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@Greenbank
Whilst it's a massive over-reaction by the car driver, to me it looks like Vine goes looking for it knowing he's got cameras on the bike to record it.
"Concerned that this driver is dangerous...I slow to explain."
If you think the driver is dangerous why the fuck are you trying to force them to stop? Does not make sense.
He creates a bigger situation by stopping just before there are breaks in the cars on both sides.
If it were me, with a car behind like that, I'd stay central, see the gaps up ahead, speed up a bit to show I'm making an effort and then move over to the left when there's a break in the parked cars so that it can get past. I certainly wouldn't slow down to a stop unless I was looking for confrontation. I certainly wouldn't escalate it by then preventing the car from overtaking where there is suitable space.
I want drivers like that in front of me and away, not behind me getting angrier.