The death of others is a sign of bad luck, not necessarily lack of capability. I for one have ridden straight into the back of a parked car (my pannier went into my tire, so I looked back); this could have easily been an elderly pedestrian. Is it only luck that separates picking myself up and riding away, and having to walk everywhere the rest of my life?

In a perfect world, people never get distracted, tired or make wrong decisions. However, this is not the case. Sure, driving or riding negligently should have greater penalties than they have today, but that should be based on what the driver did, not what the result of what he did was.