In the spirit of some of the recent suggestions for how to make the extremely low cycling death rate even smaller, I propose that instead of spending money forcing people to bike or licensing cyclists, why don't we cover all cars, buildings, curbs, trees and buidings with thick padding?

There is no way to guarantee that drivers will ever be perfect, but we can certainly make the world perfectly safe to crash in. Who cares if someone runs over you if the tires are large and fluffy enough to roll right over you like a velvet fog?

Let's not stop until Congress makes this entire nation of ours one big bouncy house for the safety of bicyclists!