We (in Ireland) constantly deal with the Road Safety Authority (RSA) treating cyclists as the problem: WE should wear high-vis vests; WE should wear more lights; WE should have every piece of safety equipment going... otherwise, WE are (at least partially) at fault.
To that I say: NO. Cyclists are not the problem.
The lack of cycling infrastructure - and paint is NOT infrastructure - is a problem.
The deference to cars and trucks - a "motocracy" - at the cost of everyone else (pedestrians and cyclists), is a problem.
Not putting pedestrians and cyclists first, is a problem.
I don't see this changing soon, there simply isn't the political willpower to make it happen. It will take global catastrophe, with parts of the world becoming uninhabitable due to climate change, and other similar dramatic events, for people to reconsider their transport habits.