In my defence, there's not much room for cyclists there at all, especially given that it's at the end of a CSH, so can't help but feel as though I need to adopt a do or die (literally) mentality.
Oh well. Will set the 'Days Since Road Rage Argument' counter back to 0.
According to the rules? You were in the wrong.
However I reckon anything you can reasonably do to be safe without endangering others is fair game.