There's been several bike vs auto accidents resulting in the bike rider passing away here. The bike rider has always been at fault. They assume traffic is going to stop or slow down for them and shoot into traffic trying to cross 2 and 4 lane roadways. There was one just a few blocks from our home. The rider was on the side walk going with traffic and as soon as his side cleared he tried to cross 4 lanes. He almost made it but two cars traveling in the opposite direction hit him. First hit his back wheel throwing him and his bike into a fast spin. As he was in the air the second car hit him throwing his head into the curb. The young lady in the second car was, and probably still is, a mess. Before that a biker was traveling with traffic and decided to cut across to get on the side walk. At that moment a state trooper was turning at the intersection and ran him over. I've heard stories of car drivers aiming to knock bike riders off their bikes hoping to cause enough damage to keep them off their bikes because according to them, "We claim to own the roads".
