Why you should always assume the driver has not seen you

Discussion of this just picked up over on Pistonheads. Isn't it a bit strange that such an avowedly pro-car community seems so much more sympathetic to the victim overall than we do?

By finding some fault with the cyclist, other cyclists can think they can protect themselves by not making mistakes. Accepting that cyclists can be killed or injured through no fault of their own is dis-empowering and frightening. It probably looks very different if you are (exclusively) a car driver.