The US has always had a horrible "you are on your own mentality". I get where you're coming from, and I wouldn't say it's wrong, but I really think there's som

The US has always had a horrible "you are on your own mentality". I get where you're coming from, and I wouldn't say it's wrong, but I really think there's something else going on in this case. If a driver kills a pedestrian or a person driving another car, there are consequences; if a driver kills a cyclist, there are effectively none. That contrast isn't explained by a "you are on your own" mentality.