Every year hundreds of Victorians die at the hands of Motorists.



In particular, dozens of vulnerable road users such as bicyclists and pedestrians are killed by motorists, and hundreds more are seriously injured. We are being culled by people in motor vehicles.



For bicyclists in particular, all research points to the motorists being at fault in approximately 80% of collisions. A Melbourne based study found motorists at fault in 87% of events, that required the bicyclist to take evasive action or resulted in a collision. http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/11/helmet-cam-captures-bike-accidents-and-could-make-cycling-safer/



Community outrage is nonexistent. Why? Because the majority of adults in the community are also motorists, who sympathise with the killer.



The killer often exclaims, "Sorry Mate, I didn't see you!" or "But I thought there was enough room!", and the police, the law and community forgives them. The people who ride their bicycles often get blamed for being hard to see, though they usually wear bright clothes and have flashing lights.



It also appears to be justifiable to cull someone on a bicycle if they are not wearing a helmet. Media reports make the link between no helmet and death whenever they possibly can, as though it is an expected outcome, but never that the person was wearing a helmet and died anyway. Why do we avoid the elephant in the room and not concentrate on making drivers better and more accountable?



A few people get bitten and killed by sharks and crocs in Australia each year, and we go on a hunting expedition to cull the beasts responsible. Maybe we should cull a few motorists instead? They do far more damage.

We can "cull" motorists painlessly and humanely, and we can target the specific offender, unlike indescriminate animal cullings. Simply take away the license and impound the vehicle. They are a motorist no longer. They are culled.



With any luck they might learn to ride a bicycle and enjoy the many benefits, like improved health, increased wealth, better road use habits and the freedom that people who already ride have come to enjoy.