no matter what the cycling laws are it is the motorist who is operating the killing machine. they are responsible for not hitting anyone/thing. for example, one time a car made a left from the far right lane and cut my car off. I hit the turning car because it was not possible for me to stop in time. in the official report I was at fault because I hit the other car even though there was nothing short of not driving that could have prevented me form hitting the other car.