I am going to draw some flames with this one, but as a cyclist (motor or pedal) it is up to you to not *let* other people hurt you. It doesn't matter who had right of way, who was driving legally or illegally, who was paying attention or not. In an altercation with a car or truck the cyclist will lose, you will be the one dead or in the hospital and the car driver will feel bad about it.

When I ride I expect people to drive stupid, I expect people to try and hurt me, I think and plan so I don't let them. When I ride I always watch for escape routes and plan for the car drivers to do the absolute worst thing they can. This has saved my bacon on countless occasions.

I yield my legal right of way almost daily to motor vehicle drivers. It pisses me off but not as much as looking at a traction bag hanging from a post over my bed would.

Yes, I do report as many details as I can to LEO when I am assaulted by a motor vehicle, so far nothing has ever come of it. Unless LEO witnessed this "accident" I doubt anything will come of it. It is the drivers word against the word of a dead guy.

Ride safe, protect yourself, don't expect the other guy to follow the rules. I have few enough friends and riding buddies, I don't want to lose any more. If you want to absolutely insist on your road rights then feel free to take them, but be prepared to complain from your hospital bed that it was someone else's fault.