I'm interested in what YOU would 'probably' have done as a driver. I fully appreciate that it's very hard to 'visualise' the situation if you weren't there and so I'll try and simplify the details - ask questions if you want prior to giving your answer. Bear in mind that all the following happens in roughly 15/20 seconds and so moderately quick thinking was required.
It's nightime and you are stopped at the front of the queue at red traffic lights. You are in the outside lane of a 30 mph dual carriageway. There are roughly 5/7 cars queueing in the inside lane but no-one behind you.
Lights go to green and you all set off - it's important that after about 30/50 yards you can see the rear end of the first car in the inside lane and if you were to look to your left you would be level with the driver in the next car in the inside lane, and of course there are more cars behind him. In other words, you started off slightly slower than the inside lane cars.
At this time you are doing about 30 mph and are suddenly aware of flashing headlights in your rear view mirror - a car is coming up behind you very fast, horn blaring. He has come up so close behind you that you brace yourself in case he hits you - his tyres screech as he applies his brakes and still his horn is blaring ........ what would YOU do at this point?
I should mention that stopping and punching his lights out is NOT an option 
- anyway I know you wouldn't do that!! (would you!? 
)
Thanks ..... I'll let you know what actually happened next after I see some of your responses.
to said car as it passes after checking it's not 
Hutch
1. Good mood, slow or fast car - accelerate steadily ahead of the cars in the inside lane and then pull in allowing him to pass.
2. Bad mood, slow car - maintain a steady speed waiting for an opening in the inside lane, if driver persists then slow down to p1ss him/her off.
3. Bad mood, fast car - make sure the road is clear ahead, drop a cog, blast well ahead, and then pull into inside lane allowing them to pass..much later.
4. Really fowl mood, either car - stop car, get out and have words.
Dan
Hut49 has it worked out (well done). My immediate thought was that it was Mr Plod on a mission (even though no blue lights) and so I instantly accelerated to move in front of the cars in the inside lane. Even so, the fast approaching car was almost immediately up my exhaust pipe (at which point I knew it wasn't Mr plod - because it was unlikely they would drive that dangerously).
So, I'm now in the inside lane and he can pass ....... but he'd gone !! He had hung a fast right at a small junction and sped off in the opposite direction. However, just at the point where I had moved over into the inside lane a @ucking bright light lit up my rear view mirror and I subsequently received a polite letter telling me I was doing 40 mph in a 30 limit. Grrrrrrrrrr.
And I'm powerless to do anything about it even though my wife was in the car and witnessed it - legal opinion. What to do? I'm convinced I did the 'right' thing considering all the facts. I've chosen to go to court to tell my story so that there is some record of the details in the event that someone else has a fast one pulled on them ...... I have a sneaky feeling that the prat was deliberately trying to get me caught by the Gatso. Sucker goddam.
Anyway, thanks for the input guys.
Well, not that I can think of.
I had a similar incident with a plodmobile on the A1M. I was overtaking within the limit, he came tearing up behind me and parked within my slipstream.
I slowly backed off and allowed the car I was overtaking to go by me again, then pulled in behind him (he was a middle lane numpty and blissfully unaware of any of this!)
I could see Plod in my rearview easily. He was fuming, but he had no blue lights on, hence no right to expect me to react differently.
So
him. Edited to add; Unlucky mate!
>> Edited by P*Ting on Saturday 23 November 20:05
As to the "prat", I once had a similar situation with lights horn and desparate overtaking - until he swerved into the Casualty entry to the hospital...
Just a possibility.
HiRich said: Like you, I would plead my case - have a good read of the Highway Code (unlike me!) about driving safely versus absolute rules.
Your simple suggestion, which I hadn't thought about, has produced some useful info considering my initial reaction was that it was 
coming up behind me. Thanks HiRich although I fear John may well be correct in that it's no excuse.
www.roads.dft.gov.uk/roadsafety/hc/20.shtml
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Emergency vehicles. You should look and listen for ambulances, fire engines, police or other emergency vehicles using flashing blue, red or green lights, headlights or sirens. When one approaches do not panic. Consider the route of the emergency vehicle and take appropriate action to let it pass. If necessary, pull to the side of the road and stop, but do not endanger other road users.
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