Well, blow me down with a feather...
Just got home from work in my lovely, warm and comfortable Audi (with radio 4 on of course) and slowed down as I approached a cyclist. Not dark yet but also not enough light to see the cyclist clearly. I indicated to other cars that I was overtaking, mirror check, and pulled out to overtake the cyclist giving more than enough room and guess what?
Cyclist (with no lights on, by the way) suddenly pulls out in front of me to go straight across road in front to get to the other pavement. I braked and tooted my external warning device to be met by a solitary finger raised towards the heavens.
Darn Audi drivers, eh?
Being the responsible driver/rider I anticipated that the cyclist could have been a knob and I was proven correct.
Prior planning.
Assume that the driver/rider/pedestrian is going to do something unexpected and you will be rewarded with safe passage to your destination.
So, in summary, today I have found that all cyclists I meet are knobs but I encountered a perfectly respectable BMW, Audi, Volvo, Landrover, Honda......