Originally Posted by AlmostTrick

No, and I've had extremely few close calls. This is after 12 years of work commute cycling.

I was hit once on a recreation ride. Was hit in the cross walk while riding a side path. It was my fault. 99+% of my riding is done in the street where I've not had any serious issues.

If you're having lots of close calls that's a bad sign. You need to reduce close calls to near zero, or sooner or later you will be whacked. Do some research, get some training, and make some changes. Just riding along and hoping cars don't hit you is not enough. Take charge of your safety.