Bikers and drivers alike have a lot of frustration on the matter and it tends to crop up whenever there's an accident -- since people don't want to, don't think to, don't care to, don't something about this situation until something like this happens.

That said, yes, it was perhaps a poor time to bring it up; but, during these bad times, people are more likely to bring it up, since it's how they deal with the issues at hand.