Originally Posted by
gcottay
Read more carefully and you may change your tune. The cyclist in question managed to most narrowly avoid collision, only brushing the jaywalker who wants to ascribe fault to the cyclist.
Not exactly. He wants to ascribe partial fault to the cyclist (he clearly has assumed some fault for himself).
Both parties certainly are responsible to try to avoid collisions.
We really have no idea whether the cyclist really did anything (or enough) to avoid the collision (so your "managed to" has no real foundation).
Cyclists should certainly be aware that the Brooklyn Bridge is rife with careless pedestrians and ride in a manner consistent with that awareness.
Certainly, the OP didn't do anything (or enough), by his own admission.