Comment Re:It would be safer if cyclists followed traffic (Score 1) 947
Motorists are more reckless and dangerous than cyclists.
In pretty much every study conducted on bike-car accidents, the majority of them have been caused by motorists breaking the law, not cyclists. In Toronto, it's something like ~83% of bike-car collisions were the fault of the motorist, not the cyclist. You can see that data here:
http://www.toronto.ca/transportation/publications/bicycle_motor-vehicle/
The basic results have been replicated in many other cities as well. IIRC in NYC it was even worse, with like 90%+ bike-car accidents being caused by motorists...