Pity this thread got hijacked by grammarians and the OP deleted his post out of frustration. I read it when he first posted it, but wanted to go back and recheck his statements. There may have been presentation issues, but after getting so fed up with the poor grammar I keep finding on the major media websites (New York Times, CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, FoxNews, Washington Post, etc.), his original story still made sense.
Getting back on topic: If I was driving along at 55 mph, and a cyclist was riding the shoulder 500 feet ahead, he would automatically go in my constantly changing 'things to watch for' list, along with stray dogs, squirrels, and little kids running towards the street. At the same time, a variation of the phrase "mind the pedestrian" will go through my head.
You can also be darn sure that if that same cyclist signals a left and pulls out in front of me while I'm rapidly gaining on him, there's going to be at least one set of skid marks, with the first set left on the road.
James