It's not a biker complain in case you didn't notice, it's a car complaint. Call me crazy, but I'm not too happy when I'm faced with a head on collision with another car in any scenario, let alone one where the driver somehow thinks s/he's more entitled to the lane for opposing traffic than someone who is actually driving in that lane.
The biker was perfectly fine this time around, riding as close to the sidewalk as humanly possible.