Although I hate to keep this banter going, as it detracts from the tragedy, I'll let me and my ego chime in.

I live a few blocks from the accident, and have been riding huntington for 3 years now, and I'm not sure that in the direction the kid was going that I have ever been on the right side of the lane (where I'm guessing many of you think he should have been). Traffic is almost always backed up in both lanes (close to the curb), and lane splitting is basically the only way to go because people waiting to cross hang off the sidewalk effectively block the right lane for cyclists. Believe it or not, splitting the lane to get through backed up traffic (and starting off splitting as you proceed through the intersection) is probably the safest bet at that spot because of the insanity of pedestrians at the intersection. Even if there is no car traffic you have to ride in the middle because people refuse to see bikers as oncoming traffic. Almost everyday when walking I see a biker (with a green light) have to narrowly cut through the herds of northeastern students. I'm not saying it is anyone's fault, but what I am saying is that splitting the lane in that case is very often where you have the most room. The weather sucked, the situation sucked, and dead kid is a tragedy.

As a slight aside, I must take a moment to defend Boston cabbies, as they are often the only ones I trust on the road, since they actually look before they pull out into the lane. They certainly aren't the safest drivers, but generally I get more acknowledgement from them than anyone else.

But **** this banter, when should we have a memorial ride? I propose we do it as a ride of silence, to commemorate not only this dead cyclist, but for all those who lost their lives while riding.