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@mattired
I think you can question the behaviour of the cyclist without suggesting he's in any way to blame for the action the driver took. That undertake behind the bin lorry turning left was weird and he jerked out in front of the van as the lorry hadn't even cleared the road yet. Shouting at him to get off his phone and calling him a muppet makes him look like we're all a bunch of milk monitor go pro wankers.
Obviously I have been in situations where I have trapped off at people and felt like a prick about it afterwards, similarly I think the cyclist here was needlessly aggressive.
None of the above excuses, explains or mitigates the driver's reaction, but the cyclist isn't beyond questioning.