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@Dylan
well done jamjah!
It's not easy, took me years to get over the blind irrational fear of cars after the time i got run over, not whilst i was on a bike though and it certainly wasn't as severe or as traumatic as yours although, the injury i sustained, was pretty disgusting the way it happened.
After that, when a car past me close, or beeped it's horn, or a car skidded nearby, i completely panicked. I could be walking even and i would panic. That all body experience of the limbic system kicking in full throttle flight or fight mode.
It's really challenging at first to keep that fear reeled in, slowly does it tho, and you'll be fine. gradually the fear dissipates.
But i still panic to this day, 20 years later, when for example a loud unexpected noise happens on the road, like a roadworks jackhammer starting up next me on a ride.
One really positive side effect is that fear keeps you safe, because you'll forever be on high alert on the road from now on. Well, from my experience this is how it panned out.
All the best for the future,
Dylan