Of all the things that get my blood boiling as a cyclist is drivers who turn right directly in front of you. Fair enough, everyone has to turn right - but I just get incensed when drivers overtake, giving you lots of room, then instantly turn right blocking you completely. Where is the cyclist meant to go: left into the traffic, right around the front of the car, or hope you can brake in time before slamming into the car that is now braking. This has happened to me several times. At least once I've been unable to stop, and splatted myself on the back of a nice expensive car, hopefully scratching it in the process. I think the mental process that goes through the drivers is something like this:
- There's my right turn up ahead
- Oh there's a cyclist I'll can just speed past him
- He's behind me now, not my problem, let's turn right