Unfortunately, the principle here is screw and fcuk other drivers to avoid being screwed and fcuked.
Most of local drivers and some with similar mentality think and consider that the road is theirs and they do you a favor by letting you use the same road.
Tailgating is not allowed, but it seems that traffic police is not giving attention to that. They are just happy with the fines scheme they are enforcing, but they did not consider having sufficient law enforcers and specially secret police to take care of that.
If I were you blackcat, I would apply a brake a let him hit you from behind, provided your car can handle the impact