I think you have more of the root problem.
Lousy Drivers!!
I cycle, but luckily haven’t been nailed yet. I have, however, been nearly killed and had my race ready car which had years of blood, tears, and money invested destroyed by an inattentive driver. Maybe I shouldn’t have been in that intersection so that this terrible driver could careen around to her hearts desire!
Since when is it the responsibility of pedestrians, cyclists, other drivers, and inanimate objects to avoid being run over by bad drivers???
If you can’t avoid a cyclist, you can’t function as a licensed driver and should stay on the couch. We should have more rigorous driving tests and regulations.
Why do you assume the drivers are always in the wrong? What if a biker is going up a hill and kind of careers over to the side while being passed? Before they make a correction, they could get knocked off or knocked under the car. Not really the driver’s fault.
After being on 35 mph roads that I could only go 20 mph because some bicyclist decided he owned the entire lane, I have to say ___ you to bicyclists. Get on the sidewalk for chrissakes, you’re expected to in Japan. You simply can’t maintain the speed necessary to not have people pissed at you when there isn’t a designated bike lane, especially uphill-—in Seattle—during rush hour (don’t live there now but I wanted to pull my hair out.)