Human beings are very interesting in what they fear and how they put it into context.
Cyclists are killed and seriously injured everyday in America from cars and from solo crashes and other misc. events. The chances of being killed by a mountain lion in CA have to be less than 1 out of 15 million per year.
I spend most of my life in the outdoors in CA, Montana and Idaho and I consider it a blessing to be able to see and be around mountain lions and other animal predators.
You should never stop being outside because of these beautiful and rare animals.
I would much rather be killed and eaten by one of them instead of being slammed into by a drunk illegal alien who drives away with me on his hood while I am dying and then throws me off like a piece of trash.