Originally posted by JDP
The injustice arises when the cyclist is negligent, causes an accident, and then is treated as a victim.
People tend to forget just how easy it is for a driver to prove their innocence in such a situation. The rules of the road state things like speed limits, stopping at red lights, allowing at least 1 metre of space when passing a cyclist etc very clearly. If a driver wants to get off the hook, all they have to do is prove they were doing these things properly and actually following the rules of the road.
If they actually did this, traffic collisions of all kinds would be reduced.