4 in every 5 accidents involving a cyclist and a car are caused by driver of the car, according to the linked Australian study. Just going by my hometown, which doesn't have good cycling infrastructure (plenty of cycle lanes, but only one is separated physically from cars, and drivers tend to ignore the existing cycle lanes), most fatal accidents involve cyclists and vans or trucks. Typical would be the Chinese student who was crushed to death by a truck that turned left (we drive and cycle on the left here), and the driver didn't see him.
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