Originally Posted by rodny71
things like that happen so fast that you wouldn't have time to react, even on a bike. you wouldn't know what hit you till you wake up in the hospital.
+1
And for things happening a little slower, like an overly aggressive driver who is weaving through traffic the closing speed when in a car is MUCH slower, giving time not just to react, but to plan. E.g. he is going to cut me off so I'll slow down and open the gap.
Of course not all drivers seem to care. In the above some actually try to be confrontational and close any possible gap. But overall I'd say that while the bike does have a little more ability to avoid, the driver has lots more time to detect problems that are going the same way. For head on or cross traffic the bike both more time and better ducking ability.