While I hope this person makes out all right, I have to say I am sick of bicyclist's on the roadway who do not follow the rules of the road. They blow through red lights expecting cars to stop and wait at green lights. They act like they rule the roadways and automobiles should stay out of their way. Same with pedestrians. It takes a lot longer to stop a car than it does a bicycle, and a person can stop on a dime if they have to. Ridiculous....

The driver will not be charged.

The guy on the bike was on the wrong side of the road.

The driver should sue him for damage to her car.

A person on a bike should definitely be following the traffic laws. However, I disagree with the statement that a bicyclist can always stop shorter than a car.

In all fairness, the roads in Warwick are very difficult to bike on.

However, motorists need to use caution, too. Far too often these days people assume that the only traffic around them is other cars. Let's not forget that one's goal is to get there and not always to get there by car.

Biking and walking are not always JUST for recreation. They are a vital addition to commuting options.

It takes a lot more energy to regain a bike's momentum than it does to push the gas peddle down.

As someone who regularly rides a bicycle through Providence, I obey all traffic laws, and yet I constantly see cars blowing through red lights and stop signs, I have drivers honk and yell at me to ride (illegally) on the sidewalk, and I've been hit with car doors as people parked on the side of the road are too busy talking on their cell phones to pay attention when getting out of their cars.

So you'll understand if I have a bit more sympathy for the guy who ended up in the hospital than for drivers who suffer the inconvenience of occasionally having to stop.

It isn't just bicyclists who don't follow the rules of the road. Plenty of times I have seen runners speed across intersections without breaking their stride, sometimes even checking their time on their watch rather than checking the traffic conditions.

As more and more bikers and pedestrians hit the road as a result of increased fuel prices, we will see more and more of this. Police should start to enforce the laws NOW, starting with jaywalkers, to ensure public safety.

My thoughts are with the cyclist. Although riding the wrong way in traffic is a very poor decision and gives us all a bad name. Cycling in the Providence area is dangerous and one of the most unwelcoming in the country. Drivers are ignorant of cyclists on the road and it is well known nationwide that RI drivers are the worst. Cyclists must realize this and ride defensively at all times. There really is not much hope for Providence to enter the 21st century of urban commuting any time soon. Ride safe.

I understand the sympathy for the cyclist, I don't like seeing anyone get hurt, but unless there is a whole lot more to this story than what was printed, there is no way you can blame the driver for going through a GREEN light. Sounds like another example of someone on a bike riding down the wrong side of the road and expecting to just fly along without stopping. To those that think it takes longer to stop a bike than a car all I can ask is what are you doing going so fast on a road surrounded by cars and pedestrians that you can't stop when you should, like for a stop sign or a red light for example? As far as how much energy someone on a bike has to expend to get going again, give me a break. If that's a problem, you shouldn't be on a bike in traffic.