I slow down. Since I'm on my bike, and I love riding whether fast or slow, I'm still happy and I accomplish a number of goals:
1) (Most important) Gives me more room to react. If have to stop, I have time to do it slowly enough that the idiot behind me (IBM) knows what's going on; if I need to speed up, I have room.
2) Gives the IBM plenty of room to pass, should they choose to do so.
3) Gives the IBM incentive to pass. Tailgaters just don't seem to like going the speed limit (or whatever speed makes me feel comfortable when I'm 'driving for two', as it were) and tend to blow by at their earliest convenience. *shrug*
4) I can only begin to imagine how irritating it is for them...
I do like the ball bearings idea, too, though. Hmmm...
[b][i]"Good girls go to heaven. Bad ones go to hell. And girls on fast bikes go anywhere they want." [/i]
2009 Triumph Sprint ST - daily commuter
2006 Triumph Daytona 675 - track bike
1999 Suzuki SV650 - track training bike[/b]