Its never nice to here of these accidents , and how quikly they can happen .
like it or not , agree with me or not , doesn't really matter .
in the old days , roads were made for wagons , today they are built for cars and trucks .
NOT BICYCLES .
We as cycleists ARE the obsticles on the road . You can't just ride your bike down the street and expect the cars to move for you ( because they won't ) .
It is up to us ... and us alone to keep ourselves safe .
if you are a terrible rider , then terrible things will probably happen .
Like it or not , when its rush hour ( here thats 3 till 6 ) , i,m on the sidewalk .
Theres just way too many tired out cranky imptient and just plain old bad drivers on the road . And i'm not getting hit just because we are not supposed to be on the sidewalk .
especially in todays world of wonderful little gadgets ( cell phones , gps , laptops ) , it seems none of the drivers actually have the time to watch the road that they are driving down any more .
people in cars have reinforced door pannels to protect them , we have shirtsleeves and pantlegs .... you do the math