A sad state indeed when cyclists go through a blessing ritual each year in hopes to decrease their chances of an accident, according to this piece in the LA Times. Once a year cyclists gather outside Good Samaritain Hospital for a blessing from clergy. And to bring awareness to the thousands of bicycle related accidents Good Samaritain treats every year. Roughly 250 of more than two-thousand reported accidents are hit-and-run."Not for the faint of heart" are the roads of L.A.
Of late I've been quite proud of Fargo, ND. On my 10 mile round trip to work I've seen the city marking a handful of new roads as either shared or with specific bicycle lanes. Now the hard part is informing public how to react around cyclists, instead of acting like they've just seen an orange zebra.
Hopefully they'll get it together before september. Otherwise it'll all be foregotten for next year.
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