Advocacy & Safety - Too dangerous to drive, I think I'll start biking

The second <a href="http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/01/16/BAGCKNJG4B4.DTL">road rage shooting</a> in five days in the SF Bay Area occurred yesterday afternoon. Another half dozen people also died in run-of-the-mill traffic over the past week in the Bay Area, and dozens were maimed for life. In the meantime, of the three or four cyclists hit by cars over the weekend, none of them were killed or required hospitalization.

Richard,

I am a bit confused. I see you live in Colorado. What does highway gun violence have to do with you several states away?

Have you relocated to the SF Bay Area? If you have and either live in or near Richmond CA then you should know that Richmond is frequently in the news for this type of mayhem.

Jeff, still fat

Richard,

I am a bit confused. I see you live in Colorado. What does highway gun violence have to do with you several states away?

Have you relocated to the SF Bay Area? If you have and either live in or near Richmond CA then you should know that Richmond is frequently in the news for this type of mayhem.

Jeff, still fat
Yep, Richard has relocated

does anyone know of a website that has up-to-date traffic fatality and accident data for Florida ????

- update, I found >> THIS << (http://www.hsmv.state.fl.us/hsmvdocs/CF2004/PG8.htm) link that has data in it, but I'm not sure about how up-to-date it is...... =(

I think its from 2004... sux..

Well, since the latest shooting was in response to someone that raised their hands like saying "WTH?" after being cut off in traffic, from the responses many on here give after being buzzed by cars, I'd think cycling wouldn't be any safer.

...I'd think cycling wouldn't be any safer.

Or we might also think that cycling isn't any more dangerous than driving. *shrug*

I guess I should update my profile!

RFM