content: If only cars were involved in a close situation like this, both parties would just keep driving without a scratch albeit a little bit startled. For a bike in a close situation, that's not an option since physics fails when you lean too much to avoid the accident. Whether you hit the car or not, there was no way that bike and the rider were getting out of that accident without any damage.  Usually, the rider just has to be more vigilant. If you've never ridden a bike, you won't really understand the predicament.