Originally Posted by
patentcad
Tough call, every situation is different, can't blame you for your fear, but I have a ton of road miles and I've had a few close swipes. Always got the willys hearing the car come up on me and just held my line thinking I was better off that way. It has worked out to date, but next time I might get T-boned from the rear just as you feared you might.
+1
Tons of road mileage here, as well, riding some fairly tough roads around Baltimore. You have control the things that you can. You have to communicate, be predictable, and much of the time, assertive.