Comments by "" (@redtela) on "Viral Video: the 5 year old cyclist" video.

My take - as the father, I would have been positioned off to the right side, to make it VERY clear that there was insufficient room for the car to come through. I've done this MANY times as a motorcyclist, with more novice bikers in front of me. I'm yet to have a car try to argue with me head on. Or when the kid says "shall I pull over to the side?" I would have perhaps said "no, but stop and lets see how this is going to happen. The car should wait for us, but lets not put ourselves into danger." Importantly, on a bicycle, I would NOT have pulled over to the side, but maybe stopping short to see what the car does is enough.
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@jamingaming9251 what makes you think I don't do the same defensive riding, regardless of the mass? You think I don't cycle too, for some reason? Give your average car driver enough room to squeeze by, they will. Make them choose between stopping or hitting you head on, they ALWAYS see sense and stop.
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@jamingaming9251 the same situations happen with 2 wheels with or without an engine. Though I will add, when filtering (despite it being perfectly legal) a motorcycle rider will take some proportion of the blame if there's an insurance claim. So my gut reaction to your "I had no choice" - is that there's always a choice, including but not limited to lowering the risk by riding slower. On my push bike, car headlights at this time of year are a problem (and cars with LED lights are worse). On the motorbike, however, car drivers tend to dislike my Philips Xtreme bulbs on main beam.
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I also grew up cycling, and now ride a large motorcycle. With respect, you seem a little blind to the other options that exist. For example, the dad saying "stop but don't pull into the side" (assuming a quick shoulder check proves all is well behind). In the dad's situation, I would have been riding more defensively. The kid had a great position for the parked cars, but that allows the oncoming car space to squeeze past. So I would have positioned into the middle of the road, and sped up closer to the kid. That would leave no room for the car, while allowing the dad the option to swerve left if the car decided to push through regardless.
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