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@Fausto
like what skydancer says before, i think generally we either regret what we do or that we think of something which would have worked better as we ride off...."Damn! i shoulda said...." but that's what makes it life and not a cheesy action movie with killer one liners after the bad guy has been dispatched. I have NEVER walked away from an interaction with a motorist thinking that i dealt with it perfectly....i always think it could have been a little better, could have made him/her understand my point of view better or calmed the driver down etc.
As for my comment about "the silly little mirror"....sorry bout that. I probably wouldn't have said it if i'd have known you were on the forum, which does run against my principles of typing only what i'd say to someone's face...
I do think however that more than just seeing more/better the "look back" is inherent to good riding as it shows other road users that you know they are there - knowing they are there isn't enought, but them knowing that you know. This cuts down on the "what the fuck is this prick doing riding in the middle of the farkin road..HONK!!!! HONK!!!!...just warning you that i'm coming" and ends up with the driver thinking "OK....what's this guy doing?...OK...he seems to know what he doing and he's seen me." It is incredible how much simply looking back makes other road users just back off slightly...touch the brakes....and give you space.
All disclaimers about recumbents accepted though!