The incident clearly highlights the most significant thing about the relationship between motorists and cyclists. For all the frustrations of sharing the roads, which can sometimes lead to anger on both sides, the fact remains that one party is encased in metal armour, while the other has only the clothes (and helmet) they’re wearing between themselves and a multitude of hard surfaces. Cars, vans and lorries are a proven deadly weapon when directed against cyclists, whether accidentally or deliberately. It’s the cyclists who get hurt and all motorists would do well to remember it.