Newsday.com: Rise in bike deaths gives edge to clash over cycling in New York

Newsday.com: Rise in bike deaths gives edge to clash over cycling in New York: "With a month left in the year, police records show 21 cyclists have died in traffic accidents in New York, up from 15 in all of 2004.

The number may just be a statistical anomaly, transportation officials said. Between 2000 and 2004, traffic accidents killed 82 cyclists in the city, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration _ an average of about 16 deaths per year.

This year's small spike has further angered a riding community already upset by what they perceive as an unfriendly view of bikers among some drivers and city officials. "


Seems like the same story we hear everywhere: The Invisible Cyclist. Sounds like a black and white sicfi movie. With the rise in gas prices and more people taking to the streets on top of their trusty two/three weelers, it's statistically probable that we're going to have more cyclist deaths. I wonder how long it'll take before we start seeing ads for sharing the road. Which begs the question, where are the cycling governing bodies? I'd like to see ads that put a face and story to cyclists....much like cancer, child/spouse abuse, smoking, etc. Let's personalize and personafy this.