Originally Posted by
mr_bill
The person on the bike was in fact doing a trackstand and backed into the car. Sorry to let facts get in the way.
-mr. bill
Doing a track stand on a
freewheel bike is no mean feat. Riding backward while doing so requires special skills few if any riders possess. (note the rider coasting earlier in the video).
OTOH - if you feel the need to blame the rider here, I'll let you do so, because it's not an issue either way.
We needn't debate fault for the bump, since the driver himself admitted fault and apologized. He didn't even claim the light was the cause. he was just making a general complaint about it after following the rider for a while.
In any case, this was a no harm, no foul event for which the driver apologized and he and the cyclist parted company with no consequences.
As to whether the light was in fact bright enough to be an issue, I'll wait for the driver's dash cam video to be posted before commenting.