What an INTERESTING blog, and SCARY to say the LEAST--- BUT, since the AUTHOR is my 'son'- I read it holding my BREATH and FEARING the WORST...... I am sorry about your biking friends, and pray they will recover quickly-------- it's YOUR last line that bothers me......... somehow, I know CARS are DANGEROUS, however, the SIZE and COVERAGE of them makes me 'feel' safer than a BIKE!!!! Maybe if they would REALLY make JUST BIKE LANES..... to allow the safety , I would feel much less queasy----- and the photos in the hospital are quite good, HOW COULD SOMEONE WHO HAD JUST BEEN "HIT" AND THROWN IN A DITCH, be sitting so CALMLY , and smiling through his pain???? You're something else...... A true ATHLETE..... pain and raisin bran crunch/// hmmmmm. You're funny!!! stay safe and did you ever think of inventing some biking armor to wear???? luv and hugs, nan