I'm sorry to hear of the OPs accident. Even minor ones are no fun at all.
However, I take issue with the characterization of bicycling as "incredibly dangerous", in or out of bike lanes. The reality is that bicycling's perceived danger greatly exceed the actual danger, as evidenced by the millions of riders with long injury free cycling careers.
It would be more accurate to say that bicycling is incredibly safe. I don't claim that bicycling is as safe as staying at home watching TV (though if you factor heart disease, it might be), but if done with reasonable alertness and care it can be among the safest activities we engage in.
In fact, all things considered, including the risk of early death through accident, cyclists as a group enjoy life expectancies well above average. So regardless of the perceived dangers, it's safer to ride a bike than not to.
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