Cyclists need somewhere safe to ride!

And I 'need' somewhere to exercise my pet African elelephant. But unfortunately, I have to deal with what exisxts- not what I wish existed.

The number of pedal cyclists killed rose by 10% from 107 in 2011 to 118 in 2012.

Hmm - 11 person difference. And how did the numbers of bicyclists using the roads - often narrow roads with no shoulders and limited sight distances change during that period- was there more or less than a 10% increase in the number of cyclists??

And what CAUSED these road fatalities - actions by the driver of the motor vehicle, or actions of the bicyclist?

Here we go again with the the poor oppressed, martyred bicycling community.