Yah... My comment below the article is visible. It's kind of a shame that most bicycling coverage out here is gloom and doom. I'm trying to convince the writer (who is a cyclist herself) to maybe put together a counter-article which is uplifting to cyclists.

This wasn't meant to scare riders, it was meant to alert motorists. It will scare riders, though. For every day I've had a close call, though, I've had 6 months of fun and healthy travel.