Originally Posted by rando

Two people were recently killed here in Tempe while riding their bikes. One lived in my neighborhood and was killed in an intersection I used to cross all the time; he left behind a wife and small daughter.( http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/region...d-for-daughter ) For some reason this really got to me, more than any other story like this, and has made me re-evaluate my commitment to bike commuting. My wife can't work due to illness, and I am the sole breadwinner right now. If something happens to me, she's screwed. Thinking about getting my exercise another way. people need me; I can't risk getting mowed down by an SUV. they're setting up a ghost bike there tomorrow.