Motorists don't know the laws you're citing so to add those laws to an analysis of the actual goings on in traffic seems fairly hypothetical.
Motorists also actually don't want to kill anyone, even that rogue bicyclist running the red light. However motorists as a whole exhibit a relatively predictable behavior pattern that bicyclists usually violate. The leading cause of "incidents" IMHO is mismatched velocity vectors, and common occurances like truckers abusing their momentum vector, lane-splitting motorcyclists, and humans accompanied by insignificant tubular structures often fail to accomodate their velocity vectors to the one the flow of traffic exhibits.
My experience driving and cycling tells that the major cause for close encounters with people driving is smartphone use. People should put the fucking phone away when they're on the wheel. Otherwise, they can kill or get killed.
I totally agree. Pedestrians on foot are often guilty of this, too. As a motorist I also would like motorists to engage in the driving task so it is easier for me to avoid hitting them.
Motorists also actually don't want to kill anyone, even that rogue bicyclist running the red light. However motorists as a whole exhibit a relatively predictable behavior pattern that bicyclists usually violate. The leading cause of "incidents" IMHO is mismatched velocity vectors, and common occurances like truckers abusing their momentum vector, lane-splitting motorcyclists, and humans accompanied by insignificant tubular structures often fail to accomodate their velocity vectors to the one the flow of traffic exhibits.