So lately all of my compulsive thinking and anxiety and checking has been about my driving. Today I think I might have cut in front of a cyclist by accident!
I even came back shortly after, but the cyclist had moved on somewhere.
They were going down a hill quite fast, near the speed limit and I tried to overtake. I've been anxious about overtaking lately, and was trying to make sure I saw them in my rear view mirror before moving back in the lane. I moved past them slightly and tried to see them in my mirror, I can't remember how well I saw them in my side mirror, but I remember not seeing them in center mirror and thinking that maybe I was too far right to see them properly and moved a little back into the lane. Suddenly I saw them in the center mirror so I moved back in the lane and continued. I think they were cycling normally behind me.
But in hindsight I suspect I might have accidentally moved too quickly and they braked to let me in. I didn't hear anything, though I had music on and I was exhausted. I was focusing on my center rather than my side mirror.
There is a small black smudge and scratch on my car, but it's too low for a handle bar and I think that was when I swung my bag against my car by accident. I really hope I didn't force them to brake or clip them.
I'm really anxious about this but I have no way of knowing. I live in a small town, but I have no idea who the cyclist was and feel horrible for not thinking it through properly before moving back into the lane. I can only pray that I gave a wider berth than I fear I did.
I even came back shortly after, but the cyclist had moved on somewhere.
They were going down a hill quite fast, near the speed limit and I tried to overtake. I've been anxious about overtaking lately, and was trying to make sure I saw them in my rear view mirror before moving back in the lane. I moved past them slightly and tried to see them in my mirror, I can't remember how well I saw them in my side mirror, but I remember not seeing them in center mirror and thinking that maybe I was too far right to see them properly and moved a little back into the lane. Suddenly I saw them in the center mirror so I moved back in the lane and continued. I think they were cycling normally behind me.
But in hindsight I suspect I might have accidentally moved too quickly and they braked to let me in. I didn't hear anything, though I had music on and I was exhausted. I was focusing on my center rather than my side mirror.
There is a small black smudge and scratch on my car, but it's too low for a handle bar and I think that was when I swung my bag against my car by accident. I really hope I didn't force them to brake or clip them.
I'm really anxious about this but I have no way of knowing. I live in a small town, but I have no idea who the cyclist was and feel horrible for not thinking it through properly before moving back into the lane. I can only pray that I gave a wider berth than I fear I did.
