I've never heard of bike insurance. Shoot, next we'll all need "walking around" insurance.

So what your saying is we have to share the road but if someone on a bike causes an accident they should not be held responsible, my insurance company should have to cover and cause my premium to go up? Everyone wants it to be fair than make it fair. I cause an accident in my car, I pay, you cause and accident on your bike, I expect you to pay.

already have walking around insurance. it's called BCBS, also life insurance picks up where BCBS leaves off. I know guys that have thier bikes insured, not for liability, but for damage incurred if they crash thier $7500.00 racer.

This debate seems to always come up and the only reason I can think it happens is many motorists don't ride bikes, but most bicyclists drive cars. Bicyclists like myself understand how many times we risk our lives riding our bikes.

Anyone complaining about bicyclists should try going for a ride twice a week for a few months. I ride almost every day and hardly ever does a ride go by where a driver hasn't done something that puts my life in danger. Rolling through stop signs, pulling out of driveways without looking, right on red without looking, not paying attention and drifting into the bike lane, turning into driveways without looking. Do I complain about every person driving a car?

Most roads in my area don't even have a bike lane. I've been hit twice, both the drivers fault not paying attention. I understand the agida you may have over a bicylist being "in your way", but believe me we cyclists ride for our lives almost on a daily basis. Every time riders who are on the side of the road being respectful of that 2,000+ pound of metal driving right next to us at 30, 40 50+ miles an hour, imagine how nervous we are sitting there with no protection, our lives completely in the driver's hands.

Do I go to a forum and start ranting about drivers whenever someone dies in a car accident, no, but some people think this is a place to lodge their complaints for whatever reason, how disrespectful. So strange, a man died and it had nothing to do with a large group of riders blocking a road, but that's what people want to write about, so sad.

Hello Zero. The right on a red light really grates me, I'm not talking about those that stop, I'm seeing more and more people run it after a quick glance. Somewhere along the way, idiots think this is legal.

Keep in mind, all of the things you bring up here apply to our children walking within boroughs to / from school, or pedestrians walking their dogs, etc. These same mistakes can become fatal even in the comfort of your car. No one is immune to inattentiveness of drivers. Stay safe.