Chris Wheeler wrote:

Does anybody has any advice (not involving breaking the law) on
how to deal with such vindictive drivers?

Rule number 1 is to survive. He's probably only trying to scare you,
not actually kill you, so your best bet is to do more or less what you
did. Slow down or stop and get over to the side but leave yourself a
few more inches in case he misjudges it. In particular he may have
forgotten about his wing mirror so watch out for that.

His goal is simply to enliven an otherwise empty existence by rattling
you, so don't allow yourself to become rattled, or least to show that
you're rattled. It's not personal against you; it's simply that you're
vulnerable and he's a complete ****-head. The power under his right
foot is the only significant thing about him. If you take it personally
it can affect you for days, so don't let it. It's just one of those
things that cyclists, and pedestrians sometimes, have to cope with.

Obviously if you can get enough details, which is difficult in an
emergency, you can try and take it further, both with the taxi company
and the police. Try to get details from any witnesses if you possibly
can.

It's not really a taxi driver problem BTW. Just as not all cyclists run
red lights or ride on the pavement, not all taxi drivers are nasty,
vindictive idiots.

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Dave...