You make a good point about cyclists, some of whom are only surpassed in misery by swimmers. But the focus on cars is a risk calculus Probability*impact. If th

You make a good point about cyclists, some of whom are only surpassed in misery by swimmers. But the focus on cars is a risk calculus Probability*impact. If the bike guy hits you, you’ll fall and maybe get hurt. If a car hits you at 30, you’re dead or hospitalized. We rightly empathize threat to life over lower chance of relatively minor injury.