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It's a good theory to discuss, however even cycling fast in the flow of traffic will upset the haters.
It strikes me that for some road users (all modes, inc bikes) braking is an exceptional event, therefore anything that forces braking is seen as unreasonable and has anger directed at it - how the anger is expressed is then what can cause major trouble, where the vehicle itself is used as a weapon of intent then the larger the vehicle the more dramatic the act of aggression will appear to the recipient.
Still the minority across all modes, but an increasing one maybe in this time of travel being an 'arrive now if not sooner' activity? If so, risk of cycling will continue to increase, as it will for pedestrians also.