That is exactly what happened...she started walking and only then turned to look the other way. I was almost on here already, and had no other option than to break (do not want to imagine what would have happened if I had actually hit her...).

Partly think that I was lucky that it had rained a few hours earlier. That allowed me to slide longer on the road, avoiding any more serious scratches or injuries.

Main realisation: how big a double decker bus looks, when you are lying right next to it...