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@chris_tim
I had a serious "oh shit" moment today on my way to work, it verged on wtf too as the driver was clearly insane! I was coming up to a junction where i need to turn right so i check over my should and there is a nice big gap in the traffic so I start to signal that i'm turning right, the car that was behind is still behind and not going anywhere so i see its ok to move into the center of the road. I do so and whilst still signalling but keeping up with the flow of traffic I hear a car coming really close and look over my shoulder to see that this guy behind me is going for an overtake when i'm clearly in the middle of the road signalling to turn right! I was bemused as to why someone would try such a thing especially when there was a steady flow of oncoming traffic ahead which he obviously saw and then tried to turn back into his lane but instead just starting driving into me! In panic that he was going to hit me i started banging on his passenger window as hard as i could in a hope that he would realise he was driving into me, he turned back into the other lane (why not brake and admit defeat and pull in?) where he forced a land rover discovery to brake hard and beep furiously where he eventually got back in as i slowed down to let him pass as i wasn't keen on dying today. I was astounded at how stupid someone can be! About as close to death as i ever want to be.