There are days when I let this same fear he mentions in the article keep me from riding, because I hear too much about what can go wrong instead of what goes right most days.
A couple weeks ago there was a fatal head on collision between two cars along the route I usually ride, about a mile from my home. Two lanes, 45 mph speed limit, narrows down to no shoulder for a couple hundred yards, always hated that part of the ride on my bike, but equally so when driving as well. People get into accidents often on that road, yet I have to drive it to go anywhere else. Lots of people are out on their bikes on this road, which encourages me by their example...
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What do you call a cyclist who sells potpourri on the road? A pedaling petal-peddler.