This is getting ridiculous! When are drivers going to WAKE UP?!

[Geonz]

THe ringtone-downloader in question *should* have already had her license revoked because of previous infractions (all having happened in the space of about 15 months). Seems the paperwork got lost along the way. Illinois doesn't have a particularly good record when it comes to making sure the drivers are qualified to be on the road

[Grog]

What happened to the Gage family is awful and I hope they all get better quickly...

I think it's been proven that security increases with the number of cyclists on the road. The more cyclists on the road, the more conscious drivers are of their potential presence. I don't think it solves everything, especially not for fast roadies (who sometimes have better bike skills but lesser margin for error - theirs or someone else - due to their speed), but respect comes with numbers. Maybe in part because the more cyclists there are, the more likely drivers are to know someone who is a cyclist, and to be more careful.

So I'm not going to leave the road to the drivers.