Colin Rosenstiel ) gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying :

The drivers involved (AIUI) and you are claiming the couldn't see the
cyclists, as well as that they didn't see them. "Couldn't" implies a
system failure. A vehicle that is inherently dangerous to other road
users should not be on the roads.

"Couldn't", in this instance, implies an excuse because they didn't look.

You shouldn't NEED to look, because nobody in their right mind would BE
THERE in the first instance. If they are, it's their own ****ing silly
fault. But people like you insist on blaming the poor ****er who's trying
to thread a large truck or bus or whatever through a busy city junction,
instead of pointing the blame at the daft flat ******* whose stupidity is
busy buying is hosed away.