That's your problem, Hagen. If that is your desperate attitude, it is no wonder that you fear the road environment. I have never found the road environment to be hostile at all (I discount the nasty shouts by the minority of motorists who are ignorant and oafish; they aren't worth bothering about), and such is the experience of many of us. No wonder there is a difference of opinion. Indeed, peculiarly enough, your attitude is quite close to the typical American attitude promoted by the motoring establishment for decades.