Originally Posted by lil brown bat

...yeah, but when you're a cyclist, this is a "dog bites man" story: it happens so often that it's just not all that remarkable. Many drivers either underestimate the speed of a bicycle or overestimate the speed at which they can take the turn (so they think they will have plenty of time to pass you and turn), or they've got the patience of a cranky two-year-old and they can't bear to wait behind you, or both. Particularly with a younger driver, lack of experience is likely to be a factor. You can fume and steam about your right of way all you want, but unless you want to constantly be panic-stopping (if not fixing your bicycle, picking gravel out of your scrapes, and calling insurance companies), you'll view this as a fairly likely occurrence when a car passes you close to an intersection.