At the risk of starting (or fueling) a flame war, might I remind folks that just as there are distracted drivers (all types) there are comparable numbers of cyclists equally out of tune with what's happening around them. I'm always impressed with the number of folks riding on roads with ipods and earbuds.
OTOH - as bad as things are, I'd rather live with the problems of distracted drivers, then the "bikers paradise" where anything new is banned or micro-regulated by the mama state as envisioned by some of the folks here.
Don't bother flaming me, I'm not talking about you, it's others on this forum.
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