I find this subject fascinating as I don't own a car I commute full time by bike .
In north Vancouver and Vancouver down town . People are courteous and generaly look out for pedestrian and cyclist.
A car for personal transportation is not mandatory it's not a right . It's a personal luxury not to be taken for granted. This luxury involves responsibility.
Every time people who have this luxury and don't use signals , chat with phone in crotch, get angry and drive aggressive.
You endanger people's lives .
No cyclist do not want to die . Either do pedestrian s . I see close calls every day . Often it's an inattentive pedestrian.
Thing is an automobile traveling at 50 kph or 10 kph still weighs two tonnes !
It's actually up to the person in the automobile to not kill and maim people .
I look forward to the day automobiles are automated . You say to your smart phone take me to .... A car shows up and takes you where you want to go.
Get rid of the people operating the automobile all the accidents cease to exist. No more traffic jams .