I was lugging uphill, getting ready to turn into the hospital parking lot. I was wearing a bright jersey and signalling a left turn as clearly as a guy with skinny arms can. The woman in the car, watching for a chance to turn left out of the parking lot, looked right at me.

Right at me.

Then she looked to the left. Then she looked at me again. By this time I had begun to swing into the parking lot. I clearly had the legal right of way. I would have sworn that she saw me. She started to pull out. I was directly in her path. I hollered "WATCH IT!"

She hit the brakes hard and made this face: . As I pulled along side her car, I looked her in the eye and shook my head.

It's amazing how, in their self-contained automotive biospheres, they can look and not see. We need to ride defensively.