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I was pootling along today enjoying the good weather, the sun on my back and lack of rain in my eyes. I was going moderateley fast downhill (too fast to stop suddenly) but it 'was ok' as there was clear roads ahead and plenty of room either side of me for both cars to pas and pothole avoidance.
The cars going past on the right are managing to maintain their paths unchanged but are still 2metres to the right of me. Then this one car (was gold!) drives up beside me and then for no reason moves in towards me, I slow a little/stop accelerating to let the car pass but it MATCHES my speed and continues to move in rapidly towards the curb.
This is a really fast 'oh shit' moment where I thought I was becoming a victim of automotive asassination. I try to slow as much as possible in this brief moment and move closer and closer towards the curb hoping for the car to change course. Theres no room to pull a emergency stop manouvre, and besides this is all happening very rapidly. Im pushed within 2cm of the curb till I managed to near a stop, and car continues forward and eventually accellerates away while I am still paused in a little shock at the roadside.
I know there is a traffic light far ahead so I get pedalling trying to catch the car, it changes and I hope the car is caught. But there is still a huge distance to catch up, I filter a massive cue of traffic at speed and right at the end, I find it!
I plan to bash on the window and yell at the driver, making them get out. Once I come to the car, I see it is not some chavvy bloke as I expected but a middle aged indian woman. I bash on the window but then bottle it thinking it mustve just been an accident. And zip off a little confused & flustered.