IMO the excuse that motorists kill or injure more people than bicyclists carries no weight. It excuses nothing to point claim that someone is worse.
OTOH there's an over emphasis on obeying the law. Traffic law and traffic control devices developed around motor vehicles, and were applied to bikes as an after thought. I don't offer that as an excuse to break the law, which is a good framework, but to point out that safety and the law aren't the same thing. Safety comes from common sense, courtesy and respect, and it's possible to ride safely with loose adherence to the law, and dangerously with strict adherence.
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