Shell
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My driving instructor taught me it was good practice not to turn into a lane unless the adjacent lane was clear (obviously except at low speeds) because of exactly the situation you described, as well as the possibility of side-swiping someone if you get it slightly wrong.
Exactly. Yeah- this pretty much happens to me on a daily basis on my way home from work usually. Never fails to scare me- just try to move as far left (or right depending which lane it is) for the idiots, to avoid that potentially.