Here's a video of me getting cut off by a woman making an early left hand turn in front of me in Shanghai. Not serious but could've wound up bad. Things happened quite fast.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6KOte1-iJQ

Rather than dwell on what a dumbass driver this woman is (because there's not much I can do about that) I will critique myself on what I could've done better.

1. Ride slower - I though I was free to hit the throttle as soon as I was close to clearing the intersection. The woman turned left early before the intersection and stopped in front of me.

2. Don't get object fixated - I was too focused on the black car that just turned and saw the other car behind it a little late. If I look a little further I may have anticipated better.

3. Don't think they give a shit - I ride with my headlights on, even in the daytime. I flashed my lights at her. Guess she didn't care.

4. Stayed left rather than break right - I wasn't sure if she was going to let me pass first and my first instinct was to pass to the right. Bad choice. I need to train myself to be more conservative in my decisions.

5. Not hit the brakes so hard - I hit my brakes hard right on the white lines of the crosswalk and my rear tire slid a little then screeched. I almost lost control of the bike. Don't know if I could've pumped the brakes but I probably need to practice this a little more.

6. Don't get physical - Probably shouldn't have hit the car's mirror. No point and just makes me take my hands off the handlebars... But damn it felt good...

-Wrangler