Never mind the cars.

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Heading down the road today I see a woman cyclist in front. She's approaching a pinchpoint and I'm going to pass her just as she goes through. I check around and begin to move out. There's a car coming fast, so I hold, check again and see he's slowing, continue to move out, look around and discover the woman is moving across me diagonally, arm out to turn right. I mutter "Oh shoot" under my breath, jab the back brake and swerve left up her inside. Close. Not very close but close enough. If push came to shove, I suppose I could've just turned right with her and hoped her magic signal arm would have saved us both from disaster.
 

fossyant

Ride It Like You Stole It!
Location
South Manchester
I nearly rear ended a car or a bus tonight.........:bicycle:

Two lanes, me following car, accelerating from the lights. Bus on outside, driver on inside panics, thinks no room...slams on.......me..... "Oh sh1t".....scrabble for brakes, try and decide which to rear end........... phew stop - panic leg braking works....certainly didn't have enough grab on the brakes to stop.
 
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