The driver was trying to beat the cyclist, he had seen him, the reason I say this is the angle of the car will bring it quite close to where the kerb drops, not something you would do normally unless in a rush of some kind, I also think that he saw a cyclist and expected the rider to be slow, there is also plenty of clear space between the cyclist and the white car in front of the cyclist, it would take a complete numbty not to see the cyclist.
I wouldn't call fractures to cervical disc's minor, could be the carbon forks that shattered helped reduce injury in the incident.
I wish the rider well.
To the Police you must do something about this and incidents like it.
