Had the guy hit that car, or killed anyone it would have been HIS fault, not mine. My actions don't change the fact that he was following to closely and in a court of law he would have been held responsible, I'm responsible for my own actions, not his, and the bottom line here is that I was moving out of the way of a turning vehicle. Or out of the way of a tailgater, either one of those scenerios does not put the blame on me for an accident that he may have gotten into.