Today i was riding down the hill towards the office when a taxi starting doing what looked like a U-turn in the middle of the street, which was strange for a one-way. He was perpendicular to the flow of traffic and i was trying to scoot around him, since i was going about 25 mph i didn't want to brake suddenly. The taxi just kept moving and we almost got real close and comfortable. Luckily he had his window down and i yelled something, so finally he stopped moving forward and i made it past.

What really surprised me was the look on the guy's face, it was as if he had seen a ghost. He had no idea i was even there, and that always freaks me out. How can a taxi be pulling whatever this maneuver was without even paying attention to the traffic coming his way?
As cyclists we have to pay attention to everything with no time for our minds drifting, however, we cannot expect the same from drivers, and sometimes i think i forget this fact.