I'm not happy it had to end up in the court, but that was the driver decided to not accept FPN or Awareness Course, which in her case would be quite possible to agree with MET. Luckily for her, the magistrates were very compassionate and aligned fine to her personal situation. Anyhow the whole situation shows a dangerous pattern I see very often. So to recap:

1. I cycle northbound on CS7 which is here a separate, clearly marked lane on A24.
2. Driver enters the A24 from the side road on the right, crosses the southbound lane and enters the northbound. I notice the driver far ahead and keep focused observing what happens. I keep my speed and position.
3. The driver turns on the indicator and starts immediately turning to the left side street. By that cuts me off, forcing me to break and jump to the left to avoid the collision.
4. I shout (for what I apologised for in the court) and then I continue, you can see CS7 sadly occupied by parked cars.

The driver stated that did not see me when was turning right and did not check the mirror, because it "all happened too fast" and was "just checking before". That alone was enough to be pronounced guilty of failing to drive with due care on both manoeuvres.

Additionally, I am a big, fat guy in hi-wiz with the camera on the helmet. Moving not more than 16mph, most likely 11-13 here as it's slightly uphill.

The driver expected me to "break and let her pass" as "I saw her". Asked, "why I did not try to avoid the collision". My answer was simple:
- I saw her, focused on her car and prepared to react, but kept speed and position to not confuse her.
- Because I was prepared I was able to avoid her instead crashing into her door.

The defendant seemed to be a good person that actually does a lot of good for other people. It wasn't a good feeling to see her being sentenced. Anyhow her view on who has which level of responsibility in such situations is far too common. I could have ended with a serious injury there and I prevented it. Someone could not be this lucky.