bikes
ouch!!! yes I can relate to that bin there done that!!
I nearly pulled out in front of a bike when I first got my driver's license. I never forgot it. I think the problem is that for most people, a bike just does not register when they look down the road. The mind is set to look for a car sized and shaped object and nothing smaller. It takes a real EFFORT to really LOOK when you are "looking".
Glad you are OK, man. I'll bet the guy in the red C5 would never believe you if you see him again and tell him what happened.
ouch!!! yes I can relate to that bin there done that!!