One thing these “I hate cyclists” people are forgetting is how exposed we cyclists are. If a cyclists does something dumb in front of a car, he stands a good chance of being seriously hurt if not killed.
Whereas if someone driving a car does something stupid in front of a bicyclist, he has a good chance of seriously injuring a cyclist, not himself.
Wrong. The exposure of cyclists is exactly one of the things that the people you describe as “I hate cyclists” are concerned with.
No one wants to splat a human being. Yet many cyclists put motorists in that position all the time.
There is no way to avoid hurting a cyclist if he does something truly dumb, such as speeding up along the right-side of vehicle that is stopped and obviously the driver is looking to turn right, and does turn right as the cyclist continues to try to speed through the intersection.
No one wants to have to choose between making a maneuver to save their own or their family’s life and avoiding a cyclist doing something dumb.
So, you’re wrong if you think most sentient human beings do not understand the extreme vulnerability of cyclists and motorcyclists. That’s why it’s so frustrating to see them take chances with their own lives that, in the end, “cause” other people who don’t want to hurt them, to do so. Maybe even kill them.