A cyclist's weird logic

Yesterday, I walked into town to stretch my legs. Standing at a traffic light waiting to cross a broad street in the centre, I noticed that a young man on his bike had ignored the bike lane and was in the part for pedestrians.

"That's the bit for cyclists," I said, pointing to his right.

"Habe ich Sie überfahren?" he asked. ("Have I run you over?")

What kind of logic is that? "I can cycle wherever I want so long as I don't run you over."

The swankiest street in this town has a sidewalk that is broad enough for two cars to pass. Should we allow cars to do that - so long as they can claim that they've not run us over?

I'm beginning to wonder if cyclists aren't allergic to bike lanes.