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@badtmy
don't want to be a bastard, but why abuse her in the first place? i know she could have knocked you off, but i think she probably learnt her lesson by being poleaxed. just be thankful you came off without any injuries or damage, find out she's ok, and keep going... pedestrians and drivers do stupid things all the time (and so do cyclists - how many stories have people told on this message board of doing silly things on bikes), that doesn't mean they're complete fucktards or deserving of a torrent of abuse. doing that just makes her (and observers) feel like you were in the wrong.
the whole "they hate us" thing cuts two ways, and you don't improve others' attitudes by being abusive to them...