There's a lot of support, rightly so, for the cyclist.
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/public-raise-36k-for-cyclist-who-hit-yoga-teacher-after-she-stepped-out-on-phone-a4173531.html
In the first incident type you cite, I still fail to see why any judge would find in favour of a pedestrian if they step out in front of oncoming traffic without looking. It removes personal responsibility from the pedestrian and places it on a person who is likely to be travelling sensibly. I...
Extraordinary. I am not a cyclist and indeed not overly fond of them at all times, but this seems utterly ridiculous. Surely the lady in question should be given the Darwin award as she didn't look, and the cyclist was not travelling very fast either.