Those are often not two groups of people. They are one and the same. That’s at least my experience here in Germany (where people bike less but still quite often

Those are often not two groups of people. They are one and the same. That’s at least my experience here in Germany (where people bike less but still quite often). And that creates lots of empathy. Also, it’s you – the motorist – who is moving around the several ton metal monster so of course you have the responsibility to make sure not to hurt any of the squishy meatbags around you. That just always seemed obvious to me. Keep a good car’s width distance to bikes when overtaking them (and not overtaking them if there is no space for that) and so on. (Also, I don’t know how the laws are in the Netherlands, but at least in Germany it isn’t so dramatic. Yeah, you are always responsible for keeping pedestrians and bikers safe but your liability is limited in certain ways.)