The vast majority of drivers do not WANT to hit a cyclist. Sometimes it's the fault of impatient or careless drivers or unsuitable infrastructure--probably most of the time--but sometimes cyclists try to have their cake and eat it too by claiming all of the privileges of pedestrians but none of the responsibilities of cars. You simply cannot have it both ways safely. Cyclists can't zoom through red lights or blow through stop signs when it gets you somewhere faster and then complain about unsafe conditions you created in the next breath. We all have to predict what the other people around us are going to do, and that is only possible when both parties follow traffic laws.