> The biggest possible problem is that as the auto driver you become responsible for any bike rider you come into contact with because they are unprotected regardless of the circumstances of the contact. I didn't ask them to get on the road with me, but I'll sure as hell be held responsible for their decision if something happens.
This is bullshit. If you hit and kill a pedestrian, you're not always at fault, even though they always have the right of way. Likewise, often drivers who kill cyclists get off scott free:
Drivers like you are the reason cyclists have started wearing GoPros. If cyclists were so belligerent, you should mount a dash cam to start documenting their offenses.
I tend to operate under the assumption that killing a cyclist or pedestrian will probably make me feel pretty miserable and try to make sure I'm not in situations where that could happen. It's called defensive driving. No matter who ends up at legal fault in the end, having some guy killed by my car, is not something I'm interested in dealing with. And no cyclist has the right to put me in that kind of situation where that's a possibility.
This is bullshit. If you hit and kill a pedestrian, you're not always at fault, even though they always have the right of way. Likewise, often drivers who kill cyclists get off scott free:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/10/opinion/sunday/is-it-ok-to...
and here's an example of it happening again, from five days ago:
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/beach-633885-city-attorne...
Drivers like you are the reason cyclists have started wearing GoPros. If cyclists were so belligerent, you should mount a dash cam to start documenting their offenses.