Ah, a salmon.

I've been hit by one too.
His explanation: "I take corners so fast I have to cut across to the other side."
At the moment of impact, I had pulled over and had a foot down. I guess it helped some.

When in doubt, slow down.
When in considerable doubt, stop.
Hitting someone stationary tends to be difficult to blame entirely on someone else.
Sure, accidents do happen, but if you had time for that mutual jockeying for position, it does sound like it would have been avoidable.