I have been riding for over 40 years and have only been hit once, that included 7 years of not owning a car and riding a bicycle everywhere I went. Bicycle/Car accidents always make the evening news. The statistics are flawed in that they seldom report everything that needs to be reported. However I think you are safer on a bicycle than in a car.
I pick and choose the roads I ride on as well as the time of day. Vehicular cycling is a start but by no means the only means, it is the best we have to work with at the moment.
Aaron
