Just found out some bad news with a coworker of mine. He's a non bike commuter and car pool to work. However he does ride his bike on the weekend. Last Saturday sometime in the 4pm hour, he was hit and run while riding his bike. He's in critical condition and the doctor has him in an induce coma. From what I heard, the injuries was really bad and he had blood flowing out his nose.

That news left me bummed out for the day. Knowing that as a commuter, I'm out on the street everyday with the feeling that my chance of getting hit is part of reality. What more can I do beside taking as much precautionary safety measure? How do you cope with that fear that it may happen to you? One way I looked at it is that we all gone pass away one day anyway and just as well we do it while enjoying what we like to do. But yet there still that little reminder in the back of the head that reminds us of the reality of the danger. Those that has this feeling, how do you cope with it?

Sorry if I ramble here, but I just wanted to give my coworker a prayer and well wishes for his recovery.