Rehashing the same thing over and over again ...

I don't think "vulnerable" road users should be granted special protections. That only exacerbates the "us vs. them" mentality.

I think ALL road users should be held to a standard of responsible operation. And I think the mens rea for killing someone should be at least as easy to prosecute as that for speeding.

Remember that these are the same people who "didn't see" the garbage truck or school bus that they rear end, week after week after week. The only difference is that when they rear end the garbage truck, THEY get killed, and when they rear end the school bus, at worst a few kids get bumps and bruises, but when they rear end the bici, an innocent person dies or has permanent life-altering injuries.