I agree with Jami. My husband and I each ride our own bike and I can't tell you the number of times I've been riding in my lane and a car comes over on me making me swerve or brake hard. I actually kicked a car one time as he came in my lane because he had his stereo playing that loud booming music and didn't hear my horn. In those accidents with automobiles, how many of the automobile drivers said "I didn't see them"? I do realize that some riders are show offs and stupid on bikes, but there are plenty of us out there that are safety conscious.

I would like to know what the percentage of accidents are dresser bikes and what are racing bikes(crouch rockets). Also, in reality how many accidents were caused by automobiles. My husband and I have had several close calls over the last 6 years of riding and they all have been due to a car or truck pulling out in front of us, making a left had turn in front of us,skreetching to a halt behind us or following so close that I could describe what color their eyes are.

I also notice little to a complete lack of safety gear in your news story. It appears that you addressed another issue contributing to the problem without even realizing it. I noticed that a lot of fatalities lately were the result of:

1. Bad decision making (racing or showing off)
2. Inexperience and lack of knowledge (inability to control bike)
3. uneducated of safety gear and lack there of

It's truly sad that people are allowed to buy a bike, learn the basics to obtain a license, and then go directly (or gradually slide) into one (or all) of those 3 categories.

If fact, I can only remember one fatality lately where the rider was definitely NOT at fault and that was on Cane Run. Although the story never mentioned the use of gear or a helmet.