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TIFU by almost causing a car accident this morning going out to lunch

I 23(M) almost caused a car accident this morning. I was out of class and decided to head to a nearby chain taco joint by my college. When I was on my way I was about to pull into the parking lot. I was looking and turning left when all of a sudden another car that came out of my blind spot and almost ran into me. I immediately felt terrible because I should have checked more carefully. I could tell the lady in the car was extremely pissed off as she was yelling within her car. I went to park and she rolled behind me and laid on her horn for a minute and then walked up to my door. I opened up my driver door and was flamed about how she has a two year-old in the back of her car. That was really all she was yelling about was just the fact she has a baby in her car. Like I said I felt responsible and terrible, and I profusely apologized and claimed responsibility. She kept going on about her two year-old in the back of her car, which at this point I was already done. She then went back to her car and I told her have a good rest of her day (a prick move but I naturally end conversations like that and was still in shock so I didn't really think that through). I still feel terrible about it and I can't stop kicking myself for it.

But I still am thinking about whether if what she did was right. What if I was a crazy person with no control of their emotions and decided to attack her back? I don't know, all I know is what I did was wrong and became a better driver the wrong way.

TL;DR: Almost caused an accident while turning left into a parking lot. Pissed off lady parked behind me to grill me out. Felt terrible during and after said almost accident.

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