Originally Posted by surveyor

Not necessarily. I make a show of writing down their license plate number or talking to the police on my cell at the next stoplight. They usually back off when they realize they may actually shoulder consequences for their actions.

If such behavior "pushes someone over the edge" and results in them coming after me, then they were a ticking time bomb to begin with. And I would rather have them in jail facing assault with deadly weapon charges sooner rather than later. Also another reason for cyclists to carry some form of self-defense beyond a cell phone or pepper spray.