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Some stupid lady ran me off the road the same way, aggressively switched to my lane when the rear half of her car has not yet cleared. She just went for it and forced her way in so I had to swerve halfway on to the shoulder, because I don't know how fast she was going to move in (braking was the secondary option). Honked loud (those who have heard my car's horn knows they're LOUD) and long during her swerve but she just kept going.
Got beside her and it seems she was clueless of what happened, even if the right half of my car was on the shoulder. Called 911 and reported her, and grabbed my camera to grab multiple shots of the car (not in action, but still) and her, just in case.
There are so many ignorant people (intentionally or not) out there. Though I do not autocross, I am aware of the vehicles in front, to the side, AND behind mine. If a vehicle seems to have "disappeared" (I keep tabs of which ones are on my sides) I look and find them in MY blind spot. I do try to avoid driving in other people's blind spots myself. I changed my right side mirror to a convex type (some W123's have them) and have installed a wide angle inside rear view mirror (I don't get dizzy with those) to gain better visibility.
Teens are some of the drivers to avoid, but there are some unsuspecting ones too, that's why I don't generalize but rather, I would just be extra careful. If I see somebody driving the way I do, I somewhat see him (or her) as a "friendly". Most (mature) car enthusiasts are this way.
What's even more weird is that on that day, I had a gut feeling something would happen!
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