I've looked at the statistics and cyclists don't break the law significantly more than drivers do. Drivers break different laws that are socially acceptable to

I've looked at the statistics and cyclists don't break the law significantly more than drivers do. Drivers break different laws that are socially acceptable to break, like speeding. About 2/3 of drivers admit to speeding: https://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2008b/081107ManneringSpeeding.html https://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2008b/081107ManneringSpeeding.... That fits with my experience. You can find wildly varying estimates of how often cyclists run red lights: https://bikeportland.org/2013/06/25/94-of-bikes-wait-at-red-lights-study-finds-89025 https://bikeportland.org/2013/06/25/94-of-bikes-wait-at-red-... https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/06/26/this-is-what-makes-bicyclists-blow-through-red-lights/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/06/26/... But even the most pessimistic estimate of the probability of cyclists running reds linked to above (79%) isn't that much worse than drivers speeding. And in my experience, it's actually quite rare for a cyclist to blow through a red light without checking for oncoming traffic. Typically when a cyclist runs a red light, it's safe. (Not that you should do it.) I think speeding is much worse from a safety perspective.