I “brake check” ALL tailgaters... I mean not just a light tap on the brakes to get the brakelights to flash, but like... after 3 attempts to slow and let them pass, I will STAND on the brakes and let them swerve off the road over a cliff... and continue merrily on my way. It’s the beauty of owning a fully depreciated vehicle... I have nothing to lose for every “squirrel” and “bunny rabbit” that “jumps out in front of my car”.
Otherwise, I look at this as me providing a free service to all the other drivers on the road... that don’t tailgate.
Did you even look at the video?
Every car the bus hit had pulled in front of it and then did your little “brake check” routine.
The bus driver then rammed into them.
One of these days your little game is going to get someone - maybe even you - injured or killed.
My brother had a great trick. The backup light switch was just under the boot of his stick shift rather than down in the transmission, so when someone tailgated him he "blinked" his backup lights at them. It was funny watching tailgaters lock up their brakes to try to not be hit by the transmission they expected to jump out of my brother's car.