I'm afraid that right around my house, the roads are fairly narrow and heavily traveled. And unfortunately, more times than not, I am trying to save myself from getting thrown off my bike, into a tree or under someone's wheels and haven't gotten a license number.

Vermont (and New Hampshire) are definitely either bike friendly or bike haters. Not a lot inbetween. Most of the people I know have taken a year or two off of road riding after having one too many close calls. I can't tell you the number of times that people in my local coffee shop will explain to me why bikes shouldn't be on the road and how much they hate them. There are a lot of groups trying to push for more shoulders, cleaner shoulders, harsher penalties for drivers who are caught, etc., and I have started a draft of a letter to our local paper outlining my Ride for My Life last night.

It just really amazes me how clueless people are and how they don't realize that if they hit and kill me, their night is going to be ruined as well!