On the big list of thing people die from cycling is actually pretty low.....

Heart disease and auto accidents are not, both of which I could suffer from by giving up my bicycle

I wish I could find it, but I recently saw some statistics that supported the fact that cycling is actually less dangerous than driving - it was an hours spent vs risk of death or injury type of statistic and driving came out worse...

Do I still get outraged when a cyclist is hit - sure thing, because I understand how vulnerable we are, and most of those collisions would have been 100% preventable if the motorist had been paying attention and/or not breaking a law.... but then again I'm sure the same is true for auto on auto accidents which occur far more frequently. I really have begun to ask myself why shouldn't I (and everyone else for that matter) be totally outraged every time someone destroys something with a car....