Originally Posted by drlogik

No. Bullies don't love me. The last time something like that happened to me was, heck, a long time ago. And no, getting away from a nut case is not "encouraging them". I have far too much to lose to risk me and my bike going up against a 2,000 lb steel car and a driver with an attitude.

I ride assertively and safely. I don't get bullied on the road but I do give way to traffic when needed. I used to commute to work every day and rarely had something like that happen to me. Not even remotely close. The more prevalent issues were drivers not paying attention so I pay attention for them. That's called assertive safe riding in my book.