"Oh Shit" moments...

Last night I was cycling home from the gym. I was on a bicycle path (2 lanes). A woman with a child carrier on her handlebars with a about 2 year old kid in it, was cycling towards me, holding on to her handlebars with 1 hand while making a phonecall in the other. she wasn't paying attention. when she was very close to me she made a sudden move towards me (she went on my lane). I wasn't able to avoid it because of a brick wall next to me. I screamed at her to move which she did fast enough to avoid a colission. our shoulders touched but she didn't drop. almost had a head-on colission.

Scary, I get that a lot cycling in the Netherlands. Riders with zero spatial awareness talking on the phone and making random moves. Have had a few close calls especially when overtaking in the restricted width of the cycle lanes. I try and read the body language and if I'm getting a bad feel I scrub my speed as I draw level with with them to give me a better chance of avoiding a bad outcome if they suddenly decide to vere into my path.