It seems its only ridiculous if the car comes off worse.
Its ridiculous because a truck would have to be driving down the pavement
Or if multilane, bigger than a minibus and better visibility from 2 actual lanes so the car wouldnt have made that manuever at all
Also, children being famous for excellent decision making would never run out in front of traffic that flashed them to cross
Yes you're implying cars don't expect cyclists in obvious locations, and will drive oblivious to other road uses, cyclists, pedestrians. Because if they hit them its of low risk to the driver. So they couldn't care less.
see, now you are saying obvious, but as a car driver and occasional cyclist, I've been flashed to cross on dozens of occasions and never once has a cyclist been in the middle of an overtaking maneuver, blind, over a junction. Its never happened to me so its not something I would expect. As a cyclist I would expect a car to potentially be turning down a junction without seeing me, because I'm small and easily hidden behind other vehicles like say minibuses.
Regardless of whether I thought I had right of way, the laws of physics would trump the laws of men and I would slow down and be prepared to stop for a hazard.
UK roads and current rules are not really designed around primarily cyclists. Its a fact of life. Do I think some changes need to happen, probably yes, but do I think that makes it prudent to throw yourself in to obvious hazards with gay abandon, no obviously not.
Always waiting for theoretical cyclists that nearly always won't be there is not a practical or realistic expectation.