Originally Posted by sbhikes
You should have moved further out into the lane and stuck out your arm in a slow/stop signal.
Oh, wait. Sorry. That only works for alpha dogs riding their bicycles.
LOL
My method of dealing with such people is acting 'dumb.' I find that my vehicle, a 1993 Ford Tempo, is just about the perfect car for doing the 'old man in a hat' routine. (Even better that it is a manual shift so can react more swiftly than people expect
) When I get tailgated, I go exactly 2 km/h below the posted speed limit and drift up to traffic lights. I have all the traffic signals around my house pretty much timed so I know exactly when to drift and when someone roars past me in a huff I thoroughly enjoy passing them by at the next intersection.
I also have a tendency to use the car to slow traffic down for cyclists especially where lanes are a bit narrow. I figure we all have to look out for each other even when we are being temporary 'cagers'.