This actually reminds me I nearly got creamed last week downtown as I shuffled from light to light. Between the two lights you cross over a 3 lane one way street and then there is room for 3 or maybe 4 cars before the next light. I pull away from the first light, getting close to the 2nd one when it turns yellow. I look behind me and the nearest car is waaaay behind, barely moved off from the first light. I decide to brake as I hate gunning it through yellows, especially downtown as pedestrians just walk out in front of you.
My mistake was then not looking behind me. I’m braking fairly hard so I’m concentrating on stopping at the line so I don’t brake harder than I need to. Once stopped I look behind to see the car nosedive under heavy braking and it comes to a stop inches behind me. God knows what they were thinking as no way could they even have made the yellow. I almost got off the bike to have a friendly chat with the woman but decided against it. I did turn and glare though
Gotta be more careful out there!