Dozy c**t near dalston junction

What will reduce your risk of injury is removing incompetent drivers who are not just a danger to cylcists, but pedestrians, other car drivers, themselves and their own passengers, or getting motorists to switch to cycling.

It's not that I disagree with you, but all of us have to take responsibility for ourselves don't we? I'm not going to wait until the day that the road, and road users, fit to my own standards because it ain't gonna happen. I also think it's easier to point fingers at other road users, but everyone has their story. Us cyclists can be a bit holier than thou sometimes, and it doesn't enamour people to our cause (if by 'switch to cycling' you're implying a political/eco switch)

i was about 10 meters from the actual turn, so i was literally just about to

Ten meters is not enough, sorry.
I'm just as guilty myself, btw, most times I don't even signal, so I'm not having a go at you!
What I do ALWAYS do though, is make sure I know what's going on behind me before I change direction or speed, and, as a previous poster stated, be prepared to alter my course as necessary; there's no point being technically right if I'm in a wheelchair.

I don't mean to be contentious, I just think that we need to smarten up our own riding rather than wasting energy raging/wishing other people would change.