The only car in which I have ever experienced similiar difficulties was my Porsche 911 turbo, when I was overtaken on a dual carriageway by a Peugeot 205 with a group of young lads who pulled across immediately in front of me and braked hard to a dead stop........I out braked them. They most likely wanted to have a rear end shunt insurance claim, which was quite common in the Midlands around Birmingham at the time. They soon cleared off when the wife started filming them on her phone.
That is a horrible experience, thank goodness your wife was on hand with the camera, no excuse whatsoever for that kind of behavior.
As I said above there was a warning being given out to be on your guard as it's on the increase now the recession has actually arrived and the lower strata are feeling the pain most as ever and reacting.
Stay safe out there nice car owners and be super careful where you park.