[steelframe]

> biking being the default would be a blood bath

The theory I've heard is that cyclists being on the road is only a problem when it's the exception. When it's rare, motorists aren't expecting it and are driving in a way that doesn't accommodate it.

If cycling were "the default," motorist behavior would be very different because everyone would be expecting it.

[anonporridge]

The problem is that the main way to change this is for a critical mass of self sacrificing individuals to choose to put themselves in harms way in order to shift the expectations of drivers.