JUST COMPLETED A LEFT TURN BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE OTHER VEHICLE THEN SLOWED TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE LEFT TURN INTO A GAS STATION ACROSS THE ROAD. I WAS GENTLY APPLYING THE BRAKES TO KEEP MY FOLLOWING DISTANCE (10FT, TRAVELING ABOUT 8MPH). THE OTHER CAR SUDDENLY APPLIED THE BRAKES HARDER TO TURN, WHEN I PRESSED HARDER THERE WAS NO REACTION UNTIL I HIT THE OTHER CAR, AT WHICH POINT THE BRAKES ENGAGED AND I STOPPED. *TR