But he has "serious grazes" from his shin to his shoulder and is on antibiotics after the wounds became infected. Ray Kan says he was lucky he didn't break any bones in the alleged hit and run. "It's pretty painful at the moment," said Mr Kan, who has a nine-month-old son. "I go back every day to get the dressings re-done." The alleged hit and run was reported to NSW Police. A passing motorist with front and rear dash cameras was able to provide Mr Kan with footage of the collision, which was given to the police on Saturday. Mr Kan said he was "not actually sure if it was a conscious hit and run", because he was clipped by the back of the car.

"I was going pretty fast and [the driver] must have been going really fast," he said. A frame grab from a video of the collision between Ray Kan's bike and a car on Bridge Road, Glebe. The incident has pointed to the need for new laws, starting on Tuesday, which require motorists to leave a metre when overtaking a cyclist at 60km/h or less, and 1.5 metres at higher speeds. Drivers who breach these new laws face a $319 fine and a penalty of two demerit points. But it has also raised questions about whether the state government should have provided a bike lane on the road. Ray Kan sustained injuries to his right leg and arm.

The president of advocacy group BIKESydney, David Borella, said Roads and Maritime Services had "ignored a responsibility" to provide a dedicated cycling lane on Bridge Road. "This is a sickening portrayal of the severe risks riders are being exposed to daily because the RMS is not taking rider safety seriously," he said. A close-up of Ray Kan's grazed shoulder and arm. Bridge Road was resurfaced last year and Mr Borella pointed to a state government cycling policy that says bike lanes should be "reinstated or if possible newly created" when resheeting or resealing roads. He said RMS "developed a full concept design for cycling lanes on Bridge Road" but later withdrew its commitment "mysteriously and without consultation ... paradoxically citing 'safety concerns'.

"By now, this rider should have been riding in a safe cycling lane, and the government seriously needs to consider its legal exposure," Mr Borella said. But an RMS spokesman said the concept plan "has not been abandoned". Rather, "initial investigations found further community consultation is required to look at all aspects of putting in a bike lane due the potential impact on other road users and businesses", including the potential loss of parking and access to local businesses. The spokesman said RMS was "committed to working with the City of Sydney and the cyclist community to develop an outcome which balances the needs of all road users". As for Mr Kan, he is recovering at home after an accident that left him shaken but not deterred. "My attitude is most of the drivers do take care and are respectful of cyclists. There's just a very small minority that are either ignorant or actively choose to give cyclists a hard time."

But he might be re-thinking his route when he resumes cycling to and from work. "I'll need to reconsider my route now," he said with a wry laugh. NSW Police was contacted for comment.