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Be considerate. Be careful of and considerate towards all types of road users, especially those requiring extra care (see Rule 204).
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try to be understanding if other road users cause problems; they may be inexperienced or not know the area well.
be patient; remember that anyone can make a mistake.
do not allow yourself to become agitated or involved if someone is behaving badly on the road. This will only make the situation worse. Pull over, calm down and, when you feel relaxed, continue your journey.
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My own basic point would be that it's not the role of any road user to try to enforce their own interpretation of road traffic law (which may well be wrong, anyway.) As cyclists, we tend to be on the receiving end of this all the time, and some seem to respond by trying to dish it out. It's obviously wrong for a road user deliberately to obstruct another, as it's suggested the oncoming driver did here, but that doesn't justify behaving badly in response. I know that this is easy advice to give and hard to follow, especially when the fear of injury turns to anger. However, if you are going to release a movie about it, it's worth following, IMO.
I've watched the approach of the car several times - no choice when watching the edited vid - and my impression is that the driver appears to be overtaking or making a similar manoeuvre, but it then looks as though there's nothing to overtake but clear space. ie support for the suggestion it was a deliberate attempt to baulk the motorcyclist but hardly conclusive.
As this is a cycling forum and an increasing number of cyclists use cameras to gather evidence (even if they find difficulty getting a decent police response) footage like this wouldn't help a prosecution. If the elusive independent witnesses were ever traced, they'd remember the aftermath and probably not what led up to it.