It's probably not *illegal* (and even if it were it really would be laughable).

After my mishap, I made a stern note to myself that it was much more important to haul my buns out of the way than to look for a license plate number. Three weeks later, I was making a left turn from a left turn only lane, and the fellow in the truck perpendicularly to my left was doing the same, was only looking for oncoming traffic, and cut the corner 'way too closely. I do believe I moved faster for the previous encounter, and while he nicked my basket and knocked me down, it was lots better than it could have been.