Originally Posted by
spivonious
I'm amazed that you wrote a big post about it. You were in the wrong, he probably avoided a collision as much as he could, and then you responded with a smarmy "try using your brakes" comment. You're lucky he was civil about it.
+1. I can't believe the OP, as a cyclist responded like that! Next time, try "Sorry! I wasn't paying attention! My mistake!"