Well, going through a red light and crossing a junction is against the law apart from anything else. I don't think the Police would see it as 'safer'.

We're always extremely careful of cyclists when we're driving. My husband overtakes them only when he has a good,long view ahead, and gives them a very wide berth.

But of course, here we get horses being ridden or driven, mad swans walking down the middle of the road with their cygnets, huge agricultural machinery (combine harvesters and so on) massive animal feed trucks and goodness knows what else. So we always 'proceed with caution' while trying not to poodle along annoying the folk behind us.

Sorry to hear about your son's accident DaveRo. Nasty thing to have happen.