[Nickshu]

I am a cyclist, and a very experienced one at that. I have found that many cyclists scoff at the rules of the road when riding, but are quick to claim they have the same rights as cars whenever something like this comes up (the same laws they blow-off when riding). Blowing off stop signs, riding up to the front of the car line at stop lights, blasting past cars trying to turn right while riding parallel in the bike lane, the list goes on.

What happened here is very sad, nonetheless. I don't know what the solution is short of licensing cyclists as drivers and enforcing a bicycle police, which is not realistic.

I rarely ride on the road anymore. I was on the US National Road Cycling team in 1993. I have had too many friends killed, paralyzed, or permanently injured in other ways in car vs. bike accidents.

My point is this is a two way street, it's not just the drivers who own the problem, it's 50/50 in my opinion.