Mike Wilkomirsky was biking along Bay St. on the evening of March 18 when he says a southbound driver suddenly did an abrupt left-turn onto Edward St.

“I screeched to a halt, he just came so close to hitting me,” he remembers.

Wilkomirsky says he cycled up to the car, which was making a three-point turn, and yelled at the driver for the near miss — “typical driver-cyclist stuff that happens in Toronto all the time” — and then biked about 20 feet ahead.

He thought that would be the end of the encounter.

“Then I hear him slam on the accelerator and I can see him gunning me down,” says the 35-year-old.

“I had one moment to be like, oh my God, this is my worst nightmare, this is going to happen right now.”

He managed to angle his black Trek hybrid bike towards the sidewalk just as he says the driver rammed into the back of it at high speed, in what he believes was a deliberate hit.

“I’ve been biking downtown for 12 years. I know the difference between cars accidentally hitting you and cars intentionally, Grand Theft Auto-video-game, just-drive-over-some-people kind of thing,” he says.

“Not like, I’m going to side-swipe or give this guy a stare, like I’m going to drive into him.”

Police have not identified or charged the driver, who they say was in a blue SUV and left the scene heading north on Bay St. They put out a release on April 1 seeking the public’s help in the dangerous driving investigation.

Police say in the release the driver “repositioned his vehicle and drove toward the cyclist” after a verbal confrontation and “the vehicle struck the cyclist and drove over his bicycle.”

They’re looking for any witnesses who were in the area of Edward and Bay Sts. on March 18 just before the incident, at around 8:15 p.m.

Wilkomirsky is an experienced cyclist and was making a Foodora delivery at the time, which he does as a side gig on top of his office day job. He’s speaking out because he wants the driver held accountable — to help ensure the safety of himself and other cyclists.

He says if the driver gets away with it, “it’s going to send a message to other drivers that, ‘hey if people don’t get your licence plate, you can do anything.’ ”

He credits his helmet with saving his life.

“The only way I’m able to give an interview right now is I was wearing a helmet, and the helmet got destroyed,” he says.

He says after he was hit, bystanders rushed to help him and called 911. He was transported to St. Michael’s Hospital where he had X-rays and was treated for gashes and bruises.

Nothing was broken but his left leg is now infected and being treated with antibiotics.

Joey Schwartz of the group Advocacy for Respect for Cyclists says he’s heard other recent allegations of a car being used as “a weapon.”

“Cyclists and pedestrians, vulnerable road users, they’re nameless, and as long as you’re protected in your two-tonne cage, you’re safe,” Schwartz said.

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Schwartz believes the driver in Wilkomirsky’s case, if caught, should be charged with something more serious than just dangerous driving.

“Just to make a statement,” he says.

“It’s a responsibility when you drive a motor vehicle, it’s not a right.”