There is no case to be made for doing anything other than what that cyclist did. The only thing he did wrong was to be a little too close to that car when it went past and got clipped by its passenger side mirror.
If the bicyclist would have controlled that lane, instead of cowering to the right edge. The motorist would not have clipped him with the mirror. The bicyclist had every right to do this under the law. That lane is to narrow to share it with other traffic. I have discussed this subject many times with friends and people on forums. When people insist on endangering themselves like this I have to chalk it up to natural selection.