Warning, I use R-rated language in this clip (turn off the sound if that will offend you):


That is the closest I've been to a collision in the last 20 years, I am a defensive driver/rider. But it's things like this clip that remind me to trust nothing on the roads: it's day light, I have my bike lights on, I'm in the traffic lane - I should be EASY to see. But she makes that left turn into my path.

What was going through my head? Don't over-brake and go OTB (my rear wheel was lifting) and make noise (you can hear that). I'm not certain, but I think my big voice helped wake up the driver and got her to stop. If she did not stop where she did, I'd have plowed in the side of the car.