Dear Cyclists,

I almost killed/ seriously injured your fellow man today. This took place around 1am in London. I was headin home after dropping off a friend. I was travelling down a main road and up ahead was the right turn i wanted to make into a side road, it's not a traffic controlled turn. I appropriately positioned my car and came to a stop to make the right turn. I indicated right and waited for the oncoming traffic to pass, checked my mirrors and proceeded to make the turn. I could see headlights in the distance and just as i was about to enter the side road a cyclist appeared; he braked harshly and used his leg as a pivot to lift up his bike and come to a standstill. I obviously also came to a stop, i rolled down my window and apologised to the man and he rode off.

I'm not a complete buffoon as he had no lights on his bike or reflective gear on his person. He was a black silhouette milliseconds before he came into view. It really bothers me that i failed to notice the man ahead of time, so much so that i created an account on this forum.

Has anyone else had a similar experience? Also what's it like for a cyclist in this type of situation. I really don't want something like this to happen again, luckily no one got hurt today. I typed this out on my phone so please excuse any grammatical errors.