Most people will not want to make eye contact with the offended party after making a bone-head move in traffic. She was embarassed that she almost killed you and couldn't bare to look you in the eye.
I have the opposite problem. Yesterday, I'm in the left turn lane waiting on a light. It turns green. Not an arrow mind you. Just a green light. I'm waiting on the car at the light facing me. They have the right of way. We look at each other for 5 or 6 seconds before they decide I'm not going. Maybe its just "Minnesota nice". Its bad manners to run over a cyclist, so just give them the right of way all the time (even if the rules of the road don't indicate to do so)?