accelerated to get in front of him.”

The cab driver admits he started the confrontation by "he said, meaning he leaned on his horn" so how can he use the cyclist road rage as an excuse?