As a driver, motorcycle rider, bicyclist, and sometime pedestrian, I share your fear of Toyotas. Actually, the Lexus sub-species is worse, but Toyota products in general put me on alert.

I have a theory. On the one hand, it's simple statistics - Toyota sells a lot of vehicles. On the other hand, it's the kind of people who purchase toyotas - it's a car for people that don't give a **** about driving. If you don't car about the car, or driving it well, how much attention, care, and skill are you going to apply to operating it?

My $.02.