Things aren't gonna change for cyclists so you have a choice, either use the sidewalk (safe choice)or join car traffic. Up to you. Either face reality or don't.
I bike every day to work and don't expect any vehicle to ever yield to me for anything. I either go around or , when available, use the sidewalk, and I don't complain
I also drive a tiny car and subscribe to the lugnut theory--that is, the more lugnuts, the more out of its way you get, same applies to anything else. Think about it this way, would you rather be right and dead, or wrong and alive to go see your family?