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All this seems at odds with the idea that generally road users will give riders they perceive as "vulnerable" more space. I would say little wheels=more vulnerable (in appearance at any rate). Certainly fixed gear/SS riders that know what they are doing don't look vulnerable and so are probably squeezed a bit more (If they let it happen...but then they can handle it too) so I'm an struggling to see why you might be having these issues.
Could the twitchy bars be making you look back less than you might otherwise? Try looking back and smiling. It really does work wonders - except if you have an ironic moustache in whcih case everyone just thinks you are a knob with shitnosed grin.