Sheesh, what a tragedy...
Since I've moved here from the Sacto Valley, I've kept mental track of bicyclists being hit and/or killed while riding. Scary stuff. Out where I live, the building never ends, turning orchards and fields into Home Depots ("paved paradise, put up a Home Depot") and Targets. Thus, turning my once-tranquil rides into eyes-wide-open-scanning-the-driveways-for-oblivious-shoppers miles before I get to where I know I can ride w/fewer worries.
I now ride w/a rear view mirror, which makes me feel like a bike nerd! Ugh, the price of progress....