Originally Posted by
thrllskr
@ tarwheel, if you have the pictures report him to contractor, municipality, and whatever. He was fibbing to you to save his own butt. Cyclist, especially commuters, are not toys to mess around with on the street. People think it is funny to scare us, toy with us, and endanger our lives. REPORT HIM and follow up.
BTW - it is kinda funny though.
You have such a negative attitude towards people that I wouldn't be surprised that it self fulfills. The vast bulk of people anyone meets on the road are caring and courteous, though maybe not aware of how to deal with bicyclists. Odds are the driver was telling the truth and didn't see the cyclist because he as looking for cars, and the bike wasn't squarely in the middle of the mirror. Likewise with the spray.
If the driver were malicious, he wouldn't have bothered coming out to apologize.