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Bang on I think! I always make sure I look back at drivers and make eye contact at busy junctions while waiting for the lights to change, especially if I'm about to take a right turn. Some drivers get really self concious, like "why is he looking at me?" and I think it does help, you ensure other drivers are aware of you and they do tend to take a bit of care.
A cabbie passed me a bit too close for comfort a few weeks ago. I accelerated up to the lights where he was stopped and got him to roll down his window. I told him what he'd done and he went "I'm sorry". I thought he was being sarcastic and making out he didn't hear me so repeated myself three times to just hear "and I'm sorry" each time. He was genuinely apologising, and I was getting angrier and angrier thinking he was pretending not to hear! I think our presumptions can influence how we treat these situations sometimes!