I am in Singapore and had a similar encounter, but the driver saw me and tried his luck to get ahead. We don't get any ice so the situation was not so perilous. Also we drive on the left hand side of the road. Here is a video of what happened:


That's an Airzound horn you hear btw - it was mentioned earlier on this thread.

I wear a hi-vis vest and quite powerful Niteflux lights, as demonstrated here:


I think that there are drivers who see but don't really comprehend that the object in their vision is a cyclist. I think some drivers just look out for the large steady lights of vehicles and pass over everything else. On this basis the safest approach is to make like a vehicle as much as possible. Maybe steady bright lights are the way to go, sort of like a motorbike.

Maybe also it's a good idea to consider bicycles that look different, like a recumbent. I may buy one of these. A tad bit expensive though.