I never voted.
I am not a "Vehicular Cyclist" but I do ride "vehicularly" when it suits me and when necessary to do so.
As far as the safer when you act and are treated like a slow-moving vehicle goes, I find I act more often than I'm treated. In a perfect society I would be treated like a slower moving vehicle when I act as though I am one, but reality is a different beast and I have to adapt to the circumstances.