Originally Posted by JoeyBike

I bet your chances of getting run over in a building is far lower than riding a nearly invisible machine at roughly 1/10 the speed of thousands passing monster trucks while directly in their path. Motorists have to go out of their way to smack you in a Wal-Mart. Cycling on a highway where motorists have to SEE you and take appropriate evasive action to AVOID killing you sounds like getting run over on a roadway would be the default, not the exception.

Putting the knucklehead who ran over you in prison is fine with me. You're still dead though. There are actions you can take to lower the risks. I believe that a significant number of dead cyclists weren't alert or careful enough next to traffic.