National statistics (2007):
The total number of deaths in road accidents: 2,946.
Only half (49 per cent) of people killed in road accidents were car users.
646 pedestrians were killed in road accidents in Great Britain
Pedal cyclists and motor cyclists represented 5 and 20 per cent of those killed respectively. Occupants of buses, coaches, goods and other vehicles accounted for the remaining 5 per cent of road deaths.
The total number of road casualties: 248,000.
There is absolutely no comparison between the absolute carnage cars inflict on society and the inconvenience cyclists sometimes make. This is why motorists are supposedly licensed and insured and their vehicles road worthy.
On a lighter note, here is an amusing video of a cyclist making a point about all the things blocking cycle lanes by riding directly into them:
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