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A little perspective: over 37,000 people died in automobile accidents in 2016. About 90 percent of them were occupants of cars. Of the rest, pedestrians outnumbered cyclists by a factor of 8 or 9. (Doing this on my phone, which inhibits research.) Pedestrians jaywalk. Cyclists run stop signs. Drivers drink and use their phones.

We will never eliminate all accidents, but we can, over time, build better roads. If we make areas safer for pedestrians, cyclists can generally piggyback on that infrastructure. There's a new invention, called a "sidewalk," that would take care of a lot of the problem. Build the sidewalks wide enough and bikes can share with pedestrians in high trafic areas. On rural roads, make good shoulders a priority. It will save lives, mostly motorists'.