Even though the guy should have known better, she was the one who got hurt. And he probably has the money to laugh off the fine while his lawyer represents him in court, so the only real loser here is the cyclist.
Heck, sometimes the offender might be a harried mother being harrassed by crying children, or an elderly grandfather not prone to studying up on road laws after 1940, or a girlfriend kicking open the door after a big argument with the boyfriend. The list goes on and on and on.
Drivers are one thing, passengers quite another.
Bottom line: Accidents will definitely happen as long as cyclists don't slow down when passing stationary cars... once you are lying bloodied and broken on the road, it barely matters who's at fault.
Last edited by keyven; 03-19-14 at 09:38 AM.