Hypothetical law change? Lorry on bike: lorry's fault. Bike on ped: bike's fault

I can't make sense out of the first sentence, nobody is suggesting banning cycling, and even if they had I'm not sure how that would discredit the stats that show more cyclists = safer roads.

Doubles in cycling numbers can expect a one-third drop in the per-cyclist frequency of a crash with a motor vehicle therefore the total number increases.