Vascular catastrophe is usually an abdominal issue. I'm not sure where you get your facts, I just know you are wrong and didn't cite references to back up your claims.
Sorry, but I'm not going to go along with all these people posting one liners that sound nice just to raise their post count. You'll have to give us more than platitudes and a link for me to give any praise here. Sorry.
It sounds like your law makers, in whatever structure you have there, need to address these traffic concerns. Hopefully they do, and cyclists will be heard.
In reality being at higher speed gives you less control of a situation, not more. It isn't hard to add mirrors or a horn to a bicycle. They are available.
Physical therapy is an important component to recovery. A physical therapist will help you push when you need to and stop you from pushing when you shouldn't.
I'm guessing that they run about the same risk where I live (Seattle Suburbs). I'm not sure for anywhere else. We have a lot of both on the roads here.
What am I talking about? You are just here because you are [CENSORED] and not really knowledgeable of the subject or interested in it and it shows. The rest of us [CENSORED] at least stick to topics we have an interest in or know something about.