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Now I've checked the wording, as I see it this looks pretty clear. There is no option for suggesting there was any accident - he mounted the pavement to get the man.
His only out is if he can convince the jury that he only meant to bump the cyclist off his bike to get him to stop, so that he could argue with him, rather than intend to actually run him over. "My foot slipped off the brake and onto the accelerator Your Honour..."