Ever since I started running bright headlights and tail lights DAY and NIGHT, I noticed a drastic reduction in those encounters with cars. I assumed that motorists felt that I was trying to be safe and somehow deactivated their angst toward me. Perhaps I am more like a peer than an alien with visible lights like a motorcycle or a car. But honestly, I have no clue. I also feel much safer and better seen after dark - from motorists. Criminals crouched behind parked cars waiting for prey to happen by, less safe. Some neighborhoods I go full Ninja when no auto traffic is around. Don't want the bad guys having all kinds of time to set up an ambush.