I have been riding around in my cage for the past week now due to a bad cold and I have noticed an overwhelming number of people not paying attention. Drifting into bikelanes for extended periods of time, making right turns and cutting off pedestrians with ROW, blatent disregard for the law (and the safety of those around them) in what I assume is frustration with holiday traffic, etc., etc.

Is it really a bad time of year to commute by bike? Have any of you noticed a few more close calls than usual this time of year? Are you taking more precautions than you usually take?