You know - I really prefer to take the non-confrontational route but....a very large SUV swerved at me DELIBERATELY (we were in 2 seperate lanes and he swerved over into mine!!! - there was no other traffic) This was on a side street in an industrial area...(Mind you I am VERY careful to follow traffic laws)

I pull up next to him at the light and mouth "Reckless endangerment at him - his window was rolled up) I got his plate, he rolled down his window and yelled a few choice slimy words at me, I yelled his license plate back at him and I rode my bike to the police station and filed a police report. I was given the option of filing criminal charges but without witnesses that would be difficult to make stick.

So they have the report on file, I know who he is and I have his address and Im going to send him a nice letter about Texas traffic laws and bicycles (I suppose it beats the letter from his "girlfriend" his wife could have gotten instead)

I think I am going to start carrying a few small gumball machine type rubber balls to throw and an air horn as well as a mace canister....