Like I said, that is the fundamental problem and the answer is NOT to remove bikers from the road. Cagers need to be more aware, not less, and this just allows a biker more legal freedom to maneuver away from unsafe situations.
If you can't see the benefit, you never will. Less traffic, less fuel waste, safer, the advantages truly are endless. He fact that so many people blindly say no because they don't see it is the problem with us traffic laws and us drivers. We truly fail in comparison to Europeans in this regard and it's sad most are so closed minded to anything that may advance safety and congestion.